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Thomas B. Buell Papers, 1862-2002 (bulk 1953-2002): Finding Aid

Published in September 2015

Summary Information
Biographical Chronology of Thomas Bingham Buell
Description of Contents
Arrangement
Access and Use
Acquisition and Appraisal
Related Materials
Processing and Other Information
Subject Headings
Contents List

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Summary Information

Publisher: United States Naval Academy. Special Collections & Archives.
Publisher Address:
589 McNair Road
Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5029, USA
Phone: 410-293-6917
https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/index.php
Call number: MS 423
Location: Special Collections & Archives Department - Manuscripts
Title: Thomas B. Buell Papers
Dates: 1862-2002
Bulk Dates: 1953-2002
Size: 11.34 linear feet
Container Summary: 26 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 3 oversize folders
Creator: Buell, Thomas B. (Thomas Bingham), 1936-2002
Language(s) of material: English
Abstract: Thomas Buell was a United States Navy officer, historian, and member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1958. The papers record various aspects of Buell's life and career, including his studies at the United States Naval Academy and Naval War College, his tour of duty as a commanding officer of a frigate, his role as an educator in the United States Navy, and his research and writings as a naval biographer and military historian.

Biographical Chronology of Thomas Bingham Buell

1936

Born April 30 to Darius D. and Charlotte L. Buell of Elmira, Michigan.

1953

On June 29, enlists in the United States Navy Reserve.
Attends The Bullis School in Silver Spring, Maryland.

1954

In July, is admitted to the United States Naval Academy as a Midshipman.

1958

On June 4, graduates from the United States Naval Academy and is commissioned an Ensign.
In June, attached to U.S.S. Hamner (Destroyer : DD-718).

1959

On July 18, marries Marilyn Douma.
On December 4, promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade).

1960

In June, detached from U.S.S. Hamner.
In August, attached to U.S.S. King (Guided missile frigate : DLG-10) for duty in connection to her fitting out, followed by duty as Missile Officer.

1961

On April 4, son David W. Buell is born.

1962

On June 1, promoted to Lieutenant.
In June, detached from U.S.S. King.
In July, assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School as a student in ordnance engineering.

1963

On April 9, daughter Melora K. Buell is born.

1964

In July, attached to U.S.S. Brooke (Guided missile frigate : FFG-1) for duty in connection to her fitting out, followed by duty as Weapons Officer.

1967

On January 1, promoted to Lieutenant Commander.
In March, detached from U.S.S. Brooke.
On March 15, reports to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as Technical Assistant for Weapons.
In July, qualifies for command of destroyers.

1968

In November, assigned to U.S.S. John King (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-3) as Executive Officer.

1970

In July, detached from U.S.S. John King.
In August, assigned to the Naval War College as a student in the College of Naval Command and Staff.

1971

In June, graduates from the Naval War College, receiving the Sims Award as Outstanding Student.
In July, appointed to the faculty of the Naval War College as Curriculum Evaluation Officer.
On November 1, promoted to Commander.

1972

In August, detached from the Naval War College.

1973

In December, assumes command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes (Fast frigate : FF-1078).
Publishes The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance.

1975

In September, relieved of command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes.
Assigned to the United States Military Academy as Naval Liaison Officer and member of the History Department Faculty.

1979

On July 1, retires from the United States Navy.

1980

Publishes Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King.

1993

Effective July 1, appointed Writer-in-Residence on the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

1997

Publishes The Warrior Generals: Combat Leadership in the Civil War.

2002

On June 26, dies and is subsequently interred in Union City, Michigan.

Description of Contents

The Thomas B. Buell Papers, comprising 11.34 linear feet of documentation, span Buell's careers as both a United States Navy officer and a historian from 1953 to 2002, with some documentation dating back as far as 1862. The papers record various aspects of Buell's life and career, including his studies at the United States Naval Academy and Naval War College, his tour of duty as a commanding officer of a frigate, his role as an educator in the United States Navy, and his research and writings as a naval biographer and military historian.

The collection is composed primarily of textual documents, such as personal and official correspondence, orders, press clippings, journal articles, handwritten notes, draft manuscripts, event programs, pamphlets, and brochures. Non-textual documents include photographs, maps, and audio recordings. The collection also includes several floppy disks.

The Thomas B. Buell Papers are organized into five series by topic, document type, and occupation. The first three series are almost exclusively the product of Buell's career as an officer in the United States Navy. Series 1: Personal Correspondence, consisting overwhelmingly of correspondence between Buell and his parents, spans from his time as a Midshipman at the Naval Academy through his retirement from the Navy in 1979, with additional letters from his preparatory school experiences leading up to his Naval Academy admission. Additional documentation pertaining to Buell's admission to the Naval Academy, as well as his specific studies and training activities, appear in Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files. Series 3: United States Navy Files covers Buell's naval career from shortly after his Academy graduation through his retirement in 1979. While spanning his entire career, the series focuses primarily on Buell's time as a faculty member at the Naval War College and United States Military Academy, as well as his command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes (Fast frigate : FF-1079). The series also touches upon Buell's brief service in the United States Navy Reserve prior to his admission to the United States Naval Academy.

The remaining two series span beyond Buell's Navy career. Series 4: Writings and Research focuses on Buell's writings, including journal articles, speeches, and monographs, while an officer in the Navy and as a historian following his retirement from naval service. While the series includes drafts and publication copies of Buell's various articles, it is limited to research material only with regard to Buell's book-length histories and biographies. Series 5: Subject Files and Personal Miscellany contains material pertaining to Buell's personal interests, business dealings, and other topics not touched upon elsewhere in the collection, such as family history and early education.

Arrangement

The Thomas B. Buell Papers are organized into the following five series:

Series 1: Personal Correspondence, 1941-2000
Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files, 1953-1958
Series 3: United States Navy Files, 1953-2002
Subseries 3a: General, 1953-1988
Subseries 3b: Naval War College, 1970-1973
Subseries 3c: U.S.S. Joseph Hewes, 1972-1975
Subseries 3d: United States Military Academy, 1975-1986, 2002
Series 4: Writings and Research, 1862-2002
Subseries 4a: Articles and Lectures (General), 1977-2002
Subseries 4b: Naval War College Articles and Papers, 1970-1987
Subseries 4c: United States Naval Institute Articles and Papers, 1905-2001
Subseries 4d: King and Spruance Monographs, 1952-1990
Subseries 4e: The Warrior Generals, 1864-2000
Subseries 4f: Sea Warrior Trilogy, 1862-2002
Series 5: Subject Files and Personal Miscellany, 1873-2002

Access and Use

Access

Access to any potentially classified material is restricted.

Copyright and Permission

The Thomas B. Buell Papers are the physical property of Nimitz Library. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators of the works, or their legal representatives. For further information, consult the Head, Special Collections & Archives.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure written permission to publish, reprint, or reproduce material from Special Collections & Archives. The researcher assumes responsibility for infringement of copyright or literary or publication rights. Please contact the Head, Special Collections & Archives for permission to publish and for further information.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Audiocassettes in Subseries 3c: U.S.S. Joseph Hewes require a tape deck for playback. Floppy disks in Series 5: Subject Files and Personal Miscellany require a computer with a 3.5 inch disk drive in order to be read.

Acquisition and Appraisal

Provenance and Acquisition

Gift of Thomas B. Buell in February 2002, April 2002, and May 2002. Accession Nos. 02-02, 02-06, and 02-09.

Related Materials

Related Archival Material

Additional material pertaining to Buell's time as a midshipman and subsequent naval career can be found in his Midshipman Personnel Jacket (sealed until 2041) and Alumni Jacket, available at Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library.

Additional research material on Admirals Raymond Spruance and Ernest King, used in the writing of The Quiet Warrior and Master of Seapower, can be found in the Thomas B. Buell Collection, Ms. Coll. 37, Naval Historical Collection, at the Naval War College.

Drafts, comments, and other materials related to the writing of The Warrior Generals: Combat Leadership in the Civil War can be found in the Thomas B. Buell Papers, 1991-1998, Collection Number 04915 at the University of North Carolina's Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library.

Additional material pertaining to the history of the Buell Family of Michigan can be found in the Thomas B. Buell Family Papers, 1840-2000, Collection 0075 Aa 2, at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library.

Materials Cataloged Separately

No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.

Processing and Other Information

Preferred Citation

Thomas B. Buell Papers, MS 423

Special Collections & Archives Department

Nimitz Library

United States Naval Academy

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David D'Onofrio in September 2015. Finding aid written by David D'Onofrio in September 2015.

Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

Admirals -- United States -- Biography
Brooke (Guided missile frigate : FFG-1)
Buell family
Buell, Thomas B. (Thomas Bingham), 1936-2002
Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement
Generals -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
Hamner (Destroyer : DD-718)
Historians -- United States
John King (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-3)
King (Guided missile frigate : DLG-10)
King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956
MacDonald, Donald John, 1908-
Middle East -- Description and travel
Monitor (Ironclad)
Naval War College (U.S.)
Naval education -- United States
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (U.S.)
O'Bannon (Destroyer)
Shipbuilding -- United States
Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969
United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy. Department of History
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States Naval Academy -- Midshipmen -- Cruises
United States Naval Academy -- Social life and customs
United States Naval Academy -- Sports
United States Naval Academy -- Students -- Correspondence
United States Naval Academy. Class of 1958
United States. Navy -- Officers
United States. Navy -- Weapons systems
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
Wouk, Herman, 1915-

Genre Terms

Articles
Audiocassettes
Certificates
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Floppy disks
Manuscripts
Maps (documents)
Notes (documents)
Orders (military records)
Photographs
Printed ephemera
Programs (documents)
Research notes

Contents List

Series 1: Personal Correspondence, 1941-2000 Boxes 1-2

Series Description

Letters sent by Buell, primarily to his parents and grandmother, as well as his brother Charles. The letters, which span Buell's entire career in the United States Navy, are most heavily concentrated on his years as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, with discussions of Buell's studies, the crew team, hazing, and summer cruises. Following his graduation from the Academy, Buell's letters pertain to such topics as the fitting out of U.S.S. Brooke and U.S.S. King, studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, teaching at the Naval War College, and command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes throughout her Middle Eastern deployment. Non-naval subjects covered include Buell's religious life, the birth of Buell's children (David and Melora), and life on the Buell family farm in Michigan. In addition to letters sent, the series also includes several letters from John and Doris Lyons, and Buell's father, Darius, as well as occasional photographs and Naval Academy Christmas cards.

Additional material pertaining to Buell's time at the Naval Academy can be found in Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files.

Series Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Box 1 Folder 1

Personal Correspondence, 1941-1952

Box 1 Folder 2

Personal Correspondence, 1953

Studies, teachers, and life at The Bullis School of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Box 1 Folder 3

Personal Correspondence, 1954 January-May

Studies, teachers, and life at The Bullis School of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Box 1 Folder 4

Personal Correspondence, 1954 June-December

Plebe summer, crew practice, drills, upper-class hazing and "come-arounds", and damage from an October hurricane. Includes photographs of Buell and the Yard.

Box 1 Folder 5

Personal Correspondence, 1955 January-May

Exams, mathematics studies, crew practice, winter in Annapolis, Buell's placement on the Plebe racing shell, and itinerary for upcoming practice cruise.

Box 1 Folder 6

Personal Correspondence, 1955 June-December

Crew training, summer practice cruise aboard U.S.S. William C. Lawe, dating, Navy football, youngster life, and a pneumonia epidemic at the Academy.

Box 1 Folder 7

Personal Correspondence, 1956 January-May

Mid-year exams, crew training/races, and changes to routine under Superintendent Smedberg.

Box 1 Folder 8

Personal Correspondence, 1956 June-August

Amphibious training, dragging, aviation training, reaction to jet aircraft, and carrier cruise aboard U.S.S. Antietam.

Box 1 Folder 9

Personal Correspondence, 1956 September-December

Professional development studies, clothing expenses, "Navy Log" television show, dragging, and Navy football vs. Notre Dame.

Box 1 Folder 10

Personal Correspondence, 1957 January-May

Exams, President Eisenhower's inaugural parade, Spring leave, graduation pictures, and anticipation of the Ring Dance.

Box 1 Folder 11

Personal Correspondence, 1957 June-August

Crew nationals at Syracuse, summer practice cruise aboard U.S.S. Northampton, liberty in Rio de Janeiro, and gunfiring drills.

Box 1 Folder 12

Personal Correspondence, 1957 September-December

Buell's concept for a potato harvester, life as a first classman, and Navy football.

Box 1 Folder 13

Personal Correspondence, 1958 January-June

Exams, June Week preparations, service selection, and Buell's new car.

Box 1 Folder 14

Personal Correspondence, 1960

U.S.S. Hamner's cruise to Bombay, impending transfer to and fitting out of U.S.S. King at Bremerton, and training classes in Pomona.

Box 1 Folder 15

Personal Correspondence, 1961

U.S.S. King's shakedown and first deployments, the birth of Buell's son, the Terrier missile system, and U.S.S. King's transfer to San Diego.

Box 2 Folder 1

Personal Correspondence, 1962

Selection to and studies at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Box 2 Folder 2

Personal Correspondence, 1963

Birth of Buell's daughter and foreclosure on the family farm.

Box 2 Folder 3

Personal Correspondence, 1964

Request for return to sea duty, foreclosure on the family farm, assignment to U.S.S. Brooke, and move to Seattle.

Box 2 Folder 4

Personal Correspondence, 1965

Construction and fitting out of U.S.S. Brooke.

Box 2 Folder 5

Personal Correspondence, 1966

Launching of U.S.S. Brooke, publication of Buell's "To Build a Better Ship - On Time," selection for Lieutenant Commander, and assignment to Long Beach as Assistant Combat Systems Superintendent.

Box 2 Folder 6

Personal Correspondence, 1967

Transfer to Norfolk and command qualification test.

Box 2 Folder 7

Personal Correspondence, 1968

Transfer to U.S.S. John King as Executive Officer.

Box 2 Folder 8

Personal Correspondence, 1969

U.S.S. John King's Mediterranean deployment.

Box 2 Folder 9

Personal Correspondence, 1970

Mediterranean deployment with the Sixth Fleet.

Box 2 Folder 10

Personal Correspondence, 1971

Publication of Buell's article on the Naval War College.

Box 2 Folder 11

Personal Correspondence, 1972

Teaching at the Naval War College.

Box 2 Folder 12

Personal Correspondence, 1973

Command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes.

Box 2 Folder 13

Personal Correspondence, 1974

Work on Buell's book on Admiral Ernest J. King and U.S.S. Joseph Hewes's homeporting in Charleston.

Box 2 Folder 14

Personal Correspondence, 1975

Deployment to the west coast of Africa and Arabian peninsula, and relief as commanding officer of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes.

Box 2 Folder 15

Personal Correspondence, 1977

Election to the Naval Institute's Board of Control.

Box 2 Folder 16

Personal Correspondence, 1978

Buell family history and papers.

Box 2 Folder 17

Personal Correspondence, 1979

Box 2 Folder 18

Personal Correspondence, 2000

Box 2 Folder 19

Personal Correspondence, undated

Box 2 Folder 20

Greeting Cards, undated

Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files, 1953-1958 Boxes 2-3

Series Description

Documentation of Buell's time as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. The documents pertain to such subjects as Buell's admission to the Academy, summer training cruises, the varsity crew team, and Buell's First Class Term Paper. Included in the series are letters, memoranda, orders, class notes, clippings, printed reports, event programs, photographs, transcripts, and a research paper.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic and document type.

Box 2 Folder 21

Appointment - Correspondence, 1953-1954

Box 2 Folder 22

Board of Visitors Reports, 1955

Box 2 Folder 23

Calvary Methodist Church, 1955-1956

Box 2 Folder 24

Clippings, 1954-1958

Buell's admission to the Naval Academy, crew events, and Buell's graduation.

Box 2 Folder 25

Crew Programs, 1955

Navy-Princeton Cup Regatta and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta.

Box 2 Folder 26

The Drag's Handbook, undated

Box 2 Folder 27

Ephemera - Miscellaneous, undated

Box 2 Folder 28

Examination Permits and Results, 1953-1954

Box 2 Folder 29

Faculty Directories, 1954-1957

Box 3 Folder 1

Graduation and June Week, 1955, 1958

Program, invitation, and guest tickets.

Box 3 Folder 2

Letters to Parents and Guardians, 1954-1958

Box 3 Folder 3

Menus, 1954-1957

1957 Army-Navy Game dinner and 1954 and 1955 Christmas Dinner.

Box 3 Folder 4

Miscellaneous, 1954-1958

Stag lines, midshipman debts, spokesmanship, men's clubs, and visitor information.

Box 3 Folder 5

Navy Mutual Aid Association, 1957

Box 3 Folder 6

Notes and Assignments - First Class Term Paper, 1958

"The Anglo-French Agreement, 1904."

Box 3 Folder 7

Notes and Assignments - General, undated

Box 3 Folder 8

Photographs, 1956, undated

Portraits of Buell and fellow midshipman, including a visit from University of Michigan President Harlon Hatcher, the crew team, and the 1958 Ring Dance.

Box 3 Folder 9

Reef Points, 1954

Includes various pieces of ephemera inside the front and back covers.

Box 3 Folder 10

Relative Standing and Marks, 1955-1958

Box 3 Folder 11

Summer Cruise, 1955-1957

Itineraries, maps, orders, event programs, Spanish currency, and purchased photographs of Madrid.

Box 3 Folder 12

Superintendent's List, 1956-1957

Series 3: United States Navy Files, 1953-2002 Boxes 3-11, 27, MSOS

Series Description

Documentation of Buell's career in the United States Navy, with particular focus on his command of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes, his assignments to the Naval War College as both student and faculty member, and his tour on the History Department faculty at West Point.

Series Arrangement

Organized into four sub-series by duty station.

