This entry contains fair copies of letters sent by the Superintendent to public and private individuals and businesses, including the Secretary of the Navy, applicants to the Academy, midshipmen, instructors, and merchants. Included also are letters to the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.
Each volume registers both letters sent and received, with the exception of the volumes for 1901 and 1903-1906, in which only letters received are registered. The information given for letters sent includes name or title of addressee, subject, a summary of the letter’s contents, location or book and page numbers of the letter sent, date of the letter, and file and record number assigned to any letter received on the same subject.
This series contains letters sent by the Superintendent to the Secretary of the Navy; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy; the Bureau of Navigation and other bureaus of the Navy Department; Members of Congress; Academy personnel; naval officers not at the Academy; Federal, State, and local officials, private citizens, and a few foreigners. Major topics include disciplinary, medical, and material problems of the Academy, and occasionally the religious, racial, and ethnic composition of the body of midshipmen.
This series contains letters sent by Superintendent George S. Blake to the Secretary of the Navy, Navy Bureau chiefs, midshipmen, instructors and personnel of the Academy, merchants, and others relating to personnel and administration of the Academy. Volumes 13 and 14 contain lists of letters to and from the Navy Department, the Commandant of Midshipmen, and others. These volumes also contain fair copies of some letters received by Blake and a few copies of orders issued by him.
This series contains telegrams sent to families of midshipmen, Navy Bureaus and personnel not at the Academy, academic institutions, and distinguished public and private individuals, which relate mainly to personnel and training plans.
This series contains letters sent by the Superintendent to the Secretary of the Navy; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy; the Bureau of Navigation and other bureaus of the Navy Department; Members of Congress; Academy personnel; naval officers not at the Academy; Federal, State, and local officials, private citizens, including families of midshipmen; and private organizations including academic institutions. Major topics include disciplinary, medical, and material problems of the Academy.
This series contains letters sent by the Assistant to the Superintendent. The letters are addressed to various naval personnel and to private individuals. The letters relate to posting about vacancies at the Academy, regulations for admission, lists of statuses of cadets (the contemporary title of midshipmen), lists of cadets representing the Academy in athletic competitions, and letters relating to competitions and to other subjects. There are no letters between June 21, 1896 and January 12, 1897.
This series contains letters sent by the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy to the Secretary of the Navy and Navy Department Bureaus. The letters relate to midshipmen, personnel, academics, supplies, and budgets.
This series contains press copies of letters sent by the Superintendent to the Secretary of the Navy relating to personnel and the administration of the Academy.
This series contains press copies of letters sent by the Superintendent to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy relating to contracts for construction and other work on the Academy buildings and grounds, requisitions for materials, rates of wages for workmen, and other subjects.
This series contains press copies of letters sent by the Superintendent to bureaus of the Navy Department. The letters, 1865-1874 were addressed to the Bureaus of Navigation and Detail, Construction and Repair, Equipment and Recruiting, Medicine, Ordnance, Provisions and Clothing, Steam Engineering, and Yards and Docks. Later letters were addressed primarily to the Bureau of Navigation, but also to the Bureaus of Supplies and Accounts, Construction and Repair, and Ordnance and Equipment; and to the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory and to the Paymaster General of the Navy. Beginning in 1894 these volumes also contain letters addressed to the Secretary of the Navy.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to the various bureaus including those of Construction and Repair, Medicine and Surgery, Ordnance, Provisions and Clothing, Steam Engineering, and Yards and Docks. The series also contains a few letters to the Secretary of the Interior and to Treasury officials. One letter is dated October 10, 1888.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. The letters generally relate to equipment and supplies for school ships, recruitment and discharge of enlisted personnel of school ships, provisions of crews, and other subjects.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to the Bureau of Navigation. The letters are generally acknowledgements of receipt of communications and orders, announcements of naval-cadets (the contemporary title of midshipmen) completing courses and granted leaves of absence, requisitions for various supplies and equipment, and requests for the services of certain civilian and military personnel for duty at the Academy. Some letters marked "personal" that appear in these volumes have not been numbered.
This series contains press copies of letters, endorsements, and memorandums sent to the Bureau of Navigation. The outgoing correspondence relates to the purchase of materials and labor, and the construction and repair of Academy buildings and grounds.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and to the Paymaster General. During this period the offices of Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and Paymaster General were filled by the same person.
