Forsyth (Edward Culligan) papers, 1922-1952

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Title:: Edward Culligan Forsyth papers
Dates:: 1922-1952
Creators:: Forsyth, Edward Culligan, 1900-
Abstract:: Orders, memoranda, reports, correspondence, manuals, printed matter, photographs, and drawings, relating to American naval operations during World War II, and especially to naval preparations for the landings in Normandy in 1944.
Extent:: 8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Edward Culligan Forsyth papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Orders, memoranda, reports, correspondence, manuals, printed matter, photographs, and drawings, relating to American naval operations during World War II, and especially to naval preparations for the landings in Normandy in 1944.
Biographical / historical:: Captain, United States Navy; chief, Standards and Test Section, Bureau of Ships, 1940-1943; maintenance officer, Landing Craft and Bases, 11th Amphibious Force, 1943-1945.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1999.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
Names:: United States. Navy

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-02 09:16:41.341988

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Edward Culligan Forsyth papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US