Overview of the Edward Culligan Forsyth papers
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Title: Edward Culligan Forsyth papers
Date (inclusive): 1922-1952
Collection Number: 99029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(3.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Orders, memoranda, reports, correspondence, manuals, printed matter, photographs, and drawings, relating to American naval
operations during World War II, and especially to naval preparations for the landings in Normandy in 1944.
Creator:
Forsyth, Edward Culligan, 1900-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edward Culligan Forsyth papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Captain, United States Navy; chief, Standards and Test Section, Bureau of Ships, 1940-1943; maintenance officer, Landing Craft
and Bases, 11th Amphibious Force, 1943-1945.
Scope and Content of Collection
Orders, memoranda, reports, correspondence, manuals, printed matter, photographs, and drawings, relating to American naval
operations during World War II, and especially to naval preparations for the landings in Normandy in 1944.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
United States. Navy
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