Adolphus Staton papers, 1907-1936.

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Adolphus Staton papers, 1907-1936.

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Papers of Adolphus Staton, primarily relating to Staton's naval career, including personal and official correspondence, some with prominent military, naval, and political figures, including Calvin Coolidge, H.G. Rickover, and Josephus Daniels; and reports, clippings, newsletters, and other official publications of the U.S. Navy. Topics of interest include Staton's command of various destroyers; Navy bureaucracy, relations with other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and internal politics; Staton's experiences in the Asiatic fleet, especially in China during the civil unrest of the 1920s; and his shore duty at the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Navigation, where he handled naval discipline and legal affairs. There is also personal correspondence with friends and family discussing family matters, financial matters, and social news; scattered bills and receipts; and three volumes of scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, and other memorabilia pertaining to Staton's naval career, 1918-1936.

ca. 4,400 items (4.5 linear ft.)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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