Overview of the Charles Jonathan Whiting papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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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
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles Jonathan Whiting papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
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)
box 1
Materials not yet described
box 2
Materials not yet described
box 3
Materials not yet described
box 4
Materials not yet described
box 5
Materials not yet described
box 6
Materials not yet described
box 7
Materials not yet described
box 8
Materials not yet described
drawer F10
43 maps of France and Spain
1939-1943
album fA
Album box, including print of Admiral A. A. Burke
1955
film shelf
Film reels of Whiting's travels, locations he was stationed in the Navy, and other unidentified films.
Physical Description: 15 16mm reels.
box FH15
Material not yet described
Access
Box FH15 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
