25 January 1945

Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., fl. 1943-1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One newspaper clipping sent by Mrs. E.M. Stouffer to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated January 25, 1945. The clipping features three men in sailor's uniforms standing next to a bus talking to W.A.V.E.S inside. The caption reads, "The Early Bird Gets The Chicks. Beating their buddies to the punch, three sailors angle for dates with a newly -arrived contingent of WAVES. There were more than 200 Navy gals in this first large group to hit Hawaii. When the WAVES disembarked a Navy band was on hand to say "Aloha."" One sailor was labeled "Leonard." There is no indication of the newspaper the clipping was…

GLC09611.397

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

1 February 1802

Harding, Edward, 1755-1840

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Galfridus Walpole

One engraving of Gallopers Walpole February 1, 1802. Bust portrait of Walpole. Based on a painting by William Nelson Gardiner.

GLC08878.0694

1800

Mackenzie, K., fl. 1800

Engraving

Title: Engraving of James Warren

One engraving of James Warren dated 1800. Bust portrait of Warren.

GLC08878.0730

circa 1865

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Pendleton G. Watmough

One engraving of Pendleton G. Watmough dated circa 1865. Bust portrait of Watmough.

GLC08878.0742

1969-1974

Header Record

Title: [Supplemental documents related to President Richard Nixon's impeachment][Decimalized .03.01.01-.03.04.92]

A collection of official reports and testimonies concerning the impeachment proceedings of President Richard Nixon. Contains various amendments related to congressional hearings, supplentamal materials for subpoenas and other government related documents.

GLC09613.03

1836

Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792

Engraving

Title: Engraving of Augustus, Viscount Keppel

One engraving of Augustus, Viscount Keppel dated 1836. Half portrait of Keppel based on the painting by Joshua Reynolds.

GLC08878.1502

1780

Bew, J., fl. 1780

Pamphlet

Title: The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal for the year M,DCC,LXXX, Volume 1

GLC10162

23 April 1861

Newspaper

Title: Herald Extra. [(April 23, 1861)]

Headlines reads, "Very latest by telegraph his afternoon. Rebellious excitement in Maryland and Virginia. Northern students sent home. 14000 troops at Washington. Vessels arming for the Blockade." Reports on various events related to the 19 April 1861 Baltimore Riot, during which secessionists attacked Union soldiers passing through the city. Discusses a town meeting held in Calais' Horton's Hall, where "The vast assemblage was animated by one sentiment and that a determination to sustain the Government in the present emergency." States that citizens of Cockeysville, Maryland reported…

GLC03838

1862-1920

Walker, John G., 1835-1907

Header Record

Title: [John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence] [decimalized .01-.50]

49 items plus disbound orderly book and 2 collateral newsclippings on the launching of the USS "Walker" in 1918. Consists of his official naval correspondence. Walker's biography: Originally from New Hampshire, after his mother's death in 1846, Walker went to live with his uncle James W. Grimes, who was Governor of Iowa 1854-1858 and U.S. Senator from Iowa 1859-1869. Walker graduated from the naval academy in 1856 and served in the Brazilian Squadron afterwards. Taught mathematics at the naval academy 1859-1860. In Civil War served briefly on the "Connecticut," was named 1st Lieutenant on 2…

GLC03804

28 September 1864

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Document

Title: General Order

Printed general order from Rear Admiral Porter as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron. Porter was taking the leave of his officers and men as he assumed command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Praises their actions and says their efforts have been fruitful. Says that "Our commerce is now successfully, if not quietly, transported on the broad Mississippi, from one end to the other, and the same may almost be said with regard to its tributaries. These results are owing to the indomitable spirit evinced by the officers and men of the Mississippi Squadron." Stresses that they need…

GLC03810

1856-1865

West, Lewis H., 1829-?

Header Record

Title: Correspondence of 90 letters and documents with 3 maps on the blockade of Port Royal, South Carolina [decimalized .01-.90]

West was a Union naval officer in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, mostly serving off South Carolina and Georgia. This collection begins with three documents from West's service on a merchant marine ship off China. He served on the USS "Perry" April-August 1861, the USS "Wabash" August-October 1861, the USS "Alabama" October 1861-October 1862, the USS "Ladona" (also spelled Lodona) October 1862-August 1863, the USS "New Ironsides" October 1863-April 1864, and the USS "Fernandina" April 1864-March 1865. Had the rank of Masters Mate from April-August 1861 and then served the rest of the…

GLC03836

21 September 1812

Ellery, William, 1727-1820

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George G. Channing

Personal letter in which Ellery describes a man named Mr. Otis as "a mellifluous, pathetic speaker" and explains his views on the relationship between business activities and intellectual improvement as well as the proverbial saying "laugh and be fat." Discusses the current political climate, the non-importation act, relations with Britain, and duty collection. Mentions the alarm in Newport caused by the presence of three British frigates and the possibility of being attacked. Also concerns Ellery's uncertainty about the upcoming presidential election. Written shortly before the…

GLC03841

1869

Valentine, Edward V., fl. 1866-1869

Photograph signed

Title: Carte de visite of Matthew Fonatine Maury

ANS of Edward V. Valentine, who took picture, on verso

GLC03850

28 June 1858

Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Letter to an unknown recipient that tells of a successful test of an engine. Says "The engine proved perfect on the first go off on Saturday and near worked for 7 hours without stopping."