Subseries 3a: General, 1953-1988

Subseries Description

Official documentation spanning Buell's Navy career, such as his Bureau of Personnel Service Record, fitness reports, orders, and official correspondence files. The subseries also focuses on Buell's tour as Executive Officer of U.S.S. John King, the construction and commissioning of U.S.S. Brooke and U.S.S. King, Buell's brief service in the Naval Reserve, and his efforts to expunge a deleterious fitness report filed against him by R. A. Dalla Mura. Included in the subseries are letters, orders, memoranda, forms, reports, dispatches, photographs, notes, and clippings.

Additional material pertaining to Buell's professional relationship with R. A. Dalla Mura can be found in Subseries 3c: U.S.S. Joseph Hewes.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic and document type.

Box 3 Folder 13

Awards and Citations - Legion of Merit, 1979

Box 3 Folder 14

Bigley, Thomas J., 1977

Includes appeals by Buell to Vice Admiral Bigley in his case before the Board for the Correction of Naval Records.

Box 3 Folder 15

Board for the Correction of Naval Records, 1977

Appeals by Buell for the removal of certain fitness reports from his permanent record.

Box 4 Folder 1

BuPers Service Record, 1953-1977

Drawer MSOS Folder 1

Commissions, 1973-1977

Box 4 Folder 2

Dog Tags, undated

Box 4 Folder 3

Naval History Symposium, 1972-1977

Includes copies of Buell's paper "The Prewar Career of Ernest J. King."

Box 4 Folder 4

Naval Postgraduate School, 1971, undated

Buell's awards and religious activities.

Folder 5

Naval Reserve, 1953-1954

Box 4 Folder 6

Official Correspondence, 1958-1970

Primarily service aboard U.S.S. Hamner and U.S.S. John King, as well as Buell's command qualification.

Box 4 Folder 7

Official Correspondence, 1974-1978

Fitness reports, Buell's service aboard and appeal for the removal or correction of fitness reports from his time as Commanding Officer of U.S.S. Joseph Hewes, rioting in Djibouti, and his assignment to West Point and the Naval War College.

Box 4 Folder 8

Orders, 1957-1975

Box 4 Folder 9-10

Personal File, 1962-1978

Congratulations, thank-you's, qualifications, fitness reports, Buell's speech entitled "The Future -- an Estimate of the Situation," and Buell's retirement from active duty.

Box 5 Folder 1

Photographs - Portraits, 1962-1971, undated

Box 5 Folder 2

U.S.S. Brooke, 1965-1988

U.S.S. Brooke's construction, commissioning, and retirement. Includes photographs.

Box 5 Folder 3

U.S.S. Hamner (DD-718), undated

Includes photographs.

Box 5 Folder 4

U.S.S. John King (DDG-3), 1969-1970

Plans of the day, family grams, the Red Rippers, and U.S.S. John King's Mediterranean deployment.

Box 5 Folder 5

U.S.S. John King (DDG-3) - Foreign Port VIPs, 1969

Box 5 Folder 6

U.S.S. John King (DDG-3) - Photographs, 1969-1970

Images of the ship, officers, wardroom, and Buell, as well as postcards from ports of call.

Box 5 Folder 7

U.S.S. John King (DDG-3) - XO Quarters, undated

Schedule book.

Box 5 Folder 8

U.S.S. King (DLG-10), 1960-1962, undated

Ship's construction and commissioning.

Box 5 Folder 9

U.S.S. King (DLG-10) - Photographs, 1962, undated

Subseries 3b: Naval War College, 1970-1973

Subseries Description

Documentation of Buell's time as a student at the College of Naval Command and Staff, and subsequent tour as Curriculum Evaluation Officer at the Naval War College. In addition to documenting the War College's faculty, courses, and events, the materials pertain to topics such as the liberalization of the War College convocation ceremony, the state of the library and Naval Historical Collection, and Buell's efforts to establish an oral history program. The subseries includes memoranda, instructions, letters, directories, calendars, notes, speeches, clippings, event programs, studies, reports, and photographs.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic and document type.

Box 5 Folder 10

Admiral Zumwalt's Speech Writer, 1971

Suggestion that Buell take over as the Admiral's speech writer.

Box 5 Folder 11

Assignments and Course Materials, 1970-1972

Military planning, management, international law, and strategic mobility.

Box 5 Folder 12

Buildings and Grounds Issues, 1972-1973

Box 5 Folder 13

Calendars, 1971

Box 6 Folder 1

Calendars, 1972

Box 6 Folder 2

Clippings, 1971-1973

Awards received by Buell and the state of the War College.

Box 6 Folder 3

Consultants, 1971, undated

Recommendations on research and gaming consultants.

Box 6 Folder 4

Convocation, 1972

Changes to the War College's convocation.

Box 6 Folder 5

Curriculum Evaluation, 1971-1972

Box 6 Folder 6

Directories and Duty Assignments, 1970-1971

Box 6 Folder 7

Directories and Duty Assignments, 1971-1973

Box 6 Folder 8

Distinguished Visitors Program, 1972

Box 6 Folder 9

Emmanuel Church, 1971, undated

Box 6 Folder 10

End of Year Evaluation Report, 1972

Box 6 Folder 11

Event Programs - General, 1971, undated

Includes the Class of 1971's Navy Relief Society production "The Gaieties."

Box 6 Folder 12

Exercise of Command, 1973

Requests for copies of Ernest King's document of the same name.

Box 6 Folder 13

Faculty Nominations and Recommendations, 1971

Box 6 Folder 14

Graduation, 1971

Includes material on Buell's William S. Sims Award.

Box 6 Folder 15

Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, 1973

Reaction to a survey on foreign and military policy.

Box 6 Folder 16

Invitations, undated

Box 6 Folder 17

Joint Amphibious Task Force KOREA ONE, 1971

Staff organization and meeting.

Box 6 Folder 18

Letter of Appreciation, 1971

Box 6 Folder 19

Library and Naval Historical Collection, 1973

Ad hoc committee on policy and goals.

Box 6 Folder 20

Mess Night, undated

Box 6 Folder 21

Miscellaneous, 1973, undated

Box 6 Folder 22

Mission of the United States Armed Forces 1975-1985, undated

Box 6 Folder 23

Naval War College Foundation, 1971, undated

Box 6 Folder 24

Naval War College Publicity, 1971

Box 6 Folder 25

Navy League Literary Award, 1973

Buell's nomination.

Box 6 Folder 26

Oral History Project, 1971

Proposals for the creation of an oral history project at the War College.

Box 6 Folder 27

Personal, undated

Box 6 Folder 28

Personnel Retention and Combat Readiness, 1971

Letter from Buell to Chief of Naval Operations Zumwalt.

Box 6 Folder 29

Photographs, 1971-1972, undated

Box 6 Folder 30

PLANEX I and PLANEX II War Games, 1971-1972

Box 6 Folder 31

Research Seminar Proposal, 1971

Box 6 Folder 32

Semmes, B. J., 1971

Outside study for graduate degrees and impact of the 1972 Captain Selection Board on the War College.

Box 7 Folder 1

Speeches - Buell, 1972-1973

Primarily regarding Buell's "The Future - An Estimate of the Situation."

Box 7 Folder 2

Speeches - Others, 1971

College of Naval Command and Staff welcoming address.

Box 7 Folder 3

Spruance, Mrs. Raymond A. - Visit, 1971

Box 7 Folder 4

Stationary, 1972

Box 7 Folder 5

Travel Orders, 1971

Subseries 3c: U.S.S. Joseph Hewes, 1972-1975

Subseries Description

Documentation of Buell's command of the Knox-class frigate U.S.S. Joseph Hewes (FF-1078). Much of the subseries, including most of the photographs and audiocassettes, focuses on the Joseph Hewes's Middle East Cruise of 1975, including her ports of call, cooperation with foreign navies, and various receptions and official functions. The remainder of the material in the subseries pertains to Buell's assumption of command, his newsletter to family and friends of the crew, and day-to-day operations of the ship. Included in the subseries are memoranda, dispatches, correspondence, clippings, photographs, notes, instructions, invitations, and audiocassettes.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic, with audiocassettes and photographs filed separately at the end.

Box 7 Folder 6

Artifacts, undated

Includes a U.S.S. Joseph Hewes medallion and belt buckle.

Box 7 Folder 7

Assumption of Command, 1973 December

Also includes information on PCO school, and Buell's first briefings.

Box 7 Folder 8

Assumption of Command - New Rules and Policies, 1973 December

Box 7 Folder 9

Birthday Wishes, 1973-1975

Box 7 Folder 10

Bravo Zulu, 1973-1975

Congratulatory communications for various deployments, including U.S.S. Joseph Hewes's Middle East cruise.

Box 7 Folder 11

Change of Command, 1975

Invitations, programs, and logistics for Buell's relief of command.

Box 7 Folder 12

Christmas, 1973-1975

Holiday celebrations in Barcelona and Charleston.

Box 7 Folder 13

Cruise Book, 1972

Box 7 Folder 14

Dalla Mura, R. A., 1975

Criticism of Buell by Dalla Mura.

Box 7 Folder 15

Fourth of July - Nassau, 1974 July-August

Box 7 Folder 16

Letters to Families and Friends, 1974-1975

Newsletter for family and friends of officers and crew.

