Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920
Primary Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
Extent: 36.48 Cubic Feet
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.
Use Restrictions: Copyright has been assigned to the United States Government.
Acquisition Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Acquisition Method: The Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy were donated to the Library by Franklin D. Roosevelt and by his estate.
Related Materials: Material relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy will be found in the Fred Colvin Papers (entire collection); the Louis Howe Papers-Navy Papers, 1913-1921; Franklin D. Roosevelt Family, Business and Personal Papers, Naval Affairs-Newport Investigation, 1921, the Rathom Case-Correspondence 1920-1921, the Rathom Case-Exhibits, etc. 1920-1921, and Naval Matters 1920-1922. Copies of materials found in the National Archives Record Group 80 (Offices of the Secretary of the Navy) are filed under “Copies of Materials from Other Repositories.” To see this material consult the archivist on duty.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Series 1: Official Files],
[Series 2: Personal Files],
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Series 1: Official Files - This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and reports divided into three subseries; files on naval yards and shore stations, fleet operations, and individual ships; interdepartmental correspondence; and general correspondence which includes a file Volunteers, 1917-1920 A - Z consisting of correspondence with individuals volunteering for naval service or those seeking a transfer.
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Sub-Series 1: Navy Department - Files on naval yards and shore stations, fleet operations and individual ships arranged by division, office or bureau within the Navy Department.
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Box 1 -
General - Pending Matters -
General - Daniels, Josephus -
General - Chief Clerk -
General - Smith, Frank: Private Secretary -
General - Wurtsbaugh, D. W.: Aide to Daniels -
General - Roosevelt, Franklin D. -
General - Aide for Material -
General - Curtis, F. S.: Clerk to FDR -
General - Fechteler, A. F.: Aide for Inspections -
General - Howe, Louis M. -
General - McCarthy, C. H.: Clerk to Assistant Secretary -
General - Pryor, Fred -
General - Stewart, Charles M. -
Communications - Division of Correspondence -
Communications - Detjen, John M.: District Communications Supt. -
Communications - General -
Communications - Hoff, A. B.: Office of Cable Censor -
Communications - Todd, D. D. W.: Director of Naval Communications -
Communications - McCandless, B.: District Communications Service -
Operations - General, 1914-1918
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Box 2 -
Operations - General, 1919-1920 -
Operations - Aide for Operations -
Operations - Aeronautics -
Operations - Division of Aviation -
Operations - Belknap, Charles: Office Chief of Naval Operations -
Operations - Chase, V. O.: Acting CNO -
Operations - Division of Correspondence -
Operations - Radio -
Intelligence - General -
Intelligence - McCauley, Edward Jr. -
Intelligence - Oliver, James H.: Director of Naval Intelligence -
Intelligence - Welles, Roger -
Attaches - Paris: History, 1914-1918 -
Attaches - de Blanpre, B.: French Naval Attache -
Attaches - Dittborn, Julio: Chile -
Attaches - Gerardi, Walter, R.: Germany -
Attaches - Maas, Charles O.: France -
Attaches - McCully, Newton A.: Petrograd -
Attaches - Sayles, William R.: France -
Naval War College - General -
Naval War College - Cowie, T. J., Eberle, E. W. & Madison, Z. H. -
Naval War College - Knight, Austin M.: Commandant -
Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1913-1914
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Box 3 -
Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1916 -
Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1917 -
Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1918 -
Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1920 -
Personnel - Blue, Victor -
Personnel - Brittian, C. B. -
Personnel - Koch, Ralph A. -
Personnel - Palmer, Leigh C. -
Personnel - Recruiting Service -
