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  • Title: Elton Watters Grenfell papers
    Date (inclusive): 1926-1969
    Collection Number: 76002
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 14 manuscript boxes (5.6 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, orders, drafts of speeches, and photographs, relating to American submarine operations during World War II and in the postwar period.
    Creator: Grenfell, Elton Watters, 1903-1980
    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 1976.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Elton Watters Grenfell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Vice admiral, United States Navy; commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, 1956-1959; commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet, 1960-1964.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, orders, drafts of speeches, and photographs, relating to American submarine operations during World War II and in the postwar period.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Officers
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine
    Submarine forces
    United States. Navy