McGinnis (Captain Knefler) Personal Papers

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Box 01

Folder 01 – Newspaper clipping of Captain Knefler McGinnis.

Folder 02 – Speech for War Bonds, July 4 (Year Not Known)

Folder 03 – Newspaper Article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin dated January 11, 1934.

Folder 04 – Newspaper Article and Comics from the Honolulu Star Bulletin dated January 11, 1934.

Folder 05 – Correspondence regarding Graduation of the Naval War College, Newport, RI from March 15, 1939; March 31, 1939, April 15, 1939 and May 2, 1939

Physical Description: Folder contains 16 items: A 5 page of memorandum regarding the graduation ceremony, a 1 page Receipt of Orders, 6 pages of Academic Selection and four pages of memorandums regarding orders.

Folder 06 – Correspondence for the commissioning of the U. S. S. Norton Sound January 4, 1945 to January 8, 1945.

Physical Description: Folder contains 12 items: a 1 page hand-written letter dated January 4, 1944; a Military Restricted letter dated January 8, 1945 (five copies); the two-page Commissioning Orders dated January 8, 1945; the two page speech for commissioning the U. S. S. Norton Sound (2 copies) and a guide for General Muster (1 page).

Folder 07 – Correspondence regarding the commissioning of the U. S. S. Pine Island April 24, 1945.

Physical Description: Folder contains 9 items: Commissioning Orders and the speech for commissioning the U. S. S. Pine Island dated April 24, 1945 (3 copies) and a speech to commission the U. S. S. Pine Island (6 pages).

Folder 08 – Correspondence regarding the commissioning of the U. S. S. Salisbury Sound November 26, 1945.

Physical Description: Folder contains 10 items: A Restricted Letter Commissioning Orders to Commission the U. S. S. Salisbury Sound (6 pages); the Procedures for Commissioning Ceremony (2 pages); a two-page speech for commissioning of the U. S. S. Salisbury Sound.

Folder 09 - Miscellaneous Papers

Physical Description: Folder contains 3 items: A Certificate of Record dated December 31, 1935 (one page); a speech typed on July 4, 1945 (one page); and a Certificate of Valuation of Household and Personal Effects (one page).

Folder 10 – Negative of Photograph – Mrs. Roberta Knefler in an envelope addressed to her.

Folder 11 – Personal and Military Photographs of Guantanamo Bay, Guam Bay, G. Bay and Santiago, Cuba

Physical Description: Folder contains 58 items: Fifty-six 3 ½ x 5 photos; one 5 x 6 ½ photograph and one 6 ½ x 8 ½ photograph.

Folder 12 – Personal Photographs

Physical Description: Folder contains 39 photographs: Twenty-one 8 ½ x 11 photographs; one 6 ½ x 10 photograph; one 6 x 8 photograph and sixteen 3 ½ x 4 ½ photographs.

Folder 13 – Official Photographs from the Bond Rally at Terminal Island Naval Air Station June 22, 1945.

Physical Description: Folder contains 8 8 x 10 photographs.

Folder 14 – Laws of the Navy

Physical Description: Folder contains 4 pages of the Laws of the Navy.

Folder 15 - Donor Information and Requests about Collection

Physical Description: Folder contains information regarding the donor Nicolas S. Jose the nephew of Captain Knefler McGinnis and his request of the handling of collection.

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