Sims, William Sowden,  1858-1936. <br/><br/>
William Sowden Sims papers, 1856-1951  (bulk 1900-1936). 

 - 43,000  items. 153  1  containers, plus  oversize. 45  microfilm reels. 61.8  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 7 series.  Series 1: Correspondence, 1856-1951; Series 2: Subject File, 1897-1940; Series 3: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1910-1935; Series 4: Miscellany, 1876-1936; Series 5: Clippings and Printed Matter, 1891-1937; Series 6: Addition, 1884-1951; and Series 7: Oversize. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, reports, military orders, biographical material, clippings, and other papers primarily documenting Sims's naval career and his work relating to naval reforms.  Documents activities as an intelligence officer on the USS Charleston (Cruiser) at the China Station (1895-1896); naval attaché in Paris, Madrid, and Saint Petersburg (1896-1900); and commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe during World War I.  Subjects include gunnery, naval preparedness, and the U.S. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation.  Includes papers of Sims's wife, Anne Hitchcock Sims.  Correspondents include W.F. Arnold, John V. Babcock, Sir Lewis Bayly, William Shepherd Benson, Josephus Daniels, W. Atlee Edwards, Bradley A. Fiske, William F. Fullam, Herbert Hoover, Tracy B. Kittredge, A.T. Mahan, Ridley McLean, William Veazie Pratt, Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle, Henry Reuterdahl, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and members of the Sims (Simms) family. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Navy Publications and Printing Service Office, Naval District. 
<br/><br/><br/>Sound recordings <br/>Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Naval officer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011160 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 70053645  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Arnold, W. F.--Correspondence.<br/>Edwards, W. Atlee--Correspondence.<br/>Babcock, John V.--Correspondence.<br/>Bayly, Lewis, Sir,  1857-1938 --Correspondence.<br/>Benson, William Shepherd, 1855-1932 --Correspondence.<br/>Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948 --Correspondence.<br/>Fiske, Bradley A. 1854-1942 --Correspondence.<br/>Fullam, William F. 1855-1926 --Correspondence.<br/>Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 --Correspondence.<br/>Kittredge, Tracy B., 1891- --Correspondence.<br/>Mahan, A. T. 1840-1914 --Correspondence.<br/>McLean, Ridley, 1872-1933 --Correspondence.<br/>Pratt, William Veazie, 1869-1957 --Correspondence.<br/>Pringle, Joel Roberts Poinsett, 1873-1932 --Correspondence.<br/>Reuterdahl, Henry, 1871-1925 --Correspondence.<br/>Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957 --Correspondence.<br/>Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 --Correspondence.<br/>Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --Correspondence.<br/>Simms family--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy. <br/>United States. Navy --Foreign service--China.<br/>United States. Navy --Intelligence specialists.<br/>United States. Navy. --Operational readiness.<br/>United States. Navy.  China Station. <br/>United States. Navy Department.  Bureau of Navigation. <br/>Charleston (Cruiser)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Military attachés--France--Paris.<br/>Military attachés--Russia--Saint Petersburg.<br/>Military attachés--Spain--Madrid.<br/>Naval gunnery.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, American.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Europe.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Naval officers.