King, Ernest Joseph 1878-1956 creator mixed material monographic eng 10,000 39 15 Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, notes, orders to duty, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to King's activities as commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet and chief of naval operations during World War II. Documents his participation in Allied conferences including the Argentina Conference (August 1941), Quebec Conference (1943), Cairo Conference (1943), Teheran Conference (1943), Yalta Conference (1945), and Potsdam Conference (July 1945). Also documents his service as commander of the Submarine Base in New London, Conn.; chief of the U.S. Navy Dept. Bureau of Aeronautics; commander of the Aircraft Base and Aircraft Scouting Force in San Diego, Calif.; and commander of all aircraft carriers of the fleet. Subjects include salvaging of the S-51 sunk off Block Island in 1925; growth and development of military aviation; the Atlantic Charter; World War II naval strategy in the Pacific including the Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, (1942-1943), and General James Harold Doolittle's 1942 air raid on Tokyo; international control of atomic weapons; U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff; national security; and world politics. Includes drafts of Fleet Admiral King; A Naval Record (1952) coauthored by King and Walter Muir Whitehill. Correspondents include Henry Harley Arnold; C.R. Attlee; Bernard M. Baruch; Omar Nelson Bradley; Oliver Lyttelton, Viscount Chandos; Mark W. Clark; Ferdinand Eberstadt; Charles A. Edison; Merritt Austin Edson; Richard S. Edwards; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Douglas Southall Freeman; William Frederick Halsey; Cordell Hull; Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, Viscount Portal of Hungerford; Frank Knox; P.W. Litchfield; George C. Marshall; Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Chester W. Nimitz; Quentin James Reynolds; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Robert E. Sherwood; Dorothy Thompson; Harry S. Truman; Walter Muir Whitehill; and Orville Wright. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Naval officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011074 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Arnold, Henry Harley 1886-1950 Correspondence Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard) 1883-1967 Correspondence Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes) 1870-1965 Correspondence Bradley, Omar Nelson 1893-1981 Correspondence Viscount Chandos, Oliver Lyttelton 1893-1972 Correspondence Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne) 1896-1984 Correspondence Doolittle, James Harold 1896-1993 Eberstadt, Ferdinand Correspondence Edison, Charles A 1890-1969 Correspondence Edson, Merritt Austin 1897-1955 Correspondence Edwards, Richard S. (Richard Stanislaus) 1885-1956 Correspondence Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1890-1969 Correspondence Freeman, Douglas Southall 1886-1953 Correspondence Halsey, William Frederick 1882-1959 Correspondence Hull, Cordell 1871-1955 Correspondence Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Charles Frederick Algernon Portal 1893-1971 Correspondence Knox, Frank 1874-1944 Correspondence Litchfield, P. W. (Paul Weeks) 1875-1959 Correspondence Marshall, George C. (George Catlett) 1880-1959 Correspondence Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten 1900-1979 Correspondence Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) 1885-1966 Correspondence Reynolds, Quentin James 1902-1965 Correspondence Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Correspondence Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet) 1896-1955 Correspondence Thompson, Dorothy 1893-1961 Correspondence Truman, Harry S 1884-1972 Correspondence Whitehill, Walter Muir 1905-1978 Correspondence Wright, Orville 1871-1948 Correspondence United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. United States. Navy History World War, 1939-1945 United States. Navy Submarine forces United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Aeronautics. United States. Navy. U.S. Fleet. Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920) Argentina Conference (1941) Cairo Conference (1943) Potsdam Conference (1945) Quebec Conference (1st : 1943) Teheran Conference (1943) Yalta Conference (1945) Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 Aeronautics, Military United States Atomic bomb International relations National security United States Navy-yards and naval stations California San Diego Navy-yards and naval stations Connecticut New London Nuclear arms control Nuclear weapons Submarines (Ships) Salvaging Security, International World politics World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area World War, 1939-1945 Congresses World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Peace Tokyo (Japan) History Bombardment, 1942 Naval officers King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956 mm 70038687 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011074 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011074.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011074 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011074.3 Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 730514 20260227111613.0 mm 70038687