Naval Research Project Subject Correspondence
Scope and Contents note
The Paul Sullivan Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and related printed ephemera regarding Paul Sullivan's remarkable career. The papers are organized in six distinct groups, namely Correspondence, Subject File, Blue and Gray, High Latitudes, Personal, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Series. The collection comprises 7.5 linear feet of material, and it is organization by series in five boxes with a total of two hundred and fifty four folders. While the Paul Sullivan Papers are mostly concerned with his years at Georgetown, they also include material dating from the late 1930s to 1961.
The Paul Sullivan Papers not only provide valuable biographical knowledge about this distinguished Georgetown University professor, but are also a wealth of information for the history of the many projects in which Paul Sullivan was involved. The collection is especially important for the history of the Untied States Naval projects in the higher latitudes, and even more so, for the history of Georgetown University. More specifically, the papers are a rich source for the study of the Summer School and English teaching and radio broadcasting at Georgetown.
Dates
- From the Collection: 1930 - 1961
Conditions Governing Access note
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Extent
From the Collection: 7.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
The Naval Research Project Subject Correspondence includes numerous letters and memos regarding a classified study of selected areas in the Northern Higher Latitudes. The study, dating from 1954 to 1956, aimed at identifying the most significant operational problems encountered in the areas and served also as a basis for strategic evaluation by the Technical Assistant. Because of the comprehensiveness of the subject under consideration, it was felt that persons trained in the humanities would be best prepared for undertaking the project. A small nucleus from the Georgetown English and Geography departments initiated the survey under the direction of Professor Paul Sullivan. In addition, the correspondence includes letters regarding an article that Paul Sullivan wrote as he participated in the Higher Latitudes Project about Navy Chaplains at the pole.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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