The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron, USN Typescript, 1962
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Brief Description: One 1961-1962 typescript for William Oliver Stevens's biography of Commodore James Barron, which was later titled An Affair of Honor: The Biography of Commodore James Barron, U. S. N.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-667
Created by: Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955
Volume: 2.0 Folders
Acquired: 11/01/1962.
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Biographical Note for Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 : William Oliver Stevens was born on October 7, 1878 in Rangoon, Burma. He wrote many books on history and the paranormal. Stevens graduated from Yale University with a PhD in 1903. He married Claudia Wilson Miles on June 1, 1904. Stevens was a professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from 1905 to 1924. He was headmaster of the Roger Ascham School in White Plains, New York from 1924 to 1927 and headmaster of Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan from 1927 to 1935. Stevens died on January 15, 1955 in his home at 26 West Ninth Street, New York, New York.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Barron, James, 1769-1851
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, 1807
United States. Navy
United States. Navy--History--19th century
Genres/Forms of Material
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes: Unknown
Related Materials: James Barron Papers (II), 1940-1962, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. For more information please see http://scdb.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=7778.
PreferredCitation: The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron, USN Typescript, MSS 0000-667, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.