Office of the Superintendent/Administrative Records: Register Showing the Congressional Districts of the Cadet Midshipmen,1869-1873: Finding Aid

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 printed bound forms containing the following information: state and congressional district number, cadet-midshipman name, by whom and when recommended, appointment date, and class number. The register also documents the names and date information of cadet-midshipmen that either did not report for or failed admission examinations, or later resigned. Information is not included for cadet-midshipmen appointed from Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, or the territories of Arizona, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder numerically by congressional district. An index to states is at the beginning of the volume.

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/3027235.

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. Biographical data of midshipmen appointed immediately prior to those in this entry is found in entry 78: “List of Midshipmen, 1864-1868” (NAID: 3027231). Congressional district data for naval cadets appointed later is found in entry 82: “Register of Congressional Districts of Naval Cadets, 1894-1905” (NAID: 3027239). 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).

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: Register Showing the Congressional Districts of the Cadet Midshipmen, 1869-1873, RG 405.2.3 Entry 79

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 March 2022. Finding aid written by Samuel Limneos in March 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)