1917 Bluejackets’ Manual

front cover of 2025.1012.1

front cover of 2025.1012.1

Name/Title

1917 Bluejackets’ Manual

Entry/Object ID

2025.1012.1

Description

Bluejackets’ Manual has significant deterioration on the front cover, leaving a large dark spot on the center of the cover, with white faded regions on the outside. Interior pages very delicate. Manual was donated by CJ Doiron in memory of John B. "Jabe" Dunlap Jr., military historian and founding member of the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans, and Stephen Ambrose, forerunner of the WWII Museum. Manual was owned by Dunlap, who was neighbors with donor.

Context

The Bluejackets’ Manual is an introductory guide to the US Navy. The first edition was published in 1902, and has been regularly updated to its most recent edition published in 2023.

Collection

Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Manual, Training

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Instructional Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Publisher

United States Naval Institute Press

Date Published

circa 1917