Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lee, Fitzhugh, 1905-1992
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, testimony, orders, personnel records, and printed matter, relating to naval aviation, naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, inter-service controversies within the American armed forces, issues arising from civilian control of the military, the military system of administration of justice, and the 1978 Panama Canal treaty.
- Extent:
- 10 manuscript boxes (4.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Fitzhugh Lee papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, testimony, orders, personnel records, and printed matter, relating to naval aviation, naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, inter-service controversies within the American armed forces, issues arising from civilian control of the military, the military system of administration of justice, and the 1978 Panama Canal treaty.
- Biographical / historical:
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Vice admiral, United States Navy; naval aide to the secretary of the navy, 1947-1948.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Aviation
Officers
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States - Names:
- United States. Navy
United States. Navy Department
United States. Department of Defense - Places:
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Panama
Panama -- Foreign relations -- United States
Panama Canal (Panama)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Fitzhugh Lee papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563