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Guide to the Richard W. Bates Papers1915-1973

Naval War College Library, Naval Historical Collection686 Cushing RoadNewport, RI 02841-1207Tel: 401-841-2435E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.usnwc.edu/Academics/Library/Naval-Historical-Collection.aspx/

Published in 2011©Naval War College Library, Naval Historical Collection


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Collection overview

Title: Richard W. Bates Papers

Date range: 1915-1973

Creator: Bates, Richard W., 1892-1973

Extent: 20 box(es)

Abstract: The personal papers of Rear Admiral Richard W. Bates(1892-1973) cover the years 1915-1973. He was acommanding officer on many ships in the Navy. Hiscollection consists of correspondence, subject files,writings, speeches, and miscellaneous items. The papersare arranged in four series based on an establishedfile system. They mainly encompass Bates career asa Naval Officer, family, and social life in Newport, aswell as other aspects of his career including publishedand unpublished writings, notes, photographs, slidepresentations, and reports.

Language of materials: English

Repository: Naval War College Library, Naval Historical Collection

Collection number: Ms. 2

Scope & content

This collection documents the many correspondences throughout Rear Admiral RichardW. Bates Naval career. In addition, some of the materials deal with naval business whileothers relate to his personal matters. The papers are arranged in four series based on anestablished file system. In addition to the correspondence, the collection also containsSubject Files regarding such things as Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons, Pacific Fleet,and Navy official communications; Speeches and Writings that span 1942-1967; and;Miscellany, 1915-1973 which consists of newspaper clippings, citations, invitations andmember scrolls.


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Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four series, with Series 1, Correspondence, being the mostvoluminous.

• Series I. Correspondence• Series II. Subject Files• Series III. Speeches and Writings• Series IV. Miscellany

Biographical/Historical Note

Rear Admiral Richard W. Bates was born in San Francisco, California, on January 16,1892, to Henry Lester and Helen Rixon Bates. He was appointed to the United StatesNaval Academy from the Third District, California, in 1911 and graduated in the Class of1915. His first duty assignment was on board the USS YORKTOWN (GBT-1) stationedin Central American waters. From YORKTOWN he went to the USS CINCINNATI (C-7),operating on the east coast of South America, where he served as Executive Officer until1918. He was Executive Officer in the USS SPROSTON (DD-173), 1919-1920.

In 1920 Bates attended the Naval Post Graduate School in Annapolis, Maryland. Thefollowing year found him at Columbia University, studying electrical propulsion of ships.Awarded a Master of Science degree in June 1922, he continued instruction in electricalengineering at General Electric, Schenectady, New York, and Westinghouse Electric, EastPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was followed by duty as the Electrical Officer in the USSMARYLAND (BB-46), 1922-1925; assistant in engineering at the Post Graduate School,1925-1927, and Engineering Officer in the USS RICHMOND (CL-9), 1927-1930.

In the decade before Americaa's entry into the Second World War, Rear Admiral Batessaw duty with the Hydrographic Office, Honolulu and as Commander of the Naval Station,Honolulu; Commanding Officer of the destroyer, USS BUCHANAN (DD-131), the oil tanker,RAMAPO (AO-12), the destroyers USS LONG (DD-209), and USS CLARK (DD-361),flagship of Destroyer Squadron Three, Battle Force.

When the war broke out, Bates was a student at the Naval War College, Newport, RhodeIsland. He continued at the College as a member of the staff until 1943 when he tookcommand of the cruiser USS MINNEAPOLIS (CA-36). Under his command the shipengaged in the bombardment of Wake Island, participated in the invasion of the GilbertIslands and sank the Japanese light cruiser KATORI off Truk in April 1944.


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During May-August 1944, Bates was on the staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet.In September he served with the Commander Cruiser Division Four as Chief of Staff ofthe Bombardment, Fire Support and associated groups of the Seventh Fleet during thePhilippine Islands campaign. December found him Chief of Staff and Aide to CommanderBattleship Division Two and involved in the Lingayen-Luzon and Okinawa operations. Thiswas followed in May 1945 by his appointment as Commander of the Motor Torpedo BoatSquadron, Pacific Fleet and in December of the same year with appointment as Chief ofStaff to Commander, Philippine Sea Frontier.

Bates returned to the Naval War College in 1946 as Head of the Department of Researchand Analysis which was tasked with studying Second World War naval battles. Retiredin 1949, he remained with the College, continuing his battle analyses in charge of whatnow had become the World War II Battle Evaluation Group. Although the work was notcompleted, the project was terminated in 1958.

In 1969 Bates was appointed Vice President of the newly formed Naval War CollegeFoundation, Inc., a private, non-profit association founded to support College programs notcovered by appropriated funding. He was elected president in 1972, serving in that capacityuntil his death on December 27, 1973.