Personnel - Naval Observatory -
Personnel - Hydrographic Office -
Personnel - Naval Malitia -
Personnel - Naval Reserve (1), 1915-1919 -
Personnel - Naval Reserve (2), 1915-1919 -
Personnel - Radio Service -
Personnel - Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, 1915-1918 -
Personnel - Judge Advocate General
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Box 4 -
Personnel - Marine Corps -
Personnel - Barnett, George - Major General Commandant U.S. Marine Corps -
Material - McKean, Captain -
Material - Yards & Docks -
Material - Ordinance -
Material - Construction & Repairs, 1913-1916 -
Material - Construction & Repairs, 1917-1920 -
Material - Construction & Repairs: Progress Reports on Submarine Chasers -
Material - Construction & Repairs: Vessels under Construction
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Box 5 -
Material - Steam Engineering -
Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1913-1915 -
Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1916-1917 -
Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1918-1920 -
Material - Office of the Solicitor -
Naval Academy -
Boston Navy Yard -
Charlestown Navy Yard -
Naval Stations - Great Lakes, Illinois -
Naval Stations - Guam -
Naval Stations - Guantanamo -
Naval Stations - Gulfport -
Naval Stations - Indian Head Proving Ground (Maryland) -
Naval Stations - Key West, Florida -
Naval Stations - Las Animas, Colorado
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Box 6 -
Naval Stations - Mare Island, California -
Naval Stations - New Orleans, Louisiana -
Naval Stations - New York, New York, 1913-1916 -
Naval Stations - New York, New York, 1917-1919 -
Naval Stations - Newport, Rhode Island -
Naval Stations - Norfolk, Virginia, 1913-1915 -
Naval Stations - Norfolk, Virginia, 1916-1919 -
Naval Stations - Panama Canal -
Naval Stations - Pensacola, Florida -
Naval Stations - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Naval Stations - Philippine Islands -
Naval Stations - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1914-1916
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Box 7 -
Naval Stations - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1917-1920 -
Naval Stations - Puget Sound, Washington -
Naval Stations - Samoa -
Naval Stations - St. Helena, Portsmouth, Virginia -
Naval Stations - San Francisco, California -
Naval Stations - Washington, DC -
Naval Stations - Winthrop, Maryland -
Officers on Special Boards -
Naval Forces Operating in European WatersGeneral, 1917-1920 -
Naval Forces Operating in European Waters"American Naval Effort in the Coasts of France" -
Naval Forces Operating in European WatersSims, Williams S. -
U.S. Army in Europe, 1918 -
Naval Aviation Forces in Europe -
The Fleet - Operations, 1913-1920 -
The Fleet - Atlantic
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Box 8 -
The Fleet - Pacific & Asiatic -
The Fleet - Submarine Warfare -
The Fleet - Ships (by class) -
The Fleet - Ships (by name) -
The Fleet - Ships, Naming of -
The Fleet - Ships, Bureau of -
The Fleet - Ships, Movement of -
The Fleet - Ships in Distress -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Aerial Patrol System -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Civilian Volunteer Cruise (1 of 2), 1915-1917
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Box 9 -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Civilian Volunteer Cruise (2 of 2), 1915-1917 -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Motor Boats (1), 1917-1919 -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Motor Boats (2), 1917-1919 -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Patrol Boats, 1917 -
The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Patrol Vessels, Special Board for, 1917
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Sub-Series 2: Interdepartmental Correspondence - Interdepartmental correspondence arranged by Cabinet department (Agriculture-War).
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Sub-Series 3: General Correspondence - General correspondence arranged alphabetically by subject and surname of correspondent, which includes a file "Volunteers, 1917-1920 A-Z" consisting of correspondence with individuals volunteering for naval service or those seeking a transfer.
