Entry 25 of the Records of the Office of the Superintendent, comprising 12 linear feet of documentation, spans from 1845 to 1887. The documents pertain to numerous aspects of the administration of the Naval Academy, including practice cruises, school ships, equipment, buildings and grounds, and faculty.
Correspondence files from the Office of the Superintendent from 1907-1913. The correspondence pertains to all aspects of the administration of the Naval Academy, including the academic program; issues related to faculty; academic performance, conduct, and health of the midshipmen; ships assigned to the Academy; orders and directives; athletics; the Naval Academy Band; maintenance of buildings and grounds; Naval aviation and aviation instruction at the Academy; and various other topics.
Correspondence files from the Office of the Superintendent for the period 1913-1922. The correspondence pertains to all aspects of the administration of the Naval Academy, including the academic program; issues related to faculty; academic performance, conduct, and health of the midshipmen; ships assigned to the Academy; orders and directives; athletics; the Naval Academy Band; maintenance of buildings and grounds; Naval aviation and aviation instruction at the Academy; and various other topics.
Entry 39B of the General Correspondence of the Superintendent, comprising 101 linear feet of documentation, spans from 1854 to 1989, with the bulk of the material falling between 1910 and 1959. The documents pertain to numerous aspects of the administration of the Naval Academy, including academics, athletics, and facilities management.
The Superintendent's Office Files, comprising 71.25 linear feet of documentation, span from 1941 to 2008, with a bulk of the material falling between 1967 and 2008. The materials pertain to the administration of the Naval Academy, and touch upon topics such as the curriculum, admissions, athletics, and buildings and grounds.
This series contains reports of candidates for admission found physically disqualified. Accompanying most reports are letters received by the Bureau of Navigation indicating reasons for disqualification.
This series contains letters and reports addressed or forwarded to the Superintendent from the Secretary of the Navy, Navy officers serving at the Academy, parents of midshipmen, and midshipmen. The content primarily relates to the conduct, academic standing, and health of midshipmen at the Academy. The series also includes a few certificates of appointment.
Contains questionnaires submitted to third and fourth classmen asking whether they had been hazed or "run" since entering the Academy, and the names of the individuals who did the hazing or "running." Also contains the medical report of the surgeon, Cadet Meyers' testimony, the report of the Board, and a Board report connected with the hazing cases of Cadets Harry T. Morton and Lindsay H. Lacy, November 1898.
Proceedings of boards convened aboard various naval ships or at naval stations. At the end of the series are reports relating to cadets found physically unqualified for the period 1899-1916.
Letters relating to the proposal to erect new buildings at the Academy. A commission to study the condition of Academy buildings was appointed by the Secretary of the Navy in conformity with a resolution adopted by the Board of Visitors in 1895. A copy of the report of the Board, January 1896, citing the poor condition of the existing buildings is included.
This series contains letters, reports, and issuances of the director of training relating to the overall organization and administration of the five reserve officers' training classes.
This series contains correspondence of the assistant for training for quarters "A." It includes letters, reports, and issuances affecting the reserve officers in Quarters "A." Most of the correspondence is for the last three Reserve Officers' Classes.
This series contains correspondence of the assistant for training for quarters "B." It includes letters, reports, and issuances affecting the reserve officers in Quarters "B." Most of the correspondence is for the last three Reserve Officers' Classes.
Spanning from 1941 to 1945, Entry 134 consists of appointment and health records for all 12 reserve midshipman classes held at the United States Naval Academy during World War II.
Various Academy publications and directories, including academic staff assignment, the faculty catalog, faculty handbook, policy for promotion and tenure, and the Academy social directory.
This series contains general correspondence of the summer practice cruise of 1914 and includes correspondence of Practice Squadron Commander Captain William F. Fullam.
