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Dr. Nathaniel M. Sims collection of Sims and Hitchcock family papers (MSC-354)

Naval Historical Collection, U.S. Naval War College

686 Cushing Road
Newport, RI 02841-1207
Tel: 401-841-2435
email: nhc@usnwc.edu
Website: https://usnwcarchives.org/

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Gift of Dr. Nathaniel M. Sims, grandson of Admiral William S. Sims, 2017 Mar 27 (Ms.Ac.2017.1).
Custodial history: Prior to being in the possession of Dr. Sims, parts of this collection were maintained by other Admiral and Mrs. Sims’s children: William S. Sims, Jr. and Anne Sims Morison. Throughout April 2016, this collection was appraised by Peter C. Sorlien to determine valuation. As a result of this monetary appraisal, two inventories were produced by Sorlien. For access to these inventories please contact NHC staff at nhc@usnwc.edu.
Processing information: This collection was processed and arranged according to current archival standards in 2018 by Elizabeth Delmage.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, 2018 Sep 13.
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).