This series contains copies of two letters sent, dated September 26 and December 20, 1888. It also contains a letter sent October 26, 1900, relating to the purchase of building materials, and part of an undated memorandum relating to cadet instruction on general service ships and proposed changes in the course of instruction for cadets.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to Congress. The letters relate mainly to the appointment and success or failure of naval-cadets (the contemporary title of midshipmen), vacancies to be filled, and rules for admission. The volume contains letters sent to private individuals and includes two letters dated April, 1901.
This series contains fair copies of letters and memorandums relating generally to instruction, discipline, and pay of naval cadets (the contemporary title of midshipmen) and to the administration of the Academy.
This series contains press copies of letters and memorandums sent by the Superintendent to Academy officers, instructors and cadets. The correspondence relates to the instruction, discipline, and pay of the cadets and to the general administration of the Academy. The communications were sent not only to personnel located at the Academy but also to commanders of Academy ships, the Academy Paymaster, commandants of navy yards where Academy ships were located, and others. These volumes also contain copies of orders issued the Superintendent.
This series contains press copies of letters sent to various persons, including the Secretary of the Interior, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, commandants of navy yards, other Navy officers, the Commissary of Subsistence of the Navy Department, Members of Congress, and to other public and private individuals. Also included are some personal letters of the Superintendent.
Entry 25 of the Records of the Office of the Superintendent, comprising 12 linear feet of documentation, spans from 1843 to 1889. The documents pertain to numerous aspects of the administration of the Naval Academy, including practice cruises, school ships, equipment, buildings and grounds, and faculty.
This series contains fair copies of letters relating to various subjects, including requests for estimates of expenditures, courses of study, academy staff, library books, and buildings and grounds. During the Civil War letters were addressed to the Superintendent of the Academy at Newport R.I., and to the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Annapolis when the Army was using the Academy facilities. Some of the letters for this period relate to the adoption of and instruction in the Army signal system.
This series contains letters received by Superintendents Rear Admiral George B. Balch (1879-1881), and Rear Admiral Christopher R. P. Rodgers (1874-1878) relating to many subjects, including requests for assignment to duty at the Academy and leave requests.
This series contains letters received by Superintendents Rear Admiral Christopher R. P. Rodgers (1874-1878), and Commodore Foxhall A. Parker (1878-1879) from public and private individuals outside the Navy Department on various subjects, including equipment and supplies and admission requirements. Included are many letters relating to naval-cadets (the contemporary title of midshipmen).
This series contains handwritten, typed, or duplicated letters received from the Navy Department and its bureaus; other Government officials, including Senators and Congressmen; Navy officers, civilian personnel, and students at the Academy; and private individuals and organizations. The letters related to various subjects including discipline, buildings and grounds, uniforms and equipment, summer practice cruises, instructors, entrance requirements, examinations, gifts and memorials for the Academy, congressional appropriations and fiscal matters, and captured Spanish naval officers confined at the academy during and after the Spanish American War.
This series contains letters received by the Superintendent chiefly from Navy Department officials, private individuals (including parents and sponsors of cadets), and businesses. The letters are mostly requests for personal intervention or assistance by the Superintendent in matters connected with the Academy. Some letters are marked "personal," or "confidential."
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.
This series contains correspondence, reports, proceedings and other documents. The files relate to Academy courses of instruction, boards of investigation into alleged misconduct by midshipmen, reports of sanitary conditions, summary courts martial, and practice summer cruises.
This series contains name and subject card indices for Entry 36. Each card contains the subject/name, a short abstract of the subject, and the corresponding subject number in Entry 36. Many cards reference more than one subject number under each subject/name.
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.
This series contains subject index cards for Entry 39. Each card contains the name/subject title, a brief synopsis of each referenced document, as well as each document's communication number, date, and file number.
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.
This series contains letters written to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy by parents of midshipmen implicated in an act of insubordination committed by the Brigade of Midshipmen.
This entry contains letters received and copies of letters sent by Superintendent Eberle to friends in the service and to non-service connected personnel relating to unofficial business of the academy and private matters.
This entry contains letters received and copies of letters sent by the chief clerk to Superintendent Edward W. Eberle that generally pertain to admissions, personnel, and other ancillary administrative subjects.
