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  • Title: John McDougal Atherton papers
    Date (inclusive): 1934-1943
    Collection Number: 90025
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 card file box, 1 oversize folder (0.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Diaries, letters, certificate, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to activities of the American destroyer Meredith in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II, and to the sinking of the Meredith and the death of J. M. Atherton during the Solomon Islands campaign. Includes printed matter and miscellany relating to the commissioning of the destroyer escort Atherton, named in honor of J. M. Atherton, in 1943, and to various aspects of Atherton family history.
    Creator: Atherton, John McDougal, 1918-1942
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 2 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 1990.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], John McDougal Atherton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy; signal officer, U.S.S. Meredith, 1941-1942.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Diaries, letters, certificate, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to activities of the American destroyer Meredith in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II, and to the sinking of the Meredith and the death of J. M. Atherton during the Solomon Islands campaign. Includes printed matter and miscellany relating to the commissioning of the destroyer escort Atherton, named in honor of J. M. Atherton, in 1943, and to various aspects of Atherton family history.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    United States. Navy
    Meredith (Destroyer)
    Atherton (Destroyer escort)