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Richard W. Bates papers
The personal papers of Rear Admiral Richard W. Bates (1892-1973) cover the years 1915-1973. He was a commanding officer on many ships in the Navy. His collection consists of correspondence, subject files, writings, speeches, and miscellaneous items. The papers are arranged in four series based on an established file system. They mainly encompass Bates career as a Naval Officer, family, and social life in Newport, as well as other aspects of his career including published and unpublished writings, notes, photographs, slide presentations, and reports.
Collection of Newport Area photographs and records
This collection consists of photographs, minutes, correspondence, newspaper articles, and programs pertaining to Naval War College studies, buildings, people, and events. The collection also includes photographs and correspondence of events in Newport.
Joseph C. Strasser photograph album of Fort Adams
This collections consists of one photograph album presented to Admiral and Mrs. Joseph C. Strasser from residents of Fort Adams in Newport, RI.
Manuscript Items
This collection consists of single manuscripts items from past NWC presidents, faculty, and staff, as well as other other naval officers and military service members from Rhode Island and the surrounding area. These items include correspondence, journals, reports, certificates, commissions, scrapbooks, and other ephemera that relate to the history of the U.S. Naval War College, the history of navies in the Narragansett Bay region, and the history of naval warfare and strategy.
Harold Marple papers
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Harold Marple, Specialist Second Class Third Grade, during his time at the Audio-Visual Aids (AVA) Unit in Newport from 1943-1946. It also includes a map of Newport; loose photographs and a map of Naval Station Newport; a 1945 Providence Journal article, and Marple's badge.
Narragansett Bay military installation maps
Maps of installations around Narragansett Bay.
- I-49 Goat Island, U.S. Naval Torpedo Station
- I-50 Gould Island U.S. Naval Torpedo Station U.S. Naval Air Facility
- I-51 Rose Island U. S. Naval Torpedo Station
- I-52 U.S. Naval Training Station
- I-54 U.S. Naval Training Station Rifle Range Sachuest
- I-68 U.S. Naval Magazine Prudence Island
- I-47 Fleet Wharf Area including Small Craft Maintenance Facilities [etc.]
- I-42 U.S. Naval Hospital
- I-41 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Price’s Neck
- I-39 Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Training Center Including Motor Torpedo Boat Repair Training Unit Melville R. I.
- I-36 U.S. Naval Fuel Annex [Naval Supply Depot] Areas Nos. 2-3-4, 5
- I-35 U.S. Naval Fuel Annex [Naval Supply Depot] U.S. Naval Net Depot Melville R.I.
- I-28 U.S. Naval Torpedo Station Annex No. 3 Fall River, Mass.
- I-5 Signal Station Block Island, R.I.
- I-48 U.S. Naval Supply Depot Public Works Department Marine Barracks U. S. Naval Torpedo Station Annex, Coddington Cove Area Middletown R. I.
NHC collection of The Newport Navalog
Collection consists of issues of the Newport Navalog.
NWC collection of photographs
William L. Ostroskie letters
The collection consists primarily of letters sent and received by William L. Ostroskie (1922-1943) during his time in the US Navy serving in the United States and in Europe.
Photographs of Jewish activities at the Naval Training Station
Photographs of Jewish activities held at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1942-1945. Also included is a program from the 1942 Hanukkah service.