Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, 1937-1973, of Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. of Williamsburg and Alexandria, Virginia, and while stationed at Pearl Harbor, San Francisco and Norfolk, Virginia. The papers are both personal and professional. The collection contains material concerning World War II Operations TORCH (North Africa), BIGOT-HUSKY, AVALANCHE (Salerno), NEPTUNE-OVERLORD, and as well as the Army-Navy joint agreement on Normandy. Also includes material pertaining to his work with the USO, the Naval War...

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Contains information pertaining to the 1959 annual dinners for officers of the First Division. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and Major General S.B. Mason.

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Contains information concerning the U.S.O. in 1955. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Emil Schram (President of the U.S.O.), Carter L. Burgess (Assistant Secretary of Defense), Vice Admiral W[illiam] M. Callaghan, Luis Munoz-Martin (Governor of Puerto Rico), President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Lieutenant General J.H. Atkinson.

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Contains information concerning the U.S.O. in 1956. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Emil Schram (President of the U.S.O.), Vice Admiral A. Stanton Merrill, Lieutenant General Floyd L. Parks, Rear Admiral I.N. Kiland, Admiral Felix B. Stump, Luis Munoz-Marton (Governor of Puerto Rico), and Lieutenant General J.H. Atkinson.

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Contains information concerning the U.S.O in 1957. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Roberto Sanchez-Villa (Secretary of State for Puerto Rico), and Emil Schram (President of the U.S.O.).

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Contains information pertaining to U.S. Naval Policy.

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Contains information pertaining to Augusta Cruises from Orient to Oceania on September 24, 1934-December 22, 1934.

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Contains miscellaneous papers of John Lesslie Hall, Junior from April 15, 1935-1942.

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Contains congratulation letters to John Lesslie Hall, Junior on his promotion to Captain. Includes correspondence between John Lesslie Hall, Junior and: Rear Admiral E.M. Eller and Rear Admiral Frank H. Sadler.

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Contains information pertaining ti U.S.S. Arkansas incident of 1940-1941.

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Contains 1981 information honoring Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Junior.

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Contains information pertaining to the biography of Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Junior.