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John H. Walsh Papers, 1897-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Walsh, John H.
- Title
- John H. Walsh Papers
- Dates
- 1897-1962 (inclusive)18971962
- Quantity
- 8 containers., ( ) : 5 linear feet of shelf space.
- Collection Number
- Cage 130
- Summary
- Manuscripts of novels, short stories, essays, poems, and the autobiography of J.H. Walsh; correspondence and miscellaneous items pertaining to business and personal affairs of J.H. Walsh; commissions, diplomas, and certificates of membership; scrapbooks, pamphlets and books. Items are handwritten, typed or printed.
- Repository
-
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
U.S. Naval Commander and author John H. Walsh (1879-1962) was born in Wisconsin. When he was a child, his family moved to Oakesdale, Washington, where he lived until 1896 when he left home to attend the new state college in Pullman, Washington (now Washington State University). He spent one year at the college, and then accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1901. He later earned an M.S. degree in Naval Construction at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1907). Walsh married Jessie McBride in 1906; they had been married for 56 years when he died in 1962.
In addition to his naval career, Walsh was the author of two published novels, Cam Clarke, set in Eastern Washington, and Glenwood of Ship Bay, along with many articles and a syndicated newspaper column.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes several substantial manuscripts in various stages of completion, correspondence, scrapbooks, printed material, and miscellaneous personal papers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 130, John H. Walsh Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1: Manuscripts and Publications by John Walsh
Manuscripts of novels written by John H. Walsh. Included are unpublished manuscripts of McDonald Brise, Port Gangway and Starboard, The Admiral's Son, and Letters from the Seas. Also includes unpublished short stories, essays, poems, and Walsh's unpublished autobiographies, along with published articles and stories. The original arrangement of this material has generally been retained.
Series 2: Correspondence and Reports
Correspondence, reports, and related items pertaining to business and personal affairs of J.H. Walsh. The original arrangement of this material, mainly by correspondent or subject, has generally been retained.
Series 3: Miscellaneous
This series includes miscellaneous Walsh writings, personal papers, commissions, diplomas, and ephemeral items. The commissions and various other official documents include autographs of U. S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, and Lyndon Johnson. This series also includes scripts of KWSC radio programs describing and discussing the John H. Walsh Collection, written and narrated by Mary Avery. Where it was possible to determine a meaningful original order for materials in this series, that order has been retained; for the rest of the series, the arrangement was established during processing.
Series 4: Scrapbooks and Oversize
Scrapbooks documenting Walsh's career and accomplishments, including Walsh's published novels and syndicated newspaper column, "The Best of All Possible World's" [sic], as well as his work in naval construction and shipping. This series also includes oversize printed material.
Acquisition Information
The papers of John H. Walsh were donated to the WSU Libraries by Mrs. John Walsh in 1961.
Processing Note
The collection was partially processed shortly after being accessioned, and was reprocessed in 2005 by Cheryl Gunselman, manuscripts librarian.
