James Barnes Collection, 1906-1926, undated.

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James Barnes Collection, 1906-1926, undated.

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The collection consists of Barnes's lecture notes and the program for his presentation "Through Central Africa from Coast to Coast;" a typescript outline with photographs on the subject of military tactics; a certificate of his membership in the U.S. Naval Institute; lyrics to "The Song of the Fighting Ship" published in "Ships and Sailors" by Frederick Stokes Co. in 1898; and various clippings, invitations, and postcards.

0.1 linear ft. (1 box)

New-York Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7587012

New-York Historical Society Library

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Naval History Society

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The Naval History Society was established in New York in 1912 "for the purpose of publishing and preserving manuscripts, documents, and writings relating to our naval history, naval art and science, and the surroundings and experiences of seamen in general and of American seamen in particular." Its Collections began with the donation in 1915 of John Sanford Barnes's personal collections by his son, Col. James Barnes. These included library materials now cataloged in the XN classification in the ...

Barnes, James, 1866-1936

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367389657 James Barnes was a writer and military historian who lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Born in 1866, Barnes graduated from Princeton University in 1891 and served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. During World War I, he was head of the head of the Princeton Aviation School. He also worked for Scribner's Magazine, was assistant editor of Harpe...