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George A. Van Horn papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-322
Content Description

Papers: Naval papers, 1944-1946; Correspondence, letters sent mainly to his parents during World War II, 1943-1946; News Clippings, 1945-1967, Navigational Reports, 1945-1946; Typed accounts and notes on the Philippines; Miscellany, including obituary, 1998; Booklet on Guam, Guide to the Pacific, Program, 1946, maps of the Pacific Ocean Area, 1936-1952; Photographs of Hawaii, Guam, the Philippine Islands and Truk, 1945-1946; and a scrapbook of letters and photographs of USS LCI (G) 398, crew members, scenes of the Philippines and Van Horn, 1945-1946. Folio maps of the Pacific Theater of War, 1936-1952 and Newspapers, 1946-1967.



Scope and Contents

Naval Papers, Correspondence and photographs, chiefly 1945-1946. The bulk of the Collection deals with his service during World War II in the Pacific Theater, including a Diary, report, notes and typed accounts of his time in the Philippines, including a navigational Survey, maps and news clippings, and a scrapbook with letters sent and photographs.

Dates: 1936 - 1988
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

Bern Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-088
Abstract

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duty including: his personal letters during active duty, his materials regarding Operation Hollandia, his published and unpublished writings, diaries, citations, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1920-1960
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

William M. Carpenter papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-346
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1934-2005; Majority of material found within 1934-1964
Found in: Naval War College Archives

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 3
photographs 3
Ambassadors -- United States -- History 2
Midway, Battle of, 1942 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean 2
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newspaper clippings 2
Admirals -- United States -- Biography 1
Admirals -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Historians -- United States 1
National security 1
Operation Hollandia, 1966 1
Piracy 1
Security and policy studies 1
audiocassettes 1
books 1
certificates 1
correspondence 1
drafts (documents) 1
ephemera 1
handbooks 1
letters (correspondence) 1
membership cards 1
oral histories (literary works) 1
research notes 1
scrapbooks 1
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Names
Forrestel, Emmet Peter, 1898- 2
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 2
Naval War College (U.S.) 2
Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969 2
Albion, Robert Greenhalgh, 1896-1983 1
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Anderson, Bern, 1900-1963 1
Barber, Charles F., 1917-2012 1
Bogart, Gerald S., 1914- 1
Bogart, Margaret Spruance, 1919-1996 1
Buell, Thomas B. 1
Cannon, Robert M. (Robert Mylchrist), 1901-1976 1
Carpenter, William Milner 1
Eccles, Henry E. (Henry Effingham), 1898-1986 1
Harvard University 1
Howland, Llewellyn, III 1
Lacy, William Sterling Byrd, 1910-1978 1
Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987 1
Little, Brown and Company 1
Lovett, Ralph B., 1890-1977 1
Milner, Verna, fl. 1935 1
Moore, Charles J. 1
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 1
Pineau, Roger, 1916-1993 1
Potter, E. B. (Elmer Belmont), 1908- 1
Robbins, Thomas H. (Thomas Hinckley), 1900-1972 1
Sproul, Arthur 1
Spruance family 1
Swallow (Ship) 1
USS Blue 1
USS New York 1
USS San Juan 1
United States Naval Academy. Class of Forty 1
United States. Navy 1
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force 1
Van Horn, George A., 1920-1998 1
Vixen (Ship) 1
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