Wilkinson, Theodore Stark 1888-1946 creator mixed material monographic eng 800 17 2 6.6 Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, dispatches, transcripts of radio broadcasts, biographical material, clippings, scrapbook, printed matter, maps, plans, photographs, and other papers relating to Wilkinson's naval career, especially his duties as deputy commander in the South Pacific area (Oceania) and as commander of the U.S. Navy 3rd Amphibious Force. Diary describes operations at Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, in the Solomon Islands; Palau; and Leyte Island in the Philippines. Subjects include Wilkinson's years at United States Naval Academy, his aide Paulus P. Powell, life at sea, naval operations against the Japanese, Japanese negotiations for peace and surrender, interactions with allied military personnel, and Wilkinson's tour of duty in Japan after the surrender. Conferences with William F. Halsey are recorded as well as visits by Richard Evelyn Byrd, Raymond Clapper, H. v. Kaltenborn, Henry Cabot Lodge, Carl Mydans, Ogden R. Reid, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Correspondents include Harold E. Barrowclough, Claude Raymond Branch, Frederick H. Brooke, Robert Bostwick Carney, Aubrey Wray Fitch, George Hudson Fort, Roy S. Geiger, O.W. Griswold, William Frederick Halsey, John R. Hodge, Royal E. Ingersoll, Randall Jacobs, James Kendall, Thomas C. Kinkaid, Alan Goodrich Kirk, C.H. McMorris, Chester W. Nimitz, Lawrence R. Reifsnider, Richmond Kelly Turner, Nathan F. Twining, A.A. Vandegrift, Edward B. Whitman, Catherine Harlow Wilkinson, Ernest Wilkinson, Gulielma Bostick Wilkinson, Hugh M. Wilkinson, and I. Yegorichev. Open to research. Classified, in part. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Sound recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Naval officer. Nickname: Ping. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010318 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Barrowclough, Harold E Correspondence Branch, Claude Raymond 1886- Correspondence Brooke, Frederick H Correspondence Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957 Carney, Robert Bostwick 1895-1990 Correspondence Clapper, Raymond 1892-1944 Fitch, Aubrey Wray 1883-1978 Correspondence Fort, George Hudson 1891- Correspondence Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley) 1885-1947 Correspondence Griswold, O. W. (Oscar Woolverton) 1886-1959 Correspondence Halsey, William Frederick 1882-1959 Halsey, William Frederick 1882-1959 Correspondence Hodge, John R. (John Reed) 1893- Correspondence Ingersoll, Royal E. (Royal Eason) 1883-1976 Correspondence Jacobs, Randall 1886-1967 Correspondence Kaltenborn, H. v. (Hans) 1878-1965 Kendall, James Correspondence Kinkaid, Thomas C. (Thomas Cassin) 1888-1972 Correspondence Kirk, Alan Goodrich 1888-1963 Correspondence Lodge, Henry Cabot 1902-1985 McMorris, C. H. (Charles Horatio) 1890-1954 Correspondence Mydans, Carl Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) 1885-1966 Correspondence Powell, Paulus P Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers) 1925- Reifsnider, Lawrence F Correspondence Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962 Turner, Richmond Kelly 1885-1961 Correspondence Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut) 1897-1982 Correspondence Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer) 1887-1973 Correspondence Whitman, Edward B Correspondence Wilkinson, Catherine Harlow Correspondence Wilkinson, Ernest active 1905-1910 Correspondence Wilkinson, Gulielma Bostick Correspondence Wilkinson, Hugh M. (Hugh Miller) 1890-1973 Correspondence Yegorichev, I Correspondence Wilkinson family Wilkinson family Correspondence United States. Navy History World War, 1939-1945 United States. Navy. Amphibious Force, 3rd. United States Naval Academy. World War, 1939-1945 Oceania World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Palau World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Philippines World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Solomon Islands World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Peace World War, 1939-1945 Japan Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) History Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952 Leyte Island (Philippines) History Naval officers mm 70048934 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010318 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010318.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010318 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010318.3 Open to research. Classified, in part. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 730514 20260227111613.0 mm 70048934