Office of the Superintendent/Administrative Records: List of Midshipmen, 1864-1868: Finding Aid
Published in February 2022
Summary Information
- Publisher: United States Naval Academy. Special Collections & Archives.
- Publisher Address:
589 McNair Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5029, USA
Phone: 410-293-6922
https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/index.php - Call number: RG 405.2.3 Entry 78
- National Archives Identifier: 3027231
- Location: Special Collections & Archives Department - Archives
- Title: Office of the Superintendent/Administrative Records: List of Midshipmen
- Dates: 1864-1868
- Size: 0.1 linear feet
- Container Summary: 1 volume
- Creator: United States Naval Academy. Superintendent
- Language(s) of material: English
- Abstract: This entry consists of a bound list containing biographical data of midshipmen at the academy.
History of the Office of the Superintendent
The plan of the Naval School at Fort Severn, Annapolis, Maryland, approved by the Navy Department August 28, 1846, provided that a Superintendent of the school be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy from a list of officers of a rank not higher than commander. The Superintendent was to have responsibility for the general management of the institution, including overseeing the course of study, professors, and other personnel connected with the Academy. He could appoint and remove all persons employed at the Academy except those for whose appointment or discharge special provision was made by the laws or regulations of the Navy or the Academy. He had general charge of the buildings, grounds, and ships belonging to the Academy. The Superintendent also formulated the code of rules and regulations for the internal government of the school to be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy for approval. After 1867, officers were assigned by the Navy Department to the Academy to serve as assistants or aides to the Superintendent. The Office of the Superintendent as described in the 1846 plan remained relatively unchanged throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Officers of ranks higher than commander, however, have served in the position.
Description of Contents
This entry consists of a bound list containing biographical information of midshipman including name, name of parent or guardian, and home address. At the beginning of the volume are two newspaper clippings that list officers of the practice squadron of the summer practice cruise of 1867 and a list of those midshipmen in the graduating class of June 1867.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder by class, and thereunder alphabetically by midshipman surname.
Access and Use
Access
Access is unrestricted.
Copyright and Permission
Use of materials is unrestricted.
Other Finding Aid(s)
National Archives Catalog entry available electronically at: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3027231.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Custodial History
RG 405 Records of the United States Naval Academy is the property of the National Archives and Records Administration. The materials are housed at the United States Naval Academy, William W. Jeffries Memorial Archives, an affiliated archive, as per a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Archives and Records Administration and the United States Naval Academy.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
Midshipman biographical data is found in numerous entries, including admission and examination register books. Admission registers containing more information on candidates listed in this entry, as well as earlier and later midshipman and engineer candidates are found in entry 62: "Registers of Candidates for Admission to the Academy, 1849-1871; 1876-1930" (NAID: 3000050); entry 63: "Register of Candidates for Admission to the Academy as Midshipmen, Acting Third Assistant Engineers, and Cadet Engineers, 1861-1867; 1871; 1875" (NAID: 3020758); entry 64: "Register of Candidates for Admission to the Academy as Acting Third Assistant and Cadet Engineers, 1867-1875" (NAID: 3020766); entry 65: "Registers of Birth Dates of Candidates for Admission, 1864-1885" (3020797); and entry 66: "Miscellaneous Lists of Candidates Admitted to the Academy, 1860, 1866, 1886-1892" (NAID: 3021172). Register books maintained by the Department of Ethics and English Studies examination committee containing written, oral, and full board admission candidate examination grades are found in entry 67: "Record of Examination of Candidates for Cadet Midshipmen, 1867-1873" (NAID: 3021181); entry 68: "Marks for the First Oral Examination of Candidates for Cadet Midshipmen, 1867-1870" (NAID: 3021185); and entry 69: "Record of Examination of Candidates for Cadet Engineers, 1871-1873" (NAID: 3021191). Other record books containing grades received on oral, written and full board examinations in subjects enumerated in these volumes as "arithmetic," by candidates for admission are found in Subseries 1d: Mathematics Entrance Examination Grade Books, 1867-1903 in entry 201f: "Records of the Division of Mathematics and Science, 1862-1995." Other candidate examination grades and remarks are found in entry 70: "Register of Grades Received on Examinations for Admission by Applicants for Cadet Appointments, 1873-1886" (NAID: 3021194); entry 71: "Register of Grades Received by Candidates for Appointment at Entrance Examinations, 1874-1890" (NAID: 3023070); entry 72: "Register of Candidates Who Failed to Pass the Required Examination for Admission to the Academy, 1875-1881" (NAID: 3025145); and entry 73: "List of Applicants for Appointment as Naval Cadets at Large, 1898" (NAID: 3026129).
Materials Cataloged Separately
No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.
Processing and Other Information
Preferred Citation
Office of the Superintendent/Administrative Records: List of Midshipmen, RG 405.2.3 Entry 78
Special Collections & Archives Department
Nimitz Library
United States Naval Academy
Selected Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during preparation of the historical note:
Sweetman, Jack. The U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute Press, 1979.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Samuel Limneos in February 2022. Finding aid written by Samuel Limneos in February 2022. Historical Sketch and Scope and Content Note adapted in part from Inventory of Records Group 405 by Geraldine N. Phillips and Aloha South, 1975.
Subject Headings
Name and Subject Terms
- Naval education -- United States
- United States Naval Academy – Students
Genre Terms
- Registers (lists)