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| Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
| Abstract | Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) was a United States naval officer. The collection includes official correspondence, papers, orders, clippings, and personal letters of Johnston while he served on the U.S.S. Oregon and U.S.S. Philadelphia; made a cruise around South America; participated in the battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Philippines during the insurrection; and served in the Navy in the Boxer Rebellion and in World War I. Included are a letter book, 1895-1927; records and orders; a narrative by Frederick C. Hicks of a South American voyage, 1924-1925, which included a diplomatic visit to Peru; and correspondence between Congressman Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) and Johnston's sister about her accepting a foreign decoration for her brother. |
| Creator | Johnston, Rufus Z. (Rufus Zenas), 1874-1959. |
| Language | English |
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Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) was a United States naval officer who served with the Navy in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War I. He retired as a rear admiral.
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This collection includes official correspondence, papers, orders, clippings, and personal letters of Rufus Z. Johnston (1874-1959) while he served as an officer on the U.S.S. Oregon and U.S.S. Philadelphia; made a cruise around South America; participated in the battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Philippines during the insurrection; and served in the Navy in the Boxer Rebellion and in World War I. Included are a letter book, 1895-1927; records and orders; a narrative by Frederick C. Hicks of a South American voyage, 1924-1925, which included a diplomatic visit to Peru; and correspondence between Congressman Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) and Johnston's sister about her accepting a foreign decoration for her brother.
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Rufus Z. Johnston Papers, 1895-1952.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.
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