Separated Materials
A collection of books, including Walsh's novels, has been separated for individual cataloging.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: Manuscripts and Publications by John WalshReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-2 |
Letters from the Seas typescript, |
undated |
| 1 | 3-8 |
The Admiral's Son, manuscript and
typescript, |
undated |
| 1 | 9-12 |
Port Gangway and Starboard,
typescript, |
undated |
| 1 | 13-14 |
McDonald Brise, typescript, part one |
undated |
| 2 | 15-16 |
McDonald Brise, typescript, part two |
undated |
| 2 | 17 | Stories (typescripts):
Young Love,
Crow,
Three Generations,
The Elder O'Rourke
|
undated |
| 2 | 18 | Stories (typescripts):
An Escape,
Between a Military Gent and the Dockmaster,
Bingle's Finish,
Double Accident,
Kittenger's Unvictorious Victory
|
undated |
| 2 | 19 | Stories (typescripts):
A Dull Night,
The Youngest Red,
The Snake's Toe-Hold,
Hunters All,
Taking the Sea Mary North
|
ca 1915 |
| 2 | 20 | Stories (typescripts):
Two Dock-Men,
Down with the Black Gang,
Vacation in the Bolivar,
McNaught,
The Irony of It,
As Told by the Little Marine
|
undated |
| 2 | 21 | Stories (typescripts):
Schlatter,
The Toe of a Boatswain's Mate,
The Loss of the Cruiser Yellowstone,
A 'Square-Head' and a King,
The Sheriff's Advice,
Clemens and Tinney,
Nature-Fakin' on Wood Mice
|
undated |
| 2 | 22 | Stories (typescripts):
Crapsey the Sky-Worker (1915),
Blame-Peet and the Allowance Man (1909),
That Dog Corn-Cake,
Into a Grand Army Coat,
The Lady and the Skunk,
A Palace in Cuba (1932) |
1909-1932 |
| 2 | 23 | Poems (manuscripts) |
undated |
| 2 | 24-26 | Essays and notes (manuscripts and
typescripts) |
ca 1900-1920 |
| 2 | 27 | Autobiography
"A" |
undated |
| 2 | 28 | Autobiography "B" Ch.
I-XIX, |
undated |
| 3 | 29 | Autobiography "B" Ch.
XX-XXXV, |
undated |
| 3 | 30 | Autobiography "B" Ch.
XXXVI-LIV, |
undated |
| 3 | 31 | Autobiography "B" Ch.
LV-LXVIII, |
undated |
| 3 | 32 |
The Great Outward Thrust, (typescript) |
1934 |
| 3 | 33 | Printed articles and stories, and
review of Cam Clarke (clippings) |
1909-1924 |
| 3 | 34 | The Pacific Monthly with Walsh's
story
The Helmsman
|
November 1907 |
| 3 | 35 | The Pacific Monthly |
April 1908 |
| 3 | 36 | The Pacific Monthly with Walsh's
story
The Marriage
|
May 1908 |
| 3 | 37 | Alaska-Yukon Magazine with
Walsh's story
Manette
|
August 1908 |
| 3 | 38 | Alaska-Yukon Magazine with
Walsh's story
An Escape
|
December 1908 |
| 3 | 39 | The Bellman with Walsh's story
McNaught
|
March 12 1910 |
| 3 | 40 | The Ark (2 issues) with Walsh's
story
Two Dock-Men, and announcement of publication of
Cam Clarke |
June 1915; June 1916 |
| 3 | 41 | The Ditty Box (3 issues) with
Walsh editorials and announcements |
1919 |
| 3 | 42 | Addresses Delivered at the
Dedication Exercises of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New Orleans,
Louisiana (pamphlet) |
May 5 1923 |
| 3 | 43 | Facts of Interest about the Port
of New Orleans (pamphlet) |
1922 |
| 4 | 44 | Report of the Special Navigation
Committee (Port of New Orleans) |
1922 |
| 4 | 45 | Article (reprint) by Walsh,
Probable Effects on Ports of the Future Growth of
Ships
|
1923 |
| 4 | 46 |
New Orleans: The Nation's Second Port, the South's
Greatest City (pamphlet) |
1925 |
| 4 | 47 | Addresses about the Port of New
Orleans by Walsh and R.S. Hecht (pamphlets) |
1925 |
Series 2: Correspondence and ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 48 | Walsh's obituary from Shipmate
with attached note to the editor from Jessie Walsh; other
obituaries; |
1962 |
| 4 | 49 | Miscellaneous Walsh family
correspondence, including M.M. Walsh (John Walsh's father) and
others |
1884-1897 |
| 4 | 50 | Miscellaneous Walsh
correspondence |
1897-1971 |