Box 7 Folder 17

Material Inspections, 1975

Box 7 Folder 18

Middle East Cruise - Foreign Navies, 1975

Work with the French Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, as well as a sighting of a Royal Navy submarine.

Box 7 Folder 19

Middle East Cruise - Itinerary and Ports of Call, 1975

Material on port calls at Bahrain, Bandar Abbas, Colombo, Dakar, Djibouti, Jeddah, Karachi, Mombasa, Monrovia, and Ras Al-Khaimah, as well as transiting the Suez Canal.

Box 7 Folder 20

Middle East Cruise - Miscellaneous, 1975

Box 7 Folder 21

Middle East Cruise - Purchases, 1975

Box 7 Folder 22

Middle East Cruise - Welcome and Homecoming Messages, 1975

Box 7 Folder 23

Miscellaneous, 1973-1975

Box 8 Folder 1

Passive Towed Array, 1973, undated

Notes, logs, and communications on testing of towed sonar arrays.

Box 8 Folder 2

Personal Correspondence, 1973-1975

Box 8 Folder 3

Replenishment, 1973

Requests for and delays of underway and vertical replenishment.

Box 8 Folder 4

Shiphandling Log, 1973-1975

Box 8 Folder 5

Ship's History and Specifications, undated

Also includes biographical sketches of Buell.

Box 8 Folder 6

Social Roster, 1973 July

Box 27 Folder 1

Audiocassette - ISCS 211200Q-211630Q (side 1)/ISCS 220000Q-220015Q (side 2), undated

Box 27 Folder 2

Audiocassette - ISCS 212400-222400 (side 1)/ISCS 222400-232400 (side 2), undated

Box 27 Folder 3

Audiocassette - Guardafui, 1975 May 31

Box 27 Folder 4

Audiocassette - Gulf of Aden 6 May, Petya 811 & Ulma (side 1)/Socotra 24 April, Half Way, Gulf of Aden (side 2), 1975 April-May

Box 27 Folder 5

Audiocassette - Monrovia, Liberia Press Conference, 1975 January 25

Box 27 Folder 6

Audiocassette - Petya 811 and Ulma off Aden, 1975 May 6

Box 27 Folder 7

Audiocassette - Socotra, 1975 February 21

Box 27 Folder 8

Audiocassette - Socotra Evening Flight, 1975 February 21

Box 27 Folder 9

Audiocassette - Socotra Morning LAMPS Ops (side 1)/SURVOPS Petya DE 801 (side 2), 1975 February 22

Box 27 Folder 10

Audiocassette - SOUINOCEAN Squad, 1975 April 25

Box 27 Folder 11

Audiocassette - Soviet Ships East of Gibraltar, 1975 June 16

Box 27 Folder 12

Audiocassette - To CO J. Hewes from Commodore About Inspection, 1975 April 25

Box 8 Folder 7

Photographs - At Sea, undated

Box 8 Folder 8

Photographs - Change of Command, 1975 September 5

Box 8 Folder 9

Photographs - Color Pic Story of Cruise, 1975

From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 8 Folder 10

Photographs - Christmas, 1973 December

Original envelope labeled 1975.

Box 8 Folder 11

Photographs - Crossing the Line, 1975 January

Box 8 Folder 12

Photographs - Cruise of the U.S.S. Joseph Hewes to the Middle East, Part I, 1975

Disbound photograph album.

Box 8 Folder 13

Photographs - Cruise of the U.S.S. Joseph Hewes to the Middle East, Part II, 1975

Disbound photograph album.

Box 8 Folder 14

Photographs - Dakar, Senegal, 1975 January

Images of local merchants and Senegalese troops. From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 8 Folder 15

Photographs - Fourth of July (Charleston), 1975 July 4

Box 8 Folder 16

Photographs - Fourth of July (Nassau), 1974 July 3

Images of an awards ceremony for local hotel staff.

Box 8 Folder 17

Photographs - Gulf of Aden, 1975 May 6-7

Box 8 Folder 18

Photographs - Departure from Newport, 1974 February 2

Box 8 Folder 19

Photographs - Homecoming, Charleston, 1975 July 1

Box 8 Folder 20

Photographs - Karachi, Pakistani Laborers Aboard U.S.S. Joseph Hewes, 1975 April

From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 8 Folder 21

Photographs - Middle East Cruise, 1975 January-June

Box 8 Folder 22

Photographs - Mombasa, 1975 February

From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 8 Folder 23

Photographs - Officers and Crew, 1973-1975

Box 8 Folder 24

Photographs - Officers and Crew, 1975 April

Box 9 Folder 1

Photographs - Ras Al-Khaimah, 1975 May 10-11

From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 9 Folder 2

Photographs - Receiving Supply E, 1974

Box 9 Folder 3

Photographs - Reception in Dakar, Senegal, 1975 January

From Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 9 Folder 4

Photographs - Ships, 1974-1975

Includes ships encountered on Joseph Hewes' Middle East Cruise.

Box 9 Folder 5

Photographs - Taking Command in Greece, 1973 December 7

Box 9 Folder 6

Photographs - Wedding, 1974 January

Subseries 3d: United States Military Academy, 1975-1986, 2002

Subseries Description

Documentation of Buell's tour as Naval Liaison Officer and member of the History Department faculty at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The materials pertain, in part, to the operations of the West Point History department and Buell's teaching therein. The subseries also touches upon Navy Day festivities organized by Buell, housing issues faced by Buell, Naval Academy exchange students at West Point, West Point pedagogy, and the annual Army-Navy Game, as well as Buell's retirement. Included in the subseries are memoranda, photographs, lecture notes, event programs, notes, lesson plans, student newspapers, rosters, and directories.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic and document type.

Box 9 Folder 7

100th Night, 1978-1979

Performance programs.

Box 9 Folder 8

AOC Program, 1975

Box 9 Folder 9

Army-Navy Game - Rivalry and Harassment, 1976, undated

Box 9 Folder 10

Army-Navy Game - Wager, 1978

Box 9 Folder 11

Army-Navy Track, 1976-1977

Box 9 Folder 12

Assignment and Transfer to USMA, 1975

Communications with the History Department Chair, congratulatory letters, and living arrangements.

Box 9 Folder 13-15

Battle of the Atlantic, 1975-1976

Lecture notes, lesson plans, research, and writings.

Box 9 Folder 16

Civil War Generalship Lecture, 1997

Guest lecture by Buell.

Box 9 Folder 17

Classified Document Inventories and Requests, 1975-1976

Box 9 Folder 18

Columbia College, 1976-1977

Columbia's course entitled "Introduction to Contemporary Civilization in the West."

Box 9 Folder 19

Commissioning of Cadets in Services Other than the Army, 1975

Commandant's memo.

Box 9 Folder 20

Dickinson Subcommittee, 1977

Committee on Military Academy pedagogy.

Box 9 Folder 21

Dining-In, 1977-1978, undated

Box 9 Folder 22

Distribution/Document Requests, 1975-1976

Box 9 Folder 23

Doughty, Robert A., 2002

Box 9 Folder 24

Exchange Students, 1976-1978

Documents on and evaluations of Naval Academy midshipmen at West Point.

Box 9 Folder 25

Extracurricular Activities, 1977-1978

Box 9 Folder 26

Faculty Colloquium, 1985-1986

Guest lecture by Buell.

Box 9 Folder 27

Fitness Reports, 1976-1979

Box 9 Folder 28

Founders Day Dinner, 1975-1977

Box 9 Folder 29

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Trip, 1977

Box 9 Folder 30

Graduation, 1978-1979

Box 10 Folder 1

Guidelines and Handbooks, 1975-1979

Includes Uniform Regulations, "Ethics and the Military Profession," "Tips for West Point Wives," "Cadet Mess," "Basic Concepts for the United States Military Academy," and "Guidelines for Non-Sexist Expression."

Box 10 Folder 2

History Department - General, 1975-1979

Departmental rosters, courses, support services, and grading methods.

Box 10 Folder 3

History Department - Photographs, 1975-1978

Box 10 Folder 4

History Department - Reading Lists, 1977-1979

Box 10 Folder 5

Honor Code and Cheating Scandal, 1976-1977

Electrical Engineering 304 scandal. Includes 1977 copy of honor code.

Box 10 Folder 6

Housing/Facilities Issues, 1976-1979

Complaints regarding the Lee Housing Area, academic and athletic facility conditions, bus service, and hostile reactions to energy conservation measures.

Box 10 Folder 7

Invitations, 1977-1979, undated

Box 10 Folder 8

Mascot Theft, 1977-1978

Prank thefts of both Army and Navy mascots.

Box 10 Folder 9

Memos to the Navy Community, 1978

Box 10 Folder 10

Metcalf, Joseph, 1977

Address by Rear Admiral Metcalf before the West Point Corps of Cadets.

Box 10 Folder 11

Metcalf, Joseph - Photographs, 1977

Box 10 Folder 12

Miscellaneous, 1976-1979, undated

Box 10 Folder 13

Naval Flight Indoctrination, 1977

Request for flight training by Cadet Rex G. Finley.

