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Admiral William H. Standley papers

Collection no.:
0005

Description:
Official papers of the former Chief of Naval Operations, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. during World War II; family correspondence. Standley (1872-1963) wrote Admiral Ambassador to Russia (Regnery, 1955); additional autobiographical materials are in the collection.

Dates:
circa 1940-1955

Extent:
46.0 Linear feet
47 boxes

Language(s):
English

Subject(s):
Armed Forces--History--Archival resources
Political science

Geographic Name(s):
Europe, Eastern--History
Russia--History
United States--History--Archival resources
United States--Study and teaching--Archival resources

Conditions governing access:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Admiral William H. Standley Papers, Collection no. 0005, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Record date:
2010

Contact Information:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu