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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, 1913-1920Add to your cart.

Primary Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)

Extent: 36.48 Cubic Feet

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence and reports relating to the administration of the Navy Department during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals and printed material that relates to federal patronage, Democratic Party affairs in New York State, Roosevelt's campaign for United States Senator from New York (1914), the campaign to re-elect Woodrow Wilson (1916) and the movement to nominate Roosevelt as the Democratic candidate for Governor of New York (1918).

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.

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Series 1: Official FilesAdd to your cart.
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.

Sub-Series 1: Navy DepartmentAdd to your cart.
Files on naval yards and shore stations, fleet operations and individual ships arranged by division, office or bureau within the Navy Department.

Box 1Add to your cart.

General - Pending MattersAdd to your cart.

General - Daniels, JosephusAdd to your cart.

General - Chief ClerkAdd to your cart.

General - Smith, Frank: Private SecretaryAdd to your cart.

General - Wurtsbaugh, D. W.: Aide to DanielsAdd to your cart.

General - Roosevelt, Franklin D.Add to your cart.

General - Aide for MaterialAdd to your cart.

General - Curtis, F. S.: Clerk to FDRAdd to your cart.

General - Fechteler, A. F.: Aide for InspectionsAdd to your cart.

General - Howe, Louis M.Add to your cart.

General - McCarthy, C. H.: Clerk to Assistant SecretaryAdd to your cart.

General - Pryor, FredAdd to your cart.

General - Stewart, Charles M.Add to your cart.

Communications - Division of CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.

Communications - Detjen, John M.: District Communications Supt.Add to your cart.

Communications - GeneralAdd to your cart.

Communications - Hoff, A. B.: Office of Cable CensorAdd to your cart.

Communications - Todd, D. D. W.: Director of Naval CommunicationsAdd to your cart.

Communications - McCandless, B.: District Communications ServiceAdd to your cart.

Operations - General, 1914-1918Add to your cart.

Box 2Add to your cart.

Operations - General, 1919-1920Add to your cart.

Operations - Aide for OperationsAdd to your cart.

Operations - AeronauticsAdd to your cart.

Operations - Division of AviationAdd to your cart.

Operations - Belknap, Charles: Office Chief of Naval OperationsAdd to your cart.

Operations - Chase, V. O.: Acting CNOAdd to your cart.

Operations - Division of CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.

Operations - RadioAdd to your cart.

Intelligence - GeneralAdd to your cart.

Intelligence - McCauley, Edward Jr.Add to your cart.

Intelligence - Oliver, James H.: Director of Naval IntelligenceAdd to your cart.

Intelligence - Welles, RogerAdd to your cart.

Attaches - Paris: History, 1914-1918Add to your cart.

Attaches - de Blanpre, B.: French Naval AttacheAdd to your cart.

Attaches - Dittborn, Julio: ChileAdd to your cart.

Attaches - Gerardi, Walter, R.: GermanyAdd to your cart.

Attaches - Maas, Charles O.: FranceAdd to your cart.

Attaches - McCully, Newton A.: PetrogradAdd to your cart.

Attaches - Sayles, William R.: FranceAdd to your cart.

Naval War College - GeneralAdd to your cart.

Naval War College - Cowie, T. J., Eberle, E. W. & Madison, Z. H.Add to your cart.

Naval War College - Knight, Austin M.: CommandantAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1913-1914Add to your cart.

Box 3Add to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1916Add to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1917Add to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1918Add to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Navigation, 1920Add to your cart.

Personnel - Blue, VictorAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Brittian, C. B.Add to your cart.

Personnel - Koch, Ralph A.Add to your cart.

Personnel - Palmer, Leigh C.Add to your cart.

Personnel - Recruiting ServiceAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Naval ObservatoryAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Hydrographic OfficeAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Naval MalitiaAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Naval Reserve (1), 1915-1919Add to your cart.

Personnel - Naval Reserve (2), 1915-1919Add to your cart.

Personnel - Radio ServiceAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, 1915-1918Add to your cart.

Personnel - Judge Advocate GeneralAdd to your cart.

Box 4Add to your cart.

Personnel - Marine CorpsAdd to your cart.

Personnel - Barnett, George - Major General Commandant U.S. Marine CorpsAdd to your cart.

Material - McKean, CaptainAdd to your cart.

Material - Yards & DocksAdd to your cart.

Material - OrdinanceAdd to your cart.

Material - Construction & Repairs, 1913-1916Add to your cart.

Material - Construction & Repairs, 1917-1920Add to your cart.

Material - Construction & Repairs: Progress Reports on Submarine ChasersAdd to your cart.

