Ellery W. Stone papers, 1911-1981

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Summary

Creators:
Stone, Ellery W. (Ellery Wheeler), 1894-
Abstract:
The Ellery W. Stone papers contain correspondence, speeches and writings, reminiscences, orders, memoranda, reports, personnel records, printed matter, and photographs relating to Allied occupation policy in Italy during and after World War II and to the development of radio and other telecommunication systems.
Extent:
11 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (6.71 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ellery W. Stone papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Ellery W. Stone contain correspondence, speeches and writings, reminiscences, orders, memoranda, reports, personnel records, printed matter, and photographs relating to Allied occupation policy in Italy during and after World War II and to the development of radio and other telecommunication systems.

Throughout his life, Stone was involved in the radio and communications field. His interest in electronics was sparked by the gift of a battery-powered motor on his 14th birthday, and during his career he held several executive positions at the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT). The Biographical and Personal File contains interviews documenting Stone's career in the communications field, as well as his work with the Allied Commission in Italy. This file also includes correspondence related to a book written by two reporters for Tempo called Finally the Allies Speak and citations for various awards that Stone received. The Radio and Communications File includes materials concerning organizations where Stone was a member, such as the Society of Wireless Pioneers and the De Forest Pioneers, as well as printed material, including publications with biographical articles on Stone. An article detailing Stone's career can be found in the Oversize Materials series.

The majority of the material in the Allied Commission and United States Navy File, which documents Stone's Navy career, relates to the Allied Commission in Italy. Several folders in this series, such as the cable and wireless service file, contain an index with a summary of included documents. Also included is the typescript Secret Story of One Month of Reign, which examines the reign of Umberto II, the abdication of Victor Emmanuel III, and Stone's role in these events as the Chief Commissioner of the Allied Commission. The Photographs and Oversize Materials series contain photographs from Stone's military service.

The Speeches and Writings series includes bound blueprint sheets of Stone's book Elements of Radiotelegraphy, which started as a series of lectures, as well as his speeches on communication and farewell address after completing his service with the Allied Commission.

Source: Oral-History: Ellery W. Stone. IEEE Global History Network. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Oral-History:Ellery_W._Stone

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1894 January 14
Born, Oakland, California
1913-1914
Majored in electrical and radio engineering, University of California
1914-1917
Assistant U.S. Radio Inspector, Department of Commerce, San Francisco
1917-1919
District Communications Superintendent, 12th Naval District, U.S. Naval Radio Station, San Diego
1919
General Manager, Moorhead Laboratories and Lee de Forest, Inc.
1919
Author, Elements of Radiotelegraphy
1922
Manager, Radio Department of the Pacific States
1924-1931
President, Federal Telegraph Company of California, which was acquired by International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) in 1931
1931-1968
Joined ITT after merger and held various executive positions
1943
Vice President of Communications, Allied Control Commission for Italy
1944
Promoted to Rear Admiral
1944-1947
Chief Commissioner, Allied Control Commission in Italy and Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Allied Military Government in Italy
1946-1948
Regional Vice President for Middle East and Cairo, ITT
1948-1949
President, Federal Telephone & Radio Corporation
1948-1968
Director, ITT
1950-1958
President, American Cable & Radio Corporation and subsidiaries
1958
Retired from the Navy
1961-1965
President, ITT Europe
1969
Retired from ITT
1981 September 18
Died, Montclair, New Jersey
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1987.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ellery W. Stone papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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