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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014936
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Frederick Joseph Horne, admiral, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1968 and 1973. The deposit was coverted to a gift in 1998.
The papers of Frederick Joseph Horne were arranged and described in 1996 and the finding aid revised in 2007.
Photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where there are identified as part of the papers of Frederick Joseph Horne. A map has been transferred to the Geography and Map Division where it is also identified as part of Horne's papers.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Frederick Joseph Horne is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Frederick Joseph Horne are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Frederick Joseph Horne Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Frederick Joseph Horne (1880-1959) span the years 1893-1967, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1900-1945. The collection includes correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, aviator's logbooks, scrapbooks, printed matter, and memorabilia.
Horne's naval correspondence covers his entire career and contains orders, reports, records of his promotions, and routine communications. A file of personal correspondents includes letters of William Augustus Ayres, Clarence Darrow, Chester W. Nimitz, and Richard M. Nixon. Horne's service as attaché in Tokyo during World War I is reflected in his naval correspondence, in files pertaining to the coronation of Crown Prince Yoshihito as Emperor Taishō in 1915, and in several reports and drafts in the speeches and writings file. His activities as vice chief of naval operations during World War II are also documented in his correspondence as well as in files containing reports and material relating to Congressional hearings on appropriations for the navy. The speeches and writings file also includes items pertaining to the navy and to national defense. Scrapbooks contain material concerning Horne's studies at the United States Naval Academy and other memorabilia.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or type of material and chronologically thereunder.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70014936