Nimitz Library Digital Collections
Nimitz Library Digital Collections
Psychological Warfare has become an inextricable part of any modern military campaign. The battles for the hearts and minds of both allies and opposition can prove just as vital as those fought on the ground, at sea, or in the air.
Throughout World War II, the Office of War Information (OWI) fought these battles on the home front, and …
Immediately following their attack on Pearl Harbor, the military leaders of the Empire of Japan turned their sights on the Phillipines. As naval and ground assault forces pressed their attacks, the Japanese forces also engaged in psychological warfare in attempts to discourage American troops and win over the Filipino people. While …
Throughout the Second World War, United States Navy combat photographers cataloged a conflict that defined a generation. Embedded in units and ships throughout the fleet, the photographers captured timeless images of aerial operations, artillery bombardments, Marine Corps action, ship to ship engagements, and kamikaze attacks.
The Combat …
The Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers, spanning from 1852 to 1911, focus primarily on service and experiences of Nestell as an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy during the Civil War. The papers describe naval career of Daniel Nestell, from his initial appointment through his retirement and subsequent pension claims, including …
The John E. Hart Letters, consisting of 1.5 linear inches of documents, span the period from 1861 to 1863. The letters focus on the time spent by Hart aboard U.S.S. Vincennes and U.S.S. Albatross, both of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron.
The collection consists of ten handwritten letters, some incomplete, as well as several photocopies.
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The Francis Osbourn Papers, comprising .5 inches of documentation, primarily span the career of Francis Osbourn in the Twentieth Regiment Indiana Volunteers and the Sixth Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, from 1862 to 1866. The papers, mostly letters, focus on duties, experiences and observations, and requests for items from home by Osbourn.
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The collection consists mostly of material related to the recovery of the body of John Paul Jones in 1905. Weiss oversaw the excavations at the former cemetery for foreign Protestants in Paris where research indicated the remains of John Paul Jones were interred. Included in the collection are calling cards with brief notes to Weiss from …
In 2002, the Nimitz Library, U.S. Naval Academy, received a generous gift of two 18th-century letters relating to John Paul Jones from Faith McCurdy of Cold Spring Harbor, New York. One letter is from George Washington to John Paul Jones, dated July 22, 1787, during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The other letter is from …
On November 28, 1890 the cadets of the United States Military Academy and the midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy met at West Point to play the first Army-Navy football game. The next day, the following bulletin appeared in The New York Times:
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 29 -- "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY."
"Twenty-four great guns, three …
Since the birth of the Republic, naval and political leaders such as John Paul Jones, Alexander Hamilton, and Matthew Perry had advocated for a formal institution for the education and training of U.S. Navy officers. With the alleged attempted mutiny aboard the training ship U.S.S. Somers in 1842, it appeared that Secretary of the Navy …
The U.S.S. Somers (brig), an experimental schoolship for naval apprentices, sailed from New York on September 13, 1842, Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie in command. The vessel’s course took it first to the west coast of Africa and from there to the West Indies before returning to New York. On November 26, while near St. Thomas, …
The Nimitz Library Digital Collections provide access to digital surrogates of the unique, rare, and/or historically significant holdings of the Special Collections & Archives Department, and of Nimitz Library as a whole.
Currents
Twenty-five new prints are added to the World War II Combat Photograph collection. 12-9-11
Ten new combat prints are added to the World War II Combat Photograph collection, and ten new leaflets are added to American Propaganda in Japan. 11-18-11
Digital Collections introduces Japanese Propaganda in the Phillipines, a companion collection to American Propaganda in Japan. 11-14-11
American Propaganda in Japan, a collection of U.S. Navy propaganda leaflets, is unveiled. Beginning with 12 leaflets, the collection will ultimately grow to include dozens of World War II era leaflets. 11-11-11
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