Chronology:

• 1911 Appointed to U.S. Naval Academy from Third District, California• 1915 Graduated from USNA and commissioned Ensign, USN. USS OHIO (BB-12)

and USS MARYLAND (ACR-8)• 1916 USS YORKTOWN (GBT-1).• 1919 USS CINCINNATI, (C-7), Executive Officer. CUBA (Cuban gunboat), Gunnery

Instructor• 1919–1920 USS SPROSTON (DD-173), Executive Officer• 1920 Promoted to Lieutenant• 1920–1921 Post Graduate School, Annapolis, MD, student• 1922 Columbia University, student• General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY. Westinghouse Electric, East Pittsburgh, PA• 1922–1925 USS MARYLAND (BB-46), Electrical Officer• 1925–1927 Post Graduate School, Annapolis, MD, staff• 1927 USS RICHMOND (CL-9), Engineer Officer• 1930–1932 Naval Station, Honolulu, Hawaii, Officer in Charge, Hydrographic Office;

Aide to Commandant Fourteenth Naval District; Permanent Senior Patrol Officer• 1932–1933 USS BUCHANAN (DD-131), Commanding Officer


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• 1933–1934 USS RAMAPO (ATO-12), Commanding Officer and Executive Officer• 1934–1935 USS LONG (DD-201), Commanding Officer• 1935–1938 Bureau of Engineering, Washington, DC• 1938–1940 USS CLARK (DD-361), Commanding Officer• 1940–1941 Naval War College, Senior Class• 1941 Promoted to Captain. Naval War College, Head, Department of Strategy• 1943 USS MINNEAPOLIS, Commanding Officer. Promoted to Commodore• 1944 Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, staff. Bombardment, Fire Support &

Associated Groups, Seventh Fleet, Chief of Staff• 1944–1945 Commander, Battle Division Two, Chief of Staff and Aide• 1945 Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons, Pacific Fleet, Commander• 1945–1946 Commander Philippine Sea Frontier, Chief of Staff• 1946–1949 Naval War College, staff• 1947 Reverted to rank of Captain• 1949 Retired. Promoted to Rear Admiral on retired list• 1949–1958 World War II Battle Evaluation Group, Naval War College, Newport, RI• 1969–1973 Naval War College Foundation, Inc., Vice President and President• 1973 Died, Newport, RI, December 27

Access & use

Access to the collection: Any qualified person doing scholarly research ispermitted to use material housed in the SpecialCollections Unit.

Use of materials: Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopyingand scanning of materials is a fee based serviceavailable in the repository and is allowed at the discretionof the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy oncopyright and publication.

Preferred citation: Richard W. Bates Papers, Ms. 2, Naval War CollegeLibrary, Naval Historical Collection

Contact information: Naval War College Library, Naval Historical Collection686 Cushing RoadNewport, RI 02841-1207Tel: 401-841-2435E-mail: [email protected]


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Website: http://www.usnwc.edu/Academics/Library/Naval-Historical-Collection.aspx/

Administrative information

About the collection

Aquisition: The personal papers of Rear Admiral Richard W. Bateswere acquired in 1974 through the Naval War CollegeFoundation by the term of Bates' will.

Custodial history: The custodial history of the collection is unknown.

About the finding aid

Author: Finding aid prepared by Evelyn M. Cherpak, Ph. D.

Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Carrie Anne Perez 2011 March22, updated by Le Yang on 2011 July 26.

Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A ContentStandard (DACS)

Search terms

Names:

Subjects:


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Inventory

Series I, Correspondence, 1938-19739 box(es)Series I, Correspondence, is divided into "personal" and "informal" letters, althoughthere appears to be little difference between the two content wise. Bates maintained avoluminous correspondence with naval officers and civilians. Letters deal chiefly withcareer matters, family matters, and social life in Newport. Correspondents include AdmiralsErnest J. King, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance, William F. Halsey, Richmond K.Turner, Robert B. Carney, Edward Kalbfus, William S. Pye, and Richard L. Conolly. Alsoincluded are copies of letters of other naval officers, namely, Admirals King, Kinkaid, andCaptain S. E. Morison, 1944-1953.

Container Description Date

Box 1, Folder 1 Personal letters, sent undated

Box 1, Folder 2 Personal letters, sent 1938 Jul 30- 1939 Mar28

Box 1, Folder 3 Personal letters, sent 1939 Apr 11- 1939 Jun28

Box 1, Folder 4 Personal letters, sent 1939 Jul 5 -1939 Oct 30

Box 1, Folder 5 Personal letters, sent 1939 Oct 31- 1940 Jan20

Box 1, Folder 6 Personal letters, sent 1940 Jan 23- 1940 Apr14

Box 1, Folder 7 Personal letters, sent 1940 May 9- 1940 Jun13


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Box 1, Folder 8 Personal letters, sent 1941 May22 - 1941Dec 30

