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| Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1200 items) |
| Abstract | Andrew Theodore Long of Iredell County, N.C., was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. The collection includes naval correspondence and social and personal letters of Andrew T. Long. Most papers are from the 1920s, while Long was director of naval intelligence, chief of staff for the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and member of the General Board of the Navy. They include routine letters from high ranking American military and civilian officials. Also included are manuscript memoirs of Long titled "Sixty Years Around the World," an album of photographs of ships, and an album of photographs of women of the South Pacific region. |
| Creator | Long, Andrew T. (Andrew Theodore), 1866-1946. |
| Language | English |
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Andrew Theodore Long (1866-1946) of Iredell County, N.C., was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was educated at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., graduating in 1887, and entered the Navy as an ensign in 1889. Long's 47-year naval career was distinguished and included involvement in many of America's major naval engagements and achievements of the early 20th century. Long served aboard the battleship Minnesota in the Spanish-American War; was stationed in Chinese waters during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900; navigated the cruiser Vicksburg in transporting troops to the Philippines for a campaign against Emilio Aguinando's insurrection, 1901-1902; was executive officer of the U.S.S. Illinois as part of the Great White Fleet which circumnavigated the globe, 1907-1908; and in World War I commanded two battleships, the Connecticut and the Nevada. In the 1920s Long was the director of naval intelligence, chief of staff for the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and member of the General Board of the Navy. Long also held various honorary and diplomatic positions including commander of the presidential yacht Mayflower, 1906-1907, during which time he befriended President Theodore Roosevelt; naval attache to the United States embassies in Italy at Rome, Austria at Vienna, and France at Paris; liaison officer for the Supreme War Council during World War I; and aide to the king and queen of Belgium on the their visit to the United States in 1924 and also to Queen Marie of Romania in 1928.
Andrew T. Long was married to Viola Vetter Fife in 1928. They had no children.
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The collection includes naval correspondence and social and personal letters of Andrew Theodore Long of Iredell County, N.C. Most papers are from the 1920s, while Long was director of naval intelligence, chief of staff for the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and member of the General Board of the Navy. They include routine letters from high ranking American military and civilian officials. Also included are manuscript memoirs (273 pages) of Long titled "Around the World in Sixty Years" detailing his military career and experiences stationed in South America, Australia, Europe, East Asia, and the South Pacific. There are also loose photographs of Andrew T. Long, other individuals including Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge, and scenes, as well as an album of photographs of ships, and an album of photographs of women of the South Pacific region.
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Series 1. Correspondence and Memoirs1876-1943 and undated.
Includes naval correspondence and social and personal letters of Andrew T. Long of Iredell County, N.C. Most papers are from the 1920s, while Long was director of naval intelligence, chief of staff for the commander of the Atlantic Fleet, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and member of the General Board of the Navy. They include routine letters from high ranking American military and civilian officials. Also included are manuscript memoirs (273 pages) of Long titled "Around the World in Sixty Years" detailing his military career and experiences stationed in South America, Australia, Europe, East Asia, and the South Pacific.
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Series 2. Photographs, 1902-1923 and undated.
Includes photographs of Andrew T. Long and other identified individuals including Theodore Roosevelt and Brand Whitlock and photographs of groups that include Calvin Coolidge and others. There are photographs of scenes including the aftermath of an earthquake in Messina, Italy, 1908; the Suez Canal, circa 1909; and Versailles, Paris, France. Photographs of unidentified persons, groups, and ships are also included. There are also two photograph albums: one album of photographs of ships, and one album of photographs of women of the South Pacific region.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2009
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.
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