O. Kemp Tolley Papers, 1867-2000 (bulk 1924-2000): Finding Aid

Subseries 1a: General, 1936-1998

The bulk of the correspondence in this series is related to current news and travels of Rear Admiral Tolley and his friends. Rear Admiral Tolley referred to these letters as "chit chat."

Correspondence from the late 1930's and early 1940's, while still largely personal, makes occasional mention of the political situation and outbreak of hostilities in China. Also included from this time period are letters from Tolley's girlfriend of the time, E. von Hellen[s].

Arranged chronologically by incoming or outgoing letters.

Outgoing, 1965-1972

Outgoing, 1973-1975

Outgoing, 1976-2996

Outgoing, undated

Incoming, 1936-1945

Incoming, 1950-1969

Incoming, 1970-1972

Incoming, 1973-1975

Incoming, 1976-1979

Incoming, 1980-1989

Incoming, 1990-1998

Incoming, undated

Jean Guillibert, undated

E.v.H., 1936-1937

Flick Price, undated

Personal Incoming, undated

Subseries 1b: Authors, Military, Researchers, 1960-1991

Much of this material relates to the verification of information for printed books and articles. This group of correspondents consists of noted authors, researchers and military experts. A large percentage of the letters are photocopies, although some are originals. Military leaders included in this subseries are Admirals Chester Nimitz and Thomas Hart. Also of interest are personal letters with other authors including John Hersey, Richard McKenna, Barbara Tuchman, John Toland and Herman Wouk.

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Joseph Alsop, undated

William Bernrieder, undated

Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley, 1991

Admiral George Dyer, undated

"Hoss" Epperson China research, undated

Thomas Hart, undated

Ambassador Loy Henderson, undated

Writer Theodore Lippman, undated

Henry and Clare Luce, undated

Mrs. John McDonald, daughter ADM Newton McCully, undated

Maxey and Frances Mayo, undated

Dan Mullin, undated

Chester Nimitz, 1960-1964

Various noted authors: Hersey, Morison, Wouk etc, undated

South African Ambassador Koordorf, undated

John Toland, undated

George Roullard, 1972-1980

Barbara Tuchman, undated

Subseries 1c: Lieutenant Commander Charles C. Hiles, 1966-1978

Lieutenant Commander Charles C. Hiles (1896-1979), was a career naval officer who served from 1914-1947 and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. After his retirement he devoted his energies to researching and writing about the events leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack and U.S. entry into World War II. Correspondence with Charles Hiles centers around the Pearl Harbor controversy, especially the culpability of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Admiral Husband Kimmel and others. This is a lengthy correspondence lasting from 1966 to 1978. At times Charles Hiles edited Rear Admiral Tolley's book material.

Arranged chronologically by incoming or outgoing letters.

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1966

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1967-1971

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1972-1973

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1974

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1975-1976

Incoming, Charles Hiles, 1977-1978

Outgoing, Charles Hiles, 1966

Outgoing, Charles Hiles, 1967-1971

Outgoing, Charles Hiles, 1972-1973

Outgoing, Charles Hiles, 1974

Outgoing, Charles Hiles, 1975-1978

Subseries 1d: Former Shipmates, 1936-1998

Rear Admiral Tolley kept up extensive correspondence with his former shipmates and "river rats," both socially and historically. This subseries contains some minor reminiscences.

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet A, 1984-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet B, 1967-1989

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet B, 1990-[1998]

Former Shipmates Asiatic Fleet C, 1936-1944

Former Shipmates Asiatic Fleet C, 1971-1981

Former Shipmates Asiatic Fleet C, 1981-1989

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet C, 1990-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet D, 1971-1989

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet D, 1990-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet E, 1983-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet F, 1971-1989

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet F, 1990-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet G, 1971-1983

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet G, 1983-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet H, 1969-1980

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet H, 1982-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet J, 1965-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet K, 1984-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet L, 1974-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet M, 1963-1983

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet M, 1984-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet N, 1977-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet O, 1973-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet P, 1985-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet R, 1976-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet S, 1967-1984

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet S, 1985-[1998]

Former Shipmates Asiatic Fleet T, 1941

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet T, 1974-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet V, 1980-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet W, 1979-[1998]

Former shipmates Asiatic Fleet Y-Z, 1988-[1998]

Subseries 1e: Publishers and Publishing, 1960-1994

As well as his correspondence with the major publisher of his work, the United States Naval Institute, this series contains correspondence with editors and staff of various periodicals concerning articles he had written. A folder of rejection letters reflects his persistence in learning his craft. His generous advice and assistance to potential authors on publishing their work is included in this subseries.

