Wainwright, John D., b. 1839.

Rear Admiral, United States Navy. Collection includes correspondence, photographs, clippings relating to Wainwright and to his father, Civil War Colonel John Wainwright, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Fort Fisher (North Carolina).

Walker, Henry B.

Union soldier, served with the 121st New York Volunteers. Letters to family and friends in Cooperstown, New York, detailing camp life during the Civil War.

Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919.

Papers of the physician, social reformer, native of Oswego, N.Y. Advocate of dress reform and women's suffrage. Collection includes correspondence (1833-1913), mainly from Dr. Walker's lecture tour of Britain in 1866-67 and from her Civil War service, 1862-65; legal and financial documents, including deeds, wills, and material concerning her divorce and employment at the Federal Pension Office; photographs; and writings, including material on the trial of Frank C. Almay in 1891, lectures, pamphlets, and reminiscences.

Walker, Richard H.

Letters from Richard H. Walker, assistant surgeon with the 6th Tennessee Volunteers; most are to his wife, Fannie Walker.

Ward, Fletcher.

Letters, essays, poetry, diary, and commission of a delegate in the U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. Diary describes duties as an aide in Union Army camps, letters describe army life.

Watson, Albert, 1909-1993.

Lieutenant General, United States Army, High Commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands, 1964-1966. Collection contains correspondence, 1964-66; news clippings, 1964-66; press releases, 1964-66; and photographs, 1964.

Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878.

American politician and Secretary of the Navy. Collection consists of a single incoming letter.

Wheat, John Potter.

American painter. Collection contains artwork (original and photographs), correspondence, printed material and biographical material, including a diary from Vietnam in late 1968.

White, Thomas D. (Thomas Dresser), 1901-1965.

Papers of the U.S. Air Force officer and Air Force Chief of Staff, 1957-1961.Collection contains communications (1948-1961), including correspondence and memoranda; memorabilia (1945-1954); and personal office files (1953-1961). Correspondents include Hanson Baldwin, Omar Bradley, William C. Bullitt, Arleigh Burke, Richard E. Byrd, Dwight D. Eisenhower, W. Barton Leach, Curtis LeMay, Lyman L. Lemnitzer, George S. Myers, Thomas S. Power, L. Mendel Rivers, A. Willis Robertson, Carl Spaatz, Stuart Symington, Maxwell D. Taylor, Lowell Thomas, Nathan F. Twining, Lee Wulff, and others.

Wickersham, Cornelius W. (Cornelius Wendell), 1884-

Papers of the military officer and lawyer. Collection contains legal material (includes papers concerning Interstate Commerce Commission, 1931; various cases involving commerce and transportation including railroads, 1929-39), military files (photographs and papers), and public service material (topics include education and Nassau County Bridge Authority).

Wildes, Harry Emerson, 1890-1982

American sociologist, biographer, political advisor to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP). Collection consists entirely of reports on post-World War II Japan.

Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987

Correspondence, financial and legal material, memorabilia, fanzines, and writings including short stories, plays, novels, novellas, and miscellaneous items.

Wood, Eric Fisher, 1889-1962.

Papers of the American army officer, architect, author, founding member of the American Legion. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, training manuals, published materials by and about Wood, military records, reports, maps, and photographs pertaining mostly to Wood's military service. Also, correspondence and research material relating to Leonard Wood.

Wood, John S. (John Shirley), 1888-1966.

Papers of the U.S. Army officer. Collection consists of correspondence (1928-1967); articles and speeches on military subjects (1934-1967); photographs (1937-1965); and memorabilia (1917-1966), including address books. Notable correspondents include Creighton W. Abrams, Hanson Baldwin, Alan Bible, Howard W. Cannon, Bruce C. Clarke, James B. Conant, Bing Crosby, William O. Douglas, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Leopold Figl, J. William Fulbright, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Curtis E. LeMay, Basil Henry Liddell Hart, John L. McClellan, Frank Pace, George S. Patton, Francis T.P. Plimpton, Syngman Rhee, Eddie Rickenbacker, L. Mendel Rivers, Karl F. Rolvaag, Eleanor Roosevelt, DeWitt C. Smith, Robert A. Taft, Maxwell D. Taylor, James A. Van Fleet, William C. Westmoreland, Stephen M. Young, and others.

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927.

Correspondence of the Army officer, governor general of the Philippines. Outgoing letters, mostly written while Wood served in Cuba, and later in the Philippines.

Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869.

Letter from the American army officer to A.G. Moore, Esq. Accompanied by sales slip and letter documenting its purchase by Charles Devens Osborne in 1950.