Papers, 1886-1925.

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Papers, 1886-1925.

Correspondence consists of letters sent to his father, General Clinton McDougall, until the latter's death in 1914. Topics include the family, his education at the U.S. Naval Academy and at the Naval War College, his health, naval commands, naval officers, naval exercises, social life, and comments on ports and places visited. Miscellany includes maps of South America, Mexico and Washington, D.C., photographs, 1925, naval notebooks, 1908, 1912-1913, seating charts, menus and programs.

3 linear ft.; 10.5 x 5 x 12 in.

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