Description
Diaries, logbooks, orders, correspondence, and passports, relating primarily to the journey of Franz Mensing as captain of
the S.M.S. Prinz Adalbert, to Asia, Africa, and America, 1883-1885, with the German crown prince Friedrich Carl von Preussen
on board from Genoa to Spain, 1883; and to the participation of Friedrich Carl Mensing as courier for the German Admiralstab
of the Marine in the World War I German-American negotiations in Switzerland concerning the exchange of prisoners of war.
Includes diaries of the Mensings' housekeeper, Anna Schulz, 1899-1906.
Background
Franz Mensing (1843-1911), vice-admiral, German Navy, and his sons, Friedrich Carl (1888-1975), captain, German Navy, and
Franz (1890-1918).
Extent
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.