Arranged by publisher and correspondent.

American Heritage, 1967-1976

Chesapeake Bay Magazine, 1977

Naval Historical Foundation, 1973-1984

Retired Officers Magazine, 1971-1982

Shipmate, 1965-1988

US Naval Institute Proceedings, 1960-1994

Other Publishers, 1965-1984

Publishing Advice General, 1967-1994

Publishing Advice Charles Adair, 1976-1994

Publishing Advice Joseph Enright, 1972-1983

Publishing Advice Bettsy Shaw, 1995, undated

Rejection Letters, 1961-1981

Solicitations Submissions, 1961-1963

Subseries 1f: Parents, 1917-1961

Extensive correspondence with his parents, primarily from 1924, when he left for the Naval Academy, until 1961 when he was recalled to duty, containing a summation of his career and interests in those years.

Arranged chronologically by incoming or outgoing letters.

From parents, 1917

From parents, 1933 March-May

From parents, 1933 June-August

To parents, 1925, 1927

To parents, 1928-1929

To parents, 1930

To parents, 1931

To parents, 1932

To parents, 1933

To parents, 1934

To parents, 1935

To parents, 1936

To parents, 1937

To parents, 1938

To parents, 1939

To parents, 1940

To parents, 1941

To parents, 1942

To parents, 1943

To parents, 1944

To parents, 1945

To parents, 1946

To parents, 1947

To parents, 1948

To parents, 1949

To parents, 1950

To parents, 1951

To parents, 1952

To parents, 1953

To parents, 1954

To parents, 1955

To parents, 1956

To parents, 1957

To parents, 1958

To parents, 1959

To parents, 1961

Subseries 1g: Family, undated

The correspondence in this subseries is with his wife, children, grandmother and other family members. These letters are personal and some refer to children’s school, camp and other activities.

Arranged by correspondent and topic.

Family - School and Camp, undated

Family - Mrs. Passano Tolley, undated

Family - Mrs. Vlada Tolley, undated

Subseries 1h: Miscellaneous, 1929-1998

This subseries contains bills, medical records, and various expressions of opinion in such items as letters to the editor and recommendations for awards. They demonstrate his involvement in issues of the day.

Arranged by topic.

USNA, undated

USNA - "Green Bowlers", undated

USNA - Homecoming, 1998

Retired Officers, undated

East Carolina, undated

Ballston Spa, undated

Letters to the Editor, undated

Recommendation for award USCG, undated

Citizenship help Crispin Almadin, undated

Commercial, 1952-1970

Commercial, 1971-1987

Rabbi Berger (anti Zionism), undated

Invitations to Speak, undated

Medical, undated

Bills, 1929-1939

Subseries 1i: Orphaned Sheets, 1952-1999

The sheets in this subseries are "orphaned" and are filed separately.

Orphaned sheets and envelopes, 1952-1999, undated

Subseries 2a: Midshipman Items, 1896-1929

This subseries consists of United States Naval Academy midshipman items, primarily papers relating to his appointment to the Academy, and several bound volumes of material relating to class activities and accounts.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Appointment to the Academy, undated

Midshipman Cruise, 1927

Early School Paper, undated

Book of Midshipman’s Store accounts, 1925-1929

Book of photogravures, 1896

Midshipman diary, undated

Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy (1925-6), 1926

French notebook, undated

Reef Points (1925/26-1928/29), 1926-1929

Welding class notes, undated

The Log, 1918-1919

Trident, 1925 October

Diploma, 1929 June 6

Varsity Letter Certificate - Rifle Team, 1927-1928

Varsity Letter Certificate - Rifle Team, 1929

Subseries 2b: United States Naval Academy Class of 1929, 1949-1979

This subseries includes post graduation material on United States Naval Academy Class of 1929, and regulations for midshipmen of St. Johns College.

Arranged by document type.

