Papers, 1853-1946.

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Papers, 1853-1946.

Most of the collection consists of correspondence, letters sent and received, regarding Navy Day and the Navy League, 1923-1941; speeches are on naval topics, 1926-1932; subject files consists of Navy League financial reports, minutes of board meetings, press releases, Navy Day activities; Inter-American Escadrille correspondence, reports, scrapbook and newspaper clippings; Roberts Commission correspondence, notes, scrapbook and reports, 1922-1946; miscellany contains photographs and newspaper clippings, 1922-1941.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1866-1954

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Charles Francis Adams III (August 2, 1866 - June 10, 1954) was the United States Secretary of the Navy, 1929-1933, under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsman. From the description of Letter, October 15, 1929. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17974111 ...

Inter-American Escadrille

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Sonsfol, Mark, 1868-1939.

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Washington Naval Conference.

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Navy League of the United States

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Denby, Edwin, 1870-1929

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Edwin Denby (February 18, 1870 - February 8, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. From the description of Letter, November 22, 1923. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168841 U.S. Congressman, 1905-1911; and U.S. Secretary of the N...

Roberts, Owen J. (Owen Josephus), 1875-1955

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Roberts, an American jurist, taught law at the University of Pennsylvania (1898-1918). He served as special counsel for the U.S. in prosecuting "oil cases" (1924), and as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1930-1945). From the description of Letter to Eldon James, 2 October 1930. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339786 ...

Howe, Walter Bruce, 1879-1954

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Walter Bruce Howe was a lawyer in New York City and Washington, D.C. and was an officer in the Navy League. He served as recorder for the Roberts Pearl Harbor Commission, 1941-1942, and was a member of the Inter-American Escadrille, 1940-1941. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1954. From the description of Papers, 1853-1946. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46408937 ...

Shenandoah (Ship)

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