Box 10 Folder 14

Navy Day, 1976-1978

Preparations and logistics for celebrations at West Point.

Box 10 Folder 15

Navy Day - Photographs, 1976 October 13

Box 10 Folder 16

Navy Interaction at West Point - Photographs, 1978, undated

Includes photographs of Lieutenant Christina Batjer (USN), first female officer on faculty at West Point.

Box 10 Folder 17

Personal/Family, 1977-1979, undated

Box 10 Folder 18

Personnel Matters, 1976-1978

Box 10 Folder 19

Potter, E. B., 1975

Box 10 Folder 20

Religious Matters, 1976-1979

Box 10 Folder 21

Retirement, 1979

Box 10 Folder 22

Retirement - Photographs, 1979 June

Box 10 Folder 23

Romer, Jeffrey A., 1977-1978

Publication of Cadet Romer's article "The German High Seas Fleet: A Reappraisal" in Proceedings.

Box 10 Folder 24

Squash, undated

Box 11 Folder 1

Student Evaluations, undated

Evaluations of HI 402 - History of the Military Art.

Box 11 Folder 2

Studies and Reports, 1976-1978

Includes a memo entitled "Overload of Cadets," and the "Report to the Secretary of the Army by the Special Commission on the United States Military Academy."

Box 11 Folder 3

Telephone Directory, 1975

Box 11 Folder 4

Thank-You Notes and Letters, 1975-1979

Box 11 Folder 5

Third Class Sponsor Program, 1975-1977

Box 11 Folder 6

Turner, Stansfield, 1976-1977

Requests for Turner to address the Corps of Cadets.

Box 11 Folder 7

U.S.S. Fiske, 1978

Visit by U.S.S. Fiske to West Point.

Series 4: Writings and Research, 1862-2002 Boxes 11-22, MSOS

Series Description

Articles, lectures, and speeches written by Buell, as well as research materials for said writings and for Buell's monographs.

Writings about Buell's family history and genealogy can be found with the genealogical files in Series 5: Subject Files and Personal Miscellany. Writings completed in fulfillment of Naval Academy assignments can be found in Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files.

Series Arrangement

Organized into six subseries.

Subseries 4a: Articles and Lectures (General), 1977-2002

Subseries Description

Various articles, lectures, speeches, and book reviews written by Buell. Topical coverage includes the Pearl Harbor Attack, World War II in the Pacific, the commission reviewing the Civil War leadership of D. C. Buell, and the history of sea power in general. Included in the subseries are articles and drafts, lectures and addresses, correspondence, itineraries, clippings, and pamphlets.

Among the material in subseries is a series of writings for the Raleigh News & Observer on topics such as Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Flag, Operation Desert Storm, and University of North Carolina football.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic, title, or venue.

Box 11 Folder 8

Air War College Lecture, 1983

Address entitled "Seapower: Its Theory and Development."

Box 11 Folder 9

Book Reviews, 1982-2001

Box 11 Folder 10-11

Buell Commission, 1999

Article entitled "Reluctant Warriors" regarding the 1862 Buell Commission, published in Columbiad.

Box 11 Folder 12

"Goose for a Day", undated

Story submitted to The Atlantic Monthly.

Box 11 Folder 13

"A Great Naval Hero Drowned in Cliché", 1978 September

Review of Richard Dillon's We Have Met the Enemy in Army magazine.

Box 11 Folder 14

"Judging the Nuclear Freeze Movement", 1982 September

Article published in Soundings.

Box 11 Folder 15

King USNA Paper, 1977

Paper entitled "The Prewar Career of Ernest J. King," prepared for the Naval History Symposium.

Box 11 Folder 16

Leavenworth Lecture, 1983-1984

Address entitled "Seapower: Its Theory and Development."

Box 11 Folder 17

Marine Corps - Command and Staff College, 1989 December

Address entitled "The Central Pacific Campaign: A Naval Perspective."

Box 11 Folder 18

Marine Corps - Korean War Commemoration, 2001-2002

Address entitled "Naval Warfare in Korea 1951."

Box 11 Folder 19

Myth and Reality in History, undated

Lecture notes.

Box 11 Folder 20

Naval Leaders - Lecture at USMA, 1986 April

Lecture notes.

Box 11 Folder 21

The News & Observer - Confederate Flag, 2000 January 21

Article entitled "...A banner launched with pride and song."

Box 11 Folder 22

The News & Observer - Desert Storm, 1992

Article entitled "Echoes of battle from Tennessee to Desert Storm."

Box 11 Folder 23

The News & Observer - Generals, 1999 July

Article entitled "Generals as Combat Commanders: A myth and a fighting machine."

Box 11 Folder 24

The News & Observer - Lee, 2001 April

Article entitled "General Lee after Appomattox: a mixed picture."

Box 12 Folder 1

The News & Observer - Letters to the Editor, 1995-2001

Box 12 Folder 2

The News & Observer - Torbush, 2000 November 26

Contribution on UNC football coach Carl Torbush.

Box 12 Folder 3

NROTC Address, 1981

Address entitled "Naval Leadership: A Historical Perspective."

Box 12 Folder 4

Pearl Harbor, 1981

Article entitled "An Act of Madness: The Attack on Pearl Harbor," submitted to The Times Magazine.

Box 12 Folder 5

Pearl Harbor, 1991

Article entitled How War Began: The Attack at Pearl Harbor.

Box 12 Folder 6

Reader's Digest, 1953

Submission for "Life in These United States" segment.

Box 12 Folder 7

Royal Military College, 1983

Military History Symposium Paper entitled "American Strategy in the Pacific: Its Philosophy and Practice."

Box 12 Folder 8

University of Minnesota Lecture Notes, 1981

Notes on World War II in the Pacific.

Subseries 4b: Naval War College Articles and Papers, 1970-1987

Subseries Description

Documentation on articles written for the Naval War College Review about the history of the War College, namely "Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College," as well as related research materials and reviews. Included in the subseries are articles, photocopies of research materials, correspondence, manuscripts, critiques, book reviews, and speeches. Much, but not all, of the material in the subseries coincides with Buell's tour of duty at the Naval War College.

In addition to its focus on Spruance, the subseries also touches upon Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus' guide to naval strategy and decision making entitled Sound Military Decision.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title and topic.

Box 12 Folder 9

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College", 1971

Box 12 Folder 10

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College" - Congratulatory Letters, 1971

Box 12 Folder 11

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College" - Correspondence for Reviewing Article, 1970-1971

Includes comments by Rear Admiral Henry E. Eccles and Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll.

Box 12 Folder 12

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College" - Mailing Lists, undated

Box 12 Folder 13

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College" - Manuscripts, undated

Box 12 Folder 14

"Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College" - Transcripts of Final Draft, 1971

Box 12 Folder 15

Book Reviews, 1978-1987

Box 12 Folder 16

"The Innovators and the Crusaders", 1984

Box 12 Folder 17

Naval War College Convocation Address Comments, 1973

Renewed emphasis on the study of history at the War College.

Box 13 Folder 1

Sound Military Decision, 1937, 1972-1973

Article entitled "Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus and the Naval Planner's 'Holy Scripture': Sound Military Decision." Includes photographs of Admiral Kalbfus and Major Edward S. Johnston.

Box 13 Folder 2

Spruance Hall Dedication Address, 1973

Address originally delivered December 7, 1972.

Box 13 Folder 3

"The Spruance Papers", 1971

Article submitted but not published.

Subseries 4c: United States Naval Institute Articles and Papers, 1905-2001

Subseries Description

Documentation of articles written by Buell for Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute and Naval History Magazine. Topical coverage of the articles, based largely on Buell's experiences in the United States Navy, includes antisubmarine warfare, naval construction, naval weapons/missile systems, naval education, and Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Drydock Number One. Included in the subseries are articles, manuscripts, book reviews, commentaries and critiques, correspondence, photocopies of research materials, and photographs.

The correspondence filed at the end of the subseries includes letters to the editor and correspondence regarding Buell's submissions to USNI for publication, and payments received from the Institute. Much of the correspondence is with editors Paul Stillwell and C. R. Barrow, Jr.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title or topic, with general correspondence filed at the end.

Box 13 Folder 4-6

ALWT Article, 1978-1981, undated

Materials pertaining to "Future Antisubmarine Weapons," published November 1980.

Box 13 Folder 7

"Anatomy of a Shipyard", 1971

Box 13 Folder 8

"Assignment to New Construction", 1964-1965

Articles based on Buell's experience with the construction of U.S.S. King and U.S.S. Brooke, published July 1965.

Box 13 Folder 9

"Battle of the Philippine Sea", 1974

Published July 1974.

Box 13 Folder 10

Beach/Naval Institute, 1997-1998

Article on Edward L. Beach Sr.'s and Edward L. Beach Jr.'s contributions to the Naval Institute entitled "Those Who Dared to Write."

Box 13 Folder 11

Behind the Lines, 1988, undated

Materials pertaining to "Behind the Lines: A Naval Officer at West Point," published Fall 1988.

Box 13 Folder 12

Book Reviews and Commentaries, 1974-2001

Box 13 Folder 13

"To Build a Better Ship...On Time", 1966-1969

Published July 1966.