RG 405.3.3 Records of the Office of Midshipmen Activities
The records of the Department of English, History, and Government, Entry 201a of the Records of the Office of the Academic Dean, comprising 26.5 linear feet of documentation, span from 1907 to 1972. The documents pertain to the department's course materials and course offerings; the development of the curriculum; examinations and grades of midshipmen; pay, promotion, organization, and course assignments of the department's faculty members; debate; midshipman scholarships and prizes; the foreign relations club; computer usage and television at the Academy; and the general administration of the department.
The Naval Academy Athletic Association is a private non-profit association, whose object is to promote and assist in financing the Naval Academy's intercollegiate athletic program. The records of the Association are composed primarily of football game programs, press releases, schedules, and individual sports' media guides and handbooks.
The General Records of the Public Affairs Office span from 1887 to 2007. The documents, consisting primarily of news clippings, press releases, and subject files, chronicle the activities of the Public Affairs Office and the public face of the Academy.
This series contains reports, minutes of proceedings, and other records of the Board of Visitors. It includes reports on conditions at the Academy, minutes of meetings, and other records, including printed programs of exercises for the Board, lists of Board members, and reports of committees appointed by the Board.
Audio recordings of graduation exercises, addresses, lectures, meetings, and conferences.
RG405.10 Still Pictures
General
Entry 146g: Naval Academy Photograph Collection, 1845-1983
The mounted photographs, numbering 8,519 items, are primarily 8"x10", black-and-white prints taken by Naval Academy and commercial photographers. The collection consists of prints of superintendents, advisory groups, faculty and staff, midshipman activities, buildings and grounds, instructional equipment, support activities, prominent alumni, events and activities, and the Naval Postgraduate School.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Midshipmen: Classes span from the Class of 1846 through the Class of 2000. The series consists of portraits of Naval Academy midshipmen, both individually and in groups, in the form of carte-de-visite, cabinet cards, negatives, and photographic prints.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Athletic Faculty and Staff span and 1906 to 1984. The series, consisting of black-and-white photographic prints as well as negatives, depicts Naval Academy athletic coaches, physical education instructors, and Naval Academy Athletic Association officials.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Civilian Faculty span from 1908 to 1984, with a bulk of the photographs spanning from 1970 to 1984. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, depicts Naval Academy civilian faculty members.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Civilian and Military Faculty span from 1845 to 1990, with a bulk of the photographs spanning from 1973 to 1983. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, depicts Naval Academy faculty members, both civilian and military.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Deans and Registrars span from 1966 to 2002. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, depicts the Naval Academy's Academic Deans, Associate Deans, Deans of Admissions, and Registrars.
The photographs and negatives held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Faculty and Staff Photos and Negatives span from 1970 to 2003. The series consists of official portraits of Naval Academy faculty and staff, primarily in the form of black-and-white and color 4"x5" prints and their associated negatives. The photographs depict both civilian and military faculty and staff, although a large proportion of the images are of Navy and Marine Corps officers attached to the Professional Development Division and the Office of the Commandant.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Faculty Awards and Groups span from 1845 to 1980. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, contains group portraits of the Naval Academy's academic departments, as well as images of various awards ceremonies.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Military Faculty span from 1968 to 1986. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, depicts Naval Academy military faculty members.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Faculty and Staff: Staff span from 1894 to 2002, with a bulk of the photographs spanning from 1970 to 1985. The series, consisting primarily of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, depicts Naval Academy staff members, both civilian and military.
The photographs held within Still Pictures/Support Activities: Radio Station span from 1938 to 1985. The series, consisting predominantly of black-and-white photographic prints, primarily depicts the facilities of Naval Radio Transmitting Facility Annapolis, including its transmission towers, buildings, and transmitters.
The Naval Academy Archives Reference Files, comprising 27 linear feet of documentation, spans from the Academy's founding in 1845 to the present. The files, which are composed primarily of newspaper and journal clippings, and photocopies of documents from RG-405 and elsewhere in the Naval Academy Archives, pertain to various subjects such as Academy athletics, curriculum, faculty and staff, midshipmen, and buildings and grounds.