Material - Construction & Repairs: Vessels under ConstructionAdd to your cart.

Box 5Add to your cart.

Material - Steam EngineeringAdd to your cart.

Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1913-1915Add to your cart.

Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1916-1917Add to your cart.

Material - Supplies & Accounts, 1918-1920Add to your cart.

Material - Office of the SolicitorAdd to your cart.

Naval AcademyAdd to your cart.

Boston Navy YardAdd to your cart.

Charlestown Navy YardAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Great Lakes, IllinoisAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - GuamAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - GuantanamoAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - GulfportAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Indian Head Proving Ground (Maryland)Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Key West, FloridaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Las Animas, ColoradoAdd to your cart.

Box 6Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Mare Island, CaliforniaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - New Orleans, LouisianaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - New York, New York, 1913-1916Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - New York, New York, 1917-1919Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Newport, Rhode IslandAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Norfolk, Virginia, 1913-1915Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Norfolk, Virginia, 1916-1919Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Panama CanalAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Pensacola, FloridaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Philippine IslandsAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1914-1916Add to your cart.

Box 7Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1917-1920Add to your cart.

Naval Stations - Puget Sound, WashingtonAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - SamoaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - St. Helena, Portsmouth, VirginiaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - San Francisco, CaliforniaAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Washington, DCAdd to your cart.

Naval Stations - Winthrop, MarylandAdd to your cart.

Officers on Special BoardsAdd to your cart.

Naval Forces Operating in European WatersGeneral, 1917-1920Add to your cart.

Naval Forces Operating in European Waters"American Naval Effort in the Coasts of France"Add to your cart.

Naval Forces Operating in European WatersSims, Williams S.Add to your cart.

U.S. Army in Europe, 1918Add to your cart.

Naval Aviation Forces in EuropeAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Operations, 1913-1920Add to your cart.

The Fleet - AtlanticAdd to your cart.

Box 8Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Pacific & AsiaticAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Submarine WarfareAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships (by class)Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships (by name)Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships, Naming ofAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships, Bureau ofAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships, Movement ofAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Ships in DistressAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Aerial Patrol SystemAdd to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Civilian Volunteer Cruise (1 of 2), 1915-1917Add to your cart.

Box 9Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Civilian Volunteer Cruise (2 of 2), 1915-1917Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Motor Boats (1), 1917-1919Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Motor Boats (2), 1917-1919Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Patrol Boats, 1917Add to your cart.

The Fleet - Naval Coast Defense Forces-Patrol Vessels, Special Board for, 1917Add to your cart.

Sub-Series 2: Interdepartmental CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Interdepartmental correspondence arranged by Cabinet department (Agriculture-War).

Box 9Add to your cart.

AgricultureAdd to your cart.

Agriculture: Hoover, HerbertAdd to your cart.

CommerceAdd to your cart.

InteriorAdd to your cart.

JusticeAdd to your cart.

LaborAdd to your cart.

Post OfficeAdd to your cart.

Box 10Add to your cart.

StateAdd to your cart.

Treasury, 1914-1917Add to your cart.

Treasury, 1918-1919Add to your cart.

WarAdd to your cart.

Sub-Series 3: General CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
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.

Box 10Add to your cart.

AAdd to your cart.

Adams, Frederick U.Add to your cart.

Argentina, 1915Add to your cart.

ArmisticeAdd to your cart.

Armor PlateAdd to your cart.

Ba-BeAdd to your cart.

Battle of JutlandAdd to your cart.

Box 11Add to your cart.

Bi-BriAdd to your cart.

Biddle, Francis B.Add to your cart.

Big NavyAdd to your cart.

BinocularsAdd to your cart.

Board of Relief, 1914-1916Add to your cart.

Brandegee, Frank B.Add to your cart.

British MattersAdd to your cart.

Bro-ByAdd to your cart.

Brown, LathropAdd to your cart.

Burrows, Linus P.Add to your cart.

Ca-ClAdd to your cart.

Box 12Add to your cart.

Calder, William M.Add to your cart.

Caldwell, Charles P.Add to your cart.

ChileAdd to your cart.

CoAdd to your cart.

Coal, 1914Add to your cart.

Coal, 1915-1916Add to your cart.

Coal, 1917Add to your cart.

Confidential: B-WAdd to your cart.

Congressional Record: ExtractsAdd to your cart.

Council of National DefenseAdd to your cart.

Cr-CyAdd to your cart.

Box 13Add to your cart.

Cummings, HomerAdd to your cart.

DAdd to your cart.

Davidson, G. AubreyAdd to your cart.

DemobilizationAdd to your cart.

Demobilization: Hancock Report, March 1919Add to your cart.

Demobilization: FDR Report, April 1919Add to your cart.

Dennis, Alfred L. P.Add to your cart.

de Rhode, AlbertAdd to your cart.

Dirigible R-34, FlightAdd to your cart.

Dowd, Thomas H.Add to your cart.

Dutchess County SocietyAdd to your cart.

EAdd to your cart.

Edison, Thomas A.Add to your cart.

Eldridge, Fred T.Add to your cart.

Emerson, GuyAdd to your cart.

Box 14Add to your cart.

FAdd to your cart.

Fish, HamiltonAdd to your cart.

Fiske, Bradley A.Add to your cart.

Fiske, HaleyAdd to your cart.

Fitzgerald, John J.Add to your cart.

Fitz Hugh, Carter H.Add to your cart.

FranceAdd to your cart.

GAdd to your cart.

Gardner, Augustus P.Add to your cart.

General ElectricAdd to your cart.

GermanyAdd to your cart.

Graham, Douglas and JesseAdd to your cart.

Griffin, Daniel J.Add to your cart.

Ha-HeAdd to your cart.

HaitiAdd to your cart.

Box 15Add to your cart.

Hammond, Paul L.Add to your cart.

HarvardAdd to your cart.

Hi-HyAdd to your cart.

Holland, E. E.Add to your cart.

Hollis, Henry F.Add to your cart.

Homer, Arthur P.Add to your cart.

Hopkins, Fancher M.Add to your cart.

Humphrey, William E.Add to your cart.

Hunt, CharlesAdd to your cart.

IAdd to your cart.

International News ServiceAdd to your cart.

JAdd to your cart.

Jackson, Gabrielle E.Add to your cart.

JapanAdd to your cart.

Johnson, AymarAdd to your cart.

KAdd to your cart.

LAdd to your cart.

Box 16Add to your cart.

LeVino, Albert S.Add to your cart.

Lewis, William M.Add to your cart.

Lodge, Henry CabotAdd to your cart.

Logue, J. WashingtonAdd to your cart.

MaAdd to your cart.

Mack, John E.Add to your cart.

Maher, James P.Add to your cart.

Mc-MeAdd to your cart.

McCall, J. T.Add to your cart.

Merrill, AugustAdd to your cart.

Mexico-GeneralAdd to your cart.

Mexico-Dispatches, April 1914Add to your cart.

Box 17Add to your cart.

Mexico-Dispatches, May 1914Add to your cart.

Mexico-Dispatches, June 1914Add to your cart.

Mexico-Dispatches, July 1914Add to your cart.

Box 18Add to your cart.

Mexico-Dispatches, August 1914Add to your cart.

Mi-MyAdd to your cart.

Miller, Chester A.Add to your cart.

Miller, J. W.Add to your cart.

Miller, SpencerAdd to your cart.

Mishtowt, IvanAdd to your cart.

MobilizationAdd to your cart.

Motor BoatsAdd to your cart.

Murphy, BarryAdd to your cart.

NAdd to your cart.

Naval History, 1913-1920Add to your cart.

Box 19Add to your cart.

Naval History, undatedAdd to your cart.

Navy LeagueAdd to your cart.

Nesser, Robert W.Add to your cart.

Newborg, SidneyAdd to your cart.

Norris, George W.Add to your cart.

OAdd to your cart.

OilAdd to your cart.

Oliver, FrankAdd to your cart.

Olney, Richard 2ndAdd to your cart.

O'Shaunessy, George F.Add to your cart.

PAdd to your cart.

Paisley, J. A.Add to your cart.

Parks, Frederick R.Add to your cart.

Parmele, Charles R.Add to your cart.

Payne, G. HenryAdd to your cart.

Pearl HarborAdd to your cart.

Pendell, ThomasAdd to your cart.

Penrose, BoiesAdd to your cart.

Perkins, Edward E.Add to your cart.

Peters, John A.Add to your cart.

Platt, EdmundAdd to your cart.

Power BoatingAdd to your cart.

Power SquadronsAdd to your cart.

PreparednessAdd to your cart.

Box 20Add to your cart.

Press Releases, 1913-1914Add to your cart.

Press Releases, 1915Add to your cart.

Press Releases, 1916-1917Add to your cart.

Press Releases, 1918-1920Add to your cart.

Press Releases, undatedAdd to your cart.

Prizes & TrophiesAdd to your cart.

QAdd to your cart.

RAdd to your cart.

RadioAdd to your cart.

Rathom, John R.Add to your cart.

Red CrossAdd to your cart.

Rhodes, WilliamAdd to your cart.

Riggs, Roland R.Add to your cart.

Riordan, Daniel J.Add to your cart.

Roberts, Ernest W.Add to your cart.

Roden, E. K.Add to your cart.

Rogers, Gustavas A.Add to your cart.

Rogers, John J.Add to your cart.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.-Articles by, 1915-1917Add to your cart.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.-EngagementsAdd to your cart.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.-SpeechesAdd to your cart.

Box 21Add to your cart.

Sa-SpAdd to your cart.

Sague, John K.Add to your cart.

Saltonstall, John E.Add to your cart.

Santo DomingoAdd to your cart.

Satterlee, Herbert L.Add to your cart.

"Sea Sled"Add to your cart.

Sellers, ColemanAdd to your cart.

Senate Committee on Naval AffairsAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-FDR Introduction to ArticleAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Sims' Preliminary StatementAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 15, 1920; March 16, 1920, March 18, 1920Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 23, 1920Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 25, 1920Add to your cart.

Box 22Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, March 30, 1920Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Testimony, April 1, 1920Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-A. W. Grant TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Hugh Rodman TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Henry B. Wilson TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-F. F. Fletcher TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-A. P. Niblack TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Joseph Strauss TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Charles J. Badger TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. V. Pratt Testimony (1)Add to your cart.

Box 23Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. V. Pratt Testimony (2)Add to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-Josiah S. McKean TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-W. S. Benson TestimonyAdd to your cart.

Senate Investigation into Naval Conduct of War-MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.

Ships: Plans & SpecificationsAdd to your cart.

Ships & StationsAdd to your cart.

Simmons, Frank T.Add to your cart.

Smith, Charles B.Add to your cart.

Snellenburg, Joseph N.Add to your cart.

St-SyAdd to your cart.

Stebbins, Nathaniel L.Add to your cart.

Sterling Engine Co.Add to your cart.

Submarine Device Co.Add to your cart.

Swanson, Claude A.Add to your cart.

Box 24Add to your cart.

TAdd to your cart.

Tague, Peter F.Add to your cart.

Tams, LeMoine & CraneAdd to your cart.

Taylor, Benjamin I.Add to your cart.

Thomas, Charles S.Add to your cart.

Tillman, Benjamin R.Add to your cart.

TonnageAdd to your cart.

Townes, Willis G.Add to your cart.

Trans Atlantic Flight, May 1919Add to your cart.

Trip File, 1913Add to your cart.

Trip File, 1914Add to your cart.

Trip File, 1915-1916Add to your cart.

Trip File (1), January-August 1918Add to your cart.

Box 25Add to your cart.

Trip File (2), January-August 1918Add to your cart.

Trip File (1), September-December 1918Add to your cart.

Trip File (2), September-December 1918Add to your cart.

Trip File (1), January-February 1919Add to your cart.

Trip File (2), January-February 1919Add to your cart.

Trip File (3), January-February 1919Add to your cart.

Box 26Add to your cart.

Trip File (4), January-February 1919Add to your cart.

Trip File (5), January-February 1919Add to your cart.

TurkeyAdd to your cart.

UAdd to your cart.

United States Shipping BoardAdd to your cart.

Upton, RogerAdd to your cart.

VAdd to your cart.

VolunteersAdd to your cart.

AAdd to your cart.

Ba-BoAdd to your cart.

Box 27Add to your cart.

Br-BuAdd to your cart.

Ca-ClAdd to your cart.

Co-CuAdd to your cart.

Da-DiAdd to your cart.

Do-DuAdd to your cart.

EAdd to your cart.

FAdd to your cart.

GAdd to your cart.

Box 28Add to your cart.

Ha-HiAdd to your cart.

Ho-HyAdd to your cart.

IAdd to your cart.

JAdd to your cart.

KAdd to your cart.

LAdd to your cart.

Ma-McAdd to your cart.

Me-MyAdd to your cart.

Box 29Add to your cart.

NAdd to your cart.

OAdd to your cart.

Pa-PiAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: Po-QAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: RAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: Sa-SlAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: Sm-SwAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: TAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: U-VAdd to your cart.

Box 30Add to your cart.

Volunteers: WAdd to your cart.

Volunteers: MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.

Wa-WeAdd to your cart.

Wadsworth, James W. Jr.Add to your cart.

WagesAdd to your cart.

Wagner, Robert F.Add to your cart.

Walker, J. BernardAdd to your cart.

Walters, J. HenryAdd to your cart.

War LossesAdd to your cart.

War PapersAdd to your cart.

Washburn, IrvingAdd to your cart.

Weaver, J. H. & Co.Add to your cart.

Wh-WrAdd to your cart.

Wilson, WoodrowAdd to your cart.

Woods, ArthurAdd to your cart.

Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.Add to your cart.

Y ZAdd to your cart.

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