This entry contains photocopies of correspondence between the superintendent’s office and the commandant of the Boston Navy Yard relating to the transfer of the Naval Lyceum collection of portraits, books, curios, and artifacts stored at the Boston Navy Yard to the academy.
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 entry contains orders, circulars, notices, and other memorandums and lists issued by the Superintendent of the Academy. The records are printed or otherwise duplicated directives of the Superintendent. These directives relate to information on personnel and administration of the Academy.
This entry contains orders, circulars, and notices maintained by the Aide to the Superintendent. The records are printed or otherwise duplicated directives of the Superintendent. These directives relate to information on personnel and administration of the Academy.
This series contains duplicated copies of bureau or Navy Department directives to all ships and stations received by the academy, or academy directives quoting the bureau directive. These directives generally relate to naval personnel, training, financial and material resources.
This series contains reports of academic and medical examination of candidates for admission that include form reports certifying the candidates' eligibility for admission based on the academic and medical examinations administered. As part of the academic examination, the candidate was tested in history, reading, writing, and arithmetic.
This series contains reports of academic and medical examination of candidates for admission that include form reports certifying the candidates' eligibility for admission based on the academic and medical examinations administered. As part of the academic examination, the candidate was tested in history, reading, writing, and arithmetic.
This series consists of completed forms for each candidate examined, with a page allotted for each applicant. Information given on the form includes the candidate's congressional district and state; age; and marks earned on papers in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and geography. A remarks column indicates the general impression presented by the candidate.
This entry consists of completed forms showing grades received by admission candidates on their first oral examinations in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and geography.
This entry consists of completed forms showing grades received by cadet engineer admission candidates on their first oral examinations in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and geography.
This entry contains a manuscript register showing the name of the candidate failing the examination, state from which appointed, age, subjects failed, and type of previous education (public or private).
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.
This entry consists of printed bound forms documenting cadet-midshipman state and congressional district, recommending authority and date, appointment date, and class number.
This entry consists of a register documenting naval cadet detachments for sea service and shore duty between 1898 and 1903, and the names and appointment data of naval cadets admitted between 1899 and 1901.
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.
This entry contains registers documenting the total number of demerits midshipmen received for the month, admonitions and punishments levied, and suspensions, resignations, and dismissals.
This entry contains a register of punishments that lists the name of the midshipman or cadet, class, date of commencement of punishment, offense, manner of punishment, date released, and remarks.
This entry contains monthly reports of the academic record of acting midshipmen that consist of printed forms recording the following information: month, class, department, branch, rank, names of acting midshipmen, grades from weekly reports of professors, and remarks.
This series contains weekly reports of grades and examination scores, and monthly averages of fourth-class midshipmen attending classes in mathematics, grammar, history, geography, French, ethics, seamanship, and gunnery and steam held aboard the schoolships Constitution and Santee.
This entry contains general merit rolls or merit rolls for each midshipman class, reports of relative standing and conduct of classes in various branches of study, and deficiency reports.
This entry contains reports of the board appointed to examine midshipmen preliminary to promotion to ensign in seamanship, navigation, steam engineering, gunnery, and foreign languages.
This entry contains quarterly reports of fitness of naval cadets and midshipmen attached to vessels in order to evaluate their abilities to perform the duties of their positions, such as officer of the watch, division officer, and signal officer.
This entry contains the sea service records of midshipmen during summer practice cruises furnished to the Bureau of Navigation in accordance with a directive of October 25, 1904.
This entry contains requisitions to pay officers, laborers, mechanics, and requisitions for supplies and equipment, under the appropriation for contingent expenses of the academy.
This entry contains a journal of pay and accounts for both personnel and midshipmen attached to the academy, and contingent and general expense appropriations.
This entry contains lists of bills approved for payment by the superintendent that document the date, names of firms to whom money was owed, reason for the expense, and the amount to be paid out of the annual academy appropriation.
This entry contains reports of supplies for subsistence of cadets and includes expenditures for supplies for the mess hall, receipts of the commissary, and a summary showing the amount to be paid monthly by each cadet.
This entry contains a register of requisitions and vouchers for purchases by the Medical Department that includes the date and character of articles or services; information for vouchers including date, name of person and/or company; and amount of expenditure.
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.
This entry contains enrollment cards for the five regularly organized and the special reserve officers' classes. The cards contain information concerning the previous naval service, education, and employment of each officer.
