Collection Summary
Hoehling, A. A. (Adolph A.)
A. A. Hoehling papers
1861-1975
01278
2.80 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Contains the papers of A. A. Hoehling, writer and military historian.
Biography of A. A. Hoehling
Adolph August Hoehling (1914-2004) was a writer and military historian. He worked as
an editor, journalist, and author. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II,
and it was his experience there as a lieutenant commander of the Armed Guard on
merchant vessels that provided inspiration for his memoir, The Fighting
Liberty Ships. He published at least thirty titles of historical
non-fiction, focusing on the Civil War, the Great War, and World War II. Some of
these books include Who Destroyed the Hindenburg?, Last Train
from Atlanta, and Vicksburg: 47 Days of Siege.
Scope and Content
The A. A. Hoehling collection contains research material, notes, reports,
photographs, correspondence, and manuscripts. Specific topics within the collection
include the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Hindenburg disaster, the
sinking of the Monitor during the American Civil War, the aircraft
carriers Franklin and Lexington, and World War I nurse
Edith Cavell, among others. Manuscripts include Thunder at Hampton
Roads and A President Comes Home (unpublished).
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the
collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and
libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are two known other archival collections created by A. A. Hoehling at the Mansfield Library, University of Montana, and at the Mariners Museum Library.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from A. A. Hoehling 1963-1982.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in November 2011.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number,
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915.
Hindenburg (Airship)
Lexington (Aircraft carrier :
1927-1942)
Franklin (Aircraft carrier)
Monitor (Ironclad)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on,
1941.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United
States.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Military
Transportation
Container List
1
Manuscript: A President Comes Home
undated
1
Pearl Harbor (all research)
1962-1963, circa 1941-1945, undated
1
Scrapbook: A Whisper of Eternity; the Mystery of Edith
Cavell
circa 1957-1962
2
Bureau of Air Commerce report no. 11 - The Hindenburg
Accident
1938 August
2
Hindenburg material - letters (photocopies)
1937, 1960-1962
2
Letters (photocopies)
1937, 1960-1962
2
Notes (photocopies)
undated
3
Correspondence
1929, 1937, 1960-1962, 1967-1972, undated
3
Miscellaneous
1937-1966, undated
3
Newspaper clippings - Hindenburg/disasters
(photocopies)
1914-1972
3
Reports - Hindenburg/SS Yarmouth
Castle
1938, 1966, undated
4
America's Road to War - correspondence
1960-1969
4
Lexington and Great Ship Disasters -
correspondence
1960-1970
4
Manuscript: Thunder at Hampton Roads
undated
4
The Search for the Monitor (Thunder at Hampton Roads) -
correspondence
1975
5
Miscellaneous
circa 1969-1975
5
Photograph
undated
5
Photographs: Hindenburg
undated
5
Photographs: The Franklin Comes Home
1945, 1975
5
Photographs: Thunder at Hampton Roads
(reproductions)
1861-1886
5
Research material: America's Road to War:
1939-1945
1939-1963
5
Research material: Lexington and Great Ship
Disasters
1928-1970
5
Working notes: The Search for the Monitor (Thunder at Hampton
Roads)
undated
5
Working notes: Thunder at Hampton Roads
undated
6
Research material: Thunder at Hampton Roads
(photocopies)
1861-1975
5
Negatives - various
undated