1814/09/10

Jeffery, Richard (doctor), fl. 1812-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ann Jeffery

Good weather for Ann's trip to her father's and rumors of British fleet sailing down the [Chesapeake] Bay.

GLC01896.006

1856/07/12

Welsh, Charles W., fl. 1850-1856

Manuscript signed

Title: [Navy Department orders for Edward Archer]

Request for a signature on Archer's oath of office.

GLC01896.018

1856/05/20

Dobbin, James Cochran, 1814-1857

Document signed

Title: [Request for examination by the board of Naval Engineers]

Requests that Archer report to Daniel B. Martin, Esq., Chief Engineer, to be examined by the Board of Engineers. The form is to be given to the care of J.R. Anderson, Esqr., Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Va. Document co-signed by Daniel B. Martin on 1856/06/02 when Archer reported, and again on 1856/06/20 when Martin signed for Archer's discharge. Dobbin was secretary of the Navy (1853-1857) under Franklin Pierce.

GLC01896.016

1857/04/07

Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869

Document signed

Title: [Navy Department orders to report for duty]

Orders to proceed to Norfolk, Va. and report to Captain Dornin for duty onboard the U.S. Steam Frigate Roanoke. Co-signed by Thomas A. Dornin on 1857/04/17 and by J.B. Montgomery [?] on 1857/05/04, certifying that Archer reported for duty.

GLC01896.019

1857/08/29

Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869

Document signed

Title: to Edward R. Archer

Grants Archer a one week extension for a leave of absence.

GLC01896.020

1857/09/17

Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869

Document signed

Title: [Navy Department orders to report for duty]

Orders to report for duty to the USFS Powhatan. Co-signed by Thomas A. Dornin on 1857/09/24, certifying that Archer reported for duty.

GLC01896.021

1857/09/18

Dayton, A.O., fl. 1857

Manuscript signed

Title: to Edward R. Archer

Advises Archer to contact "the purser on whose books [his] name is borne" regarding any funds deposited with him. Also states that the U.S. Steam Frigate "Roanoke's" purser has not yet transferred Archer's account.

GLC01896.022

1858/10/06

Document

Title: to Edward R. Archer, Esqr.

Envelope is addressed to "E.R. Archer, 3rd Assit. Engineer, U.S.S. Steam Ship Powhatan, Hong Kong, China. / Care of [illegible] Speiden, Naval Store [illegible] / Answered Jan'y 14th/[18]59." Reverse: "Written 6th Octr. / Rcd. 29th December/[18]58 / Whampon, China." Multiple postmarks and stamps, the earliest postmark being 1858/10/06 and the latest 1858/12/25.

GLC01896.026

1859/07/26

Archer, Edward R., fl. 1830-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Anne Jeffery]

Death of Mary Williamson and her expensive funeral, request for Ann to serve on the administration needed in order to sell Williamson's property, and his inability to visit Ann. Letter is written on stationary with a printed letterhead reading: "Office of Tredegar Iron Works."

GLC01896.028

February 8, 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 52 (February 8, 1865)]

The rebels in Bradley Co., General Sherman on the march, Two gunboats sunk, The peace mission a failure, Rebels arming slaves, Mobile evacuated.

GLC05959.50.47

1941 - 1943

Various

Header Record

Title: US and Japanese photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Decimalized .01- .17]

GLC09547

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [U.S. Navy band]

The sailors prepare for a hoe-down.

GLC04546.137

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [James Winn]

Full length portrait in U.S. Navy uniform. Inscription on verso reads "James Winn, Cleveland, Ohio"

GLC04546.138

1900 ca.

Rich, H.S., fl. 1900

Photograph

Title: [Dennis M. Doherty]

Full length portrait in U.S. Navy uniform. Inscription on verso reads "Dennis M. Doherty, Boston, Mass."

GLC04546.139

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Sailors on parade]

Photograph shows sailors in parade formation marching down a street. Taken during the Boxer rebellion.

GLC04546.141

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: Taku Forts

Naval ships navigate through the straits, bombarding the fortifactions on either shore. Commemorates the capture of Taku Forts, June 17 1900. Inscription on verso reads "W.T. Kendall-Brown."

GLC04546.146

1900 ca.

Shanghai Photo Enlarging Co.

Photograph

Title: [Navy sailor standing]

Cabinet card of a sailor in uniform and accompanying sleeve from Shanghai Photo Enlarging Co.

GLC04546.147

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Landscape of Chinese village]

Inscription on mount verso reads " 100 miles above Hankon. Rice fields in the foreground, and "tea country" back on the hills."

GLC04546.151

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Pagoda, Hankon]

Title from inscription on mount verso.

GLC04546.152

1900 ca.

Photograph

Title: [The Bund, Hankon]

Title from inscription on mount verso. The row of trees on the left appear to be Honeylocusts. The trees on the right may be the same, or perhaps oak.

GLC04546.153

4 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 4, 1944. Mentions that he sees many ships leaving port and some part of him wants to go with them. On the other hand he is getting letters from friends describing life on a ship and that tempers his excitement to go to sea.

GLC09611.329

circa 1920-1947

unknown, fl. 1920-1947

Photograph

Title: [Group portrait of Japanese-American sailors and child]

One undated black-and-white photograph. Depicts a group of Japanese-American sailors posed with a small boy.

GLC09860.002

12 July 1960

Democratic National Convention

Pamphlet

Title: The Democratic Platform The Rights of Man

One pamphlet entitled "The Democratic Platform The Rights of Man" dated July 12, 1960. Outlines the various platforms of the Democratic Party for the 1960 elections. The platforms include; National Defense, Arms Control, The Instruments of Foreign Policy, World Trade Immigration, The Underdeveloped World, The Atlantic Community, The Communist World, The United Nations, Economic Growth, An End to Tight Money, Control of Inflation, Full Employment, Aid to Depressed Areas, Discrimination in Employment, Collective Bargaining, Planning For Automation, Minimum Wages, Agriculture, Small Business,…

GLC09899.03

1943

United States. Army. Services of Supply

Booklet

Title: A Short Guide to Syria

One booklet entitled "A Short Guide to Syria" dated 1943. Published on behalf of the War And Navy Departments. Guide contains eleven sections providing information to an American Soldier that was deployed to Syria during World War II. The information is to provide background and prevent any difficulties the soldier might have. The sections are; Introduction, Ancient Land Holy Land, The Syrians, The Arabic Language, Getting Along With The Syrians, Climate and Sanitary Conditions, Currency Weights and Measures, Some Important Dos and Don'ts, Hints on Pronouncing Arabic, Useful Words and Phrases…

GLC09904

fl. 1941-1945

unknown, fl. 1947

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of sailors from the Imperial Japanese Navy]

One undated black-and-white photograph of a boat of sailors rowing past a battleship. Propped on the rowboat is the flag of the Rising Sun, the symbol of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

GLC09860.053