Box 13 Folder 14

Chiefs of Staff, 1993-1994

Materials pertaining to "Oral Histories Help Tell the Tale," about the oral histories of Robert Carney and Carl Moore, published July 1994.

Box 13 Folder 15

The DEG Weapons System, 1965-1966

Materials pertaining to "The DEG Tartar Missile System," published May 1966.

Box 14 Folder 1-3

"The Education of a Warrior", 1979-1983

Article on Navy higher education, published January 1981.

Box 14 Folder 4

"Guadalcanal: Neither Side Would Quit", 1980 April

Box 14 Folder 5

Kimmel, 1995-1996

Draft of "Review of DoD Kimmel/Short Report."

Box 14 Folder 6

Knox Class Frigate, 1975-1976, undated

Material pertaining to "The Knox-Class Frigate - A Reassessment," published November 1975.

Box 14 Folder 7

"Mao's Midnight Proposition", 2000 June

Box 14 Folder 8

Midway Introduction, 1991-1992

Material pertaining to Buell' introduction for Fuchida and Okumiya's Midway.

Box 14 Folder 9

Powell Essay, 2000

Essay entitled "Naval Thinking in a Joint Warfighter Environment," submitted for the Naval Institute's Colin L. Powell Joint Warfighting essay contest.

Box 14 Folder 10-12

"Saga of Drydock One", 1874-1970

Materials pertaining to the history of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Drydock Number One, published July 1970.

Box 14 Folder 13-15

"Saga of Drydock One" - Photographs, 1905-1970, undated

Photographs of Drydock Number One, including those used as illustrations for the article.

Box 15 Folder 1

"When the Birds Didn't Fly", 1999

Article on the troubled implementation of the Talos, Terrier and Tartar missile systems, published January 1999.

Box 15 Folder 2

USNI Correspondence, 1967-1977

Box 15 Folder 3

USNI Correspondence, 1979-1981

Box 15 Folder 4

USNI Correspondence, 1985-1995

Subseries 4d: King and Spruance Monographs, 1952-1990

Subseries Description

Limited documentation related to Buell's research for his writings on Admirals Ernest J. King and Raymond Spruance, notably the biographies Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Included in the subseries are photocopies of and correspondence regarding research materials, newspaper clippings, notes, and book reviews.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topics and research venue.

Box 15 Folder 5

Annapolis, 1973-1979

Use of Naval Institute oral histories.

Box 15 Folder 6

Book Ideas, 1952-1978, undated

Box 15 Folder 7

Clippings - King/Master of Sea Power, 1971-1982

Box 15 Folder 8

Clippings - Spruance/The Quiet Warrior, 1974-1976, 1998

Includes book reviews.

Box 15 Folder 9

Columbia, 1973-1976

Primarily permissions requests for the use of Columbia University Oral Histories.

Box 15 Folder 10

COMINCH Action Log, undated

Box 15 Folder 11

Hyde Park, 1974-1979

Research at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

Box 15 Folder 12

Miscellaneous Wall & Desk Notes, 1975-1979

Box 15 Folder 13

Reprints: King/Spruance, 1987-1990

Requests for reprinting The Quiet Warrior and Master of Sea Power.

Box 15 Folder 14

Stanford, 1976

Research at the Hoover Institution.

Box 15 Folder 15

Washington, 1973-1977

Research at the Navy Department Library, Operational Archives, Library of Congress, and National Archives.

Subseries 4e: The Warrior Generals, 1864-2000

Subseries Description

Documentation of Buell's research for and writing of The Warrior Generals: Combat Leadership in the Civil War, as well as related teaching activities. More specifically, the documents in the subseries pertain to such subjects as Buell's Civil War association memberships, conference and other speaking engagements, the Warrior Generals civil war courses for the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement and University of North Carolina Program in the Humanities, graphics for the book, the two-act play The Puritan and the Cavalier adapted from The Warrior Generals, publicity efforts, and the University of North Carolina's Civil War Battlefield Staff Ride Experience. Included in the subseries are incoming and outgoing letters, newsletters, notes, pamphlets, bibliographies, lecture notes, maps, and photocopies of research materials.

Most of the folders labeled "Photographs" consist of materials (notes, correspondence, request forms) pertaining to photographs. The presence of any actual photographs is noted at the folder level.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic.

Box 15 Folder 16

Associations, Civil War - Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, 1997-1998

Box 15 Folder 17

Associations, Civil War - Blue & Gray Education Society, 1998

Box 15 Folder 18

Associations, Civil War - Civil War Trust, 1997

Box 15 Folder 19

Bibliographies, 1991-1993, undated

Box 16 Folder 1

Bibliographies, 1991-1993, undated

Box 16 Folder 2

Conferences - Alexandria Civil War Round Table, 1998 May

Box 16 Folder 3

Conferences - Atlanta History Center, 1998

Box 16 Folder 4

Conferences - Blue & Gray Education Society, 1998 May

Box 16 Folder 5

Conferences - Hagerstown, 1997

Box 16 Folder 6

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - DLIR Admin, 1994-1995

Box 16 Folder 7

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Evaluation Forms, undated

Box 16 Folder 8

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Miscellaneous, 1995, undated

Box 16 Folder 9

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #1 & 2, 1995 January 10

Box 16 Folder 10

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson 3, 1995 January 27

Box 16 Folder 11

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #4, 1995 January 31

Box 16 Folder 12

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #5, 1995 February 14

Box 16 Folder 13

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #6, 1995 February 17

Box 16 Folder 14

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #7, undated

Box 16 Folder 15

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #8 Tennessee and Vicksburg, undated

Box 16 Folder 16

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #9, 1995 March 7

Box 16 Folder 17

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #10 Chattanooga, undated

Box 16 Folder 18

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #11 Franklin & Nashville, 1995 March 21

Box 16 Folder 19

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Lesson #12, 1995 March 28

Box 16 Folder 20

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1995 Civil War Course) - Questions, 1995 March, undated

Box 16 Folder 21

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - Duke-Civil War, 1997-1998

Course agendas, enrollment forms and reading supplements.

Box 16 Folder 22

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - Evaluation Forms, 1998, undated

Box 16 Folder 23

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - Friday Evening, undated

Lecture entitled "The Generals as Combat Leaders."

Box 16 Folder 24

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - Session #2, Military Genius, 1998

Lecture notes on Robert E. Lee and George Thomas.

Box 16 Folder 25

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - The Warrior Generals Supplemental Reading Material, 1998

Box 16 Folder 26

Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (1998 Civil War Course) - Weekend Seminar, 1997-1998

Material for seminar entitled "The Warrior Generals: New Perspectives on the Civil War."

Box 16 Folder 27

Duke Manuscript Collections - John W. Scully Letters (Mill Sprints/Camp Shiloh),

Box 16 Folder 28

Humanities Program UNC, 1997

Planning materials for Buell's and James Abrahamson's Warrior Generals course.

Box 16 Folder 29

Humanities Program UNC - Military Genius, undated

Box 17 Folder 1

Humanities Program UNC - Welcome Packets, 1997 October

Box 17 Folder 2

Graphics, undated

Cover/dust jacket art.

Box 17 Folder 3

Lauter, Don Richard, 2000

Winslow Homer and Arabella Barlow.

Box 17 Folder 4

Letters: TWG, 1997-1999

Congratulatory letters on the publication of The Warrior Generals and letters regarding book discussions.

Drawer MSOS Folder 2

Maps, 1896

Maps of the battlefields at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.

Box 17 Folder 5

Maps, 1991-1996, undated

Includes correspondence with Charles Apple Design regarding layout for publication.

Box 17 Folder 6

Maps - Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement Maps, undated

Box 17 Folder 7

Maps - End Map (First Draft), undated

Box 17 Folder 8

Maps - Final Version, 1996 October

Final maps for publication in The Warrior Generals.

Box 17 Folder 9

Maps - Mapping the Civil War, 1992-1993, undated

Box 17 Folder 10

Maps - Maps as of June 1996, 1996

Box 17 Folder 11

Maps & Guides - Battlefields, 1996, undated

Battlefield preservation efforts.

Box 17 Folder 12

Maps & Guides - General, 1988-1998, undated

Modern maps and guides to Civil War sites.

Box 17 Folder 13

Maps & Guides - Mill Springs and Perryville, 1997, undated

Box 17 Folder 14

Marketing, 1996

Box 17 Folder 15

Marketing, 1998

Box 17 Folder 16

Marketing - Blurbs, 1996

Box 17 Folder 17

Marketing - Book Clubs, 1996

Box 17 Folder 18

Marketing - Catalogue/Intro, undated

Box 17 Folder 19

Marketing - Civil War Forum, 1996

Box 17 Folder 20

Marketing - Oxford American, 1996

Box 17 Folder 21

Marketing - Photographs, 1997

Dust jacket and portrait.

Box 17 Folder 22

Photographs - Battle Scenes, 1864, undated

Box 17 Folder 23

Photographs - Book Masters, undated

Primarily photographs.

Box 17 Folder 24

Photographs - Carlisle, 1994, undated

Box 18 Folder 1

Photographs - General, 1991-1993, undated

Includes photographs taken by Buell in the areas surrounding General George Thomas' birthplace.

