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Bern Anderson papers
The Anderson papers consist of career papers, correspondence, subject files, writings, and other miscellaneous items related to the military career of Bern Anderson. The majority of the materials in this collection are from the career series and the correspondence series. These materials reflect many angles of his active United States Naval duty including: his personal letters during active duty, his materials regarding Operation Hollandia, his published and unpublished writings, diaries, citations, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Kenneth M. Brett papers
Papers: Copies of personal letters sent, July 1944-October 1945; Personal letters received, January 1944-February 1986; Official memoranda sent and received, October 1944-September 1945; Miscellany, including certificates and ciations, maps and photographs, 1943-1949; Biographical statement and two CDS of the collection contents. CD-Rom of PDFs of letters, naval orders, maps, charts, memoranda, a journal and photographs of his WWII service, 1943-1945.
Thomas B. Buell and Walter M. Whitehill collection on Ernest J. King
This collection consists of research materials collected by Thomas B. Buell, author and retired naval officer, for his biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King entitled, Master of sea power and by Walter M. Whitehill, author and historian, for his biography on King, A Naval record.
Thomas B. Buell collection on Raymond A. Spruance
This collection consists of research materials collected by Thomas B. Buell, author and retired naval officer, for his biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, The Quiet Warrior, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1974.
W. Starling Burgess papers
William M. Carpenter papers
Captain William Milner Carpenter (1916-2006) was a World War II Pacific theater veteran with 26 years of active service in the United States Navy. After his retirement he spent 30 years working and consulting for SRI International. This collection include books, correspondence, photographs, and writings relating to both his naval and civilian careers.
Edward J. Fahy papers
Correspondence and memoranda, 1936–1972; Naval Orders, 1933–1958; Biographies, 1965–1990; Speeches, 1946–1967; Writings, 1936–1965; Subject Files, 1935–1971; Published reports, 1918–1971; Miscellany, including certificates, booklets, programs, photographs and sound recordings, 1939–1971.
Charles Filmer collection of Low family papers
This collection consists of papers related to the family of Admiral Francis S. Low, distinguished Navy officer who graduated from the Naval War College and served during World War II. It includes two letters of thanks to Mrs. Alice Paul Requa Low from Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Genevieve de Galard. It also includes a memoir entitled "A Personal Narrative of my Association with Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S. Navy," written by Low.
Henry Kent Hewitt papers
William H. Honan collection of research materials
Research source materials used in writing and researching the biography of Hector C. Bywater, Visions of Infamy. The material is arranged by chapter and includes holograph notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, drafts, articles, photographs, attaché reports, maps, notebooks, monographs and translations. Information can be found on inter-war U.S. and Japanese navies, the British Secret Service and the 1934 London Naval Conference. The remainder of the collection contains correspondence regarding Bywater, the publication of the book, the controversy with Mark Peattie and David Evans, reviews and comments on the book, Honan’s speeches regarding it and books by Hector C. Bywater.