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Gibbs (Theodore K.) commissions
Formal title:
Theodore K. Gibbs commissions
Extent:
0.02 linear feet (1 oversize folder)
Date range:
1862, 1866
Abstract:
This collection consists of two United States Army commissions conferred upon Theodore K. Gibbs (1840-1909) of Newport, Rhode Island, during his service in the American Civil War.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.537
Goff family papers
Formal title:
Goff family papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1842-1946 (bulk 1842-1867)
Abstract:
The Goff family papers number seven items in all. The collection includes a letter from Daniel H. Goff, a Rhode Island native, sent from San Francisco, in 1849 to his family in Rhode Island. It includes military commissions of Daniel H. Goff and his son William M.Goff, in 1849 and 1865-1867 respectively. The collection also includes the wills of William’s brother, Daniel. C. Goff, probated 1852, and the latter’s wife, Martha Hall Goff, dated 1946.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2008.016
Manuscript Items
Formal title:
Manuscript Items
Extent:
38.5 linear feet (36 archival boxes, 7 half archival boxes, 14 oversize boxes, 6 oversize folders)
Date range:
1783-2013 and undated
Abstract:
This collection consists of single manuscripts items from past NWC presidents, faculty, and staff, as well as other other naval officers and military service members from Rhode Island and the surrounding area. These items include correspondence, journals, reports, certificates, commissions, scrapbooks, and other ephemera that relate to the history of the U.S. Naval War College, the history of navies in the Narragansett Bay region, and the history of naval warfare and strategy.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-364
McCarthy (Stephen) papers
Formal title:
Stephen McCarthy papers
Extent:
0.2 linear foot
Date range:
1889-1920
Abstract:
Lieutenant Stephen McCarthy (1859-1938) served in the U.S. Navy from 1887 until his retirement in 1923. He retired in Newport, Rhode Island. His papers include naval commissions from various promotions in the U.S. Navy.
Repository:
Naval War College(U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-064
Thatcher (Henry Knox) papers
Formal title:
Henry Knox Thatcher papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1833-1866
Abstract:
The Henry Knox Thatcher papers consist of an oil painting of the U.S.S. Constellation, military memorabilia, and three journals and logs kept by Thatcher while on board several ships, including the U.S.S. Brandywine (1839-1841) and the U.S.S. Constellation (1862-1863). The journals reflect ship life, diversions on shore, the social and political climate of his time, and the duties of American ships in the Mediterranean during the early years of the Civil War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.79.5
Wellings (Joseph H.) papers
Formal title:
Joseph H. Wellings papers
Extent:
13.35 linear feet
Date range:
1921-1983
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials regarding Wellings’ assignment as U.S. observer of the British Home Fleet, including his reminiscences of the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941, as well as correspondence, writings, speeches, subject files, and other documentation relating to his naval career.
Repository:
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:
MSC-003

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