Naval History and Heritage Command

National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
14^th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20560

Armed Forces History Collections, Naval History
Room 4016

Adams, James M.
Papers, 1847-1868

1 foot

Chapell, Howard I.
Collection, 1920-1970

A marine architect and historian, Howard Chappell collected materials on naval history. The collection includes journals of naval and marine officers and flight logs of Vice Admiral Frank D. Wagner and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett.

38 feet

Coast Guard
Collection, 1920-1950

Photographs relating to the U.S. Coast Guard.

15 feet

Division of Naval History
Collection

A reference file containing biographies relating to naval history.

10 feet

Division of Naval History
Collection

A reference file containing ships' histories.

16.5 feet

Division of Naval History
Collection

Photographs of Navy ships.

2 feet

Dudley, Thomas C.
Papers, 1847-1864

This collection chiefly relates to his service on Commodore Matthew Perry’s mission to Japan.

1 foot

Fleischman, Henry P.
Papers, 1813

Henry Fleischman was a seaman on USS Chesapeake.

1 foot

Fullinwider, Simon P.
Papers, 1917-1919

Captain Simon Fullinwider was Chief of the Mine Section of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1917 to 1918.

1 foot 

Griswold, John A.
Papers, 1861-1912

John Griswold was a manufacturer and Congressman. The collection concerns his role in the building of USS Monitor.

1 foot

Hyde Windlass Company
Records, 1900-1950 

6 feet

Japanese Prints
Collection, 1853-1854

Prints and bills made in Japan during Commodore Matthew Perry's visit.

27 items

Kirby, Absalom
Papers, 1864-1911

1 foot

Lamberton, Benjamin P.
Papers, 1834-1917

2 feet

Lighthouse and Buoy Drawings
Collection, 1850-1930

6 feet

Mason, Theodorus B.
Papers, 1864-1912

1 foot

Nauman, William H.
Papers, 1881-1930

1 foot

Naval Ordnance Drawings
Collection, 18^th-20^th centuries

10 feet

Perry, Matthew C.
Papers, 1953-1854

Journals kept during his mission to Japan.

1 foot

Schroek, Albert F.
Papers, 1929-1958

Albert Schroek was a member of John Philip Sousa’s United States Marine Band.

1 foot

Ship Drawings and Plans
Collection, 19^th-20^th centuries

137 feet

Slack, William B.
Papers, 1847-1880

William Slack was Quartermaster of the Marine Corps.

1 foot

Sofranoff, Michael
Papers, 1940-1953

Michael Sofranoff was a photographer with the Marine Corps.

1 foot

Speiden Family
Papers, 1822-1904

The Speiden Family Papers include material on Purser William Speiden’s service with the United States Exploring Expedition and on his son, Edgar Speiden, who also served in the Navy.

1 foot

Tecumseh, USS
Papers, 1862-1970

2 feet

Van Horn Weems, Philip
Papers, 1927-1970

3 feet

Division of Political History
Room 4109

Fox, Gustavus V.
Papers, 1866-1872

Gustavus Fox was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1866.

1 foot

Division of Transportation, Maritime Section
Room 5008

This division exhibits the National Watercraft Collection, which deals principally with merchant shipping, and the Chapelle Collection of plans dating from the War of 1812. There are over 200 rigged models and about 400 builder’s half-models among its holdings in addition to thousands of ship plans, drawings, and photographs. The bulk of ship models dates from the War of 1812.

Chapelle, Howard I.
Collection, 1920-1970

98 feet

Marine Transportation History
Collection, 19^th-20^th century

172 feet

10 May 2002