GLC03855

7 July 1864

Winslow, John Ancrum, 1811-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles D. Cleveland

Written from the U.S.S. Kearsarge by Commander Winslow, who replies to a congratulatory note from Charles Dexter Cleveland, the U.S. consul at Cardiff, Wales. Winslow had sunk the C.S.S. Alabama off the coast of France on June 19, 1864, one of the most vaunted naval successes of the war, and complains here of the adulation of the public. Winslow remarks, "I went to Paris, hoping for quiet, and found the reverse. I had become a Lion, & all the nonsense consequent on the position, followed and I ran away to my ship where I intend to stay… Now I have had hard service, on the Mississippi, but…

GLC03867.01

14 July 1864

Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Davies

Tells Captain Davies he will be unable to visit Cambridge for "some weeks," even though he would like to go. Says he will visit him if he finds the time to make it to Cambridge. Also thanks Mrs. Davies for the invitation. Semmes was writing from the "Parsonage, Belsize Park, London, N.W.," which was the home of the Rev. Francis W. Tremlett where he was staying. The parsonage was known locally as the "Rebel's Roost," from the number of Confederate naval officers, agents, and diplomats who visited. Semmes was not able to make it to Cambridge because he was about to embark on a six-week tour of…

GLC03867.02

January 31, 1861-January 13, 1880

McSherry Family, fl. 1861-1880

Header Record

Title: [Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy] [decimalized .01-.66] [decimalized]

Letters to Henry F. McSherry (b.1837. Many letters to him begin "Dear Fen") as assistant surgeon in the United States Navy concerning divided sympathies of the border areas, his service in the navy, as well as views of the war and home front. McSherry was from Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), where his father, the physician Richard McSherry (b. 1792), was a slave owner before the Civil War. Richard owned 7 slaves in 1850 (3 males ages 40, 17, & 11 as well as 4 females ages 35, 24, 14, and 13) and 5 slaves in 1860 (2 males ages 50 and 20 as well as 3 females ages 47, 24, & 2…

GLC03523.21

1861

Bachmann, John, fl. 1849-1885

Map

Title: Bird's-eye View of North and South Carolina and Part of Georgia

From the series: Panorama of the Seat of War. Locations of cities, towns, and military posts are identified as well as locations of naval ships. "Drawn from nature and lithographed by John Bachmann." Includes a key stating the distances between various places such Cape Hatteras to Savannah. Yellow, blue, and green color palate.

GLC03525

1861

Bachmann, John, fl. 1849-1885

Map

Title: Bird's-eye View of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Part of Florida

From the series: Panorama of the Seat of War. Shows the Mississippi River delta where the river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Locations of cities, towns, and military posts are identified as well as locations of naval ships. "Drawn from nature and lithographed by John Bachmann." Includes a key stating the distances between various places such New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Yellow, blue, and green color palate.

GLC03526

1861-1863

Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865

Manuscript document

Title: Abstract of the cruise of U.S. Steam Frigate Wabash bearing the flag of Rear Admiral S.F. DuPont 1861-62-63

Cover has a hand-drawn picture of the Wabash in a drawn circle of laurels. The "Wabash" was commissioned 16 May 1861. First page is a list of the ship's officers. Provides a log of events for the ship, which contains several entries for each month from 1861-1863. The "Wabash" was stationed on the Atlantic coast from the Carolinas to Florida (although the ship did go to the North for repairs and provisions in July 1862). Provides an account of the Battle of Port Royal in November 1861 as well as a list of ships involved in the battle (p. 12-18). Reports steaming into St. Augustine after the…

GLC03527

circa 1863

Endicott & Co., fl. 1863

Print

Title: U.S. iron clad ram. Dictator.

Title continues "Designed by J. Ericsson. Built at the Delameter Iron Works, New York. 1863. " Created by Endicott & Co. at 59 Beekman Street, New York. Image dominated by the low-lying "Dictator" -- the deck appears to be only a few feet from the water. The ship is sailing in a calm day with small waves depicted in the ocean. In the far background a flock of seagulls is beginning to descend upon the "Dictator" while three sailing ships float on the horizon. The entire top half of the lithograph shows a sky with light-colored clouds. Statistics on the ship's size and engines are beneath…

GLC03530

1898

Currier & Ives

Print

Title: Our victorious fleets in Cuban waters [chromolithograph]

GLC03534

20 May 1870

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Letter signed

Title: to Ambrose Thompson

Admiral Porter sends Thompson some letters (introductions) and indicates he will send fifty more the next day. Written on Navy Department stationery. Thompson, a wealthy shipping magnate, was noted for his Civil War backing of a plan to colonize Panama with freed African-Americans.

GLC03619.02.15