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929 Muster Notes, 1949

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929 Muster Notes, 1962

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929 Muster Notes, 1969

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929 Muster Notes, 1974

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929 Muster Notes, 1979

Photographs, 1958-1979

Photographs, 1975-1979

Correspondence (Class of '29), 1973-1989

Reunion [Correspondence], 1955-1988

Booklets, Registers and St. John's College, 1924-1929, undated

Reunion Book, 1954

Subseries 3a: Orders, 1929-1963

Official orders and documents.

Arranged by document type.

Bound set of orders, 1929-1940

Orders, 1931-1933

Orders, 1947-1961

Orders to Asiatic Fleet as Language Student, 1933-1935

Retirement orders, 1959-1963

Subseries 3b: Career-Related Papers, 1921-1967

Included in this subseries are letters, documents and papers incidental to his career, including professional information, and opinions on officer retention/recruiting.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Commission - Ensign, 1929 June 6

Commission - Lieutenant junior grade, 1933 January 30

Commission - Lieutenant, 1937 December 8

Commission - Lieutenant Commander, 1943 March 1

Commission - Commander, 1948 April 19

Commission - Captain, 1951 August 20

Report of Naval Observers, 1921

Shipboard Description, 1929-1930

Despatches from the U.S.S. Texas and the U.S.S. Canopus, 1931-1933

Executive Officer [Account Book], 1939-1940

Miscellaneous Early Correspondence, 1939-1949

Miscellaneous Early Correspondence - Forrest Sherman, 1948

Papers incidental to retirement, 1958-1972

Recall to duty, 1967

Professional Information, 1942-1955

Professional Information, 1956-1961

Officer retention/recruiting, 1956

Wartime Adventures in the USSR: collected reports and letters of Commander Kemp Tolley, USN, Assistant Naval Attaché, Moscow, 1942-1949

Subseries 4a: General, 1914-1999

This subseries includes materials on a wide of variety of topics, many of which were verified through queries to the Operational Archives at the Naval Historical Center. Topics are as varied as alcohol use in the navies, espionage, torpedoes and letters and biographical information on former presidents and state and government officials.

Arranged by document type and topic.

General Research Queries, 1965-1974

General Research Queries, 1975-1999

Queries operational archives Naval Historical Center, 1965-1994

Alcohol in Navies, 1980-1981

Espionage, 1966, undated

Torpedoes, 1965-1967

Medals, 1979-1994

Requests for photographs, 1967-1996

Ambassador Joseph C. Grew, 1991 December

Biographical information President Jimmy Carter, 1976

President Eisenhower controversy, 1988, undated

President J F Kennedy assassination, 1975, undated

Douglas MacArthur, 1962-1994

George C. Marshall, 1973-1976

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1914, undated

US government (Congress, President), 1967-1999

State Government officials, 1971-1975

Obituaries, 1967-1996

Subseries 4b: Unpublished Notes, 1932-1995

Pre-publication anecdotes, sea stories 1962-1987, notes for new books, manuscripts, and poems and sea shanties.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Pre publication anecdotes, sea stories, 1962-1971

Pre publication anecdotes, sea stories, 1972-1987

Undated Notes, undated

Notes for a new book, undated

POWs, 1932-1995

POWs Makassar, 1937-1985, undated

Wu Hu Hospital, 1985-1987

Various Manuscripts, undated

Poems and Sea Shanties, undated

Subseries 4c: Ship Research, 1867-1995

This subseries contains information on ships, primarily the Asiatic Fleet. Much of the material consists of bound publications as well as newspaper clippings, logs, rosters and anecdotal records.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Bound publication; U.S.S. Asheville, 1988, undated

Bound publication; U.S.S. Canopus, 1975

U.S.S. Houston, 1994

U.S.S. Liberty, 1979-1987

U.S.S. Luzon, 1932-1995

U.S.S. North Carolina, 1945-1995

Log and Roster U.S.S. Oahu, 1941-1945

U.S.S. Panay, 1928-1989

U.S.S. Trinity, 1946-1995, undated

U.S.S. Wyoming, 1936, undated

Miscellaneous ships, 1867-1995

Print materials Miscellaneous ships, 1942-1991, undated

Subseries 4d: Service Notes, 1940-1999

Miscellaneous clippings and print information on the various branches of the service.

