There is only one Heintz contract in
our collection.
The 2 that appears next to Heintz Manufacturing Co.
indicates that it's the second contract in the binder, not that there are
two contracts. (The Heintz contract is 12 pages long )
If you are indeed interested in more than one contract,
we refer to the Gibbs, Grove and Globe-Union contracts.
You will need to contact the Naval Historical Foundation to make the other copies.
The Foundation is in an office next to us and will reproduce documents for you for a fee.
The fee schedule is posted online at http://www.navyhistory.org/documentservice.html. Contact the Naval Historical Foundation for an estimate of the cost to copy.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
WESTPAC : ships involved during 1960-70
Consult with NHC's Operational Archives Branch in Naval Historical Center.
They keep records on the Navy in the Pacific during the Vietnam War era period.
Many of the ships on WESTPAC deployment served with Seventh Fleet.
Seventh Fleet records presumably identify ship's serving with fleet.
Phone: (202) 433-3224; Fax (202) 433-2833 http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg10.htm
Our library has a cruise book collection. Cruise books are kind of yearbook for individual ships.
You can search records of our cruise books' records in Worldcat.
http://www.worldcat.org
Try the advance search with keywords 'westpac' and publication year from 1967-1970 (since the publication date of 69's cruise could be 1970)
Example record:
USS Robison DDG 12, WestPac 1969.
by Robison (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-12)
Language: English Type: Book
Publisher: [Marceline, Mo. : Walsworth Pub. Co. ; La Jolla, Ca. : Cruise Book Sales Offices, 1969?]
OCLC: 34343825
Subjects: Robison (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-12) United States. -- Navy -- Cruise books.
Our library has a list of cruise book collection. Take a look at the following site.
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/cruise_list.htm
They keep records on the Navy in the Pacific during the Vietnam War era period.
Many of the ships on WESTPAC deployment served with Seventh Fleet.
Seventh Fleet records presumably identify ship's serving with fleet.
Phone: (202) 433-3224; Fax (202) 433-2833 http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg10.htm
Our library has a cruise book collection. Cruise books are kind of yearbook for individual ships.
You can search records of our cruise books' records in Worldcat.
http://www.worldcat.org
Try the advance search with keywords 'westpac' and publication year from 1967-1970 (since the publication date of 69's cruise could be 1970)
Example record:
USS Robison DDG 12, WestPac 1969.
by Robison (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-12)
Language: English Type: Book
Publisher: [Marceline, Mo. : Walsworth Pub. Co. ; La Jolla, Ca. : Cruise Book Sales Offices, 1969?]
OCLC: 34343825
Subjects: Robison (Guided missile destroyer : DDG-12) United States. -- Navy -- Cruise books.
Our library has a list of cruise book collection. Take a look at the following site.
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/cruise_list.htm
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
World War II : diesel engines
We have the following titles in our collection.
We didn't see anything relevant in them, but these particular books can be borrowed through
interlibrary loan if you think they may help you. See your local librarian
to initiate an interlibrary loan. All of the titles were published by the
Navy.
Instructions for Use of Naval Personnel Engaged in the Operation and Care of
Diesel Engines. 1937
Fundamentals of Diesel Engines, US Navy. 1945
Diesel Engine Maintenance Training Manual, US Navy. 1946
Instruction Book, Model 16-338 Diesel Engine (General Motors Corp.,
Cleveland, OH), 1951 - includes pictures and a lot of schematics.
We imagine that GM has some sort of corporate library so you might write to
the company if you haven't already:
General Motors Corporation
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
More materials on diesel engines should be available at the National
Archives, probably the Washington, DC, location
http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/
<http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/>
since you are looking for
pre-World War II material. Contact information for the Archives is as
follows:
Old Military and Civil Records Branch
National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20408
1-866-272-6272
http://www.archives.gov/contact/ <http://www.archives.gov/contact/>
Relevant records will probably be held in Record Group 19, Records of the
Bureau of Ships
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html
<http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html> . An
archivist/reference professional at the Archives should be able to provide
further guidance.
