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Donald J. Ramsey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-376
Abstract

Admiral Donald J. Ramsey (1903-1968) was a 1924 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and received his law degree from George Washington University in 1939. This collection consists of papers and order books belonging to Admiral Donald J. Ramsey detailing his service in the navy. Of particular interest are Captain’s night order books that detail Ramsey’s experience as commander of the USS Hughes during the battles of Guadalcanal and Midway in 1942.

Dates: 1922-1969
Found in: Naval War College Archives

Thomas B. Buell collection on Raymond A. Spruance

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-037.1
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1866-2002 and undated; Majority of material found within 1971-1974
Found in: Naval War College Archives

Raymond A. Spruance papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-012
Scope and Contents The personal papers of Raymond A. Spruance, was donated to the Naval War College by Mrs. Spruance in 1970, only a year after the admiral's death. The collection contains eleven boxes of manuscript materials, along with memorabilia, including uniform items, medals, and Japanese Samurai swords. The papers focus, in the main, on the admiral's distinguished naval career, aspects of his ambassadorial appointnent, and his retirement years.Series I, Correspondence, consists of letters relating to his position as Commander of the Central Pacific Force, 1943-1944; the Battle of Midway, 1943; official orders and copies of messages sent relating to duty assignments, 1906-1950; and letters received and drafts of letters sent regarding naval matters. Other correspondence focuses on the Naval History Division Spruance biography by V ADM Emmet P. Forrestel. Spruance was not a particularly loquacious person and was reluctant to commit his thoughts to paper, hence the correspondence series is limited in both scope and quantity.Writings and speeches comprise Series II and Series III. Speeches consist of holograph drafts and typescripts given when Spruance was Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, President of the Naval War College, and in a retired status. His Naval War College thesis on Command, Naval War College lecture on Naval Tactics, notes made by Spruance for a book by E.B. Potter and the typescript of a 1965 Paris Match interview complete the writings...
Dates: 1898-1969 and undated
Found in: Naval War College Archives

Frank M. Snyder papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-137
Abstract

Frank M. Snyder (1926-2017 ) is a career naval officer who worked as a Professor and Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval War College. His papers include articles, research materials, speeches and lectures, audio and video cassette tapes, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to Snyder’s naval and professional academic career.

Dates: 1941-2010; Majority of material found within 1969-1994
Found in: Naval War College Archives

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photographs 3
Ambassadors -- United States -- History 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American 2
audiocassettes 2
newspaper clippings 2
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research notes 2
scrapbooks 2
Admirals -- United States -- Biography 1
Admirals -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Command and control systems 1
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942 1
Destroyers (Warships) 1
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 1
Historians -- United States 1
Jutland, Battle of, 1916 1
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 1
Military planning 1
Navy-yards and naval stations -- Newport (R.I.) 1
Newport (R.I.) -- History 1
Operation Neptune 1
Operation Overlord 1
Operational art (Military science) 1
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 1
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean 1
drafts (documents) 1
ephemera 1
lectures 1
letters (correspondence) 1
oral histories (literary works) 1
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Names
Forrestel, Emmet Peter, 1898- 2
Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969 2
Andrea Doria (Steamship) 1
Barber, Charles F., 1917-2012 1
Bogart, Gerald S., 1914- 1
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Bogart, Margaret Spruance, 1919-1996 1
Buell, Thomas B. 1
Burke, Arleigh A., 1901-1996 1
Cannon, Robert M. (Robert Mylchrist), 1901-1976 1
Eccles, Henry E. (Henry Effingham), 1898-1986 1
Howland, Llewellyn, III 1
Hughes (DD-410) 1
Lacy, William Sterling Byrd, 1910-1978 1
Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987 1
Liberty (Ship) 1
Little, Brown and Company 1
Lovett, Ralph B., 1890-1977 1
Moore, Charles J. 1
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 1
Naval War College (U.S.) 1
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 1
Potter, E. B. (Elmer Belmont), 1908- 1
Princeton (Aircraft carrier) 1
Raleigh (LPD-1) 1
Ramsey, Donald J., 1903-1968 1
Robbins, Thomas H. (Thomas Hinckley), 1900-1972 1
Snyder, Frank M. 1
Sproul, Arthur 1
Spruance family 1
United States. Navy 1
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force 1
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