Box 18 Folder 2-3

Photographs - Homer, Winslow, 1994-1996, undated

Includes a photograph of Homer's "Prisoners from the Front" and "Bust Portrait of an Officer."

Box 18 Folder 4

Photographs - Illustrations (LOC), 1886, 1991-1993

Box 18 Folder 5

Photographs - Map Journal (National Archives, Box 13), 1993, undated

Includes negatives.

Box 18 Folder 6

Photographs - Permissions, 1991-1997

Box 18 Folder 7

Photographs - Portrait VGs, undated

Box 18 Folder 8

Photographs - Portraits, 1994-1997, undated

Includes photographs and negatives of John Bell Hood.

Box 18 Folder 9

Photographs - Proposal, Generals (6/92), undated

Box 18 Folder 10

Photographs - Thomas/Gordon, undated

Portraits of George Henry Thomas and John Brown Gordon.

Box 18 Folder 11

Photographs - Thomas Wagon/Railroad Cars, undated

Includes prints and negatives.

Box 18 Folder 12

Promotions - CIS Civil War Forum, 1997

Box 18 Folder 13

Promotions - Civil War Round Table, 1997

Box 18 Folder 14

Promotions - Eisenhower Center/New Orleans, 1997

Box 18 Folder 15

Promotions - National Parks, 1997, undated

Box 18 Folder 16

Promotions - Publicity, 1997

Box 18 Folder 17

Promotions - Radio/TV Interviews, 1997, undated

Box 18 Folder 18

Proposal Material, Generals, 1991

Box 18 Folder 19

The Puritan and the Cavalier - Dramatization, 1997-1999

Primarily correspondence and comments on Buell's play.

Box 18 Folder 20

The Puritan and the Cavalier - Gordon Speech, 1887

Copy of address by John Brown Gordon before the Confederate Survivors' Association.

Box 18 Folder 21

The Puritan and the Cavalier - Script, 1998-1999

Box 19 Folder 1

Readers, 1997-1999

Box 19 Folder 2

Reviews, 1997

Box 19 Folder 3

Signings/Talks - Adrian Civil War Round Table, 1999-2000

Box 19 Folder 4

Signings/Talks - Adrian Kiwanis, 2000 May

Box 19 Folder 5

Signings/Talks - Carolina Speakers, 1997-1999

Box 19 Folder 6

Signings/Talks - Davis Exhibit, 1997

Box 19 Folder 7

Signings/Talks - Flying Physicians Association, 2000

Box 19 Folder 8

Signings/Talks - Library of Congress, 1995-1997

Box 19 Folder 9

Signings/Talks - Schedules, Past, 1997-1999

Box 19 Folder 10

Signings/Talks - Sandhills Kiwanis, 2000 June

Box 19 Folder 11

Staff Ride - Brochures, Data, 1987-1999, undated

Box 19 Folder 12

Staff Ride - Customers, 1997, undated

Includes photographs.

Box 19 Folder 13

Staff Ride - Evaluations, undated

Box 19 Folder 14

Staff Ride - Notes, 1998, undated

Box 19 Folder 15

Staff Ride - Please Copy, 1998, undated

Includes photographs.

Subseries 4f: Sea Warrior Trilogy, 1862-2002

Subseries Description

Documentation of Buell's research for his proposed Sea Warrior Trilogy, which was to focus on naval leadership during the Battles of Lake Erie, Hampton Roads, and Guadalcanal, and on which he was working at the time of his death. The materials pertain to such topics as the career of Rear Admiral Donald J. MacDonald, U.S.S. O'Bannon in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and U.S.S. Monitor and her role in the Battle of Hampton Roads. The subseries includes correspondence, notes, contracts, invoices, photocopies of research materials, and photographs.

Much of the material is the product of Buell's April 2000 research trip to the Mariners' Museum and use of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Monitor Collection, as well as research trips to the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.

Subseries Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic and research venue.

Box 19 Folder 16

Craighill/Atlanta, 2000

Box 19 Folder 17

Ginna, Peter, 2001

Correspondence regarding the continuation of Buell's work on the Trilogy.

Box 19 Folder 18

Grace, James, 1942-2000

Box 19 Folder 19

Guadalcanal Battle Reports (less O'Bannon), 1958

Box 19 Folder 20

Haberlein, Charles - Guadalcanal, 1994-1999

Box 19 Folder 21

Illustrations - Guadalcanal, undated

Box 20 Folder 1

Illustrations - Hampton Roads, 2000

Includes photographs of the U.S.S. Monitor's salvaged propeller.

Box 20 Folder 2

Illustrations - United States Naval Institute, 1862, 2000, undated

U.S.S. Monitor and U.S.S. O'Bannon.

Box 20 Folder 3

Japanese Officers, Interrogations, 1946, 2000

Box 20 Folder 4

Long Lance Torpedo, 2000

Box 20 Folder 5

MacDonald - Correspondence (Crewmen, Admirers, Families), 1944, 2000

Box 20 Folder 6

MacDonald - Memoirs, 1944 (approximate)

Box 20 Folder 7

MacDonald - Oral History, 1970-1974

Box 20 Folder 8

MacDonald - Papers, Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 1959-2000

Includes photographs.

Box 20 Folder 9

MacDonald - Retirement, Miscellaneous, 1966

Box 20 Folder 10

MacDonald - Wartime Letters, 1942-1943, 2000

Box 20 Folder 11

MacDonald - Washington Duty, 1984

Box 20 Folder 12

Mariners' Museum, 1992-2000

Box 20 Folder 13-15

Mariners' Museum - Manuscript Materials, 1862-1904

Box 20 Folder 16-17

Mariners' Museum - Reprints of Published Materials, 1862-1988

Box 21 Folder 1-3

Mariners' Museum - Reprints of Published Materials, 1862-1988

Box 21 Folder 4

Monitor - Design and Construction, 1988, 2000

Box 21 Folder 5

Mustin, Lloyd/Atlanta - USNI Oral History, 1973

Box 21 Folder 6

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Accounts by Monitor Officers and Crew, 1862-2000

Box 21 Folder 7

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Articles, 1862-1916, undated

Box 21 Folder 8

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Miscellaneous, 1984-2000

Includes copies of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Activities Report.

Box 21 Folder 9

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Reports, 1856-1916

Box 22 Folder 1

Naval War College - Analysis (Bowdey)/Ghormley Log, 1942-1946

Battle of Guadalcanal.

Box 22 Folder 2

O'Bannon - Battle Reports, 1942

Box 22 Folder 3

O'Bannon - Crew, 1944 (approximate)

Box 22 Folder 4

O'Bannon - Hardin, 1942, 1999-2000

Ship's history by Glenn M. Hardin.

Box 22 Folder 5

O'Bannon - Later Battles, 1944-1945 (approximate)

Box 22 Folder 6

O'Bannon - Log Books, 1942, 2001

Box 22 Folder 7

O'Bannon - Officers, 1943-1944, 1977

Box 22 Folder 8

O'Bannon - Organization and Pre-Commissioning, 1942

Box 22 Folder 9

O'Bannon - Published Narratives, Official History, 1944, undated

Box 22 Folder 10

Parker, Edward N./Cushing - USNI Oral History, 1985

Box 22 Folder 11

Photographs - Publicity, undated

Box 22 Folder 12

Reader Reviews, 2000, undated

Box 22 Folder 13

Reference Books - Guadalcanal, 2000

Box 22 Folder 14

Reference Books - Hampton Roads, 1998-2000, undated

Box 22 Folder 15

Reference Books - Lake Erie, 1999, undated

Box 22 Folder 16

Reference Books - Trilogy, 1996-2000, undated

Box 22 Folder 17

Tactical Doctrine, 1992, 2000

Box 22 Folder 18

Talbot, Paul Hopkins, 1950, 2000

Box 22 Folder 19

Themes, 2000, undated

Box 22 Folder 20

Trilogy Contract, 2000-2002

Box 22 Folder 21

Trilogy Introduction, 2002

Box 22 Folder 22

Trilogy Miscellaneous, undated

Box 22 Folder 23

Trilogy Proposal, 1999 November

Box 22 Folder 24

Turner Report, 1942, 2000

U.S.S. O'Bannon and the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Box 22 Folder 25

Wylie, J. C./Fletcher - USNI Oral History and Letters, 1984-1992, undated

Series 5: Subject Files and Personal Miscellany, 1873-2002 Boxes 22-27, MSOS

Series Description

Documentation of Buell's various professional and personal interests and affiliations. The materials in the series pertain to topics such as Buell Family history, Buell's membership and role in various naval organizations such as the United States Naval Institute, business aspects of Buell's writing career, early education, and family vacations. The series includes correspondence, event programs, notes, photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, floppy disks, and photocopies of genealogical materials.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic.

Box 22 Folder 26

ALWT Parachute Reefing Line, 1982

Box 22 Folder 27

American Legion Junior Baseball, 1950

Box 22 Folder 28

Articles - Mare Island Mutiny, 1979

Article by Charles Wollenberg.

