Military
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
James William Denver letter
Handwritten letter to Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy, recommending A.C. Bradford for the post of "navy agent" in San Francisco.
Sheldon P. Hayes navigational training kit
Collection of military papers and equipment used to train naval airforce cadets in navigation techniques. The papers were published between 1939-1942 and later annotated by Sheldon P. Hayes. His reasons for collecting and annotating the materials are unknown.
History of the Mine Force United States Atalantic Fleet 1917-1918
Typewritten and signed book draft. Davis writes about the anti-mine force of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I.
Milton Kurzrok letter
Handwritten letter dated 31 Aug. 1945 and addressed to Manuel W. Goodman of Brooklyn, N.Y. The second leaf of the letter is missing, so the item is not signed. Kurzrok writes about playing tennis and meeting Lt. Gen. James Doolittle. Kurzrok was impressed with Doolittle and called him a "very regular guy." Also included is the envelope in which the letter was sent.
Roland Nesbit Smoot papers, approximately 1940-1949
Contains the letters and narrative accounts of Roland Nesbit Smoot describing his military experiences as an member of the United States Navy during World War II. He mostly participated in the Pacific Asian theatre of the war, mainly in Japan, during World War II. Dated approximately 1940s.
E. Gene Shumway family papers
J. Grant Snow papers
Dennis P. Svedin collection of Pearl Harbor photographs
Copy prints and negatives of Ford Island and military ships, includng the U.S.S. Arizona, before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and copy prints of the base after it was attacked. Dated January to December 1941. Collected by Dennis P. Svedin.