Box 1, Folder 9 Personal letters, sent 1942 Jan 5- 1942 May14

Box 1, Folder10

Personal letters, sent 1942 May27 - 1942Sep 18

Box 1, Folder11

Personal letters, sent 1942 Sep14 - 1942Dec 14

Box 1, Folder12

Personal letters, sent 1943 Jan 14- 1943 Mar12

Box 1, Folder13

Personal letters, sent 1943 Mar 16- 1943 Jul 1

Box 1, Folder14

Personal letters, sent 1943 Jul 21- 1943 Oct24

Box 1, Folder15

Personal letters, sent 1943 Oct 30- 1943 Dec23

Box 1, Folder16

Personal letters, sent 1944 Jan 15- 1944 Apr12

Box 1, Folder17

Personal letters, sent 1944 Apr 16- 1944 Jun13


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Box 1, Folder18

Personal letters, sent 1944 Jun 18- 1944 Aug15

Box 1, Folder19

Personal letters, sent 1944 Oct 11- 1945 Apr26

Box 1, Folder20

Personal letters, sent 1945 Apr 26- 1945 May19

Box 1, Folder21

Personal letters, sent 1945 Jun 4 -1945 Jun 29

Box 1, Folder22

Personal letters, sent 1945 Jun 29- 1945 Jul24

Box 1, Folder23

Personal letters, sent 1945 Jul 26- 1945 Aug2

Box 1, Folder24

Personal letters, sent 1945 Aug 2- 1945 Aug15

Box 1, Folder25

Personal letters, sent 1945 Aug15 - 1945Aug 30

Box 1, Folder26

Personal letters, sent 1945 Aug30 - 1945Sep 14

Box 1, Folder27

Personal letters, sent 1945 Sep15 - 1945Sep 28


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Box 1, Folder28

Personal letters, sent 1945 Oct 1- 1945 Nov10

Box 1, Folder29

Personal letters, sent 1945 Nov13 - 1945Nov 26

Box 1, Folder30

Personal letters, sent 1945 Nov27 - 1945Dec 7

Box 1, Folder31

Personal letters, sent 1945 Dec10 - 1945Dec 26

Box 1, Folder32

Personal letters, sent 1945 Dec26 - 1945Dec 28

Box 1, Folder33

Personal letters, sent 1946 Jan 2 -1946 Apr 24

Box 1, Folder34

Personal letters, sent 1946 May 1- 1946 Jun 1

Box 1, Folder35

Personal letters, sent 1946 Jun 4 -1946 Jul 24

Box 1, Folder36

Personal letters, sent 1946 Sep17 - 1946Dec 10

Box 1, Folder37

Personal letters, sent 1946 Dec20 - 1947Mar 19


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Box 1, Folder38

Personal letters, sent 1947 Mar 26- 1947 Dec15

Box 2, Folder 1 Personal Letters sent 1948 Jan 7 -1948 Mar 17

Box 2, Folder 2 Personal Letters sent 1948 Mar 17- 1948 May16

Box 2, Folder 3 Personal Letters sent 1948 May25 - 1948Jun 25

Box 2, Folder 4 Personal Letters sent 1948 Jun 25- 1948 Aug19

Box 2, Folder 5 Personal Letters sent 1948 Aug19 - 1948Sep 13

Box 2, Folder 6 Personal Letters sent 1958 Sep15 - 1948oct 25

Box 2, Folder 7 Personal Letters sent 1958 Oct 25- 1948 Dec16

Box 2, Folder 8 Personal Letters sent 1950 Jan 26- 1950 Dec12

Box 2, Folder 9 Personal Letters sent 1950 Dec14 - 1951Mar 26


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Box 2, Folder10

Personal Letters sent 1951 Apr 5 -1951 Aug 3

Box 2, Folder11

Personal Letters sent 1951 Aug 8- 1951 Dec20

Box 2, Folder12

Personal Letters sent 1952 Jan 8- 1952 Dec18

Box 2, Folder13

Personal Letters sent 1953 Jan 16- 1953 Dec28

Box 2, Folder14

Personal Letters sent 1954 Jan 5 -1954 Feb 15

Box 2, Folder15

Personal Letters sent 1954 Feb 26- 1954 May11

Box 2, Folder16

Personal Letters sent 1954 May12 - 1954Sep 22

Box 2, Folder17

Personal Letters sent 1954 Sep25 - 1954Dec 17

Box 2, Folder18

Personal Letters sent 1955 Jan 3- 1955 May13

Box 2, Folder19

Personal Letters sent 1955 Jun 14- 1955 Oct12


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Box 2, Folder20

Personal Letters sent 1955 Oct 12- 1955 Dec30

Box 2, Folder21

Personal Letters sent 1956 Feb 16- 1956 Jun19

Box 2, Folder22

Personal Letters sent 1956 Jun 19- 1956 Sep11

Box 2, Folder23

Personal Letters sent 1956 Sep13 - 1956Oct 23

Box 2, Folder24

Personal Letters sent 1956 Nov13 - 1956Dec 18

Box 2, Folder25

Personal Letters sent 1957 Jan 4 -1957 Apr 11

Box 2, Folder26

Personal Letters sent 1957 Apr 17- 1957 May24

Box 2, Folder27

Personal Letters sent 1957 Jun 11- 1957 Sep24

Box 3, Folder 1 Personal letters sent 1957 Oct 1- 1957 Nov16

Box 3, Folder 2 Personal letters sent 1957 Nov16 - 1957Dec 19


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Box 3, Folder 3 Personal letters sent 1958 Jan 7 -1958 Feb 28

Box 3, Folder 4 Personal letters sent 1958 Mar 5- 1958 Apr22

Box 3, Folder 5 Personal letters sent 1958 Apr 22- 1958 May14

Box 3, Folder 6 Personal letters sent 1958 May14 - 1958May 27

Box 3, Folder 7 Personal letters sent 1958 May27 - 1958Jun 2

Box 3, Folder 8 Personal letters sent 1958 Jun 2- 1958 Aug21

Box 3, Folder 9 Personal letters sent 1958 Aug21 - 1958Nov 17

Box 3, Folder10

Personal letters sent 1958 Nov19 - 1958Dec 31

Box 3, Folder11

Personal letters sent 1959 Jan 9 -1959 Apr 2

Box 3, Folder12

Personal letters sent 1959 Apr 14- 1959 Jun16


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Box 3, Folder13

Personal letters sent 1959 Jun 16- 1959 Jul24

Box 3, Folder14

Personal letters sent 1959 Aug19 - 1959Nov 9

Box 3, Folder15


Box 3, Folder16

Personal letters sent 1960 Jan 6 -1960 May 6

Box 3, Folder17

Personal letters sent 1960 May19 - 1960Sep 29

Box 3, Folder18

Personal letters sent 1960 Oct 3- 1960 Nov30

Box 3, Folder19


Box 3, Folder20

Personal letters sent 1961 Jan 6 -1961 Mar 30

Box 3, Folder21

Personal letters sent 1961 Mar 21- 1961 Jul10

Box 3, Folder22

Personal letters sent 1962 Jan 15- 1963 Dec2


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Box 3, Folder23

Personal letters sent 1964 Dec29 - 1969Mar 17

Box 3, Folder24

Personal letters sent 1969 May19 - 1970Oct 19

Box 3, Folder25

Personal letters sent 1964 Jun 8- 1969 Dec12

Box 3, Folder26

Informal letters sent 1949 Jan 3 -1949 Feb 16

Box 3, Folder27

Informal letters sent 1949 Feb 23- 1959 Jun15

Box 3, Folder28

Informal letters sent 1949 Jul 12- 1950 Jun13

Box 3, Folder29

Informal letters sent 1950 Jun 27- 1950 Oct 4

Box 4, Folder 1 Informal letters sent 1950 Oct 9- 1950 Dec18

Box 4, Folder 2 Informal letters sent 1951 Jan 3 -1951 Feb 8

Box 4, Folder 3 Informal letters sent 1951 Feb 12- 1951 May10


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Box 4, Folder 4 Informal letters sent 1951 May11 - 1951Aug 3