This entry contains enrollment and mark slips for the engineering divisions of the second, fourth, and fifth reserve officers' classes taking the marine engineering course located at the Naval Academy.
This entry contains various records of reserve officers' classes, including proceeding minutes, marks, schedules, correspondence, orders, instructions, and pamphlets.
This entry contains lists of officers in the five reserve officers’ classes, lists showing the order of merit of reserve officers who graduated, instruction schedules, and an instruction pamphlet for the first reserve officers' class.
This entry contains the examination papers of candidates for appointment to Assistant Paymasters' School conducted by the mental examining board at the academy.
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.
This entry contains memoranda, press releases, programs for commissioning exercises, and other papers for the twelve groups of naval reservists admitted to the academy between February 1941 and April 1945.
This entry contains personal history, conduct, and aptitude records of the 12th group of reserve midshipmen. These files contain the personal histories of reserve midshipmen and their aptitude and conduct records during their four months of training at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School.
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 entry consists of a record book documenting various miscellaneous information, including midshipmen’s accounts, a daily log of events, postage bills, and lists of officers attached to the academy.
This entry contains various miscellaneous publications issued by the academy including programs, pamphlets, charts, maps, blank forms, directories, annual reports, academic publications and other papers.
This entry contains reports of proceedings of boards of investigation, correspondence and reports relating to hazing, orders of the academy, and other records of the chief clerk of the Academy.
This entry contains a register of visitors to the John Paul Jones Crypt. Each volume contains columns for the signatures of visitors and their residences.
This entry contains press copies of letters sent consisting of letters addressed to the secretary of the navy and heads of navy department bureaus, the superintendent and others that pertain to discipline, equipment and supplies, contracts for services, summer practice cruises, and athletes.
Norman von Heldreich Farquhar was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, the seventeenth commandant of midshipmen, and a graduating member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1859. The Norman von Heldreich Farquhar Letterbook consists primarily of personal and official correspondence, and orders pertaining to Farquhar’s naval career between 1859 and 1886.
This entry contains letters sent to the superintendent relating to midshipmen's deficiencies in conduct. The correspondence includes a small number of abstracts from conduct reports of certain midshipmen and a few copies of memoranda and orders.
This entry contains memoranda sent to academy officers and heads of departments relating to midshipmen, courses of study or other matters pertaining to the operation of the academy.
The Commandant's Subject Files, comprising 94.77 linear feet of documentation, span from 1972 to 1991, with a bulk of the material falling between the years 1972 to 1984, and a separate series from 1991. The materials pertain to the administration of military and civilian personnel, training, security, and discipline among other subjects.
The Commandant's Office Files, comprising 12.95 linear feet of documentation, span from 1950 to 1994. The materials consist of correspondence, reports, schedules and minutes, messages, reading and study files, and speeches that pertain to various subjects related to Academy organization, and the administration of Academy supply, civilian and military staff, midshipmen, training, and policy.
The Commandant's Published Documents, comprising 10 linear feet of documentation, spans from 1908 to 2008, with the bulk of materials from 1929 to 2008. The materials consist of guides, manuals, programs, regulations, instructions and notices, orders, schedules, bulletins, and directories. The documents pertain to various subjects related to midshipmen, faculty and staff, military training and organization, and professional education.
The Commandant's Watch Logs and Reports, comprising 47.26 linear feet of documentation, span from 1845 to 2016. The logbooks and reports serve as formal documentation of the Naval Academy’s Watch Organization, an official watch stander body comprising commissioned naval officers and midshipmen responsible for ensuring safety, security, and good order and discipline at the Naval Academy.
The Commandant's Honor and Conduct Records, comprising 9.63 linear feet of documentation, span from 1918 to 2011. The records consist of reports, logbooks, orders and notices, instructions, memoranda, and correspondence. The records document midshipmen separated from the Naval Academy for aptitude, conduct, and honor-related infractions. The logbooks record honor and conduct infractions committed by midshipmen as reported by other midshipmen, Naval Academy military personnel, and faculty and staff. Also included is substantial material, including reports, studies, and surveys, relating to the evolution of the Naval Academy's Honor Concept and System, as well as various material documenting the investigation of the 1992 Electrical Engineering Exam (EE-311) compromise.
