Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group B, 1888/1942

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group B, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
3.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Burrage, Guy Hamilton, 1867-1954
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group B, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1886-1942, of Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage. Includes commissions, orders, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks and medals. Includes material relating to his command of the "U. S. S. Nebraskaquot; during World War I and the "U. S. S. Memphisquot; which returned Charles A. Lindbergh from Paris after his historic flight. There are also papers relating to his involvement in an attempt to resolve the Lindbergh kidnapping case in 1932.

Addition to this collection:

Scrapbook of Vice Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage from 1927. Includes clippings, photographs, telegraphs, and mementos relating to Charles A. Lindbergh and his trans-Atlantic voyage from France to the United States on board Burrage's Flagship, "USS Memphisquot; in 1927. The scrapbook also contains some news clippings and two letters between Burrage and Lindbergh relating to the kidnapping of Lindbergh's son. Other portions of the scrapbook document, through photographs and ephemera, Burrage's Official visits to Norway, Holland, Germany, England, Ireland, Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, and Algiers.

Guy Hamilton Burrage was born June 14, 1867 and died June 16, 1954.

Includes 1886 Merit roll at annual examination owned by Guy H. Burrage, Class of 1887. 5 items.

Orders from the Navy Department commissioning Guy H. Burrage to advancing ranks within the U.S. Navy and eventual retirement,

125 items.

75 items.

Travel orders for "temporary additonal duties" assigned to Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, U.S.N., Office of Naval Operations, Navy Department (Chief of Naval Operations).

Pamphlet includes foreword by Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage, U.S.N., and commander destroyer squadrons, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 3 items.

Also includes letter from Rear Admiral J. L. Jayne, U.S. Navy, to Navy Department (Navigation) (Board of Awards), recommending Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage for receipt of the Distinguished Service Medal. 13 items.

Letters and miscellaneous items pertaining to the U.S.S. Nebraska of which Guy H. Burrage was captain, June 12, 1915-October 5, 1918. Includes letters addressed to William Munro (former Nebraska crewmember) regarding proposed reunion of the Nebraska crew. Also includes correspondence from Sergeant C.W. Porter, U.S.N., informing Burrage of "What became of several members of the Nebraska's crew."

Travel orders given by commander, naval forces, Europe, to Vice Admiral Guy H. Burrage, U.S. Navy.

Packet outlining seating arrangements for dinners held on the U.S.S. Memphis and U.S.S. Detroit, flagships of U.S. Naval forces in Europe, commanded by Vice Admiral Guy H. Burrage. Includes seating arrangement for official dinner honoring Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, 4 June 1927. 1 item.

1 item.

Travel orders from Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation, to Guy H. Burrage, U.S.N., Board of Inspection and Survey, Navy Department.

Includes magazine and photocopied newspaper illustrations as well as post cards from various locations. 20 items.

Includes Christmas cards addressed to Guy H. Burrage and family. 17 items.

Newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to abduction of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. from Lindbergh residence at Hopewell in New Jersey. Includes articles regarding involvement of Guy H. Burrage and Dean Peacock in search for Lindbergh baby. 9 items.

Includes miscellaneous correspondence from autogarph seekers, women seeking genealogical information, and man offering opportunity for involvement in lucrative business venture. Also includes anonymous poem about Burrage's involvement in search. 5 items.

Includes official statement offered to press by Burrage, questions for press conference and copy of letter sent to Charles Lindbergh, Senior by Burrage, informing him of the latter's plans to present evidence at Hopewell. Also includes query from the Virginia-Pilot seeking statement from Burrage. 6 items.

Papers pertaining to involvement of G.H. Burrage in search for Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Includes personal correspondence offering specific services or advice to Burrage. 12 items.

Papers pertaining to involvement of G.H. Burrage in search for Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Includes personal correspondence offering encouragement or general help to Burrage. 11 items.

Transcript of "An Address to a Group of American and British Missionaries" delivered by Soong Mei-ling [Madame Chiang Kai-shek] at a conference in Hankou, China. 3 pp.

Typescripted addresses delivered by Guy H. Burrage. Includes, but is not limited to, speech to Great Bridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (November 9, 1933) and an Armistice Day address given in Franklin, Virginia on November 13, 1938. 10 items.

Handwritten notes for various addresses delivered by G.H. Burrage. 46 items.

Scope and Contents Typescript of statement by G.W. Burroughs, Master Joiner, relating to the history of the Norfolk Navy Yard. undated

Scope and Contents Typescript of "Flag Day" an incomplete memoir of Guy Hamilton Burrage who was born June 14, 1867 and died June 16, 1954.

Artwork produced by Guy Hamilton Burrage. Includes cardboard measuring device, two pencil sketches, a watercolor painting, a chart of the miles traveled by Mr. and Mrs. Burrage during their marriage, a "family knot." 6 items.

