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1. William K. Romoser papers, 1922-1982

   4,000 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States naval officer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, certificates, account book, radio script, and printed matter relating to Romoser's career in the United States Navy.

2. Edwin Bickford Hooper papers, 1842-1986

   4,850 items. 11 containers plus 1 oversize. 5.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer and historian. Correspondence, writings, research notes, speeches, reports, orders, organizational charts, rosters, printed materials, photographs, and other papers primarily relating to Hooper's naval career and to his research in U.S. naval history.

3. Commander Royal Lovell collection, 1944

   8 items. 5 containers. 0.66 linear feet. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection compiled by Commander Royal Lovell, USN, who commanded LST Group 50 during the Operation Neptune D-Day landings at Normandy, France during World War II. The collection includes four maps depicting important landing sites along the beach of Normandy: Gold, Juno, Omaha, and Utah. The maps, each labeled "Top Secret," were used to brief officers about the invasion plan and highlight the locations of important obstacles, natural features, and military installations likely to be encountered by the landing forces. Also included in this collection are three text documents that include: summaries of preparatory Allied intelligence; additional maps and photographs; orders for officers that include sailing times and instructions, signals and codes, and other logistical information; an after-action report of the Operation Neptune landings. Lastly, the collection contains the unbound personnel files of the archive's compiler, Royal Lovell.