Text and Graphic Materials
Scope and Contents
The Floyd Kelly Jr. Collection, 1938 – 2008, consists primarily of illustrations by Mr. Kelly Jr., correspondence either from or to Floyd Kelly Jr, the Twelfth edition of the Bluejackets Manual, pamphlets gathered throughout Floyd Kelly Jr’s military service, color and black-and-white photographs featuring servicemen and military vessels, postcards from throughout the Asiatic-Pacific theatre, poems, certificates awarded to Floyd Kelly Jr, and a scrapbook compiled by Floyd Kelly Jr with a focus on his military career. Additionally, several publications are included within this collection, including two issues of the magazine Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, and newspapers from Japan, Farragut, Idaho, and Shanghai. This collection contains materials related to Floyd Kelly Jr.’s personal life and military service with the United States Navy and the USS Napa (APA-157).
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 2008
Creator
- From the Collection: Kelly, Floyd Jr., 1925-2011 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for reseach.
Folders 17 and 25 contain sensitive material that has been redacted. The original copy has been removed to box RE0001. Contact the archivist for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (This collection contains 18 full 1/2" tab legal-size folders and one oversized folder housed within one archival banker's box and one oversized box. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Chinese
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
archives@nimitzfoundation.org