Box 4, Folder 5 Informal letters sent 1951 Aug 7- 1951 Dec19

Box 4, Folder 6 Informal letters sent 1951 Jan 9 -1952 Mar 17

Box 4, Folder 7 Informal letters sent 1952 Mar 18- 1952 May9

Box 4, Folder 8 Informal letters sent 1952 May13 - 1952Jul 31

Box 4, Folder 9 Informal letters sent 1952 Aug14 - 1952Nov 14

Box 4, Folder10

Informal letters sent 1953 Jan 16- 1953 Mar11

Box 4, Folder11

Informal letters sent 1953 Mar 27- 1953 Aug28

Box 4, Folder12

Informal letters sent 1953 Sep 1- 1953 Dec30

Box 4, Folder13

Informal letters sent 1954 Jan 15- 1954 Aug25


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Box 4, Folder14

Informal letters sent 1954 Sep 2- 1954 Dec17

Box 4, Folder15


Box 4, Folder16

Informal letters sent 1955 Mar 9- 1955 Sep28

Box 4, Folder17

Informal letters sent 1955 Sep28 - 1955Nov 28

Box 4, Folder18

Informal letters sent 1955 Nov28 - 1955Dec 16

Box 4, Folder19


Box 4, Folder20

Informal letters sent 1956 Feb 8- 1956 Nov30

Box 4, Folder21

Informal letters sent 1957 Jan 2 -1957 May 6

Box 4, Folder22

Informal letters sent 1957 May 6- 1957 May28

Box 4, Folder23

Informal letters sent 1957 Jun 5 -1957 Jul 26

Box 4, Folder24

Informal letters sent 1957 Aug29 - 1957Dec 19


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Box 4, Folder25

Informal letters sent 1965 Feb 18- 1971 Nov17

Box 4, Folder26

Informal letters sent 1972 Jun 12- 1972 Dec29

Box 4, Folder27

Informal letters sent 1973 Jan 2 -1973 Oct 25

Box 5, Folder 1 Personal letters received, undated undated

Box 5, Folder 2 Personal letters received, undated undated

Box 5, Folder 3 Personal letters received, undated 1932 Apr 18- 1938 Oct21

Box 5, Folder 4 Personal letters received, undated 1939 Jan 16- 1939 Dec22

Box 5, Folder 5 Personal letters received, undated 1940 Jan 19- 1940 May27

Box 5, Folder 6 Personal letters received, undated 1941 May24 - 1941Dec 22

Box 5, Folder 7 Personal letters received, undated 1942 Jan 2- 1942 Aug25

Box 5, Folder 8 Personal letters received, undated 1942 Aug29 - 1942Dec 31


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Box 5, Folder 9 Personal letters received, undated 1943 Jan 19- 1943 May22

Box 5, Folder10

Personal letters received, undated 1943 Jun 2 -1943 Dec 3

Box 5, Folder11

Personal letters received, undated 1944 Jan 3- 1944 May27

Box 5, Folder12

Personal letters received, undated 1944 May27 - 1944Dec 31

Box 5, Folder13

Personal letters received, undated 1945 Apr 10- 1945 Jun22

Box 5, Folder14

Personal letters received, undated 1945 Aug 8- 1945 0ct26

Box 5, Folder15

Personal letters received, undated 1945 Oct 26- 1945 Dec27

Box 5, Folder16

Personal letters received, undated 1946 Jan 2 -1946 Feb 5

Box 5, Folder17

Personal letters received, undated 1946 Feb 7- 1946 Aug5

Box 6, Folder 1 Personal letters received 1946 Sep19 - 1946Dec 26


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Box 6, Folder 2 Personal letters received 1947 Jan 8 -1947 Dec 4

Box 6, Folder 3 Personal letters received 1948 Jan 12- 1950 May9

Box 6, Folder 4 Personal letters received 1951 Jan 26- 1951 Apr18

Box 6, Folder 5 Personal letters received 1951 Apr 18- 1951 Jul26

Box 6, Folder 6 Personal letters received 1951 Jul 31- 1951 Aug30

Box 6, Folder 7 Personal letters received 1951 Sep 2- 1951 Dec11

Box 6, Folder 8 Personal letters received 1952 Jan 10- 1952 Apr25

Box 6, Folder 9 Personal letters received 1952 May22 - 1952Dec 31

Box 6, Folder10

Personal letters received 1953 Jan 7 -1953 Mar 7

Box 6, Folder11

Personal letters received 1953 Mar 11- 1953 Aug4


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Box 6, Folder12

Personal letters received 1953 Aug13 - 1953Nov 28

Box 6, Folder13

Personal letters received 1954 Jan 6 -1954 Jul 2

Box 6, Folder14

Personal letters received 1954 Jul 6- 1954 Sep22

Box 6, Folder15

Personal letters received 1954 Sep23 - 1954Oct 4

Box 6, Folder16

Personal letters received 1954 Oct 11- 1954 Dec19

Box 6, Folder17

Personal letters received 1955 Jan 7 -1955 Mar 15

Box 6, Folder18

Personal letters received 1955 Mar 15- 1955 Oct17

Box 6, Folder19


Box 6, Folder20

Personal letters received 1956 Jan 19- 1956 May19

Box 6, Folder21

Personal letters received 1956 May23 - 1956Aug 8


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Box 6, Folder22

Personal letters received 1956 Aug 8- 1956 Sep24

Box 6, Folder23


Box 6, Folder24

Personal letters received 1957 Jan 5- 1957 May23

Box 6, Folder25

Personal letters received 1957 May23 - 1957Sep 9

Box 6, Folder26

Personal letters received 1957 Sep16 - 1957Oct 14

Box 6, Folder27


Box 7, Folder 1 Personal letters received 1957 Dec23 - 1958Feb 18

Box 7, Folder 2 Personal letters received 1958 Feb 9- 1958 Apr22

Box 7, Folder 3 Personal letters received 1958 Apr 24- 1958 Jun 5

Box 7, Folder 4 Personal letters received 1958 Jun 10- 1958 Jul18


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Box 7, Folder 5 Personal letters received 1958 Aug27 - 1958Nov 1