The Naval Academy Band's Subject Files, comprising 10 linear feet of documentation, span from 1976 to 2019. The materials pertain to general subjects that include administration of personnel and material, appreciation and commendation letters, ceremonial engagements, concerts and parades, public relations, law and legal matters, and financial management. Also included is a series of chronological correspondence files.
The Naval Academy Band's Office Files, comprising 3.42 linear feet of documentation span from 1882 to 2002. The materials pertain to band personnel records and oaths of office, records of the Naval Academy Band Welfare Association, certain publications of the Naval Academy Band, and musical scores and phonograph records of popular Navy songs, including the original musical score for "Anchors Aweigh," by Naval Academy Bandmaster Charles Adams Zimmermann (1887-1916).
The Records of the Department of Physical Education, comprising 4.38 linear feet of documentation, span from 1866 to 1974. The majority of the records were collected by Associate Professor Walter Aamold, an instructor in Physical Education and track and field coach from 1921 to 1956. The materials contain historical information about the various sports and sports facilities at the Naval Academy, and include programs, schedules, rules, scores, correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, training and lesson plans, reports, and engineering drawings and blueprints. Handwritten and typed notes about the history of Naval Academy athletics and specific sports, many by Professor Aamold himself are contained in some of the files. There are biographies of physical education instructors and information about coaches, captains and managers. Also included are series related to athletic awards, newspaper articles, and athletic magazines.
The Records of the Command Chaplain, comprising 36.5 linear feet of documentation, span from 1853 to 1990. The records document the history of the Chaplain's activities and religious services, the operations of the Naval Academy Chapel Guild, and topics such as marriages, fundraising, choirs, church parties, funerals, religious programs, Chapel history, the Chapel windows, and select memorial services.
This entry consists of original manuscript orders issued and signed by the commandant that relate predominantly to cadet discipline and other administrative subjects.
This entry consists of press copies of orders addressed to cadets or midshipmen of the Academy by the commandant concerning discipline, training exercises, academic curricula, sporting events, and other subjects.
This entry consists of printed copies of orders, referred to as “Naval Academy Orders” issued by the superintendent and maintained by the commandant of midshipmen’s office that contain instructions for midshipmen, officers, faculty, and others employed at the academy.
This entry contains orders, memoranda, and notices relating to athletics at the academy including boat races, tennis, sailing, wrestling, boxing, swimming, and other athletic activities.
This entry contains orders, memoranda and notices issued to midshipman classes relating to assignments, recitations, examination results, and drills. Also included are memoranda addressed to and received from the superintendent, heads of departments, and other academy officers.
This entry contains orders and notices issued by the commandant to the brigade of midshipmen and memorandums sent and received from the superintendent and other academy officers.
This entry contains press copies of letters sent and orders issued on summer practice cruises that relate to a number of subjects including equipment and repairs, arrivals in port, course of the cruise, and detail and discharge of the crew.
This entry contains press copies of letters sent on summer practice cruises addressed to the secretary of the navy, the superintendent, and other navy and government officials and personnel that pertain to such matters as equipment and repairs and civilian and enlisted ship personnel.
This entry contains letters sent, orders, memoranda and notices relating to preparation for and training of midshipmen on summer practice cruises. This series also contains a small number of letters and issuances relating to other subjects.
This entry contains a register of letters sent by the summer practice cruise squadron commander that records the recipients’ name and ship the recipient was serving on, the letter subject, and action taken on the letter.
This entry contains a register of letters received by the summer practice cruise squadron commander that records the sender’s ship or shore station, the letter subject, and action taken on or final disposition of the letter.
This series contains general correspondence of the summer practice cruise of 1914 and includes correspondence of Practice Squadron Commander Captain William F. Fullam.
This entry contains a register of communications received and forwarded by the commander of the Practice Squadron that lists the date of receipt, subject, name of office or officer sending the communication, and date and name of the office or officer receiving the forwarded communication.
This entry contains general correspondence of the summer practice cruise that relates to the 1915 cruise by midshipmen aboard the U.S. ships Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri under Rear Admiral William F. Fullam's command.
This entry contains general correspondence of the summer practice cruise of 1916, and related documents including schedules, lists of details, planning papers, sea service records of midshipmen, reports of scores, and reports of the cruise.
