Overview of the Thomas B. Inglis papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Thomas B. Inglis papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1983
Collection Number: 85059
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope
(1.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Orders, reports, memoranda, correspondence, board of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to American naval operations,
and especially to activities of the cruiser Birmingham and other ships in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Photocopy.
Creator:
Inglis, Thomas B.
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
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas B. Inglis papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Vice admiral, United States Navy; captain, U.S.S. Birmingham, 1943-1944; director of naval intelligence, 1945-1949.
Scope and Content of Collection
Orders, reports, memoranda, correspondence, board of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to American naval operations,
and especially to activities of the cruiser Birmingham and other ships in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Photocopy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Officers
United States. Navy
Birmingham (Cruiser)
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box 1
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box 2
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box 3
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box 4
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envelope A
1 print depicting Thomas B. Inglis upon his promotion to Rear Admiral, 2 November 1945; and 3 prints depicting the ceremony
held in the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., December 7, 1945, during which the Soviet attache Nikolai V. Novikov presented
Rear Admiral Inglis with 190 medals awarded to U.S. naval officers for "outstanding military activities in transporting goods
to Murmansk"
