Pease, Barzillai, 1773-

American seaman, pilot, ship's captain. Journals combining ship's logs and personal diaries concerning Pease's career as a merchant seaman and tenure as Commander of United States Transports on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.

Pattie, C. D.

Papers of the Civil War soldier. Letters from C. D. Pattie (or Pattee) to his wife, Lydia, describing life in camps and his disillusionment with the army; also correspondence between other individuals possibly, but not definitely, related to Pattie.

Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891.

Papers of the American naval officer. Correspondence (1806-1890), 35 outgoing letters, and a number of third party letters which illuninate Porter's promotion of the use of the Fowler Wheel as a propulsion system on torpedo boats. Also, an engraved portrait of Porter, and one of his father, David Porter (1780-1843).

Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander), 1879-1957.

One letter from the American adventurer, author and foreign correspondent, replying to a query as to the truthfulness of his recent book (possibly Fighting in Flanders, published in 1914).

Pratt, Fletcher, 1897-1956.

Correspondence, manuscripts of the American military, naval, and science fiction novelist.

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.

Papers of the U.S. Army officer. The Isle of Pines was ceded by Spain to the U.S. Draft of letter and report on Isle of Pines, Cuba, discussing land disposition and political situation, addressed to George Bridges.

Porter family

Correspondence, photographs, journals, clippings, etc. relating to the Porter family of Skaneateles and Lockport, New York, primarily Stanley Porter and Benjamin H. Porter, who served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Other family members represented include his parents, James and Sarah, and his siblings Seth and Laura. At one time known as the Mensing-Braun Collection of Civil War Material.

Pineau, Roger, 1916-1993.

Typescripts, galleys and final published English edition of The End of the Imperial Japanese Navy, by Roger Pineau and Masanori Ito.

Power, Thomas S. (Thomas Sarsfield), 1905-1970.

Papers of the American military officer. Powers was Assistant Chief of Operations, U.S. Strategic Air Forces, 1945; Assistant Task Force Commander for Air Operation Crossroads, Bikini Atoll, 1946; Vice-Commander of the Strategic Air Command, 1948-1954; Commander of the Air Research and Development Command, 1954-1957; and Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command, 1957-1964. Collection includes communications and writings (1945-1970), correspondence (1945-1970), memorabilia (1934-1970), and organizational records (1928-1969), mostly pertaining to the American Security Council. Notable correspondents include William F. Buckley, Lucius D. Clay, Carl T. Curtis, Donald W. Douglas, Ira Eaker, Joe Foss, Arthur Godfrey, Barry Goldwater, Roman L. Hruska, William R. Kintner, Curtis LeMay, Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Robert S. McNamara, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Francis Spellman, Lawrence Spivak, Stuart Symington, Lowell Thomas, Harry S. Truman, Nathan Twining, DeWitt Wallace, and Thomas D. White, among others.