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Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers A Finding Aid to the Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2010 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010206 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052985 Prepared by Ruth S. Nicholson Collection Summary Title: Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers Span Dates: 1858-1937 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1859-1919) ID No.: MSS52985 Creator: Kellogg, Edward Nealy, 1841-1874 Creator: Kellogg, Edward Stanley, 1870-1948 Extent: 500 items ; 2 containers plus 1 oversize ; 2 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Naval officers, father and son. Biographical data, commissions, orders to duty, and miscellaneous material relating to the naval careers of Edward Nealy Kellogg and his son, Edward Stanley Kellogg. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Kellogg, Edward Nealy, 1841-1874. Kellogg, Edward Stanley, 1870-1948. Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg papers. 1858-1937. Organizations United States. Navy--Sea life. Subjects Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864. Naval architecture. Places Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns. Occupations Naval officers. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Edward Nealy Kellogg and his son, Edward Stanley Kellogg, naval officers, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1949 and 1964 and converted to gift in 1998. Processing History The papers of Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg were arranged and described in 1970 and 1979. The finding aid was revised in 2010. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers 2 Access and Restrictions The papers of Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Notes Edward Nealy Kellogg 1841, Dec. 8 Born, Thomaston, Maine 1861 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Marlon, East Gulf Blockading Squadron 1862 Duty in USS Sonoma, West India Squadron 1863 Duty in USS Oneida, West Gulf Blockading Squadron 1865 Duty in USS Mackinaw, North Atlantic Squadron 1866 Promoted to lieutenant commander 1867 Married Janie H. Pollock 1868 Duty in USS Guard, European Squadron 1869 Duty at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., as assistant to commandant of midshipmen 1873 Duty in USS Saugus, West India Squadron 1874 Commanded USS Ajax 1874, Oct. 6 Died, Pensacola, Fla. Edward Stanley Kellogg 1870, Aug. 20 Born, New York, N.Y. 1892 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1894 Duty in USS Vermont 1895 Duty in USS Baltimore, Asiatic Station 1898 Duty in USS Hist, Spanish-American War Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers 3 1899 Duty as inspector of engineering material, Pennsylvania Steel Co. 1900 Married Emily Wendell Taylor 1900-1903 Duty in USS Atlanta, South Atlantic Fleet 1904 Duty at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1906 Duty in USS Kearsarge 1907 Duty at Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1913 Diploma from United States Naval War College 1915 Commanded USS Monterey 1916 Commanded USS Galveston, Asiatic Station 1917 Promoted to captain 1918 Commanded USS Huntington, North Atlantic Fleet 1919 Commanded USS Vermont 1923 Diploma from United States Army War College 1923-1925 Governor, American Samoa 1926-1927 President of Naval Examining Board 1927 Retired from United States Navy 1928 Curator and member of board of trustees, Naval Historical Foundation 1930 Member of a board to draw up an act for the organizing of a government of Samoa 1948, Jan. 8 Died, Bethesda, Md. Scope and Content Note The papers of Edward Nealy Kellogg (1841-1874) and his son Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870-1948) span the years 1858-1937, with the bulk of the material falling in the period 1859-1919. The material consists of biographical data, commissions, orders to duty, and miscellaneous material. The papers relating to Edward Nealy Kellogg include a private journal containing notes and poems about the sea and sea life, drawings of ships and riggings, newspaper clippings, and pressed flora. There is also a letter he wrote to his father, David Kellogg, in which he described in detail the Battle of Mobile Bay. Arrangement of the Papers This collection is arranged by type of material. Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers 4 Container List Container Contents BOX 1 Personal papers and orders to duty BOX 1 Kellogg, Edward Nealy BOX 1 Private journal, 1859 BOX 1 Signal book, USS Marion, 1861-1862 BOX 1 Orders to duty, 1858-1878 BOX 1 Family correspondence, 1864 BOX 1 Biographical file, 1936 BOX 1 Kellogg, Edward Stanley, orders to duty, 1890-1937 BOX 2 Miscellany BOX 2 Commissions, 1863-1923 See Oversize BOX 2 Map, Compass Station in New York Bay, 1862 BOX 2 Newspaper clippings, 1862-1911 BOX 2 Printed matter, 1918-1919 BOX 2 Photographs, 1863-1896 BOX 2 Means of Solving the Problems of the Pacific Ocean, by Aleksandr Ivanovich Andogskii, mimeograph copy, 1925 BOX OV 1 Oversize BOX OV 1 Commissions (Container 2) BOX OV 1 Kellogg, Edward Nealy, 1863-1896 BOX OV 1 Kellogg, Edward Stanley, 1888-1923 Edward Nealy Kellogg and Edward Stanley Kellogg Papers 5.