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BOX 1-16 Family Papers, 1898-1966
Correspondence and cables between Hobson and his wife, children, siblings, parents, and other relatives.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 1 5 June 1898-5 Feb. 1905
(10 folders)
BOX 2 7 Feb.-21 Apr. 1905
(7 folders)
BOX 3 22 Apr.-31 Oct. 1905
(9 folders)
BOX 4 1 Nov. 1905-28 Feb. 1906
(9 folders)
BOX 5 1 Mar.-24 June 1906
(7 folders)
BOX 6 25 June-17 Aug. 1906
(7 folders)
BOX 7 19 Aug.-19 Nov. 1906
(7 folders)
BOX 8 20 Nov. 1906-30 Apr. 1907
(9 folders)
BOX 9 1 May-19 July 1907
(8 folders)
BOX 10 20 July-31 Dec. 1907
(9 folders)
BOX 11 1 Jan.-19 Aug. 1908
(9 folders)
BOX 12 20 Aug. 1908-2 Dec. 1912
(11 folders)
BOX 13 1912, undated-16 Aug. 1916
(8 folders)
BOX 14 1916, undated-16 Dec. 1925
(10 folders)
BOX 15 9 Jan. 1926-31 May 1934
(9 folders)
BOX 16 1 June 1934-16 July 1966, undated
(10 folders)
BOX 17-27 Navy File, 1886-1942
Articles, books, correspondence and cables, memoranda, notes, orders, papers, photographs, press clippings, reports, and speeches.
Organized alphabetically by name of person, subject, or type of material and thereunder chronologically.
BOX 17 Articles and papers
"A Summary of the Situation and Outlook in Europe: An Introduction into the Study of Coming War"
Correspondence, 1895-1896
Outline, undated
Published copy and reviews, 1895
Source material
General, undated
Naval strength, undated
General, 1894-1899
"In Time of Peace, Prepare for War," 1908
"Notes on the Establishment of a Phrenological Equation," undated
"Notes on the Yacht Defender and the Use of Aluminum in Marine Construction," circa 1895
BOX 18 Asiatic Squadron, Hong Kong, circa 1898 See also Oversize
Books
Buck Jones at Annapolis
Correspondence, 1906-1908
Drafts, undated
(2 folders)
Reviews, 1907
History of the United States Naval Academy, 1910-1912
In Line of Duty
Correspondence, 1908-1910, 1920, undated
Drafts, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 19 Reviews, 1910
The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898-1899, 1915, 1933-1936
Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands, 1899-1900
Charges and accusations
Bowles, Francis T., 1896
Hobson, Richmond Pearson, by
Bowles, Francis T., 1896
Woodward, Joseph J., 1897
Charleston (cruiser), 1900, undated
Congressional bill re retirement as admiral
Congratulations, 1934
BOX 20 Correspondence, 1934-1935
(2 folders)
Passage, 1931-1934
Supporting evidence and statements, 1931-1934
Congressional Medal of Honor See Container 73, same heading
Disappearing gun turrets, 1895, undated
Donato Guerra (despatch vessel), 1897
Finances, 1895-1896
Fiske, Bradley A., 1916-1917
Forsyth, James McQueen, 1912
France, 1892-1893
Hobson (destroyer), 1941-1942
Illinois (battleship), 1901
Japan, 1900
Kearsarge (sloop-of-war), 1894
BOX 21 Medical record, 1900-1903
Naval constructors, 1895-1898, undated
Notes, undated
Official orders and correspondence, 1890-1901, undated
(2 folders)
Oregon (battleship), 1900-1901
Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901
(2 folders)
Pension, 1926-1934
BOX 22 Personal correspondence, 1890, 1898-1905, 1915-1918, 1936-1937, undated
Photographs, circa 1889-1898
Public engagements, 1898
Sea duty, 1895-1897
Service record, undated
Ship stability, 1897
Shipyards and naval stations, survey of
Foochow Navy Yard, China, 1899-1900 See also Oversize
Hong Kong Navy Yard, China, 1900
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., 1900
Ishikawajima Shipbuilding Co., 1900
Kure Navy Yard, Japan, 1900
Need for bases in Far East, 1894
New Amoy Dock Co., 1900
Olongapo (Subic Bay) naval station, Philippine Islands, 1900
Yokosuka Navy Yard, Japan, 1900
BOX 23 Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), 1894
Spanish-American War (1898)
Bustamente, Joaquin, 1913
Cervera y Topete, Pascual, 1903-1909, 1916, 1935
Chadwick, French Ensor, 1909, 1915
Confinement and release, Cuba, 1898, 1905, 1917, undated
Kissing controversy, 1898-1903
Matanzas, Cuba, battle, 1898
Merrimac (collier)
Accolades and commendations, 1898-1900, 1909, 1917
Crew
Correspondence, 1910-1918, 1935
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