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous items belonging to G.H. Burrage. Includes letter to Meeta Hamilton Burrage from Barton (Myers) on November 12, 1922, envelope to Mrs. Burrage from Marion Oliver, envelope of Mrs. G.H. Burrage containing the "hand of Fatima," a mall pendant, receipt from John Orr an antiquarian book and print seller, correspondence to "Admiral Burrage" from the 44th Street Hotel and National State Bank, and envelopes from the "Bishop of Jerusalem" and "the Norfolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 7 items.

Miscellaneous photocopied newspaper clippings belonging to G.H. Burrage. Subjects include wedding of Charlotte Burrage to H.H. Holt, Jr. on November 12, 1930, the death of Major James C. Watson, Colonel William M. Graham's response to "Misguided Apologists for Treason," Burrage's retirement from the Navy and the French Foreign Policy. 11 items.

Miscellaneous naval related items belonging to G. H. Burrage. Includes post cards thanking Burrage for gifts of cigarettes and magazine illustrations of Burrage, the U.S.S. Pensacola and the U.S.S. Nebraska. Also includes information circular for the U.S.S. Detroit, handwritten lists of "Notification of Promotion," handwritten list of ships on which Burrage possibly served, typed letters from C.F. Adams who was the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, wishing Burrage luck in his new adventure, and a list of District Staff of the Fifth Naval District. 11 items.

Bound Navy Register. 1886. 1 item.

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous ephemera belonging to G.H. Burrage. Includes lithograph portrait of John Paul Jones, pieces from a child's game, postcards depicting the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac, a mooring and maneuvering board, and a small card on which "Mrs. Burrage" is written. 12 items.

Papers pertaining to involvement of G.H. Burrage in search for Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Includes personal correspondence critical of Burrage's involvement. 2 items.

Includes but is not limited to, the U.S.S. Constellation, U.S.S. Concord, U.S.S. Monterey, U.S.S. Chattanooga, U.S.S. Memphis.

(1922). Included captioned and unidentified photographs.

8 items.

Photographs of various tall-masted ships including the U.S.S. Hartford, U.S.S.Jamestown, U.S.S. Essex, U.S.S. Portsmouth, U.S.S. Monongahela, U.S.S. Pensacola and one unidentified ship. Also includes photograph, February 25, 1926 in Newport Rhode Island of U.S.S. Constellation flying the flag of Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage.

Includes photographs of Burrage and wife Mary Ricketts Graham, in Egypt and several photographs of Burrage with other naval personnel.

Scope and Contents Various photographs of groundbreaking ceremony for New Branch Barracks, U.S. Navy Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Includes photographs of Guy H. Burrage "digging" the first shovel of dirt.

Includes photographs from Yugoslavia, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dublin, London and miscellaneous locations in France. Also includes unidentified photographs of Burrage with other dignitaries.

Photographs including the U.S.S. Constitution, U.S.S. Chattanooga, and the Santa Maria.

Photographs in which Burrage is not a subject. Includes group of photographs depicting harnessing of a U.S. Navy dirigible to a ship.

Includes landscapes, church processional, and building. Also includes negative for photograph of a little girl.

Two sets of writing inside folder. One set concerning Saint David's Cathedral the other concerning Mrs. Burrage's tale to Egypt. Both typed. 15 pages.

Includes postcards, seating cards, menus, name cards, invitations, photographs, orders to divine worship, and telegrams accumulated while in Europe on board in the S.S. President Harding and the U.S.S. Memphis. Includes official telegrams and newspaper clippings pertaining to Charles A. Lindbergh's return to America aboard the Memphis after his successful flight from New York to Paris. 248 pp. MsV. 1.

Includes postcards, seating arrangements, menus, name cards, invitations, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and telegrams accumulated while in Europe aboard the U.S.S. Detroit. 248 pp. MsV. 2.

Includes postcards, seating arrangements, menus, name cards, invitations, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, telegrams, and memoranda accumulated while in Europe aboard the U.S.S. Detroit. Also includes several pieces of loose ephemera.

10 medals.

4 medals.

18 medals.

Scrapbook of Vice Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage from 1927. Includes clippings, photographs, telegraphs, and mementos relating to Charles A. Lindbergh and his trans-Atlantic voyage from France to the United States on board Burrage's Flagship, USS Memphis in 1927. The scrapbook also contains some news clippings and two letters between Burrage and Lindbergh relating to the kidnapping of Lindbergh's son. Other portions of the scrapbook document, through photographs and ephemera, Burrage's Official visits to Norway, Holland, Germany, England, Ireland, Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, and Algiers.

Biographical / historical:
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Gift

Processing information:

Processed by Lois Dietz in 2000.

Accruals:

Acc. 2016.111, Scrapbook of VADM Guy Hamilton Burrage was added in July 2016. It was donated by Barton Myers.