Subordinate Offices/Records of the Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds: Press Copies of Letters Sent and Memoranda Sent Relating to Claims of Companies Under Contract for Academy Buildings, 1904-1907: Finding Aid

History of the Office of Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds

Between 1867 and 1911 the responsibility for overseeing buildings and grounds at the academy was assumed by officers assigned to the academy to take charge of buildings and grounds or by senior aides or assistants to the superintendent. From 1867 to 1875 authority over buildings and grounds was assumed by the officer in charge of buildings and grounds; from 1875 to 1878 by the senior aide to the superintendent; and from 1884 to 1911 by the assistant to the superintendent in charge of buildings and grounds. Officers assisting the superintendent also had charge of purchases and accounts relating to public property at the academy and workmen employed in the buildings and on the grounds.

Description of Contents

This entry contains press copies of letters sent and memoranda sent relating to claims of companies under contract for academy buildings. It includes copies relating to three claims cases: (1) the Hoffman Engineering and Contracting Company claim under their contract for foundations for the cadet quarters building; (2) the Noel and Thomas claim under their contract for installation of leaders to drain parts of the roof of the vestibule pavilion; and (3) the Noel and Thomas claim under their contract for replacing the tile work in the ovens of the bakery. A few letters are signed by the superintendent. Professor Omenzo George Dodge served as officer in charge of buildings and grounds throughout this period.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Access and Use

Access

Access is unrestricted.

Copyright and Permission

Generally, materials produced by Federal agencies are in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Any non-government publications held herein may still be subject to copyright. For further information, consult the Head, Special Collections & Archives.

Other Finding Aid(s)

National Archives Catalog entry available electronically at: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3164808.

Acquisition and Appraisal

Custodial History

RG 405 Records of the United States Naval Academy is the property of the National Archives and Records Administration. The materials are housed at the United States Naval Academy, William W. Jeffries Memorial Archives, an affiliated archive, as per a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Archives and Records Administration and the United States Naval Academy.

Related Materials

Location of Related Materials

Other press copies of correspondence sent by the officer in charge of buildings and grounds may be found in entry 181: “Press Copies of Letters Sent by the Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds, 1875-1911” (NAID: 3164804). For a register of costs for work performed at academy buildings from 1882 to 1884 see Entry 183: “Register of Cost of Work Performed at Academy Installations, 1882-1884” (NAID: 3164811).

Materials Cataloged Separately

No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.

Processing and Other Information

Preferred Citation

Subordinate Offices/Records of the Officer in Charge of Buildings and Grounds: Press Copies of Letters Sent and Memoranda Sent Relating to Claims of Companies Under Contract for Academy Buildings, 1904–1907, RG 405.5.2 Entry 182

Special Collections & Archives Department

Nimitz Library

United States Naval Academy

Selected Bibliography

The following sources were consulted during preparation of the historical note:

Sweetman, Jack. The U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute Press, 1979.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Samuel Limneos in April 2023. Finding aid written by Samuel Limneos in May 2023. Historical Sketch and Scope and Content Note adapted in part from Inventory of Records Group 405 by Geraldine N. Phillips and Aloha South, 1975.

Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

• Buildings and Grounds United States Naval Academy
• Dodge, Omenzo George
• United States Naval Academy
• United States Naval Academy -- Buildings
• United States Naval Academy -- Buildings -- Maintenance and repair
• United States Naval Academy -- Buildings, structures, etc
• United States Naval Academy -- History – 20th century
• United States Naval Academy -- Monuments -- Maintenance and repair
• United States Naval Academy. Superintendent

Genre Terms

• Letters