AHJ_ah04832 Inventory of the Paul J. Halloran papers, 1895-1972 (bulk 1918-1971) Halloran (Paul J.) Papers Processed by Matthew Francis University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Matthew Francis January 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Halloran, Paul J. Paul J. Halloran papers 1895-1972 (bulk 1918-1971) 04832 23.56 cubic ft. (26 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Papers of United States naval rear admiral Paul J. Halloran, who oversaw construction of Pacific airbases used for bombing raids on Japan in WWII. The collection includes naval records, photographs, and 16 mm films. Arrangement of the Collection

The Paul J. Halloran papers have been divided into seven series. Naval records have been grouped by stationed location when possible.

 Biography of Paul J. Halloran

Paul J. Halloran (d. 1971) was a prominent naval officer and civil engineer during the twentieth century. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts and educated at Dartmouth College, Halloran joined the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps as a lieutenant in 1921 and served a number of engineering assignments in the United States and abroad during the 1920s and 1930s, including stints at Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, Haiti, New York, Quantico, and American Samoa. During World War II, Halloran supervised the construction of naval facilities at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia (1939-1941) and Newport Naval Station, Rhode Island (1941-1943). From 1943 to 1945, he served in the Pacific Theater and commanded the U.S. Navy's Sixth Seabee Brigade, which built the airbases on Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands. The Tinian airbase was used for numerous bombing raids on Japan, including the dropping of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, Halloran served as public works officer of the Fifth Naval District in Norfolk, Virginia, and then retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of rear admiral in 1948. From 1948 to 1958, he was vice president of Foley Brothers Construction in Pleasantville, New York, and passed away in 1971.

 Scope and Content

The Paul J. Halloran papers contain naval records from Halloran’s service (which include correspondence, reports, government documents, and blue prints). There are also a large number of photographs and thirty 16-mm films from Halloran’s time in the navy, with the majority stemming from his work on the Norfolk naval base and his time in the Pacific Theater. The collection also contains civilian business records, personal correspondence and photographs, and files relating to Halloran’s hobbies (including architecture, home improvement, art, and music).

 Access Restrictions

Box 26 (Service Files - Pacific Theater, Disciplinary Files) is closed until 2030. There are no access restriction on boxes 1-25 for research purposes.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Paul J. Halloran at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from David G. Halloran in 1973.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in January 2010.

Select material from the collection was digitized by Kathy Gerlach in April 2014.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~127~127.

 Access Terms United States--Navy--Civil Engineer Corps. United States--Navy--Seabees. United States--Navy--Officers. Civil engineers--United States--20th century. Civil engineers--Mariana Islands--20th century. Civil engineering--United States--20th century. Civil engineering--Mariana Islands--20th century. Navy-yards and naval stations--United States--20th century. Air bases, American--Mariana Islands--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. Photographs. Motion pictures. Blueprints. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Politics, Government, and Law Military Container List Series I. Naval Records

Box 26 (Service Files - Pacific Theater, Disciplinary Files) is closed until 2030.

 1, 2 Service Files - Charleston, South Carolina 1924-1925 1, 2 Service Files - Chicago, Illinois (Naval Station Great Lakes) 1926 1, 2 Service Files - Haiti 1926-1929 1, 2 Service Files - New York, New York 1932-1934 1, 2 Service Files - Quantico, Virginia 1934-1937 1, 2 Service Files - American Samoa 1937-1939 1-3 Service Files - Norfolk (1) 1939-1942 4 Service Files - Newport, Rhode Island 1942-1943 4, 5 Service Files - Pacific Theater (Primarily Saipan and Tinian) 1944-1945 26 Service Files - Pacific Theater - Disciplinary Files (CLOSED UNTIL 2030) 1944-1945 6 Service Files - Norfolk (2) 1946-1948 6 General Files - Halloran's Notes 1940-1946 6 General Files - Organization 1934 6 General Files - Orders 1945-1948 6 General Files - Personnel and References 1944-1951 7 General Files - Promotion Messages and Congratulations 1924-1948 7 General Files - Travel 1944-1945 7 General Files - Miscellaneous 1943-1944 7 Blueprints, Mechanical Drawings, and Maps - Charleston, Chicago, Haiti, NY, Quantico, American Samoa, Norfolk (1), and Newport 1924-1943 22 Blueprints, Mechanical Drawings, and Maps - New York 1931-1934 23 Blueprints, Mechanical Drawings, and Maps - Pacific Theater 1944-1945 23 Blueprints, Mechanical Drawings, and Maps - Miscellaneous undated 23 Calculators (Hand-Made) 1943, undated Series II. Business Files

8 Foley Brothers - Chile 1948-1949 8 Foley Brothers - Ruth, Nevada 1952-1954 8 Foley Brothers - General 1948-1954 8 Foley Brothers - Blueprints 1948-1954 8 Oran Hall Construction undated 8 Terminal Steel 1959-1963 8 Miscellaneous Files circa 1920s-1950s Series III. Personal Files

9 Correspondence 1895-1971 (scattered) 10 Education - Dartmouth/Thayer School of Engineering 1918-1950 10-11 Hobbies - Architecture, Engineering, Home Improvement circa 1920s-1960s 11, 24 Hobbies - Art circa 1930s-1940s 11, 24 Hobbies - Music circa 1940s 12 Hobbies - Travel 1938-1939 12 "In Memory of a Construction Stiff," by Richard Halloran 1972 12 "American Travelogue," by Mina Ward Lenihan circa 1951 Series IV. Printed Materials

12 Dartmouth/Thayer School of Engineering 1920-1969 12 Foley Brothers circa 1940s 12, 13, 24 Naval - Pacific Theater and Construction circa 1930s-1940s Series V. Scrapbooks

14 Paul Halloran, Binders I - VI 1908-1969 14 Pacific Theater 1944-1945 Series VI. Photographs

15 Bound Photographs - Charleston, Chicago, Haiti, New York, Quantico, American Samoa, and Norfolk (1) 1924-1942 15 Bound Photographs - Charleston and New York 1924-1925, 1931-1934 15 Bound Photographs - New York 1931-1934 15, 16 Bound Photographs - Norfolk (1) 1939-1942 16 Bound Photographs - Newport and Norfolk (2) 1942-1943, 1946-1948 16, 17 Bound Photographs - Pacific Theater 1944-1945 17 Bound Photographs - Miscellaneous Naval undated 17 Bound Photographs - Personal undated 17, 18, 25 Unorganized Photographs - Naval circa 1924-1948 18 Unorganized Photographs - Personal/Miscellaneous undated 18 Photograph Photocopies - Naval circa 1924-1948 18 Negatives - Naval circa 1924-1948 Series VII. Audio-Visual Materials

19 Film Index Cards 1938-1945 19 Outlines/Lectures for Films 1938-1945 19 Audio Tape Cartridge - Unidentified undated 21 16-mm Films (Ten) - Norfolk (1) 1939-1942 20 16-mm Films (Twenty) - Pacific Theater, including Pearl Harbor, Saipan, Tinian 1944-1945