Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)John J Ballentine papers, 1913-1973
Personal name
Main title
- John J. Ballentine papers, 1913-1973 (bulk 1942-1954).
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Description
- 5,000 items.
- 21 containers plus 11 oversize.
- 10 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997013 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0517F
- Oversize 0114S
- Oversize 6:11
Biography/History note
- U.S. naval officer and aviator.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in five series. Series 1: Diaries, 1941-1962; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1920-1970; Series 3: Subject File, 1913-1973; Series 4: Miscellany, 1914-1961; and Series 5: Oversize, 1942-1970.
Summary
- Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, logbooks, military records, biographical materials, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Ballentine's naval career after 1920.
- Documents Ballentine's training as an air pilot; his duties at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va., including the testing of the Norden bombsight and the first remote-controlled airplane; his correspondence with Theodore H. Barth, president of Carl L. Norden, Inc., relating to the testing and production of Norden bombsights; his activities during World War II off the coast of North Africa during Operation Torch (1942) and as first commanding officer of the USS Bunker Hill (aircraft carrier) in campaigns in the Pacific Ocean (1943-1944); his postwar tours of duty in the Mediterranean as commander of Carrier Division One (1947-1949) and as commander of the Sixth Fleet (1949-1951); his tour of duty (1951-1954) as Commander Air Force Atlantic Fleet (COMAIRLANT); his activities as a member of a U.S. armed forces interservice board in Washington, D.C. (1956-1957); and his lifelong interest in hunting. Correspondence received as COMAIRLANT includes reports from commanders in the Mediterranean and information on the Korean War. Includes histories of U.S. naval aviation.
LC Subjects
- Barth, Theodore H. (Theodore Harold), 1891-1967--Correspondence.
- United States. Navy--Aviation.
- United States. Navy--Foreign service--Atlantic Ocean.
- United States. Navy--Foreign service--Mediterranean Sea.
- United States. Navy--Officers.
- United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Air Force.
- United States. Navy. Carrier Division One.
- United States. Navy. Fleet, 6th.
- Bunker Hill (Aircraft carrier : CV-17)
- Carl L. Norden, Inc.
- Naval Proving Ground (Dahlgren, Va.)
- Aeronautics, Military.
- Airplanes, Military--Flight testing.
- Flight.
- Flight training.
- Hunting.
- Korean War, 1950-1953.
- Norden bombsight.
- Operation Torch, 1942.
- Remote control.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- United States--Armed forces.
- Air pilots.
- Aviators.
- Naval officers.
Notes
- Photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English.
- Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.
Acquisition source
- Deposit, Naval Historical Foundation, 1989.
- Converted to gift, 1998.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm 89078663
Other standard no.
- MSS78663
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 0114S
- OV 1, OV 3-OV 11
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
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CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 6:11
- OV 2
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