Overview of the Elton Watters Grenfell papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Elton Watters Grenfell papers

Date (inclusive): 1926-1969

Collection Number: 76002

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 14 manuscript boxes (5.6 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, orders, drafts of speeches, and photographs, relating to American submarine operations during World War II and in the postwar period.

Creator: Grenfell, Elton Watters, 1903-1980

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Elton Watters Grenfell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Vice admiral, United States Navy; commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, 1956-1959; commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet, 1960-1964.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, orders, drafts of speeches, and photographs, relating to American submarine operations during World War II and in the postwar period.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Officers

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine

Submarine forces

United States. Navy