Naval Historical Foundation
The Naval Historical Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1926, has a broad mission to preserve and promote the naval history of the United States by supporting official Sea Services programs and institutions, meeting the needs of the public for naval history, and collecting historical items. The Foundation is located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington, D.C.
| Formation | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Washington, DC |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| 53-0196627 | |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Products | Pull Together |
Key people | ADM William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.) (Chair) |
| Website | www |
Supporting the Navy's Historical Programs
- Augmenting government funds and services for Navy Museum exhibits and Naval History and Heritage Command programs.
- Sponsoring naval history-related events in cooperation with the Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Providing prizes and support of internships, conferences, collections and scholarship related to naval history.
- Conducting a variety of naval historical outreach programs, all in consonance with established Naval Historical Center plans and goals.
Meeting the Public's Naval History Needs
- Providing high quality reproduction of photographs, cruise books and documents from the Navy’s collections.
- Providing accurate historical research services on naval history topics.
- Sponsoring or co-sponsoring conferences, symposiums, and commemorations on significant naval history topics.
- Publishing historical material in print, internet, and video formats.
- Recognizing and publicizing important achievements in naval history.
- Operating a naval heritage speakers program of subject matter experts to address public gatherings.
- Making distinctive naval gifts available to naval personnel and visitors to the Navy Museum Gift Shop.
Collecting Historical Items
- Searching out, purchasing or soliciting the donation of art, artifacts, documents, manuscripts, personal papers, and photographs for transfer to the Naval History & Heritage Command, the Library of Congress, and other appropriate federal and non-federal repositories.
- Interviewing, transcribing and digitizing sea service oral histories.
Awards
The Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the Naval Historical Foundation in Washington, D.C., to honor the memory of the naval historian Commodore Dudley W. Knox and to recognize the lifetime achievements of historians of the United States Navy.[1]
Knox Award Recipients
- 2013 James C. Bradford, William N. Still, Jr., Philip K. Lundeberg[2]
- 2014 John Hattendorf, Craig L. Symonds, William S. Dudley, Harold D. Langley.[3]
- 2015 Dean C. Allard, Thomas J. Cutler, Kenneth J. Hagan[4]
- 2016 Christopher McKee[5]
- 2017 Jon Sumida, Paul Stillwell, Edward Marolda[5]
- 2019 Tyrone G. Martin, Norman Polmar, David Curtis Skaggs, Jr.[6]
Pull Together
Pull Together is the official newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation. Articles cover all aspects of American naval history, including narrative and eyewitness accounts of naval battles and operations, biographical studies, announcements of upcoming events, book notices and reviews. The editorial staff welcomes article submissions.
Officers
Naval Historical Foundation Directors
- Chairman: ADM William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.)
- Executive Director: RADM Edward Masso, USN (Ret.)
- Mr. Matthew P. Bergman
- VADM Walter E. Carter, Jr., USN (Ret.)
- Dr. Kate C. Epstein
- RADM Vincent L. Griffith, USN (Ret.)
- The Honorable Steven S. Honigman
- Mr. James D. Hornfischer
- The Honorable John F. Lehman, Jr.
- Dr. Jack P. London, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
- CAPT James A. Noone, USNR (Ret.)
- VADM Frank C. Pandolfe, USN (Ret.)
- The Honorable BJ Penn
- Dr. David A. Rosenberg, CAPT, USN (Ret.)
- Mr. Michael J. Wallace
Past Chairmen
- ADM Robert B. Carney, USN (Ret.) 1961-1981
- ADM Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Ret.) 1981-1985
- RADM Elliott B. Strauss, USN (Ret.) 1985-1998
- ADM James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) 1998-2008
- ADM Bruce DeMars, USN (Ret.) 2008-2015
Other Past Officers
- Mr. Martin J. Bollinger
- RADM Howard W. Dawson, Jr. SC, USNR (Ret.)
- Dr. William S. Dudley
- VADM Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret.)
- Captain Maurice A. Gauthier, USN (Ret.)
- RADM Richard C. Gentz, USN (Ret.)
- RADM William J. Holland, USN (Ret.)
- CAPT Andrew C. A. Jampoler, USN (Ret.)
- RDML Arthur N. Langston, III, USN (Ret.)
- RADM Larry R. Marsh, USN (Ret.)
- Amb. J. William Middendorf II
- RADM John T. Mitchell, USN (Ret.)
- Dr. Barbara Pilling
- VADM William H. Rowden, USN (Ret.)
- Virginia S. Wood
See also
References
- "Bradford, Still, and Lundeberg to receive Inaugural Knox Honor", Pull Together, vol. 52, no. 2 (Summer 2013), pp. 12-13.
- Ibid.
- David E. Winkler, "Naval Historians to Receive Knox Award Honors," (joint issue) The Daybook, vol. 17, no 3 and Pull Together, vol 53, no 3 (Summer 2014), pp. 12-13
- "2015 Dudley W. Knox Medal Recipients", Pull Together, vol. 54, no. 3 (Summer 2015), p. A-5
- "2017 Knox Naval History Award Winners Announced". Naval Historical Foundation. June 12, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- Pull Together: Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation, vo. 58, no. 1 (Summer 2019), pp. 9-11
External links
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