Box 1

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan when in Algiers. In this letter, Mahan explained the history of the Isle of France.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan when in Algiers. In this letter, Mahan thanked Helen for getting her mother to the doctor as soon as she looked run down.

Lectures on fleet battle tactics written by Mahan in April and May 1886 for the Naval War College. Mahan notes that these lectures were "never revised."

Includes six lectures on Campaign of 1796 in Italy for application to naval strategy given by Mahan at the Naval War College.



Please note that the last line of text is cut off on some of the pages.

Letter from Alfred T. Mahan to his brother, Frederick A. Mahan in Montgomery, Alabama on 1895 Dec 15. In this letter, A. T. Mahan described his understanding of their brother, Dennis H. Mahan's personal and financial affairs.

Letter written by Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan. In this letter, Mahan included a note for her to read at leisure and used this letter to say a couple of things that are better said by letter while Helen was away from the family in Bar Harbor, Maine. He made some suggestions to her based on his observations of her characters and from his own experiences since he perceived them to be much alike in personality.

This collection consists of letters Mahan sent primarily to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan, copies of Mahan family photographs, and research notes and materials compiled by Mahan from 1897-1914 on a variety of subjects including the Spanish American War and the War of 1812. Also of note are two sets of lectures written by Mahan that he delivered at the Naval War College as well as a journal and some writings he kept while serving on the U.S.S. Iroquois in China and Japan.

This collection consists of letters Mahan sent primarily to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan, copies of Mahan family photographs, and research notes and materials compiled by Mahan from 1897-1914 on a variety of subjects including the Spanish American War and the War of 1812. Also of note are two sets of lectures written by Mahan that he delivered at the Naval War College as well as a journal and some writings he kept while serving on the U.S.S. Iroquois in China and Japan.

This collection consists of letters Mahan sent primarily to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan, copies of Mahan family photographs, and research notes and materials compiled by Mahan from 1897-1914 on a variety of subjects including the Spanish American War and the War of 1812. Also of note are two sets of lectures written by Mahan that he delivered at the Naval War College as well as a journal and some writings he kept while serving on the U.S.S. Iroquois in China and Japan.