Box 7, Folder 6 Personal letters received 1959 Jan 6 -1959 Jan 28

Box 7, Folder 7 Personal letters received 1959 Feb 13- 1959 Feb19

Box 7, Folder 8 Personal letters received 1959 Mar 17- 1959 Jun16

Box 7, Folder 9 Personal letters received 1959 Jun 25- 1959 Dec31

Box 7, Folder10

Personal letters received 1960 Jan 7 -1960 Feb 1

Box 7, Folder11

Personal letters received 1960 Feb 2- 1960 Mar14

Box 7, Folder12

Personal letters received 1960 Mar 14- 1960 Jun16

Box 7, Folder13

Personal letters received 1960 Jun 17- 1960 Sep16

Box 7, Folder14

Personal letters received 1960 Sep21 - 1960Dec 19


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Box 7, Folder15

Personal letters received 1961 Jan 20- 1961 Dec16

Box 7, Folder16

Personal letters received 1962 Jan 1 -1962 Jun 25

Box 7, Folder17

Personal letters received 1963 Feb 7- 1963 Jun15

Box 7, Folder18

Personal letters received 1963 Jul 10- 1963 Oct30

Box 7, Folder19

Personal letters received 1964 Jan 20- 1964 Sep25

Box 7, Folder20

Personal letters received 1965 Jan 12- 1965 Nov9

Box 7, Folder21

Personal letters received 1966 Mar 8- 1967 Sep7

Box 8, Folder 1 Personal letters received 1946 Jun 19- 1947 Dec5

Box 8, Folder 2 Personal letters received 1948 Jan 23- 1949 Nov15

Box 8, Folder 3 Personal letters received 1950 Jan 4 -1950 Jul 20


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Box 8, Folder 4 Personal letters received 1950 Jul 21- 1950 Oct31

Box 8, Folder 5 Personal letters received 1950 Nov 2- 1950 Dec29

Box 8, Folder 6 Personal letters received 1951 Jan 13- 1951 Mar29

Box 8, Folder 7 Personal letters received 1951 Apr 7 -1951 Oct 30

Box 8, Folder 8 Personal letters received 1951 Nov23 - 1952Apr 28

Box 8, Folder 9 Personal letters received 1962 May 6- 1952 Dec3

Box 8, Folder10

Personal letters received 1953 Jan 2- 1953 Dec28

Box 8, Folder11

Personal letters received 1954 Jan 14- 1954 Jul12

Box 8, Folder12

Personal letters received 1954 Aug 5- 1954 Dec22

Box 8, Folder13

Personal letters received 1955 Jan 5 -1955 Feb 25


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Box 8, Folder14

Personal letters received 1955 Mar 2- 1955 Jul29

Box 8, Folder15

Personal letters received 1955 Aug11 - 1955Dec 13

Box 8, Folder16

Personal letters received 1956 Jan 5 -1956 Apr 12

Box 8, Folder17

Personal letters received 1956 Apr 25- 1956 Jul10

Box 8, Folder18

Personal letters received 1956 Jul 13- 1956 Nov7

Box 8, Folder19

Personal letters received 1957 Feb 1- 1957 Jun29

Box 8, Folder20

Personal letters received 1957 Jul 13- 1957 Sep15

Box 8, Folder21

Personal letters received 1957 Sep23 - 1957Dec 30

Box 8, Folder22

Personal letters received 1958 Jan 10- 1958 Jun28

Box 8, Folder23

Personal letters received 1958 Aug 1- 1958 Oct15


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Box 8, Folder24


Box 8, Folder25

Personal letters received 1961 Jan 13- 1961 Feb23

Box 8, Folder26

Personal letters received 1961 Mar 17- 1962 Dec19

Box 8, Folder27

Personal letters received 1963 Apr 12- 1964 Jun16

Box 9, Folder 1 Informal letters received, fragments andundated

undated


1968 Apr 4- 1968 Dec30


1969 Jan 13- 1969 Dec4


1970 Feb 21- 1970 Oct24


1971 Jan 18- 1972 Dec15


1973 Jul 5 -1972 Oct 26


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1973 Jan 4 -1973 Dec 7

Box 9, Folder 8 Copies of correspondence to CaptainH. F. Lloyd and CDR Howard Cole,regarding being passed over forpromotion to captain.

1960-1961

Box 9, Folder 9 Copies of correspondence of MajGenFergusson and an article by RADMWilliam S. Sims regarding football inthe Navy.

undated

Box 9, Folder10

Copies of correspondence of PaulPalmer, Reader's Digest and B. BogartBlakely, regarding article on the Navy.

1948

Box 9, Folder11

Copy of naval message to ADM E.J. King, December 16, 1944; copy ofportion of RADM Oldendorf's NightOrder Book, regarding Admiral W. F.Halsey's Leyte Task Force 34.

1944 Dec16, 1944Oct 17-27,

Box 9, Folder12

Copies of correspondence betweenADM E. J. King and ADM T. C. Kinkaid,regarding naval messages sent byADM Kinkaid on October 25, 1944.

1949 Aug 3,1949 Sep 8

Box 9, Folder13

Copies of correspondence to ADM T.C. Kinkaid, ADM E. J. King and Capt.S. E. Morison, regarding battles ofLeyte Gulf and Surigao Strait.