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Box 15 -
Box 16 -
Box 17 -
Box 18 -
Box 19 -
Naval History, undated -
Navy League -
Nesser, Robert W. -
Newborg, Sidney -
Norris, George W. -
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Oil -
Oliver, Frank -
Olney, Richard 2nd -
O'Shaunessy, George F. -
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Paisley, J. A. -
Parks, Frederick R. -
Parmele, Charles R. -
Payne, G. Henry -
Pearl Harbor -
Pendell, Thomas -
Penrose, Boies -
Perkins, Edward E. -
Peters, John A. -
Platt, Edmund -
Power Boating -
Power Squadrons -
Preparedness
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Box 20 -
Press Releases, 1913-1914 -
Press Releases, 1915 -
Press Releases, 1916-1917 -
Press Releases, 1918-1920 -
Press Releases, undated -
Prizes & Trophies -
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Radio -
Rathom, John R. -
Red Cross -
Rhodes, William -
Riggs, Roland R. -
Riordan, Daniel J. -
Roberts, Ernest W. -
Roden, E. K. -
Rogers, Gustavas A. -
Rogers, John J. -
Roosevelt, Franklin D.-Articles by, 1915-1917 -
Roosevelt, Franklin D.-Engagements -
Roosevelt, Franklin D.-Speeches
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Box 21 -
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Sague, John K. -
Saltonstall, John E. -
Santo Domingo -
Satterlee, Herbert L. -
"Sea Sled" -
Sellers, Coleman -
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-FDR Introduction to Article -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Sims' Preliminary Statement -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 15, 1920; March 16, 1920, March 18, 1920 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 23, 1920 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 25, 1920
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Box 22 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 30, 1920 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, April 1, 1920 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-A. W. Grant Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Hugh Rodman Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Henry B. Wilson Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-F. F. Fletcher Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-A. P. Niblack Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Joseph Strauss Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Charles J. Badger Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. V. Pratt Testimony (1)
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Box 23 -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. V. Pratt Testimony (2) -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Josiah S. McKean Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. S. Benson Testimony -
Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Miscellaneous -
Ships: Plans & Specifications -
Ships & Stations -
Simmons, Frank T. -
Smith, Charles B. -
Snellenburg, Joseph N. -
St-Sy -
Stebbins, Nathaniel L. -
Sterling Engine Co. -
Submarine Device Co. -
Swanson, Claude A.
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Box 29 -
Box 30
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Series 2: Personal Files - This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals and printed material divided into six subseries; subject files; general correspondence; correspondence relating to Roosevelt's campaign for United States Senator (1914) and his 1918 campaign for New York State Governor; patronage correspondence relating to New York State appointments; correspondence concerning federal patronage; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
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Sub-Series 1: Subject - Materials arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
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Sub-Series 2: Correspondence - General correspondence arranged alphabetically by subject and surname of correspondent.
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Box 41 -
Box 42 -
Aero Club of America -
Alexander, Charles B. -
Allen, Charles H. -
Allen, Frederick H. -
Ames, Charles W. -
Ames, Charles W. -
An-Ay -
Antisdale, Louis N. -
Appleton & Company -
Astor, Vincent -
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Bahret, C. S. -
Barge Canal -
Barnett, George -
Bassin, John N. -
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Beal, Thomas P. Jr. -
Beeckman, R. Livingston -
Bleknap, Charles -
Bell, Edward -
Beskin, Samuel
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Box 43 -
Box 44 -
Burrell, M. -
Burrows, L. P. -
Ca-Cha -
Camp, Walter -
Campobello -
Carlisle, John N. -
Cassidy, Edward R. -
Cathedral of St. John the Divine -
Chadbourne, William M. -
Chandler, Alfred D. -
Che-Com -
Chevy Chase Club -
Churchill, Winston (American Writer) -
City Club of New York -
Clark, Appleton L. -
Coast Guard -
Coburn, F. G. -
Coffee, Rudolph I. -
Collier, Katherine D. -
Con-Cre
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Box 45 -
Connfelt, Charles M. -
Conway, Thomas F. -
Coolidge, Archibald C. -
Council of National Defense -
Cowles, William S. -
Cox, Daniel H. -
Cox, Rosslyn M. -
Crane, Richard S. -
Cri-Cu -
Cropley, Ralph E. -
Cummings, Charles K. -
Cumming, Homer S. -
Da-De -
deGama, Dominico -
Dana, Payson -
Daniels, John -
Daniels, Josephus, 1913-1916 -
Daniels, Josephus, 1917-1918
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Box 46 -
Daniels, Josephus, 1919-1920 and undated -
Davidson, G. A. -
Davies, Joseph E. -
Davis, Howard P. -
Davis, Livingston, 1913-1916 -
Davis, Livingston, 1917-1920 -
DeKay, Eckford -
Delano, Frederick A. -
Delano, Lyman -
Delano, Mortimer -
Delano, Warren -
Dennis, Alfred L. P. -
Derby, Roger A. -
de Rham, Henry C. -
de Rhode, Albert
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Box 47 -
Di-Du -
Driscoll, John -
Drummond, Nelson L. -
Drummond, Richard C. S. -
Dunham, Lawrence B. -
Dunn, Herbert O. -
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Eastmond, A. H. -
Eberle, Edward W. -
Eisner, Mark -
Eldridge, Fred T. -
Elliman, Douglas & Co. -
Emmet, Grenville T. -
Emmons, R. W. -
Evans, F. T. -
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Farley, William G. -
Feigl, Fred -
Fifth Avenue Hospital -
Fish, A. H. -
Fish, Hamilton, Jr.
