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National Archives microfilm publications ; M1092
National Archives microfilm publications. M ; microcopy no. 1092. ^A628777
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This microfilm publication reproduces " ... two name and subject indexes, two ship name indexes, and one series of subject cards to the 'secret and confidential' correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, March 1917-July 1919. Included in the 'secret and confidential' correspondence is the correspondence of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations" -- Introd. |
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"The 'secret and confidential' correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, March 1917-July 1919, to which the indexes and subject cards reproduced in this microfilm publication refer, reflects the military and administrative history of the U.S. Navy during the U.S. involvement in World War I and the period of demobilization that followed. Correspondence subjects include the arming of U.S. merchant ships against German submarine attack; the deployment of other antisubmarine measures, such as mine barrages, destroyers, convoys, and detection devices; suspected German espionage; the development and use of weapons; and the improvement of radio communications. There is also extensive coverage of personnel matters; Navy ship movements; forwarding of mail to ships; relations with the Allies and Latin American nations; naval aeronautics, including the first successful transatlantic flight by a U.S. airplane in 1919; postwar minesweeping missions; and meetings of the London Naval Board on Claims and the Paris Naval Board on Claims in 1919 concerning financial liability for damages caused by U.S. naval forces. The series of 'secret and confidential' correspondence was begun in March 1917, when documents considered to be of a confidential nature. |
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Were segregated from the general correspondence of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy" -- Introd. |
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" ... The following, in order of their appearance in this publication, are the four indexes and one series of subject cards that were prepared by the Navy Department as finding aids to 'secret and confidential' correspondence, March 1917-July 1919. . Name and Subject Index, Dec. 1917-Mar. 1918 The name and subject index ... consists of 3 by 8 inch cards arranged alphabetically by name and subject and is reproduced on roll 1 of this publication. Entries are recorded on each card generally in chronological order. An entry includes an abstract of the content of the document, the name or title of the writer or addressee, the file number, and, frequently, the date of the document. The cards give no indication of whether incoming communications were filed with the 'secret and confidential; correspondence or forwarded elsewhere. Many of the card headings are for persons and organizations with which the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations corresponded, or for persons and organizations that were mentioned in the correspondence. Also indexed are places and subjects except ships. Some cards refer to corresponcence dated several months before December 1917. |
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Ship Index, April 1918-July 1919 The last of the four indexes is a continuation of the preceding ship index and utilizes the same format and card size as the name and subject index for the April 1918 to July 1919 period. This index is reproduced on rolls 5 and 6 of this publication. . Subject Cards, Mar. 1917-July 1919 Information about each 'secret and confidential' communication sent or received by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations from March 1917 to July 1919 was recorded on a series of 5 by 8 inch cards that are reproduced on rolls 7-11 of this publication. These subject cards are arranged according to the 56 subject headings represented by the master numbers and listed in appendix 1 at the end of these introductory remarks" -- Introd. |
| General note | Name and Subject Index, Apr. 1918-July 1919 This is the largest of the four indexes presented and is reproduced on rolls 2-4 of this publication. This index continues the name and subject index for a subsequent period, April 1918 to July 1919, with a few entries dated as late as January 1920. This index differs from the first in the size of the card, 3 by 5 inches, and in the inclusion of the date of the communication at the beginning of each entry. . Ship Index, Dec. 1917-Mar. 1918 The third index refers exclusively to individual ships mentioned in the correspondence and is otherwise identical to the name and subject index format for the December 1917 to March 1918 period. The ship index is arranged alphabetically by name or designation of vessel, including Navy, commercial, and foreign-owned vessels, and is reproduced on roll 5 of this publication. Ships named after persons (e.g. the Harry Luckenback) may be indexed either by first name or by surname, but more often by the latter. |
| Location of original | Microfilm of original records in The National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
