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Title: John McDougal Atherton papers,
Dates: 1934-1943
Collection Number: 90025
Creator: Atherton, John McDougal, 1918-1942.
Collection Size:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Diaries, letters, certificate, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to activities of the American destroyer Meredith in
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II, and to the sinking of the Meredith and the death of J. M. Atherton during
the Solomon Islands campaign. Includes printed matter and miscellany relating to the commissioning of the destroyer escort
Atherton, named in honor of J. M. Atherton, in 1943, and to various aspects of Atherton family history.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], John McDougal Atherton papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1990.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy; signal officer, U.S.S. Meredith, 1941-1942.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, letters, certificate, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to activities of the American destroyer Meredith in
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II, and to the sinking of the Meredith and the death of J. M. Atherton during
the Solomon Islands campaign. Includes printed matter and miscellany relating to the commissioning of the destroyer escort
Atherton, named in honor of J. M. Atherton, in 1943, and to various aspects of Atherton family history.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
Meredith (Destroyer)
Atherton (Destroyer escort)
United States. Navy.