Arranged by military service branch.

US Air Force notes, 1971

US Army notes, 1971-1995

US Marine Corps stories, 1940-1988, undated

US Navy Correspondence/research, 1967-1997

Navy Museum Inquiries, 1974-1979

Miscellaneous clippings, 1974-1995, undated

Miscellaneous print materials, 1946-1999, undated

Subseries 4e: Personal Interests and Considered Opinions, 1947-1998

Interests in this category range from genealogy of the Tolley family, arguments for respect, Tailhook opinions, Universal Ship Cancellation Society, North American Society for Oceanic History, Admiral Nimitz Center, Fredericksburg, TX, Richard McKenna High School as well as participation in other organizations. Even more personal is information on biofeedback, miscellaneous farming related material and guarantees.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Notebooks detailing correspondence, 1983-1993

Biography and career summation, 1956-1975, undated

Biofeedback, 1988

Awards/recognition, 1947-1995

Letters of appreciation, 1937-1963

Genealogy Tolley Family, 1972-1980, undated

Fitness reports, 1949-1955, undated

History Corbet/Monkton, 1973-1979, undated

Arguments for respect, 1949-1987, undated

Tailhook opinions, 1994

Universal ship cancellation society, 1977-1997

North American Society for Oceanic History, 1975-1977

Admiral Nimitz Center, Fredericksburg, Texas, 1975-1994, undated

Participation other organizations, 1960-1988

Richard McKenna High School, 1974-1998

Miscellaneous farming related, 1961-1980, undated

Guarantees, 1989-1991, undated

Last Will and Testament of Lydia Dimitrievna Lipinski, 1980

Subseries 4f: Pearl Harbor/Husband Kimmel, 1929-2000

Rear Admiral Tolley performed intensive research attempting to obtain vindication for Admiral Husband Kimmel. He interviewed many figures involved in the Pearl Harbor attack including Admiral Fukuda, Admiral McCollum, Admiral Stark and Admiral Standley. He conducted voluminous correspondence on the topic of culpability of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Pearl Harbor from 1966-1995, correspondence with the Kimmel family, and the author Edward Beach, Jr. This subseries also contains declassified documents, mostly photocopied, on the events leading up to Pearl Harbor.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Pearl Harbor ONI information, 1929-1989

Pearl Harbor Study Group, 1987-1997

Pearl Harbor Miscellaneous printed materials, 1961-1993, undated

Bataan and Corregidor, 1971-1998, undated

Philippines, 1972-1980, undated

Manila Bay printed materials, 1942-1994

Research Panama/Cuba, 1974-1989, undated

Book related notes, 1969-1985, undated

Interview: ADM Fukuda, undated

Interview: Kita Message, undated

Interview: ADM McCollum, undated

Interview: Percy interview Stark/Morrell, 1962-1963

Correspondence: ADM Stark, 1962

Interview: ADM Standley, 1962

Merle-Smith message, undated

War Warnings, undated

Correspondence Pearl Harbor, 1966-1973

Correspondence Pearl Harbor, 1974-1995

Correspondence Pearl Harbor, Dr. Barnes, 1967

Correspondence Pearl Harbor, Larry Safford, 1942-1972, undated

Correspondence Pearl Harbor, authors Costello, Pineau, 1993-1995, undated

Declassified documents, mostly photocopied, Pearl Harbor, 1941, 1991

Bound notes for summation, 1995-1997

Printed articles on Husband Kimmel, 1966-1999, undated

Correspondence Husband Kimmel and Kimmel family, 1965-1998

Correspondence Ned Beach (Kimmel), 1988-1997

Correspondence Martin Merson (Kimmel), 1988-2000

Subseries 4g: Documentation of Major Publications, 1928-1999

Yangtze Patrol (includes China): Much of the research in this area includes replies for reminiscence from the Asiatic Fleet, clippings, print articles and information about Shanghai and Tsingtao. His research for the book, Yangtze Patrol spans the years 1969 until post publication 1987.

Cruise of the Lanikai: This subseries includes unpublished notes and research on the Lanikai, both the physical ship (earlier named Hermes) and the voyage. Included is also continuing correspondence about the book and the voyage 1962-1994. There is also a certificate of recognition of the Lanikai with a Bronze Star.

