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William Rea Furlong papers, 1892-1985

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BOX 1-2 General Correspondence, 1911-1985
Correspondence between Furlong and friends, relatives, colleagues, public officials, and the general public, concerning his military and academic careers, his interest in the history of the United States flag, and his activities after retirement from the navy.
Arrangement is chronological.
BOX 1 1911-1935
(7 folders)
BOX 2 1937-1985
(7 folders)
BOX 3-9 Military File, 1896-1965
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, ship diaries, newspaper clippings, rosters, press releases, photographs, and printed materials documenting Furlong's military career.
Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or type of material, and therein chronological.
BOX 3 American Samoan Commission
BOX 3 Correspondence, 1923-1933
BOX 3 Hearings, 1930
BOX 3 Legislation and reports, 1929-1931
BOX 3 Newspaper clippings, 1930-1931
BOX 3 British Grand Fleet battle instructions, 1918
BOX 3 Captain's night order book
BOX 3 USS Marblehead, 1931-1933
BOX 3 USS Virginia, 1936-1937
BOX 4 Correspondence
BOX 4 1896-1925
(7 folders)
BOX 5 1926-1958
(5 folders)
BOX 5 Diary as ensign on USS Franklin, 1905
BOX 5 German navy, 1921-1923
BOX 5 Gun salutes, 1925-1937, undated
BOX 6 Naval bases in Guam and the Marianas, 1945
BOX 6 Naval operations in European waters, 1918
BOX 6 Officer rosters, USS California and USS Virginia, 1922, 1926
BOX 6 Ordinance
BOX 6 American, 1918-1937, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 6 British, 1914-1943, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 6 German, 1921, undated
BOX 6 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
BOX 6 Battle reports, 1941-1942
BOX 6 Civilian housing and navy yard cafeteria, 1946, undated
BOX 7 Gambling on base, 1944-1950
BOX 7 Pacific Bridge Co., 1943
BOX 7 Salvage and repair
BOX 7 General reports, 1940-1944
(3 folders)
BOX 7 New York Times article, 1943
BOX 7 Officers and crew of salvage section, 1942, undated
BOX 7 Ships
BOX 7 USS California
BOX 7 1941-1942
BOX 8 1942
BOX 8 USS Cassin, USS Downes, and USS Raleigh, 1941-1942
BOX 8 USS Nevada, 1942-1943
BOX 8 USS Oglala, 1942, 1965
BOX 8 USS Oklahoma, 1942-1944
(2 folders)
BOX 8 USS Plunger and USS Shaw, 1942
BOX 8 USS Utah, 1942-1944
BOX 8 USS Virginia, 1942
BOX 8 Status of work reports, 1941-1942
(3 folders)
BOX 8 Scrap drive, 1942-1943
BOX 8 SS Manini, 1941
BOX 8 War diaries, 1941-1943
BOX 9 Press releases, 1917-1919
BOX 9 Transpolar air route investigation, 1923-1924
BOX 9 Veracruz, Mexico, occupation, 1914
BOX 9-11 Speeches and Writings, 1914-1961
Correspondence, lecture and research notes, drafts of speeches, papers, and articles, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to Furlong's writing projects and public speaking activities. Speeches given by others and collected by Furlong are also included in this series.
Arrangement is alphabetical by type of material, and thereunder by title or topic.
BOX 9 Articles
BOX 9 "An Epoch-Making Event in American Samoa History," undated
BOX 9 "The Evolution of the Stars and Stripes and Some Revolutionary War Flags," 1926
BOX 9 "History of Pearl Harbor," undated
BOX 9 "Naval Ordnance," Army Ordnance, Jan.-Feb. 1940
BOX 9 "Political Conditions in Germany," undated
BOX 9 Book project, history of the United States flag
BOX 9 Correspondence, 1921-1931
(3 folders)
BOX 10 Information on arrangement of stars on flag, 1953-1958
BOX 10 Information on flags and pennants, 1929-1952, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 10 Photographs, 1924-1926, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 10 Footnotes, to unidentified paper, undated
BOX 10 Lectures
BOX 10 "American Samoa," undated
BOX 10 "U.S. Naval Railway Batteries," 1918
BOX 10 Paper, "Russian Naval Mission," 1917
BOX 11 Research materials
BOX 11 History of Pearl Harbor
BOX 11 Articles and excerpts, undated
BOX 11 Newspaper clippings and miscellany, 1944-1945, 1961, undated
BOX 11 Printed reports, 1942-1945
BOX 11 Speeches
BOX 11 By Furlong, 1924-1961, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 11 By others, 1914-1954, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 11 Thesis, "The Relationship Between British National Policy and Strategy in War, 1777-1783," 1934
BOX 12-17 Miscellany, 1892-1976
Correspondence, biographical materials, journals, bulletins, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed materials, mostly pertaining to Furlong's interest in the United States Navy.
Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or type of material, and therein chronological, although scrapbooks are placed at the end of the file.
BOX 12 Biographical information, 1905-1976, undated
BOX 12 Booklet, "Repair of German Ships," undated
BOX 12 Certificates, 1921
BOX 12 Journals, "The Military Engineer," 1963
BOX 12 Magazine articles, 1917-1970, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 12 Miscellaneous publications, 1907-1969, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 13 Navy publications
BOX 13 Monthly Information Bulletin, 1918-1924, 1940
(3 folders)
BOX 13 Newspapers
BOX 13 "The Messenger," Naval Supply Depot, 1944
BOX 13 USS Arizona, USS Bushnell, and USS Sumner, 1928-1936
BOX 13 USS Marblehead, 1932-1933
BOX 13 USS West Virginia, 1926-1927
BOX 14 Poems and songs, 1892-1943, undated
BOX 14 Operation Deep Freeze Task Force patch, 1961
BOX 14 Organizational chart, navy ship personnel, undated
BOX 14 United States Naval Academy class of 1905, reunion, 1905-1937, undated
BOX 14 Scrapbooks
BOX 14 1906-1908
BOX 14 1941-1943
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