Box 22 Folder 29

Articles - Naval History, 1995 December

Articles on the Joint Chiefs in World War II.

Box 23 Folder 1

Articles - New Yorker/Spruance, 2001 May 7

Box 23 Folder 2

Articles - The News & Observer, 1999-2000

Articles on faith and the Confederate Flag.

Box 23 Folder 3

Articles - Proceedings, 1961-2001

Articles on the U.S.S. King, Herman Wouk, and Captain Miles Browning.

Box 23 Folder 4

Articles - Quotes and References, 1977-2001

Quotes and references to Buell used in third-party articles, as well as references to Buell's service with the Naval Institute.

Box 23 Folder 5

Articles - Sea Power, 1981

Navy League Convention.

Box 23 Folder 6

Battle of Midway, 1988, undated

Notes and correspondence with Herman Wouk.

Box 23 Folder 7

Buell, Charlotte L., 1972

Charlotte Buell's campaign for Elmira Township Treasurer.

Box 23 Folder 8

Buell, Darius D., Jr. and Charlotte L., 1955-1982, undated

Miscellaneous letters received by Buell's parents.

Box 23 Folder 9-10

Buell, David William and Melora K., 1960-1978, undated

Correspondence and memorabilia by and regarding Buell's children.

Box 23 Folder 11-14

Buell, Marilyn, 1961-1979, undated

Letters sent by Buell's wife to her parents and grandparents, as well as his parents.

Box 23 Folder 15

Buell, Thomas B. - Career Summary, undated

Box 23 Folder 16

The Bullis School, 1953-1954

Grades, diploma, and correspondence regarding Buell's attendance at Bullis. Includes photographs.

Drawer MSOS Folder 3

The Bullis School, 1953-1954

Issues of the Bullis School newspaper.

Box 24 Folder 1

Central Michigan College of Education, 1953

Box 24 Folder 2

Clark, Dorothy, 1995

Box 24 Folder 3

Contracts/Agents, 1991-2001

Box 24 Folder 4

Cressy, Marjorie, 1988-1993

Box 24 Folder 5

Crown Publishers, 1992-1996

Box 24 Folder 6

Crown Publishers, 1997

Box 24 Folder 7

Crown Publishers, 1998

Box 24 Folder 8

Demontreville Retreat, 1983-1985

Box 24 Folder 9

Ephemera and Miscellaneous, 1952, undated

Box 24 Folder 10

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Charlotte L., 1982-1997

Includes photographs.

Box 24 Folder 11

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Darius D (Miscellaneous), 1942-1999

Box 24 Folder 12

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Darius D. (Monograph Data), 1933, 1971-1972

Box 24 Folder 13

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Darius D. and Charlotte L., 1936, 1983-1997, undated

Box 24 Folder 14

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Darius D./Stewart Family, 1967

Box 24 Folder 15

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, John Q. A. to Darius D., 1873-1874

Box 24 Folder 16

Family History/Genealogy - Buell, Marjorie S., 1934, 1998, undated

Box 24 Folder 17

Family History/Genealogy - Clippings and Photos from Kathy De Haven, 1956-1995

Includes photographs from Buell's graduation from the Naval Academy.

Box 24 Folder 18

Family History/Genealogy - Fathers and Sons, 1984, 2000

Includes a draft of Buell's Fathers and Sons: An American Story.

Box 25 Folder 1

Family History/Genealogy - Fathers and Sons (Algonquin Books), 1998-1999

Includes a draft of Buell's Fathers and Sons: An American Story.

Box 25 Folder 2

Family History/Genealogy - Lace Doily, undated

Box 25 Folder 3

Family History/Genealogy - Leonhardt Family (Charlotte Leonhardt, wife of Darius D. Buell, Jr.), 1910-1967

Includes photographs.

Box 25 Folder 4

Family History/Genealogy - Notes (Miscellaneous), 1987, undated

Box 25 Folder 5

Family History/Genealogy - Recent Acquisitions (90-91), 1926-1990, undated

Box 25 Folder 6

Family History/Genealogy - Research, 1904-1982

Box 25 Folder 7

Family History/Genealogy - Tape of Family History, 1985-1988

Transcript of dictation by Buell.

Box 25 Folder 8

Family Memorabilia, 1937-1975, undated

Box 27 Folder 13

Floppy Disks - Data, 1991-2000

13 disks.

Box 27 Folder 14

Floppy Disks - Email Thru 4/15/00 (Writing/Professional), 2000, undated

7 disks.

Box 27 Folder 15

Floppy Disks - Miscellaneous Data (Late 80's Early 90's), 1988-1992, undated

8 disks.

Box 25 Folder 9-11

Gaylord High School, 1951-1986, undated

Grades, diploma, certificates, sports-page clippings, school newspapers, and reunion materials. Includes photographs.

Box 25 Folder 12

Michigan State College, 1953

Box 25 Folder 13

Naval Historical Center - New Titles List, 1997

Box 25 Folder 14

Naval History Symposium Proposal, 1991

Proposal for paper entitled "Introducing the New Missiles to the Surface Fleet: the Great Adventure."

Box 25 Folder 15

Naval Order of the United States, 1984

Box 25 Folder 16

New York City Memories, 1998

Playbills.

Box 25 Folder 17

Newspaper Clippings - General, 1942-1995

Buell's career, the Naval Historical Collection, and Stansfield Turner's leadership at the CIA.

Box 25 Folder 18

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 1967

Norfolk's bicentennial.

Box 26 Folder 1

Notes - Miscellaneous, 1958

Box 26 Folder 2

Photographs - General, 1947, undated

Includes a childhood portrait of Buell.

Box 26 Folder 3

Photographs/Publicity, 1996, undated

Publicity portraits.

Box 26 Folder 4

United Kingdom/British Virgin Islands Trips, 1981-1987

Box 26 Folder 5-6

United States Naval Institute, 1975-1979

Buell's membership on the Board of Control, gift copies of publications, recommendations for future publications, and annual reports.

Box 26 Folder 7

United States Naval Institute, 1996-2001

Financial agreements and dealings between Buell and the Institute.

Box 26 Folder 8

United States Sea Services Commemoration - Korean War Commemoration, 2002

Pamphlet and program.

Box 26 Folder 9

U.S.S. William C. Lawe (DD-763), 1983-1984

Box 26 Folder 10

Wouk, Herman, 1971-1979

Includes material on Wouk's 1979 speaking engagement at West Point. Includes photographs.

Box 26 Folder 11

Writer in Residence, 1993-2000

Buell's tenure at the University of North Carolina.

Thomas B. Buell Papers, 1862-2002 (bulk 1953-2002): Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Summary Information

Biographical Chronology of Thomas Bingham Buell

Description of Contents

Arrangement

Access and Use

Access

Copyright and Permission

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Acquisition and Appraisal

Provenance and Acquisition

Related Materials

Related Archival Material

Materials Cataloged Separately

Processing and Other Information

Preferred Citation

Processing Information

Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

Genre Terms

Contents List

Series 1: Personal Correspondence, 1941-2000 Boxes 1-2

Personal Correspondence, 1941-1952

Personal Correspondence, 1953

Personal Correspondence, 1954 January-May

Personal Correspondence, 1954 June-December

Personal Correspondence, 1955 January-May

Personal Correspondence, 1955 June-December

Personal Correspondence, 1956 January-May

Personal Correspondence, 1956 June-August

Personal Correspondence, 1956 September-December

Personal Correspondence, 1957 January-May

Personal Correspondence, 1957 June-August

Personal Correspondence, 1957 September-December

Personal Correspondence, 1958 January-June

Personal Correspondence, 1960

Personal Correspondence, 1961

Personal Correspondence, 1962

Personal Correspondence, 1963

Personal Correspondence, 1964

Personal Correspondence, 1965

Personal Correspondence, 1966

Personal Correspondence, 1967

Personal Correspondence, 1968

Personal Correspondence, 1969

Personal Correspondence, 1970

Personal Correspondence, 1971

Personal Correspondence, 1972

Personal Correspondence, 1973

Personal Correspondence, 1974

Personal Correspondence, 1975

Personal Correspondence, 1977

Personal Correspondence, 1978

Personal Correspondence, 1979

Personal Correspondence, 2000

Personal Correspondence, undated

Greeting Cards, undated

Series 2: United States Naval Academy Files, 1953-1958 Boxes 2-3

Appointment - Correspondence, 1953-1954

Board of Visitors Reports, 1955

Calvary Methodist Church, 1955-1956

Clippings, 1954-1958

Crew Programs, 1955

The Drag's Handbook, undated

Ephemera - Miscellaneous, undated

Examination Permits and Results, 1953-1954

Faculty Directories, 1954-1957

Graduation and June Week, 1955, 1958

Letters to Parents and Guardians, 1954-1958

Menus, 1954-1957

Miscellaneous, 1954-1958

Navy Mutual Aid Association, 1957

Notes and Assignments - First Class Term Paper, 1958

Notes and Assignments - General, undated

Photographs, 1956, undated

Reef Points, 1954

Relative Standing and Marks, 1955-1958

Summer Cruise, 1955-1957

Superintendent's List, 1956-1957