Caviar and Commissars (includes Russia): Notes and correspondence concerning Russia and diplomacy are included in this subseries. There are many news clippings, posters and information on various ambassadors. After retirement, Rear Admiral Tolley acted as a good will ambassador when there were USSR ship visits and he traveled to Russia for the 50th anniversary of World War II.

Arranged roughly by publication; thereunder by document type and topic.

China/Shanghai, 1967-1999, undated

China/Tsingtao, undated

China Ephemera, 1937, undated

China Articles, 1935-1995, undated

Miscellaneous clippings, 1941-1989, undated

Correspondence/research Asiatic Fleet, 1928-1997, undated

Yangtze Patrol Replies to request for reminiscences, 1969

Notes Yangtze Patrol, 1934-1983, undated

Correspondence/research Yangtze Patrol, 1969-1971

Correspondence/research Yangtze Patrol, 1972

Correspondence/research Yangtze Patrol, 1973-1977

Correspondence/research Yangtze Patrol, 1978-1987

Correspondence Yangtze Patrol post publication, 1976-1997, undated

Correspondence undated, telegrams etc., undated

Lanikai Orders, 1941

Early notes and map Lanikai, 1941-1942

Unpublished notes/research Lanikai, 1941-1967

Lanikai/Hermes Ship, 1971-1994, undated

Correspondence Fred K. Klebingat Lanikai/Hermes, 1971-1977

San Francisco Maritime Museum Lanikai/Hermes, 1971-1975

Admiral Layton vs Professor France - Three Small Ships, undated

Charles Hiles Lanikai rewrite, 1972

Log of the Lanikai, 1941

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1962-1970

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1971

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1972

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1973

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1974

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1975

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1976-1979

Lanikai Correspondence/Research, 1980-1994

Lanikai recognition Bronze Star, 1949

Notes on Russia, 1936-1943, undated

Correspondence Russia, 1967-1974

Correspondence Russia, 1975-1979

Correspondence Russia, 1980-1997

Correspondence Russia post publication Caviar and Commissars, 1983-1984

Correspondence Russia Ambassador Faymonville, 1970-1989

Russia News clippings, 1969-1994, undated

Russian Language Studies, 1940-1965, undated

Baltimore Council International Visitors, 1975-1977, undated

U.S.S.R./USA Ship visits, 1974-1975

Russia Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 1995

Russia declassified material, 1942-1949

Subseries 4h: Japan, 1958-2000

This subseries contains material from the fifties when Rear Admiral Tolley was Commander of the Pacific Fleet, stationed in Yokosuka. He played a key part in the restoration of Mikasa, and kept up correspondence with the many Japanese friends he had made, especially the Nagano and Godsoe families.

Arranged by document type and topic.

Mikasa Restoration, 1961-2000

Press releases Mikasa restoration, 1961

Correspondence Sasebo (mostly Godsoe), 1960-1978

Newsletter Sasebo, 1977

Correspondence Yokosuka, 1960-1988

Personal Correspondence Yokosuka (mostly Nagano family), 1960-1998

Fleet activity reports Yokosuka, 1958-1959

Japan miscellaneous printed materials, 1970-1995, undated

Amid These Storms: Letters and Dispatches of CDR Hugo Koehler; 1917-1922, 1989

Preliminary draft From Giffin to River Rat: A J.G. on the Long River, by Rear Admiral Clarence E. Coffin, undated

Low Water Above Hankou, by Commander Jerome Addison Lee, 1938, 1992

Diary of Daniel H. Storey, Electrician 2nd Class, 1909-1913

Journal of the European Cruise U.S.S. Mount Olympus (AGC 8), 1952

Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr. A Hell of a War Uncorrected proof, 1993

