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Title: Alexander H. Van Keuren
Date (inclusive): 1899-1962
Collection Number: 74011
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 8 envelopes
(5.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, notes, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to the Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia
Station, Washington, D.C., and to the London Naval Conference and the Geneva Disarmament Conference
Creator:
Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (Location of meeting: Geneva, Switzerland. Date of meeting or treaty
signing: 1932-1934.)
Creator:
London Naval Conference (1930 : London, England)
Creator:
Van Keuren, Alexander H., 1881-1966
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], Alexander H. Van Keuren, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1881, March 9 | Born, Howell, Michigan |
| 1903 | Graduated from the Naval Academy |
| 1908 | Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1912-1916 | Served at the Mare Island Navy Yard and Superintending Constructor for Submarines at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco |
| 1916-1920 | Served in the Design Division of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Department of the Navy |
| 1927 | Secretary, Naval War College |
| 1930 | Technical advisor, London Naval Conference |
| 1932 | Technical advisor, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva |
| 1936 | Assisted in exploratory tests on fireproof construction of ships |
| 1936-1937 | Superintending Constructor for the Navy at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| 1937-1939 | Industrial manager, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1939-1940 | Chief, Bureau of Construction and Repair, Department of the Navy |
| 1940-1942 | Assistant Chief, Bureau of Ships |
| 1942 | Chief, Bureau of Ships Coordinator of Shipbuilding for the Naval Establishment |
| 1942 | Received Legion of Merit Award |
| 1942-1944 | Director, Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia Station |
| 1946 | Retired |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Peace
Disarmament
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
Officers
Navies
United States. Navy
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)