Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Whiting, Charles Jonathan, 1906-1973
- Abstract:
- Orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and motion picture film, relating to the sinking of the American gunboat Panay in China, 1937; to other activities of the United States Navy in China, 1937-1940; and to American naval operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II.
- Extent:
- 8 manuscript boxes, 1 album box, 15 motion picture film reels, 2 oversize folders, memorabilia (4.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Charles Jonathan Whiting papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and motion picture film, relating to the sinking of the American gunboat Panay in China, 1937; to other activities of the United States Navy in China, 1937-1940; and to American naval operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II.
- Biographical / historical:
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Rear admiral, United States Navy; judge advocate, court of inquiry investigating the Panay incident, 1937.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1974.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Memorabilia and Box FH15 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Charles Jonathan Whiting 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