Beach, Edward Run Silent, Run Deep Autographed copy, 1989, 1991

Regulations of USNA, 1923

Review/edit EB Potter, 1965

Book Reviews notes, 1971-1994, undated

Book Reviews written, 1963-1995, undated

Book Reviews print, 1972-1985, undated

Criticism of articles by Tolley, 1972-1995

Praise of articles about Tolley, 1967-1982

Criticism Robert Love, 1982-1992

Book White Chinese, 1995-1996

Scroll of nautical meanings, undated

USNA ephemera, 1925-1929

Fourth Company Poster, undated

Ephemera [mostly Asiatic Fleet], 1929-1940

Good dining in Sasebo, 1976

Early steam navigation in China, 1962

So, you’re coming to Japan, 1956

Japanese Poster and Letter of Appreciation, undated

How to find your way around [Yokosuka], undated

History of Communications Intelligence in the US with emphasis on the Navy, 1982

The Russian Revolution childhood recollections of Princess Tatiana Galitzine, 1972

U.S.S. Houston (CA 30) in poetry, 1993

Radio Security Station Fourth Marine Regiment, Shanghai, China (1924-1928, 1935-1940), 1981

Riding shotgun on the Yangtze, 1993

Strategic Considerations of WWII, 1949-1950

Excelsior (description upper Yangtze), 1934

Two Soviet posters (one of Victoriya Fyodorova), undated

Russia Ephemera, 1943, undated

Russia Poster, undated

Soviet Posters, undated

Collection of ships' menus, undated

Collection of ships' cards, undated

Album sinking of the Panay, 1987, undated

Dedication of the USS Houston (CA 30) Memorial, 1995

U.S.S. Osage (LSV3), 1944-1994, undated

U.S.S. President Adams (APA 19), undated

U.S.S. Triton (SS 201), undated

U.S.S. Vermillion - Letterhead, undated

Yangtze River Gunboats Bound Log, undated

Newsletters China Connection, 1993-1999

Newsletters Corregidor and Japan Quan, 1989-1999

Ships Newsletters 1, 1931-1999

Gator Newsletter, 1948-1949

Miscellaneous Newsletters, Bulletins, 1948-1961

Sea Classics, 1993

Speeches, 1944-1958, undated

Yangtze River Patroller, 1979

Yangtze River Patroller, 1981-1983

Yangtze River Patroller, 1987-1989

Yangtze River Patroller, 1984-1986

Yangtze River Patroller, 1990-1992

Yangtze River Patroller, 1993-1996

Yangtze River Patroller/South China & Yangtze River Patroller, 1997

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1991

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1992

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1993

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1994

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1995

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1996

China Gunboatman (mockups), undated

China Gunboatman (print), 1986-1987

China Gunboatman (print), 1988-1989

China Gunboatman (print), 1991-1992

China Gunboatman (print), 1993-1994

China Gunboatman (print), 1995-1996

China Gunboatman (print), 1997

China Gunboatman (print), 1998

China Gunboatman (print), 1999

China Gunboatman (print), 2000

China Gunboatman (Miscellaneous and Membership Lists), 1994, undated

YRPA/SCPA Merger Information, 1999

China Gunboatman - Photographs (1991-1997), undated

China Gunboatman - Photographs (1991-1997) (Copies), undated

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1997

China Gunboatman (mockups), 1998

China Gunboatman (mockups), undated

China Gunboatman (mockups) miscellaneous loose pages, undated

Yangtze Patroller - Miscellaneous Copies, 1979-1988

Yangtze Patroller (mockups), undated

Rosters Asiatic Fleet, 1929-1941

Navy directories and rosters, Asiatic Fleet, 1920-1938, undated

Fourth US Marines telephone directory 1935; 1940, 1935-1940

Navy directories and rosters, Yokosuka, 1958, undated

Navy directories and rosters, Armed Forces Staff College, 1950-1952

Other rosters, 1940-1948

YRPA /Origin/Merger/Disband, 1996-1997, undated

Reminiscences YRPA members, 1923-1979, undated

Correspondence/research Logo, stamp, etc., 1981-1999, undated

YRPA Programs Reunions, 1978-1989

Membership lists YRPA/SCPA, 1984-1999

South China Patrol Association (regulations), 1987, undated

SCPA Reunions, 1986-1999, undated

Correspondence Jerry Golnik, YRPA President, 1983-1987

Correspondence YRPA Reunion Boats Knickerbocker, 1985-1987

Correspondence Roy Stratton Sino American Cooperative Organization (SACO), 1972-1989

China Repository, 1978-1997

Asia/China, Seaplane Launch, etc, undated

Asia/China, Navy Divers, Target Practice, undated

Turbine Construction, undated

U.S.S. Enterprise Fire, undated

Subseries 11a: Trips Taken Throughout Asia, 1948-1979

Photographs from trips taken by Tolley, primarily for leisure purposes, throughout Nepal, India, Iran, Thailand, and Tunisia.

