Jerauld Wright
A Register of His Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation
Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Bradley E. Gernand
Revised by Melinda K.
Friend
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008039
Title: Jerauld Wright Papers
Span Dates: 1853-1960
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1917-1960)
ID No.: MSS73949
Creator:
Wright, Jerauld,
1898-1995
Extent: 3,500
items;
13 containers;
4.6 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Naval officer.
Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, and
other papers relating to Wright's naval career especially during World War II
and after.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Fairbanks,
Douglas, 1909-2000.
Jones,
John Paul, 1747-1792.
King,
Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956.
Wright,
Jerauld.
Wright,
Phyllis Thompson.
Organizations
Allied
Forces.
North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
United States. Naval
Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
United
States. Navy--Foreign
service--Atlantic Ocean.
United
States. Navy--Foreign
service--Mediterranean Sea.
United
States. Navy--Officers.
United
States. Navy.
Atlantic Fleet.
Subjects
World War,
1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North.
World War,
1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval
operations, American.
Occupations
Naval
officers.
Provenance: The papers of Jerauld Wright, career naval officer, were deposited in
the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1989 and
converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History:The papers of Jerauld Wright were arranged and described in 1992. The
register was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Jerauld Wright
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Jerauld Wright Papers, Naval
Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1898, June 4 |
Born, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1918 |
Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1924-1926 |
Naval aide to President Calvin Coolidge |
| 1929-1931 |
Naval aide to President Herbert Hoover |
| 1935-1936 |
Naval aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L.
Roosevelt
|
| 1938 |
Married Phyllis B. Thompson |
| 1942 |
Assigned to staff of commander in chief of the United States
Fleet, Admiral Ernest J. King
Assigned to staff of commander, Allied Expeditionary Force,
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
|
| 1943 |
Assistant chief of staff to commander of Allied naval forces
in Northwest Africa
|
| 1943-1944 |
Assumed command of light cruiser Santa
Fe in the Pacific
|
| 1944 |
Commander, Amphibious Group Five; promoted to rear admiral
|
| 1945 |
Commander, Cruiser Division Six |
| 1945-1949 |
Head, Operational Readiness Section, Office of Chief of Naval
Operations
|
| 1949-1951 |
Commander, Amphibious Force, United States Atlantic Fleet
|
| 1950-1952 |
United States representative to Standing Group of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| 1952-1954 |
Commander in chief, United States naval forces in the eastern
Atlantic and Mediterranean
|
| 1954-1960 |
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization; commander in chief, United States Atlantic Fleet; promoted to
admiral
|
| 1960 |
Retired from United States Navy |
| 1963-1966 |
United States ambassador to the Republic of China,
Taiwan
|
| 1995, Apr. 27 |
Died, Washington, D. C. |
The papers of Jerauld Wright (1898-1995), fleet admiral in the United
States Navy and commander of the naval forces of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), span the years 1853-1960, with the bulk of the items
concentrated in the period 1917-1960. They include correspondence, printed
matter, photographs, and reports and are organized into two series:
Correspondence and
Subject
Files.
Wright was a prolific correspondent with his wife, Phyllis Thompson
Wright, and his letters to her document most of his naval career. Written
almost daily, these lengthy letters chronicle virtually every event in which he
was involved or observed. This correspondence was discontinued at the end of
Wright's career, when he was stationed at home. The primary documentation for
this latter period consists of extensive newspaper clippings detailing his
activities and travels as an admiral.
The
Correspondence also includes both personal and professional
correspondence. Of special note is a letter written by Wright in 1941, in which
he describes Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., a popular movie actor who served under his
command.
The
Subject
Files are categorized into personal files and professional files.
Personal subject files include correspondence, bills and invoices, and
photographs concerning Wright's hobbies, leisure activities, and art and other
objects collected or of interest to him. Of special note are two letters
written in 1853 to the imperial Russian government concerning payment for
services rendered to that government by American naval hero John Paul Jones.
Professional subject files include correspondence, reports, notes, and
photographs concerning Wright's activities in the navy and its policies,
especially during wartime.
This collection is arranged in two series:
| Container |
Series |
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| BOX 1-5
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Letters to and from Jerauld Wright and Phyllis Thompson Wright
and family, friends, and associates.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 5-13
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Personal and professional files containing correspondence,
reports, photographs, printed matter, and miscellany.
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Arranged by type of file and therein alphabetically by
subject.
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| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1-5
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Correspondence,
1918-1960
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Letters to and from Jerauld Wright and Phyllis Thompson Wright
and family, friends, and associates.
|
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Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 1
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1918-1939
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(6
folders)
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| BOX 2
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1940-1943
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(7
folders)
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| BOX 3
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1943-1944
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(6
folders)
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| BOX 4
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1945, 1951-1955
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 5
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1956-1960
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 5-13
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Subject Files,
1853-1960
|
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Personal and professional files containing correspondence,
reports, photographs, printed matter, and miscellany.
|
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Arranged by type of file and therein alphabetically by
subject.
|
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| BOX 5
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Personal |
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| BOX 5
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Alfalfa Club, Washington, D.C.,
1959-1960
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| BOX 5
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Art,
1954-1959
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| BOX 5
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Automobile,
1954-1957
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| BOX 5
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Bedspreads,
1958-1959
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| BOX 5
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The Brook (club), New York,
N.Y.,
1954-1958
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| BOX 6
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The Chevy Chase Club, Chevy
Chase, Md.,
1950-1952
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| BOX 6
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Clocks,
1953-1957
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| BOX 6
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Coins,
1954-1955
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| BOX 6
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College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Va.,
1959-1960
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| BOX 6
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Council on Foreign Relations,
1958
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| BOX 6
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Dunes Club, Narragansett, R.I.,
1957
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| BOX 6
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Ends of the Earth Club, London,
England,
1952-1954
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| BOX 6
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English-Speaking Union of the
Commonwealth, London, England,
1956-1958
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| BOX 6
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Gridiron Club, Washington,
D.C.,
1957
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| BOX 6
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Holmegaards Glasswork Co.,
1954-1959
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| BOX 6
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Humor (jokes),
1932-1943, n.d.
