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Title: Charles Jonathan Whiting papers
Date (inclusive): 1925-1969
Collection Number: 74100
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 1 album box, 15 motion picture film reels, 2 oversize folders, memorabilia
(4.0 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Whiting, Charles Jonathan, 1906-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.
[Identification of item], Charles Jonathan Whiting papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rear admiral, United States Navy; judge advocate, court of inquiry investigating the Panay incident, 1937.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
Officers
United States -- Armed Forces -- China
United States. Navy
Panay (Gunboat : PR-5)