We didn't see anything relevant in them, but these particular books can be borrowed through
interlibrary loan if you think they may help you. See your local librarian
to initiate an interlibrary loan. All of the titles were published by the
Navy.
Instructions for Use of Naval Personnel Engaged in the Operation and Care of
Diesel Engines. 1937
Fundamentals of Diesel Engines, US Navy. 1945
Diesel Engine Maintenance Training Manual, US Navy. 1946
Instruction Book, Model 16-338 Diesel Engine (General Motors Corp.,
Cleveland, OH), 1951 - includes pictures and a lot of schematics.
We imagine that GM has some sort of corporate library so you might write to
the company if you haven't already:
General Motors Corporation
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
More materials on diesel engines should be available at the National
Archives, probably the Washington, DC, location
http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/
<http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/>
since you are looking for
pre-World War II material. Contact information for the Archives is as
follows:
Old Military and Civil Records Branch
National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20408
1-866-272-6272
http://www.archives.gov/contact/ <http://www.archives.gov/contact/>
Relevant records will probably be held in Record Group 19, Records of the
Bureau of Ships
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html
<http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/019.html> . An
archivist/reference professional at the Archives should be able to provide
further guidance.
USS Smith
To learn the locations and activities of USS Smith <http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s14/smith-ii.htm>
between 1938 and 1942 you will need to review the vessel's deck logs and/or movement reports, both of which are held by the National Archives in Washington, DC.
We have more information about deck logs at http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq73-1.htm
Movement reports are held at the Archives in Record Group (RG) 45, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/045.html,
probably more specifically RG 45.5.2 - Records of the Ships Movements Division http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/045.html#45.5.2.
between 1938 and 1942 you will need to review the vessel's deck logs and/or movement reports, both of which are held by the National Archives in Washington, DC.
We have more information about deck logs at http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq73-1.htm
Movement reports are held at the Archives in Record Group (RG) 45, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/045.html,
probably more specifically RG 45.5.2 - Records of the Ships Movements Division http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/045.html#45.5.2.
Frank Vining Smith : Naval camouflage
It looks like there are a couple of books about Frank Vining Smith and his art.
These books are held at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, http://www.flogris.org/
You might be able to borrow the books through interlibrary loan.
The books are:
Colby College Art Museum. Frank Vining Smith. Waterville, Maine: Colby College Press, 1975.
Falk, Peter H. Frank Vining Smith. Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1988.
Other than these potential sources of information, I would echo what my colleagues said and suggest you try the National Archives, probably the Washington, DC, location http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ since you are interested in WWI timeframe materials.
If you think relevant documents are held in the records of the US Shipping Board, then you may want to search in Record Group 32, Records of the United States Shipping Board http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/032.html.
See an archivist at the National Archives for additional assistance.
Old Military and Civil Records Branch
National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20408
1-866-272-6272
http://www.archives.gov/contact/
These books are held at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, http://www.flogris.org/
You might be able to borrow the books through interlibrary loan.
The books are:
Colby College Art Museum. Frank Vining Smith. Waterville, Maine: Colby College Press, 1975.
Falk, Peter H. Frank Vining Smith. Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1988.
Other than these potential sources of information, I would echo what my colleagues said and suggest you try the National Archives, probably the Washington, DC, location http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ since you are interested in WWI timeframe materials.
If you think relevant documents are held in the records of the US Shipping Board, then you may want to search in Record Group 32, Records of the United States Shipping Board http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/032.html.
See an archivist at the National Archives for additional assistance.
Old Military and Civil Records Branch
National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20408
1-866-272-6272
http://www.archives.gov/contact/
World War II : Naval Administrative History
Our original print set of the administrative history is maintained in our Rare Book Room and only available for viewing here in the library.
