William D. Leahy Papers, 1897-1959

Contents List

Container Title
U.S. Mss AA
Series: William D. Leahy - Diaries
Box   1
Folder   1
1897-1931, volume 1
U.S. Mss AA/Micro 959
Box   2
Reel   1
1941, volume 2
Box   2
Reel   2
1942 January-July, volume 3
Box   2
Reel   3
1942 July-1943 July, volume 4
Box   2
Reel   4
1943 July-December, volume 5
Box   1
Reel   4
1944, volume 6
Box   2
Reel   5
1945, volume 7
U.S. Mss AA
Series: Subject Files
Note: Reel 6-15 of Micro 959 correspond to the paper portion of the Subject Files.
Box   3
Folder   1
A
Box   3
Folder   2
American Naval Cadets - honorary membership
Box   3
Folder   3
Applications for jobs, 1942
Box   3
Folder   4
Ashland, Wisconsin - centennial, 1954
Box   3
Folder   5-7
B
Box   3
Folder   8
Bayfield, Wisconsin - Chippewa-United States treaty celebration
Box   3
Folder   9
Byrnes, James F. - book (comments by Leahy)
Box   3
Folder   10-13
C
Box   3
Folder   14
Chile
Box   3
Folder   15
Churchill, Winston
Box   3
Folder   16
Class of 1897
Box   3
Folder   17
Collier's article, 1948 October
Box   3
Folder   18
Constellation Committee
Box   3
Folder   19
Cornell College (Iowa)
Box   3
Folder   20-21
D
Box   3
Folder   22
E
Box   3
Folder   23
F
Box   4
Folder   1
F
Box   4
Folder   2-3
G
Box   4
Folder   4
Great Lakes, Illinois - visit, 1957 August 16-17
Box   4
Folder   5-7
H
Box   4
Folder   8
Hahn, Soon K.
Box   4
Folder   9
Hawaii
Box   4
Folder   10
I
Box   4
Folder   11
International Naval Review, 1957 June 12
Box   4
Folder   12
J
Box   4
Folder   13
K
Box   4
Folder   14
L
Box   4
Folder   15
Leahy (not relatives)
Box   4
Folder   16-18
M
Box   5
Folder   1
MacArthur, General Douglas
Madison, Wisconsin
Box   5
Folder   2
Centennial celebration, 1948 May 29
Box   5
Folder   3
Trip, 1955 October
Box   5
Folder   4
Milwaukee County Historical Society/Marathon County Historical Society
Box   5
Folder   5
Miscellaneous memoranda
Box   5
Folder   6
N
Navy
Box   5
Folder   7
Miscellaneous naval organizations
Box   5
Folder   8
Navy Day - Indianapolis, 1948
Box   5
Folder   9
U.S. Naval Academy
Box   5
Folder   10
Keel - U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
Box   5
Folder   11
Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin
Box   5
Folder   12
O
Box   5
Folder   13
USS Oregon
Box   5
Folder   14
Organizations of which Leahy is sponsor, board member
Box   5
Folder   15
P
Box   5
Folder   16-17
Puerto Rico
Box   5
Folder   18
Manuscript
Box   5
Folder   19
Q
Box   5
Folder   20-21
R
Box   5
Folder   22-23
Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation
Box   5
Folder   24-25
S
Box   6
Folder   1
Saudi Arabia - gifts from King Ibn Saud, 1945
Box   6
Folder   2-3
T
Box   6
Folder   4
Taylor, Robert
Box   6
Folder   5
Truman, President Harry S.
Box   6
Folder   6
Address given at Princeton University, 1947 June 17
Box   6
Folder   7
USS Turner - christening, 1945 April
Box   6
Folder   8
University of Wisconsin - student union - invitation to speak
Box   6
Folder   9
V
Box   6
Folder   10
W
Box   6
Folder   11
Wisconsin
Box   6
Folder   12
Wisconsin, 1948
Box   6
Folder   13
Chapple, John B., Ashland Daily Press
Box   6
Folder   14
USS Wisconsin - presentation of model to state of Wisconsin, 1950 August 15
Box   6
Folder   15
Y
Box   6
Folder   16
Z
Box   6
Folder   17
Biographical sketch and miscellaneous personal data
Box   6
Folder   18
Biographical information
Box   6
Folder   19
Publicity
Box   6
Folder   20
Requests for autographs, copies of speeches, insignia, etc.
Requests for autographs
Box   6
Folder   21-25
1947-1954
Box   7
Folder   1
1956-1958
Box   7
Folder   2
Requests for photographs
Box   7
Folder   3-7
Christmas cards, lists, acknowledgements, correspondence, 1944-1958
Box   7
Folder   8
U.S. Naval Institute - forward to Der Seekrieg
Box   7
Folder   9
Atlantic charter
Box   7
Folder   10
Articles for publication
Box   7
Folder   11
A Soldier's Story, by General Bradley
Box   7
Folder   12
Bowen, Admiral H.G. - forward for book
Box   7
Folder   13
Statements about Leahy
Box   7
Folder   14
American Red Cross - statements for campaigns, etc.