1950-1953

Box 9, Folder14

Letters regarding Bates project 1958-1968

Series II, Subject Files, 1916-19737 box(es)


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Series II, Subject Files, relates mainly to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons, Pacific Fleet,Navy official communications and memoranda, the Naval War College, the World WarII Battle Evaluation Group, and the Naval War College Foundation. Included are letters,memoranda, telegrams, dispatches, lectures, studies, minutes of meetings, and lists.


Box 10, Folder1

Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons, PacificFleet, Staff Instructions,

November1945

Box 10, Folder2

Administrative History October1942-August 14,1945

Box 10, Folder3

Administrative History, Appendix October 12,1943-July28, 1945

Box 10, Folder4

Decommissioning Dispatches September2, 1945-September7, 1946

Box 10, Folder5

Decommissioning Data September1945-March,1946

Box 10, Folder6

Correspondence and memoranda May 19,1945-December22, 1945

Box 11, Folder1

Navy Official Communications andMemoranda

March 16-December1943


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Box 11, Folder2


January1944-August 1945

Box 11, Folder3


August1945-September1945

Box 11, Folder4


October1945-December1945

Box 11, Folder5


December1945

Box 11, Folder6


March 1946-March 1949

Box 11, Folder7


April 1949-May 1949

Box 11, Folder8


May 1949-May 1957

Box 11, Folder9


July 1957-February1970

Box 11, Folder10

Medical History November1948-August 1960

Box 11, Folder11

Temporary Duty June 1943-February1945

Box 11, Folder12

Temporary Additional Duty October1946-


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October1955

Box 11, Folder13

Temporary Additional Duty 1950-1951

Box 11, Folder14

Temporary Additional Duty 1952

Box 11, Folder15


Box 11, Folder16


Box 11, Folder17


Box 12, Folder1

Naval War College Correspondenceand memoranda

March 1943-December1947

Box 12, Folder2


December1947-January1952

Box 12, Folder3


February1952-July1952

Box 12, Folder4


September1952-May1954

Box 12, Folder5


January1955-November1955


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Box 12, Folder6


January1956-June1956

Box 12, Folder7


June 1956-December1956

Box 12, Folder8


January1957-August 1957

Box 12, Folder9


October1957-May1958

Box 12, Folder10


June 1959-April 1962

Box 12, Folder11


July 1962-December1970

Box 12, Folder12

Addresses and lectures, 1946-1957

Box 13, Folder1

World War II, Battle Evaluation Group,Correspondence fragments,

undated

Box 13, Folder2

Correspondence August1942-December1949

Box 13, Folder3

Correspondence January1951-December1951


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Box 13, Folder4

Correspondence January1952-July1954

Box 13, Folder5

Correspondence November1954-December1955

Box 13, Folder6

Correspondence February1956-November1956

Box 13, Folder7

Correspondence January1957-June1957

Box 13, Folder8

Correspondence June 1957-December1957

Box 13, Folder9

Correspondence January1958-July1958

Box 13, Folder10

Correspondence August1959-September1959

Box 13, Folder11

Correspondence October1960-May1964

Box 13, Folder12

Correspondence May 1964-July 1964


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Box 13, Folder13

Correspondence with Mrs. Lily Tanakaregarding translation work for Battle ofLeyte Gulf

1953

Box 13, Folder14

Correspondence, Battle of Leyte Gulf 1954

Box 13, Folder15

Correspondence, Battle of Leyte Gulf 1955

Box 14, Folder1

Correspondence with Mrs. Lily Tanakaregarding translation work for Battle ofLeyte Gulf,

1956-1958

Box 14, Folder2

Correspondence, 1956-1957

Box 14, Folder3

Correspondence, Letters sent to C. H.Kawakami regarding translation work,Battle of Leyte Gulf,

1950

Box 14, Folder4

Correspondence, Letters sent 1951

Box 14, Folder5


Box 14, Folder6


Box 14, Folder7


Box 14, Folder8

Correspondence, Letters received fromC. H. Kawakami regarding translationwork, Battle of Leyte Gulf,

1950

Box 14, Folder9

Correspondence, Letters received, 1951


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Box 14, Folder10


Box 14, Folder11


Box 14, Folder12


Box 14, Folder13


Box 14, Folder14


Box 14, Folder15

Correspondence of ADM E. J. Kingand ADM T. Kinkaid regarding Battle ofLeyte Gulf,

1944-1955

Box 14, Folder16

Correspondence with commentary ofBattle of Leyte Gulf,

1952-1956

Box 14, Folder17

Correspondence with commentary onBattle of Leyte Gulf,

1954-1956

Box 15, Folder1

World War II Battle Evaluation Group,Correspondence regarding Battle ofSurigao Strait,

1952-1957

Box 15, Folder2

Correspondence regarding Battle ofSavo Island,

1950-1956

Box 15, Folder3

Correspondence regarding personnelrequest for BEG project,

1951-1956

Box 15, Folder4

Correspondence with Chief, HistoricalDivision, Special Staff, US Armyand Chief Historian, Liaison Office,regarding air searches conducted by

1950-1951


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Army Air Force, Leyte Operations,1944.