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Box 49 -
Graham, Jesse J. -
Graham, Samuel J. -
Gray, David & Maude -
Green, Henry -
Greenough, William -
Griffin, Daniel J. -
Gwyn, L. P. -
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Hackett, John -
Hadley, Howard D. -
Hahnemann Hospital -
Hamlen, Joseph R. -
Hamlin, Charles S. -
Hammond, Paul L. -
Hare, Montgomery -
Harris, F. R. -
Hart, Merwin K. -
Harvard Matters, 1913-1918 -
Harvard Matters, 1919 -
Harvard Matters, 1920
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Box 50 -
He-Hi -
Heap, Samuel L. -
Henkels, Stanley V. -
Herrick, Thaddeus -
Hicks, Thomas H. -
Hiss, Phillip -
Historical File -
Hitch, Mrs. F. D. -
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Hollis, Henry F. -
Holt, Roscoe T. -
Holt, Winifred -
Homer, Arthur P. -
Hooker, Bessie Stewart -
Hooker, Henry S. -
Hopkins, Fancher M. -
Houston, David F. -
Howe, Louis M. -
Howland, Louis -
Hoyt, Ferdinand A. Jr. -
Hu-Hy
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Box 54 -
McIlhenny, John A. -
Meising, John A. -
Merkel, Otto J. -
Merrill, August -
Metropolitan Club -
Meyer, James G. -
Mi-Morg -
Miller, James W. -
Mitchell, Charles C. -
Moore, Frances -
Morgan, J. Pierpont -
Morgenthau, Henry Sr. & Jr. -
Morr-My -
Morris, Monson -
Morschauser, Joseph -
Mott, Frank H. -
Munn, Charles A. -
Murphy, Barry -
Murray, A. C. -
Na-Nel
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Box 58 -
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1) -
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (2) -
Roosevelt, G. Hall -
Roosevelt, Henry L. -
Roosevelt, James R. -
Roosevelt, Nicholas -
Roosevelt, Sara D. -
Roosevelt, Theodore & Mrs. -
Rop-Ry -
Roper, Daniel C. -
Rosenbluth, Robert -
Rothschild, Meyer D. -
Rouhand, Pedro Gomez -
Rush, William R. -
Ryan, Stephen -
Sa-Sc
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Box 60 -
Stayton, William H. -
Stebbins, N. L. -
Stewart, Charles W. -
Stotesburg, Louis W. -
Sulzer, William -
Swope, Herbert Bayard -
Ta-Ti -
Taaffe, John -
To-Ty -
Torpedo Flotilla -
Townes, Willis G. -
Townsend, John E. -
Troy, Peter H. -
Tuckerman, Walter -
Tumulty, Joseph P. -
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Upton, Roger -
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Van Cleef, Henry H. -
"Vireo" -
"The Volcano"
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Walker, J. Bernard -
Wallis, Frederick A. -
War Department -
Warren, Joseph A. -
Washburn, Irving -
Washington Oil Corporation -
Wasson, James B. -
Watt, R. M. -
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Weatherly, J. G. -
Weekes, Frederic D. -
Weil, A. Leo -
Weiss, Bertrand -
Welles, Sumner -
Westcott, Horace H. -
Wharton, William P. -
Wheeler, Clayton L. -
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Widenmann, Robert A. -
Wilder, James A. -
Wilhelm, Donald -
Williams, Max -
Wilson, Henry B.
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Box 62
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Sub-Series 3: Campaign for U.S. Senate, 1914 - Correspondence relating to Roosevelt's campaign for U.S. Senator (1914) and his 1918 campaign for New York State Governor arranged alphabetically.
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Sub-Series 4: Campaign for NY State Governorship, 1918 - Patronage correspondence relating to New York State appointments arranged alphabetically by county.
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Sub-Series 5: Patronage Correspondence - Correspondence concerning federal patronage arranged alphabetically by surname of correspondents.
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Sub-Series 6: Scrapbooks - Bound scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
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