This entry contains correspondence of the commander of the midshipmen's practice squadron of 1927-1928 that generally relates to logistics, conduct and discipline, leave and liberty, social relations, and assignment and detail of midshipmen.
This entry contains press copies of orders issued on summer practice cruises relating primarily to arrangements for instruction of cadets, instructions for sea routine, salutes, and other matters relating to the training of cadets aboard ship.
This entry contains reports submitted by the respective commanders of the 1910 practice squadron ships to the squadron commander, including class reports, reports of survey and appraisal afloat, reports of vacancies, reports of provisions, and reports of coal expended.
This entry contains class reports for summer practice cruises aboard the U.S. ships Florida and Nevada that list academic marks, shipboard duty efficiency ratings, and demerits received for each class member.
This entry contains class reports for summer practice cruises from 1904 to 1916 and includes large printed forms listing the marks received by midshipmen in navigation, steam engineering, ordnance, seamanship and signals, electricity, efficiency, and discipline.
This entry contains the logbook kept by Acting Midshipman Stephens Austin McCarty on the 1859 summer practice cruise aboard the practice ship U.S.S. Plymouth.
This entry contains the logbook kept by Acting Midshipman Richard Fiedler Armstrong on the summer practice cruise aboard the practice ship U.S.S. Plymouth in 1860 from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Fayal Island and Cadiz, Spain, and the return voyage to Hampton Roads and Annapolis.
This entry contains materials and publications used in lectures on naval customs and traditions during the 1940 summer practice cruises aboard the U.S. ships Arkansas, Texas, and New York.
The Division of Professional Development's Subject Files, comprising 28 linear feet, span from 1964 to 1987. The materials pertain to academic curricula, administration of civilian faculty, military personnel and material, training, and extra-curricular activities among other subjects. Also included is a series of reference reading files for the division.
The records of the Department of Naval Science, comprising 5.2 linear feet of documentation, span from 1895 to 1976. The first series consists of general correspondence from the Department of Naval Science spanning 1895 to 1909. The second series is comprised of general files addressing department curricula, training, grades, staff studies, and administration spanning from 1953 to 1976, with the bulk of the materials from 1967 to 1971. The third series consists of academic materials, including analyses of practical work, summer cruises, and examinations completed by midshipmen between 1940 and 1941.
The Records of the Department of Seamanship and Navigation, comprising 9.2 linear feet of documentation, span from 1866 to 1995. The collection is divided into four series. The first series consists of correspondence from the Department of Astronomy, Navigation and Surveying spanning 1872 to 1901. Making up the second series are academic materials spanning 1866 to 1937 that contain monthly class reports and grades, examination questions, navigation workbooks and lesson assignments, an instruction and event journal, and station bills for Academy training ships. The third series contains the department's supply ledgers from 1863 to 1876. The fourth series includes Standard Subject Identification Code (SSIC) Subject Files for the Department spanning 1971 to 1995.
The Records of the Department of Leadership and Law, comprising 10 linear feet of documentation, span from 1968 to 1991. The collection consists of 5 series of Standard Subject Identification Code (SSIC) Subject Files dating from 1969 to 1991. The subject files pertain to a broad scope of subjects related to academic curricula, midshipman training, and administration of civilian and military personnel and material resources. Also included is a series of Subjective Files dating 1968 to 1986, and a Chronology of Correspondence from 1978 to 1985.
RG 405.3.3 Records of the Office of Midshipmen Activities
This entry contains a journal of instructions and examination questions, memoranda, and orders of the superintendent and the department head containing directions for the guidance of instructors, examination questions, and methods of conducting examinations.
This entry contains a journal and order book that includes handwritten rules governing general procedures for the department and directions for giving examinations and correcting papers, examination questions, courses of study, and detail of officers.
This entry contains a journal of examination questions and class assignments that also includes instructions relating to the preparation by cadets of class assignments, and the detail of instructors.
This entry contains law examination questions focusing on American constitutional law, international law, and principles of maritime law used in monthly, supplementary, and annual law examinations.
This entry contains a detail and arrangement book compiled by the department and containing numerous types of documents, including the academic curriculum, examinations, grades, and other administrative matters.
This entry contains registers of the midshipmen's daily marks, weekly grades and averages, monthly averages, examinations, and final averages for classes in English, history, and law.
