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  • Title: Captain Edward L. Beach typescript : From Annapolis to Scapa Flow : the autobiography of a naval officer
    Date (inclusive): 1941
    Collection Number: XX778
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 volume (369 p.) (1 ms. box) (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to American naval operations, including the battle of Manila Bay in 1898; American intervention in Mexico (1914), Haiti (1915), and the Dominican Republic (1916); and operations in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. Also includes translations of letters to E. L. Beach from President Sudre Dartiguenave and future President Louis Borno of Haiti, 1916, relating to Beach's activities in Haiti.
    Creator: Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1867-1943
    Creator: Dartiguenave, Sudre
    Creator: Borno, Louis
    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.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Captain Edward L. Beach typescript : From Annapolis to Scapa Flow : the autobiography of a naval officer, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Captain, United States Navy

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to American naval operations, including the battle of Manila Bay in 1898; American intervention in Mexico (1914), Haiti (1915), and the Dominican Republic (1916); and operations in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. Also includes translations of letters to E. L. Beach from President Sudre Dartiguenave and future President Louis Borno of Haiti, 1916, relating to Beach's activities in Haiti.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Officers
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations
    Spanish-American War, 1898
    Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
    Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898
    Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) -- History -- American occupation, 1914
    Haiti -- History -- American occupation, 1915-1934
    Dominican Republic -- History -- American occupation, 1916-1924
    United States. Navy