David Potter manuscripts, 1950s.

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David Potter manuscripts, 1950s.

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Consists of manuscripts for four unpublished works by Potter (Princeton Class of 1896): BLOW HIGH, BLOW LOW!, concerning Potter's adventures as a naval officer on board the U.S.S. MANILA during the Philippine campaign of 1899-1901; FREDERICK FUNSTON, A FIRST-CLASS FIGHTING MAN, a biography of Major-General Frederick Funston (1865-1917), with a bibliography of Funston-related materials and a copy of Funston's report of his expedition (1893-1894) through Alaska and the British Northwest Territory which he made while he was a special agent for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture investigating the flora of the Yukon Valley; SONGS OF THE SULU SEA (ca. 1924), a compilation of verses previously published separately under the pseudonym of "Edward Barron"; and Potter's narrative interpretation of letterbook journals written by William Potter (1775-1847) while he was captain-commandant of the New Jersey Militia during the War of 1812, entitled THE ADVENTURES OF MAJOR WILLIAM POTTER (ca. 1947).

.5 linear ft. (2 archival boxes)

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Potter, David, 1874-

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Potter, William, 1775-1847

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New Jersey. Militia

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Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917

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Frederick Funston, U.S. Army General, was born in 1865 and died in 1917. He fought in Cuba in 1896 with the Cubans, and in the Philippine Campaign, capturing their leader, Emilio Aguinaldo. He served as military Govenor of Vera Cruz and organized the expedition against Pancho Villa in 1916. From the description of Signature, February 7, 1915. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403363 Frederick Funston (1865-1917) was a journalist, military man, and scientific explore...

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...