This entry consists of a log or record of daily activities of the department, including examinations, books ordered, class assignments, general academy events, resignations of cadets, and instructions to professors.
This entry contains mark books of Professor A. N. Brown of the Department of English Studies, History, and Law used for recording grades earned in recitations by the cadets.
This entry contains monthly section arrangements completed on forms called "Arrangement of Sections" (form 50). The schedule prepared for each class (English, history, or law), divides the cadets by class and section and assigns hours and a room for recitation.
This entry contains an English and law notebook of Midshipman Thomas J. Reidy that includes directions for written exercises, drafts of essays, and other notes relating to lessons in the Department of English and Law.
This entry contains press copies of letters sent by the head of the Department of English and Law that mainly relate to the selection of and orders for textbooks, replies to inquiries relating to preparation for entrance examinations, and applications for vacancies on the teaching staff.
This entry printed or handwritten memoranda for Department of English instructors and orders relating to instructions for conduct of classes, detail of instructors, and the program of examinations.
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 records of the Division of Engineering and Weapons, comprising 36.09 linear feet of documentation, span from 1869 to 1996. The collection consists of 14 series of records originating from different historical evolutions of the Division. These include organizational and administrative records; records relating to the instruction of fencing; academic course material from the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery; personnel records of civilian faculty and military instructors; construction files related to the building of Rickover Hall; subject files, office files, and standard subject identification codes (SSIC) subject files; records of committees and boards, and financial accounting records; scholarly and administrative records of Professor Emeritus Arthur E. Bock; records of the Department of Marine Engineering; records of the June/Commissioning Week Planning Committee; and records originating from the accreditation of the Naval Academy's engineering programs.
The records of the Department of Weapons and Systems Engineering, comprising 7.71 linear feet of documentation, span from 1941 to 1986, with the bulk of the materials spanning 1964 to 1982. The collection consists of a series of Standard Subject Identification Code (SSIC) Subject Files, a series of office files, and a series of reading files containing correspondence. The records generally relate to the Department's academic and organizational administration, procurement of supplies and training equipment, personnel, curricula, research, and various boards and other groups. There is also a series of personnel files for faculty and staff of the Department.
The records of the Department of Electrical Engineering, comprising 4 linear feet of documentation, span from 1921-1987. The collection consists of three series. The first series consists of Roll Books kept by Department instructors documenting course and enrolled midshipman grade and average data. The second series consists of general correspondence addressing personnel and resource administration, midshipman major selections and issues related to academic performance, academic curricula and organization, as well as internal and external activities and events. The third series comprises the office records of Professors Emeritus Earl W. Thompson and Edward J. Cook that relate primarily to the Department of Electrical Engineering's civilian faculty personnel, academic curricula and administrative organization, academic facilities and grading systems, and the Academy's early television system.
The records of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, comprising 5 linear feet of documentation, span from 1943 to 1991, with the bulk of materials spanning 1968 to 1991. The collection consists of two series. The first series comprises academic course history files documenting course syllabi and plans, lesson assignments, quizzes, tests, examinations, and course records of enrolled midshipmen. The second series consists of the personnel jackets of civilian and military faculty and staff attached to the department from 1943 to 1991.
The records of the Division of Mathematics and Science, comprising 32.24 linear feet of documentation, span from 1862 to 1995, with the bulk of materials spanning 1862 to 1982. The collection consists of 11 series of records originating from different historical evolutions of the Division. These include copies of entrance and regular examinations, and term, monthly and weekly tests and grades; copies of practical work, lesson plans, class grade cards, and other academic materials; and organization, administration, and academic program records originating from the Mathematics Department, the Department of Physics and Chemistry, the Science Department, as well as the Division of Math and Science. Also included are general records, and correspondence that address various subjects including academic curricula and buildings, civilian and military faculty, midshipmen, special events and activities, boards and committees, and administration of financial and material resources.
The records of the Department of Computer Science, comprising 4 linear feet of documentation, span from 1966 to 1997. The collection consists of 4 distinct series. The first three series: SSIC subject files, reading files, and office files pertain to a variety of specific subjects originating from the department's administration, academic organization, and management of personnel and material resources. The fourth series is a collection of personnel files for civilian faculty and military staff attached to the department from 1970 to 1986.