Box   7
Folder   15
Leahy - commission as Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy
Box   7
Folder   16
Personality sketch - NBC, 1945 April 11
Box   7
Folder   17
“The Unseen Force,” by Leahy - U.S. Navy Sea Power magazine, 1945 July
Box   7
Folder   18
The Oregonian - Battle of Santiago, 1989
Box   7
Folder   19
Notes on Yalta Conference for Wisconsin Magazine of History
Box   7
Folder   20
Shipmate, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
Box   7
Folder   21
“The Navy Today,” by Leahy - The Military Surgeon, 1939
Box   7
Folder   22
Photostat copies of letters
Box   7
Folder   23
Certificates of commissions, appointments, honorary degrees
Box   7
Folder   24
Leahy appointment - newspaper clips
Box   7
Folder   25
Who's Who - transcript of broadcast - WRC, 1943 February 2
Box   7
Folder   26
Notes received while ill, 1949 January
Box   7
Folder   27
Letters forwarded for official action
Box   7
Folder   28-30
Birthdays, 1955-1958
Box   7
Folder   31
Mail resulting from news story, 1958 September 28
Box   7
Folder   32
Notes on Ceylon, 1899
Box   7
Folder   33
Officers of ships on which Leahy served, 1897-1926
Box   8
Folder   42
Correspondence while at Bethesda, from 1956 September 26
Box   8
Folder   43
Stationery used by Leahy
Invitations
Box   8
Folder   44-48
1944-1948
Box   9
Folder   1-6
1949-1955
Box   10
Folder   1
1956-1959
Newspaper clippings
Box   10
Folder   2
Ashland, Wisconsin - centennial celebration, 1954 July
Box   10
Folder   3
Miscellaneous
Series: Speeches
Box   7
Folder   34
Navy Day - Indianapolis, 1948 October 27
Box   7
Folder   35
University of Wisconsin, 1956 May 6
Box   8
Folder   1
Presentation of a model of USS Wisconsin, 1950 August 15
Box   8
Folder   2
Governor's Day - Ashland, 1948 August 1
Box   8
Folder   3
Wisconsin statehood celebration, 1948 May 29-30
Box   8
Folder   4
Radio speech - Victory Day, 1946 August 14
Box   8
Folder   5
Iowa Society lunch - Washington, D.C., 1946 April 14
Box   8
Folder   6
Dedication of Franklin Delano Roosevelt plaque - St. Thomas Church, 1946 January 6
Box   8
Folder   7
Presentation of citations to combat photographers, 1945 October 25
Box   8
Folder   8
U.S. Naval Academy - 100th anniversary, 1945 October 11
Box   8
Folder   9
Victory over Japan (V-J) Day speeches - MBS and NBC, 1945 August 15
Box   8
Folder   10
Midwest farmer observance - Yankton, South Dakota, 1945 September 3
Box   8
Folder   11
Victory in Europe (V-E) Day - NBC, 1945 May 8
Box   8
Folder   12
Celebration of Wisconsin war heroes, 1946 August 18-19
Box   8
Folder   13
Ashland, Wisconsin, 1950 July
Box   8
Folder   14
Remarks as toastmaster - American Society of Marine Engineers, 1931
Box   8
Folder   15
Minneapolis - radio, 1929 October 28
Box   8
Folder   16
Postgraduate school - Annapolis, Maryland, 1929 February 23
Box   8
Folder   17
Christening of USS Turner, 1945 April 8
Box   8
Folder   18
Speech at President Roosevelt's inaugural dinner, 1945 January 20
Box   8
Folder   19
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1944 June
Box   8
Folder   20
Navy Day - Richmond, Virginia, 1943 October 27
Box   8
Folder   21
U.S. military surgeons, 1943 October 22
Box   8
Folder   22
Radio Blue Network, 1943 January 2
Box   8
Folder   23
CBS, 1942 August 9
Box   8
Folder   24
Navy Day - Washington, D.C., 1942 October 27
Box   8
Folder   25
Wisconsin visit, 1943 May
Box   8
Folder   26
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1942 November 13
Box   8
Folder   27
Georgetown University - convocation, 1942 October 17
Box   8
Folder   28
Atlantic Charter Day, 1942 August 14
Language:
In French.
Box   8
Folder   29
Taking governorship of Puerto Rico, 1939 September 11
Box   8
Folder   30
Navy League Club - Philadelphia, 1939 January 11
Box   8
Folder   31
Army and Navy dinner, 1939 March 29
Box   8
Folder   32
Speech over CBS, 1939 May 28
Box   8
Folder   33
American Legion, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1938 August 14
Box   8
Folder   34
National Geographic - U.S. Navy eclipse expedition, 1937
Box   8
Folder   35
Navy Day - Atlanta, Georgia, 1937 October 27
Box   8
Folder   36
High school, Wilmington, California, 1936 April 16
Naval War College
Box   8
Folder   37
1934 May 25
Box   8
Folder   38
1935 May 24
Box   8
Folder   39
Speech to midshipmen - Annapolis, Maryland, 1934 March 18
Box   8
Folder   40
Society of Sponsors - Washington, D.C., 1934 February 9
Box   8
Folder   41
Ashland, Wisconsin - centennial celebration, 1954 July 4
PH 404
Series: Photographs
Note: On the occasion of Leahy receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, May 29, 1943, including images of Leahy speaking at the graduation ceremony, watching a parade of Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), posing with University President Dykstra and Governor Goodland, and addressing the Wisconsin legislature.