| 4 | 51-52 | Correspondence about Cam Clarke,
Glenwood of Ship Bay, and
Port Gangway and Starboard, and accompanying
material including partial drafts |
1913-1925 |
| 4 | 53-57 | Correspondence and reports,
Car Ferries, (related to proposed car ferry
service to Gulf of Mexico ports); |
1929-1932; undated |
| 4 | 58 | Correspondence and related
documentation, Dauphine Island etc. (mainly about proposed Dauphin Island
Bridge near Mobile, AL) |
1952-1954 |
| 4 | 59 | Correspondence, Hazelett &
Erdal (about proposed Causeway Project) |
1954 |
| 5 | 60-61 | Correspondence and contract
information, Louisiana Shipyards (C.A.D. Bayley) |
1937-1941 |
| 5 | 62-64 | Correspondence and supporting
documentation, Louisiana Shipyards |
1940-1941 |
| 5 | 65-66 | Correspondence about old
manuscripts (includes acceptance and rejection notices) |
1909-1919 |
| 5 | 67 | Correspondence,
Rationing |
1943-1945 |
| 5 | 68 | Correspondence, Admiral
Sims |
1919 |
| 5 | 69 | Correspondence, White
House |
1926-1928 |
| 5 | 70 | Correspondence, Standard Fruit
and Steamship Company |
1926-1928 |
| 5 | 71-72 | Correspondence, Syndicates
(newspapers) |
1931-1932 |
| 5 | 73-74 | Correspondence and supporting
documentation, Tropical Oil Products Co. and M.H. Casey |
1930-1936 |
| 6 | 75-76 | Correspondence and supporting
documentation, United States Shipping Board |
1925-1926 |
Series 3: MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 77 | Miscellaneous:
Walsh's Corollary (a theory of the stock
market) |
1940 |
| 6 | 78 | Miscellaneous: Naval orders and
other documents related to Walsh's Naval career |
1901-1950 |
| 6 | 79 | Miscellaneous: KWSC radio program
scripts about the Walsh papers, written by Mary Avery |
1960 |
| 6 | 80 | Miscellaneous:
The Snow-Fay's Gift (a legend of Lapwai, ID),
typescript |
undated |
| 6 | 81 | Walsh's report card,
WSU |
1897 |
| 6 | 82 | Photographs: United States Naval
Academy Class of 1901; portrait of Walsh; Brigham Young's
residence; |
1901; 1920; undated |
| 6 | 83 | Miscellaneous items: poll tax
receipts and Prohibition flyer; |
1926-1959; undated |
| 6 | 84 | Miscellaneous:
Notes on Plotting
|
undated |
| 6 | 85 | Miscellaneous: The Scabbard and
Blade (vol. 5, nos. 3 and 4) |
May 1921 |
| 6 | 86 | Diplomas, commissions,
certificates of membership |
1901-1925 |
| 6 | 87 | Miscellaneous: U.S. Naval Academy
reunion; miscellaneous WSU items |
1961 |
| 6 | 88 |
Songs of the Sulu Sea by David Potter (typescript,
inscribed by author) |
1918 |
Series 4: Scrapbooks and OversizeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 89 | Scrapbook containing clippings of
Walsh's syndicated newspaper column,
The Best of All Possible World's [sic] |
1931 |
| 7 | 90 | Scrapbook of clippings and
articles about Walsh's life and literary career, including his novel Cam
Clarke |
1916-1955 |
| 8 | 91 | Scrapbook of clippings about
Walsh's career in naval construction and shipping |
1921-1926 |
| 8 | 92 | Printed articles and
stories |
1910-1924 |
| 8 | 93 | Dauphin Island items, including
The Dixie Guide, with article
The Causeway to Treasure Island
|
1954 |
Newspapers |
1897-1939 | ||
| Box | |||
| Oversize | Oakesdale Sun |
16 July 1897 | |
| Oversize | Oakesdale Sun |
3 August 1900 | |
| Oversize | Oakesdale Tidings |
3 October 1901 | |
| Oversize | Spokesman-Review |
14 May 1897 | |
| Oversize | The Oakesdale
Tribune |
16 June 1939 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Walsh, John H.--Archives (creator)
Occupations
- Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence
- Authors, American--20th century--Manuscripts
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Walsh, John H., Mrs. WaPS (donor)
Finding aid prepared by Cheryl
Gunselman
2005
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