Frederick Joseph Horne
A Register of His Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation
Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Michael Spangler
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007125
Title: Frederick Joseph Horne
Papers
Span Dates: 1893-1967
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1900-1945)
ID No.: MSS14936
Creator:
Horne, Frederick Joseph,
1880-1959
Extent: 1,700
items;
6 containers;
2.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: U.S. Navy officer.
Correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, aviator's logbooks, scrapbooks,
printed matter, and memorabilia relating to Horne's naval career during World
War I and World War II.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Ayres,
William Augustus, 1867-1952--Correspondence.
Darrow,
Clarence, 1857-1938--Correspondence.
Horne,
Frederick Joseph, 1880-1959.
Nimitz,
Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966--Correspondence.
Nixon,
Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Correspondence.
Taishō,
Emperor of Japan, 1879-1926.
Organizations
United
States Naval Academy--Students.
United
States. Congress--Hearings.
United
States. Navy--Appropriations and
expenditures.
United
States. Navy--Aviation.
United
States. Navy--Officers.
United
States. Navy--Operational
readiness.
United
States. Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations.
Subjects
Coronations--Japan.
Military
attachés--Japan--Tokyo.
World War,
1914-1918--Japan.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval
operations, American.
Occupations
Naval
officers.
Provenance: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.
Processing History:The papers of Frederick Joseph Horne were arranged and described in
1996 and the finding aid revised in 2007.
Transfers: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.
Copyright Status: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.).
Preferred Citation: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.
| Date |
Event |
| 1880, Feb. 14 |
Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1898 |
Participated in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago, Cuba
|
| 1899 |
Graduate, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1901 |
Commissioned ensign |
| 1903 |
Married Alma Beverly Cole McClung (died 1957) |
| 1915-1919 |
Naval attaché, U.S. embassy, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1926 |
Received aviation training at naval air station in Pensacola,
Fla.
|
| 1932 |
Promoted to rear admiral |
| 1941 |
Assistant to chief of naval operations, Navy Department,
Washington, D.C.
|
| 1942 |
Appointed vice chief of naval operations with rank of vice
admiral
|
| 1944 |
Promoted to admiral |
| 1946 |
Retired |
| 1959 |
Married Edith G. Croshier |
| 1959, Oct. 18 |
Died, Coronado, Calif. |
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.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Aviator's log books,
1931-1937
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| BOX 1
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Board of Review for Decorations and
Medals, Navy Department,
1946, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Clippings,
1933-1938, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Congressional hearings,
1943-1946, 1959, n.d.
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence |
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| BOX 1
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Naval |
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| BOX 1
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1898-1909
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(5
folders)
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| BOX 2
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1910-1947, n.d.
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(13
folders)
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| BOX 3
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Personal,
1919-1965
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| BOX 3
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Japan |
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| BOX 3
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Address book,
n.d.
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| BOX 3
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Coronation of emperor |
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| BOX 3
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Clippings,
1915
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 3
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Schedules,
1915
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| BOX 3
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Printed matter,
1908-1928, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 3
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Memorabilia |
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| BOX 3
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1918-1937
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 4
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Undated
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 4
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Miscellany,
1927-1967
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| BOX 4
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Personal file,
1923, 1959, n.d.
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| BOX 4
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Printed matter,
1942-1945
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| BOX 4
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Promotion to rear admiral,
1932-1933, n.d.
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| BOX 4
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Reports |
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| BOX 4
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1940
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 5
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1942-1948
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| BOX 5
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Scrapbooks,
1893-1898, 1915-1916, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 6
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Speeches and writings |
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| BOX 6
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Notes,
n.d.
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| BOX 6
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Texts,
1919-1946, n.d.
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(4
folders)
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| BOX 6
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Unidentified drafts,
n.d.
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