Willard H. Brownson papers, 1859-1932 (bulk 1867-1932).
- 75 items. 9 1 containers plus oversize. 4.9 linear feet.
Open to research.
Correspondence, letterpress books, diaries, cruise book, night order books, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting Brownson's naval career. Includes material on his official and personal dealings with President Theodore Roosevelt, Presley Marion Rixey, and Brownson's resignation from the U.S. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation over the Rixey Affair in 1907.
U.S. naval officer.
Collection material in English with French.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009076
Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.