Arranged roughly by location.

Travels Tehran, Katmandu, 1979, undated

Trips Bangkok, New Delhi, Tunisia, 1948-1979, undated

Subseries 11b: Women, Friends and Family, undated

Photographs, both posed and candid, of Tolley, his friends, and his family, as well as of his home in Monkton, Maryland.

Arranged by topic.

Family and Friends, 1963-1999, undated

Friends and Family, 1939-1999, undated

Kemp Tolley and Family, undated

Monkton, 1964-1998, undated

Monkton and Visitors, undated

Reunion Asiatic Fleet, 1955-1999, undated

Women, undated

Unidentified Photographs from Russia (Mostly Women), undated

Subseries 11c: Ships and Duty Stations, 1924-1990

Photographs of Tolley's duty stations, including the geographic locations and ships on which he served, as well as notable events at those duty stations.

Arranged alphabetically by topic.

Assorted (Russian) Photographs, 1942-1955, undated

Assorted Small Photographs, 1924-1964, undated

China, 1932-1941, undated

China and Asiatic Fleet, 1938-1973, undated

China and Philippines, 1937-1982, undated

China: Yangtze River Patrol, 1930-1956, undated

China: Yangtze Gorge, 1934

Convoy Como, undated

Fleet Activities - Yokosuka, undated

Hiroshima, Japan, 1945

Japan, 1957-1990, undated

JMSDF Contacts - Yokosuka, 1958-1959, undated

Kobe, Japan - Postcards, undated

Lanikai, undated

Miscellaneous - China, 1932, undated

Miscellaneous - Japan, 1958-1959, undated

Miscellaneous - Russia, 1942, undated

Patriarch Funeral, undated

Quarters - Yokosuka, Japan, undated

Russia, undated

Russia (Enlargements), undated

Ships, 1965, undated

Siberia (Our Russian War), undated

Suvorov Military School, Kalinin, undated

Unidentified Photographs from Japan, undated

U.S.S. North Carolina, undated

Yokosuka, Japan, undated

Subseries 11d: Portraits, 1925-1943

Rear Admiral Tolley 1929-1998; Group portraits, including Roosevelt, Churchill, Stark and King as well as Averell Harriman and many Russian portraits.

Arranged by portrait subject.

Admiral Ivan Papanin, Lieutenant Harshaw, and British Officer, undated

Alexander Povishkin, undated

Averell Harriman in Russia, undated

Averell Harriman, Lt. General Frank Andrews and Rear Admiral Feodorov, undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Cordell Hull, undated

Autographed Group Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Harold Stark, Ernest King and George Marshall at Atlantic Conference, 1941 August

Kemp Tolley, 1931, undated

Kemp Tolley, undated

Kemp Tolley, 1939-1942, undated

Men of the Asiatic Fleet, 1934-1937, undated

Rifle Team - National Matches, Perry, Ohio, 1929

Russia and Officers, 1943, undated

Russian Portraits, undated

United States Naval Academy Class of 1929, 1925

Unidentified Group Photographs, undated

Subseries 11e: Albums, 1922-1984

The albums include those of the Yangtze Patrol, China and the Philippines and Russian friends. The memory book of the U.S.S. Asheville is also in this group.

Arranged by album topic.

Photograph Album - USNA and Earlier, undated

Small Album - Russia, 1944, undated

In Memory of My Cruise in the Orient on U.S.S. Huron, undated

Yangtze (Album), 1939-1950, undated

Yangtze Patrol Photo Album, undated

Loose Album Photographs, 1930

Photograph Album - China (inscribed Andrew Henry), undated

Photograph Album - China (mostly Tolley and Friends Ashore), undated

Photograph Album - China and the Philippines (Cover says F.E. Bitting), undated

Personal Album - Russian Friends, undated

U.S.S. Asheville Memory Book, 1922-1925, 1984

Subseries 11f: Negatives, undated

Negatives I, undated

Negatives II, undated