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letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

Extract from letter to Helen E. Mahan, 1884 Dec 31

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-017
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcription of part of the 1884 Dec 31 letter from Alfred T. Mahan to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan, on the importance of receiving the rite of Confirmation.

Dates: 1884 Dec 31

Extract from letter to Helen E. Mahan from Alfred T. Mahan

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC017_01_05_03
Dates: 1884 Dec 31

Charles Filmer collection of Low family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-390
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1954-1961

Hitchcock family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-165
Content Description

Letters sent from Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S. Ambassador to the Imperial Russian Court in St. Petersburg to his brother Henry Hitchcock, July 11, 1897–January 30, 1899; Letters sent from Margaret and Anne Hitchcock to Sarah Hitchcock Shepley, Isabel and an uncle, from St. Petersburg, July 27, 1897–October 2, 1898, describing their daily life and social activities.

Dates: 1860 - 1984

Ingraham family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-353
Abstract

The Ingraham family first immigrated to the United States in the seventeenth century from Great Britain, with many settling in South Carolina where they became a seafaring family with strong connections to both the U.S. Navy and the Navy of the Confederate States. This collection includes ships’ logs and reminiscences maintained by members of the Ingraham family while on board serving in either the U.S. Navy of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1830-1864, circa 1935-1954

International Seapower Symposium records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-22
Abstract

The International Seapower Symposium (ISS) is a biennial meeting held at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations and the President, U.S. Naval War College. This record group consists of correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, audio cassettes, digital media (floppy disks and compact discs, etc), and digital files documenting the organization and proceedings of each symposium.

Dates: 1969-

Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC002_01_01_01
Dates: 1865 Jan 15

Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1865 Jan 15

 Item
Identifier: MSC-002
Scope and Contents

Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents during his time as a student at the Naval Academy in Newport, RI. Breed addresses upcoming examinations, the weather, fencing lessons, and gratitude for money they sent. He closes by asking their opinion of a time he was "so nearly out" that he had "to engage the Master on my own responsibility."

Dates: 1865 Jan 15

Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1868 Nov 18

 Item
Identifier: MSC-002
Scope and Contents

Letter from Cyrus Breed to his parents while aboard the USS Swatara in Cadiz, Spain.

Dates: 1868 Nov 18

Letter from Cyrus Breed to parents, 1868 Jun 13

 Item
Identifier: MSC-002
Scope and Contents

Letter from Breed to his parents aboar the USS Swatara in Southampton, England.

Dates: 1868 Jun 13