Unfortunately, we do not have another print copy available for interlibrary loan.
You are welcome to visit the library and take digital photos (no flash) of the history if you like. If you decide to visit, let us know and we will provide you with instructions to enter the base.
Your other two options are to:
1) purchase the microfiche, or
2) borrow the microfiche through interlibrary loan.
Each microfiche acket costs $10.00 and may be purchased separately.
If you decide to borrow the fiche through interlibrary loan, contact Linda Edwards at linda.j.edwards@navy.mil.
Please note however that any material we lend to another library MUST be returned to us via FedEx, UPS or some other commercial courier service. This is due to the fact that all regular mail delivered to the Washington Navy Yard is irradiated for anthrax, and this irradiation process can be extremely damaging to library material.
If you decide to purchase the fiche, please send your request with a check or money order made payable to the "Department of the Navy" to:
Navy Department Library
ATTN: Ms. Tonya Simpson
Naval Historical Center
805 Kidder Breese St. SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060
Unfortunately, we do not have another print copy available for interlibrary loan.
You are welcome to visit the library and take digital photos (no flash) of the history if you like. If you decide to visit, let us know and we will provide you with instructions to enter the base.
Your other two options are to:
1) purchase the microfiche, or
2) borrow the microfiche through interlibrary loan.
Each microfiche acket costs $10.00 and may be purchased separately.
If you decide to borrow the fiche through interlibrary loan, contact Linda Edwards at linda.j.edwards@navy.mil.
Please note however that any material we lend to another library MUST be returned to us via FedEx, UPS or some other commercial courier service. This is due to the fact that all regular mail delivered to the Washington Navy Yard is irradiated for anthrax, and this irradiation process can be extremely damaging to library material.
If you decide to purchase the fiche, please send your request with a check or money order made payable to the "Department of the Navy" to:
Navy Department Library
ATTN: Ms. Tonya Simpson
Naval Historical Center
805 Kidder Breese St. SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060
World War II: Naval Interrogation Officers
Interrogations of U-boat crewmen would almost certainly have been conducted using technical specialists controlled or directed by the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), or in some cases possibly from the Naval Security Group (for cryptologic matters).
The records of ONI at the National Archives at College Park, MD, are a likely source of information. We suggest Record Group 38.4 Records of the Office of Naval Intelligence http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/038.html#38.4.
Hopefully the National Archives has the original interrogation reports which might identify the interrogators.
If you do identify some of the interrogators, you may not get much more than their names and maybe their service numbers. The US Naval Academy Alumni Association keeps track of its graduates and might provide you with current contact information for those interrogators that were academy graduates and are still living. Check a Register of Alumni for the US Naval Academy or contact the Nimitz Library http://www.usna.edu/Library/ to identify which officers were USNA graduates.
You may want to consider posting notices about your search with some of the reunion and veteran organizations and magazines. We have more information on these posted at http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq13-3.htm
The Naval Intelligence Professionals http://www.navintpro.org/ is a veterans group which also might be able to help identify veterans for this reunion.
The records of ONI at the National Archives at College Park, MD, are a likely source of information. We suggest Record Group 38.4 Records of the Office of Naval Intelligence http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/038.html#38.4.
Hopefully the National Archives has the original interrogation reports which might identify the interrogators.
If you do identify some of the interrogators, you may not get much more than their names and maybe their service numbers. The US Naval Academy Alumni Association keeps track of its graduates and might provide you with current contact information for those interrogators that were academy graduates and are still living. Check a Register of Alumni for the US Naval Academy or contact the Nimitz Library http://www.usna.edu/Library/ to identify which officers were USNA graduates.
You may want to consider posting notices about your search with some of the reunion and veteran organizations and magazines. We have more information on these posted at http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq13-3.htm
The Naval Intelligence Professionals http://www.navintpro.org/ is a veterans group which also might be able to help identify veterans for this reunion.
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