The records of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, comprising 42.97 linear feet of documentation, span from 1919 to 2020, with the bulk of materials spanning 1969 to 1988 and 2014 to 2019. The collection consists of 13 series of records. These include faculty records; records relating to midshipmen; organization and academic administration records; Division SSIC Subject Files, office files, and reading files; Department of History SSIC Subject Files and office files; and Department of English SSIC Subject Files and office files. Also included in this collection are the office records of Professor Arthur Stuart Pitt and Professor Wilson L. Heflin and a series of midshipman biographical essays on distinguished military officers and Naval Academy graduates and faculty.
The records of the Department of Languages and Cultures, comprising 20.63 linear feet of documentation, span from 1894 to 1985. The collection consists of 8 series of records, originating from different historical evolutions of the Department of Languages and Cultures. These include personnel and faculty jackets from the Department of Foreign Languages, the Department of Area Language Studies, and the Department of Language Studies; organizational and administrative records, records relating to the instruction of midshipmen, SSIC subject files, and office files from the Department of Foreign Languages; and SSIC subject files, and office files from the Department of Area Language Studies and the Department of Language Studies.
This series contains correspondence relating to ordering and delivery of supplies and training and construction materials; repairs to and construction of buildings and maintenance of the Academy grounds; and the progress of work completed by construction contractors employed in architect Ernest Flagg's rebuilding of the Naval Academy.
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 entry contains journals of the Academic Board that record the minutes of each meeting of the board, and additional correspondence lists, reports, forms, and other records relating to admission, examinations, academic instruction, and other subjects.
This entry contains a journal of the proceedings of the Academic Board that met in June and September 1867 to examine prospective candidates for midshipmen at the academy.
This entry contains press copies of letters sent by the permanent secretary of the Board and Board members to the Navy Department and others concerning arrangements for the annual visit of the Board.
This entry contains letters received by the permanent secretary of the Board of Visitors from Board members relating to arrangements for visiting the academy, accommodations, Board reports and other subjects.
This entry contains letters received by the permanent secretary of the Board of Visitors from Board members relating to arrangements for visiting the academy, accommodations, Board reports and other subjects.
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.
Letters and reports relating to the appointment of boards of inquiry to investigate the conduct of cadet midshipmen, cadet engineers, or faculty and reports of the results of the investigations. Included are copies of statements of students, proceedings of the board, and reports of courts-martial held under the authority of the act approved June 23, 1874, to prevent hazing at the academy. Cadets were investigated on a large number of charges ranging from unauthorized smoking to cheating on examinations.
This entry consists of fair copies of the proceedings of the court or board, including charges, findings, and sentences. Charges against midshipmen commonly included absence from recitation, smoking, and drinking alcohol. Included are proceedings of some courts convened aboard practice ships. Reports of findings were submitted to the Superintendent and to the Navy Department.
This entry contains fair copies of the proceedings and the final report of the board of investigation appointed by the superintendent, December 24, 1896, to examine the conduct of Cadet J.J. Brown, who academy authorities charged with retaining a manuscript notebook deemed not his legal property.
This entry contains an unbound typewritten copy of the proceedings, findings, and recommendations of the Board to inquire into incidents of hazing, which met between December 1905 and April 1906. The transcript of the proceedings lists the punishments recommended for each midshipman found guilty of hazing.
This entry contains an unbound carbon copies of the proceedings of boards convened during 1896, and 1906-1907 to investigate charges against cadets and midshipmen other than hazing, including cheating, absence without leave, smoking, and other misconduct.
This entry contains unbound carbon copies of proceedings, findings and recommendations of boards convened by order of the superintendent in October 1911 to determine whether midshipmen engaged in hazing at the academy.
This entry contains unbound typewritten copies of the hearings held before the secretary of the navy at which testimony was heard from midshipmen implicated in the frauds, the superintendent, and other navy officers attached to the academy, several senators and one representative.
This entry contains an unbound carbon copy of the proceedings and findings of the court convened to adjudicate the case of Midshipman Lowry, accused of theft.
This entry contains unbound carbon copies of the proceedings, findings, and recommendations of the board convened by the superintendent on October 16, 1922 to investigate hazing believed to have taken place in the mess hall.
This entry contains a carbon copy of the proceedings of the court martial of Midshipman Francis W. Laurent, accused of hazing and unwarranted assumption of authority.
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: Athletics 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.