Box 15, Folder5

Addresses and Outlines on strategicalbackground prior to Battle of LeyteGulf, tentative battle lessons, LeyteGulf,

1944

Box 15, Folder6

Notes by ADM T. C. Kinkaid on Battleof Leyte Gulf,

1944

Box 15, Folder7

Review of S. E. Morison-s Leyte GulfOperations by ADM Robert Carney,

1944

Box 15, Folder8

Script for movie of Battle of SavoIsland,

1942

Box 15, Folder9

Script for movie of Battle of Savo Islandby Toshikazu Ohmae edited by RogerPineau

undated

Box 15, Folder10

Detailed comments of senior member,Board of Review, Naval War College,Battle of Savo Island

undated

Box 15, Folder11

Slide presentation, Battle of SurigaoStrait,

1947

Box 15, Folder12

Battle of Surigao Strait by R. W.Bates, 1947, discussion with ADM Hill,Gen Gruenther, Gen Matheny, CaptEvenson and Col Howze.

1947

Box 15, Folder13

Commentary on torpedo run, Battle ofSurigao Strait by LT Manning Smith

undated

Box 15, Folder14

Photographic copy of Battle of SurigaoStrait message

undated


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Box 15, Folder15

CDE H. E. Eccles account of Battle ofthe Java Sea,

1942

Box 15, Folder16

Reports of Japanese sub radarinstallations and cooperation ofJapanese Army and Navy Air Force.

undated

Box 16, Folder1

Naval War College Foundation, Inc.,proposal for establishment of,

1969

Box 16, Folder2

Membership list and projects, 1969

Box 16, Folder3

Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, 1970

Box 16, Folder4

Trustees list, budget, annual meetingagenda and minutes,

1970

Box 16, Folder5

Memoranda, 1970-1972

Box 16, Folder6


Box 16, Folder7


Series III, Speeches and Writings, 1942-19671.5 box(es)Series III contains Admiral Bates' speeches and published and unpublished writings.


Box 17, Folder1

Speeches Undated

Box 17, Folder2

Speeches Undated


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Box 17, Folder3

Speeches Undated

Box 17, Folder4

Speeches Undated

Box 17, Folder5

Speeches Undated

Box 17, Folder6

Speeches 1942

Box 17, Folder7

Speeches 1943-1944

Box 17, Folder8

Speeches 1942-1947

Box 17, Folder9

Speeches 1942-1967

Box 17, Folder10

Notes for Speeches Undated

Box 18, Folder1

Published writings on naval strategy undated

Box 18, Folder2

Unpublished writings on naval strategy undated

Box 18, Folder3

Unpublished writings on naval strategy undated

Box 18, Folder4

Published writings on tactics undated

Box 18, Folder5

Unpublished writings on the NavalReserve, the naval blockade andhistory of USS Minneapolis (CA36)

undated


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Series IV, Miscellany, 1915-19731.5 box(es)Series IV consists of miscellaneous items including pamphlets, newspaper clippings,photographs, certificates and citations, invitations, programs, and calling cards.


Box 18, Folder1

Citations, programs, invitations, andmembership scrolls

undated

Box 18, Folder2

Press releases, newspaper clippingsregarding Bates- career and family,undated

undated

Box 18, Folder3

Newspaper Clippings, 1941-1948

Box 18, Folder4


Box 18, Folder5


Box 18, Folder6


Box 18, Folder7


Box 18, Folder8

The National Cyclopedia of AmericanBiography, Bates entry,

1972-1973

Box 19, Folder1

Programs, bulletins undated

Box 19, Folder2

Programs, cards, notes, poems, andclippings

undated

Box 19, Folder3

Notes undated


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Box 19, Folder4

Commendations and Citations undated

Box 19, Folder5

Citations undated

Box 19, Folder6

Fitness reports and biographicalinformation

undated

Box 19, Folder7

USNA Class of 1915 Bulletins, 1954

Box 19, Folder8

USNA Class of 1915 Bulletins, 1955-1956

Box 19, Folder9

USNA Class of 1915 Bulletins, 1957

Box 19, Folder10

Newsletters undated

Box 19, Folder11

Pamphlets undated

Box 19, Folder12

Photographs, WWII career situations undated

Box 19, Folder13

Photographs, WWII career situation undated

Box 19, Folder14

Photographs, Arabian Nights Festival,Manila, Philippines,

March 1946

Box 20, Folder1

Photographs, R. W. Bates at the NavalWar College

undated

Box 20, Folder2

Photographs, R. W. Bates at the NavalWar College

undated


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Box 20, Folder3

Photographs, career and personal undated

Box 20, Folder4

Photographs, miscellaneous undated

Box 20, Folder5

Reminiscences of R. W. Bates byThomas Synnott

undated

Box 20, Folder6

Escort Carriers in Action undated

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