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| BOX 6
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Hunting and fishing,
1951-54
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| BOX 6
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Jones, John Paul,
1853
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| BOX 6
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Knickerbocker Club, New York,
N.Y.,
1954-1960
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| BOX 6
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Liquor aboard naval vessels,
1956
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| BOX 6
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Marriage ceremony,
1938
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| BOX 6
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Metropolitan Club, Washington,
D.C.,
1951-1953
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| BOX 6
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Naval Historical Foundation,
1956-1959
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| BOX 6
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North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Cookbook,
1957
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| BOX 6
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The Old Print Shop,
1957-1958
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| BOX 6
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Panoe Club, Washington, D.C.,
1957-1958
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| BOX 6
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Patterson, Robert L.,
1950-1953
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| BOX 6
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Patuxent Gun Club, Prince
George's County, Md.,
1926-1938
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| BOX 6
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Photographs,
n.d.
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| BOX 6
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Porcelain,
1953-1960
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| BOX 7
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Real estate contract,
1945
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| BOX 7
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Shopping in Europe,
1955-1960
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| BOX 7
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Society of the Cincinnati,
1957-1960
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| BOX 7
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Thornberg, Max Weston,
1950-1957
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| BOX 7
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United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md., class of 1918,
1957-1958
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| BOX 7
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Wright, Phyllis Thompson,
n.d.
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| BOX 7
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Wright, William Mason,
1952-1955
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| BOX 7
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Professional |
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| BOX 7
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Article, "The North Atlantic
Treaty Organization," by Wright,
1951
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| BOX 7
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Biography of Wright,
1898-1959
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| BOX 7
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Commendations and promotions,
1928-1954
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| BOX 7
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Conference of flag officers in
command of operating forces,
1959
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| BOX 7
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Fleet action reports and
operations plans
|
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| BOX 7
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"Action Report of the
Demonstration Group--Occupation of Okinawa--Task Group 51.2,"
1945
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| BOX 7
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"Amphibious Group Five: War
Diary,"
1945
|
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| BOX 7
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"The Italian Campaign:
Western Naval Task Force: Action Report of the Salerno Landings: September-
October 1943,"
1943
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| BOX 8
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"Northern Attack Force: Op
plan 129-43, Task Force 85,"
1943
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| BOX 8
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"Operation Order: ComCruDiv
6, No. 5-45,"
1945
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| BOX 8
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"Our Cruise in the Kuriles,"
article by Lt. Comdr. H. H. Frost,
1924
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| BOX 8
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"Report on state of
compliance of Japanese naval forces in Korea with the terms of surrender," copy
13,
1945
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| BOX 8
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"Western Naval Task Force,
Joss Attack Force, Joss Attack Force Operation Plan No. 109-43,"
1943
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| BOX 8
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Fleet exercises, "Lantflex
1-55,"
1955
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| BOX 8
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Leadership,
n.d.
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| BOX 8
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Newspaper clippings,
n.d.
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| BOX 8
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Notes |
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| BOX 8
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Antiaircraft director MK.XIX,
1926, n.d.
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(1
folder)
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| BOX 9
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(1
folder)
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| BOX 9
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Stereoscopy,
circa 1925
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| BOX 9
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Orders |
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| BOX 9
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Changes of duty,
1917-1960
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| BOX 9
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Temporary additional
duty
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| BOX 9
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1920-1954
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 10
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1955-1959
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 10
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Photographs |
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| BOX 10
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Albums |
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| BOX 10
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Unidentified,
n.d.
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| BOX 10
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Visits |
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| BOX 10
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Canada,
n.d.
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| BOX 10
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Second Marine Division,
1956
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| BOX 10
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Loose,
circa 1943-1955, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 11
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(1
folder)
|
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| BOX 11
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Records, medical and service,
1898-1945
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| BOX 11
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Ships |
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| BOX 11
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Blue (Destroyer),
1937, n.d.
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| BOX 11
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Maryland (Battleship),
1927-1929, n.d.
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| BOX 11
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Salt
Lake City (Heavy cruiser),
1932-1934, n.d.
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| BOX 11
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Santa
Fe (Light cruiser),
1943-1944, n.d.
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(2
folders)
|
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| BOX 12
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Travels, tours, and
visits
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| BOX 12
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1954
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| BOX 12
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Belgium |
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| BOX 12
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Denmark |
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| BOX 12
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Iran |
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| BOX 12
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Netherlands |
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| BOX 12
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North Atlantic Treaty
Organization members
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| BOX 12
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Norway |
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| BOX 12
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Portugal |
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| BOX 12
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1955
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| BOX 12
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Colombia |
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| BOX 12
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Latin America |
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| BOX 13
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1956
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| BOX 13
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Germany |
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| BOX 13
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Mexico |
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| BOX 13
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1957
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| BOX 13
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Antarctica |
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| BOX 13
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Denmark |
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| BOX 13
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Netherlands |
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| BOX 13
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Norway |
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| BOX 13
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1958
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| BOX 13
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California |
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| BOX 13
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Italy |
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| BOX 13
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Sweden |
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| BOX 13
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1959
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| BOX 13
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North Atlantic Treaty
Organization members
|
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| BOX 13
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Portugal |
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