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Warren G. Child Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress


Prepared by Joseph K. Brooks

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2009

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009184


Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Related Material:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List


Collection Summary

Title: Warren G. Child Papers
Span Dates: 1907-1942
ID No.: MSS84182
Creator: Child, Warren G. (Warren Gerald), 1883-1938
Extent: 85 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Naval officer. Diary kept by Child while serving aboard seaplane tenders and aircraft carriers and as superintendent of the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida, including also photographs and printed matter.

Selected Search Terms

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

Child, Warren G. (Warren Gerald), 1883-1938.

Organizations

Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.)
United States. Navy--Aviation.

Subjects

Aircraft carriers--United States.
Flight training--Florida--Pensacola.
Naval aviation--United States.
Seaplanes--United States.

Occupations

Naval officers.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Warren G. Child, naval officer, were given to the Library of Congress by the Sanoian Special Collections Library, Henry Madden Library, California State University at Fresno in 1998.

Processing History:

The papers of Warren G. Child were arranged and described in 1998. The finding aid was revised in 2009.

Related Material:

A related collection in the Manuscript Division is the Naval Historical Foundation Collection.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Warren G. Child is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions:

The papers of Warren G. Child are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Warren G. Child Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Warren Gerald Child (1883-1938) span the years 1907-1942 and consist of a diary, photographs, and miscellaneous printed matter. The focus is on United States naval aviation between the world wars. The diary spans the years 1920-1930, when Child served as executive officer aboard several seaplane tenders and aircraft carriers and as superintendent of the Naval Flight School, Pensacola, Florida.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.


Container List

ContainerContents
BOX 1Diaries, 1920-1930, 1938
BOX 1Photographs
BOX 1Aircraft, 1911-1933, undated
BOX 1Child, Warren G. and family, 1907-1933, undated
BOX 1Miscellaneous, 1917-1935, undated
BOX 1Ships, 1930-1935, undated
BOX 1Printed matter, 1928-1942, undated


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