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Naval Papers of Harpur Allen Gosnell

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Gosnell, Harpur Allen, b. 1890

Harpur Allen Gosnell was an American naval officer and author.

After graduating from Princeton in 1912, he remained at the university to earn a degree in electrical engineering in 1914. He held a position as an engineer with the DuPont Company, the United States Navy, and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company before returning to Princeton as an instructor in 1927, whereupon he earned a third degree, a master's in engineering. A member of the Naval Reserve, Gosnell authored several books on sailing and naval warfare including On the Decks of Old Ironsides and Before the Mast in Clippers. Gosnell died in 1959.

The collection consists of personal papers of Gosnell (Princeton Class of 1912), including his articles on naval history and naval subjects, such as "The First American Steamboat" (1932) and "The White Squadron Passes" (1936), his diplomas from Lawrenceville School and Princeton University, a large collection of illustrations and photographs (with some glass negatives) of naval vessels of all sorts, and printed matter.

Organized in this order: articles and related material, photographs of naval vessels and miscellaneous material, diplomas.

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Collection Inventory

"World War Losses of the United States Navy" and Related Correspondence, 1923-1938. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Losses of Submarines Through Accident" and Related Correspondence and Photographs, 1920-1939. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Articles Relating to Boat Engines and Naval History, 1949. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"The Squadron of Admiral Gervera" and Related Correspondence, 1928-1929. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Unalaska in 1886" and Related Correspondence, 1936-1938. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Discussion: Historic Ships of the Navy- Dolphin" and Related Correspondence, 1935. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Off the Beaten Track with the Navy" and Related Correspondence and Photographs, 1933. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Photographs, 1936. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"The Hague Rules of Aerial Warfare" and Related Correspondence, 1928. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and Related Correspondence, 1926-1935. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"The White Aquadron Passes" and Related Correspondence, 1936. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Light Cruisers in 1898 and 1938" and Related Correspondence and Photographs, 1898-1945. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"What's the Matter with the Brooklyns?" and Related Correspondence and Photographs, 1946-1947. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Our First Battleship" and Related Correspondence and Photographs, 1934. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Discussion: Damn the Torpedoes...?" and Related Correspondence, 1945-1946. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Stories Written by Nauticus, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"The Next Naval Conference" and Related Correspondence, 1928. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Me Und Gott" and Related Correspondence, 1936-1937. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Newspaper Articles, 1848-1917. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: United States Naval Institute, 1929-1933. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence and Notes Related to the Civil War, 1946-1951. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1938-1948. 2 folders.
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2 folders

"Another Man's War" and related Correspondence and Photographs, 1930-1931. 2 folders.
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2 folders

"As Before Except" and Related Materials, Correspondence, and Photographs, 1930-1931. 2 folders.
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2 folders

"The First American Steamboat" and Related Correspondence, 1930-1935. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Photostats of "Federal Republican, and Commercial Gazette" with Photos of the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Discussion: Air Bombardment Regulation" and Related Correspondence, 1935. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Materials Related to the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, 1946-1953. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Articles Written by People Other Than Gosnell, 1929-1937. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Was It 'Don't Give Up the Ship!'?" and Related Correspondence, 1929-1936. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Santos, Brazil", "Buenos Aires, The Capital of Argentina", and "San Juan, Puerto Rico", 1938-1939. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"With the Navy in Korea, 1871" and "Should Poison Gas be Legalized?" with Related Correspondence, 1931-1947. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Round Table Discussions at Institute of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, 1928-1933. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Institute of Politics: Who's Who" and Syllabus for "Sino-Japanese Relations in Eastern Asia", 1932. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Interests of United States Citizens in Hispanic America" and "Limitation of Armament Conference", 1929. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Syllabus for "Problems of the Pacific" and "Institute of Politics: Who's Who", 1928. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Appendices and Correspondence, 1952. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Institute of Politcs: Who's Who" and "The Political Aspects of Aerial Navigation", 1930. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"On the Decks of 'Old Ironsides'", 1932. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Discussion: The Suppressed Mutiny on the Essex" and Related Correspondence, 1933. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 1935-1956. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Glass Plate Negatives, undated. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Photographs of Ships, Crew Members, and Documents, 1850-1930. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Notebook of Pencil Sketches, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Square Riggers on Schedule" and Related Correspondence, 1938-1943. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Ships That Have Sunk with Information on Back of Photos, 1915. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs and Text Related to War of 1812, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Gas Attacks and Wounded Soldiers in WWI, 1929. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of the U.S.S. Constitution, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Newspaper Clippings Related to the U.S.S. Constitution and other Ships, 1931. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of the U.S.S. Constitution and Others Related to the War of 1812, 1927-1931. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photograph and Information on the U.S.S. Oregon, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of "Daily Journal", 1856. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Ships and Submarines from WWI, circa 1914. 1 folder.
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1 folder

U.S.S. Oregon Course, 1858. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Pencil Sketch of Unidentified Man, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Diagrams of Ships, Sails, and Masts, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photograph of an Unidentified Ship, 1930. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Charts of Ocean Currents, 1919. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Possible Routes from San Francisco, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Courses Around Hawaii, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of the Great Republic, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Courses of Intrepid and Keystone, 1859-1860. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photostat of Unidentified Journal Entry, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Course of Intrepid in Asia, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Some of the Principal Ports in the World, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photograph of Unidentified Navy Man, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photograph of Compass from "The Compass, Log, and Lead", undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Coast Surrounding New York City, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Map of Courses of Surprise and Charmer, 1856-1857. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Game Cock Entering San Francisco, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photostat of Sketch of Unidentified Ship, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Drawing of Unidentified Man, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of U.S.S. Manila, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photograph of an Old Fort on the Delaware River, 1919. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Ships, Maps, and Crew Members, 1850-1861. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Drawings of Ships and Crew Members, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Ships and Maps of Southern U.S. Ports and Waterways, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Boats and Commanders Involved in the Civil War, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Neutral Rights in the Next War" and Miscellaneous Newsletters, 1929-1948. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Materials, 1894-1929. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Postcards with Pictures of Ships, 1889-1918. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous Photographs of Ships, 1889-1935. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Scrapbook: "U.S. Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Dale", 1935. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook: "U.S.S. Sirius", 1929-1930. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook: "U.S. Section Patrol Abramis", 1919. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Reunion Photo, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Class of 1912 Reunion Photo, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photos of the U.S.S. Charleston, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Wooden Plaque of the U.S.S. Raleigh, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harpur Allen Gosnell's Diploma from Princeton University, 3 June. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harpur Allen Gosnell's Degree for Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, 16 June 1914. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harpur Allen Gosnell's Degree for Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University, 21 June 1927. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harpur Allen Gosnell's Diploma from Lawrenceville School, 11 June 1907. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Oversize Photograph of the U.S.S. West Virginia, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Oversize Photograph of a V-4 Boat, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Oversize Photograph of Sailors Aboard the U.S.S. Mohican, 1888. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Oversize Photograph the U.S.S. Detroit, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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