William W. Janssen
Papers
Dates: 1930-1948.
Engineman Third Class, U.S. Navy, on U.S.S. Williamsburg and
Lenore, 1945-1948.
The papers of William W. Janssen include four black and white photographs,
four construction designs and drawings of the Presidential yacht, the U.S.S.
Williamsburg, and two motion pictures.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Size:
Less than one half of one linear foot (15 pages)
Access:
Open.
Copyright:
The donor gave to the U.S. government his copyrights in these papers and in any other
papers deposited in the Harry S. Truman Library. Documents created by U.S. government
officials in the course of their official duties are in the public domain. Copyright
interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or
their heirs.
Processed by:
Catherine Shelley (2006) as part of the Truman Library Internship
Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
| 1928 (February 7) |
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Born, Fresno, California |
| 1945 |
| Joined the Navy and attended Navy basic engineering school |
| 1946 |
| Transferred to U.S.S. Williamsburg and was assigned to the
escort vessel Lenore |
| 1948 |
| Discharged from the Navy as Engineman Third Class |
| 1954-1990 |
| Worked as engineer for Pacific Telephone, Nevada Bell, A.T. & T., and
Bellicose |
| 1990 |
| Retired, returned to California |
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The William W. Janssen Papers include designs and drawings of the
Presidential yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, dating from its construction in
1930-1931. Also included are four black and white photographs depicting the
Williamsburg; President Harry S. Truman on the escort vessel Lenore
on May 29, 1948 ; and the crewmen of the yacht. Also contained among the papers are
one 8mm motion picture and one VHS transfer of scenes of Washington D.C. and Norfolk,
Virginia, views from the ship, and a brief scene of President Harry S. Truman on the ship.
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
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Series |
| 1 |
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SUBJECT FILE , 1930-1948 |
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Four black and white photographs, four construction designs and drawings,
and two motion pictures. Arranged alphabetically. |
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FOLDER TITLE LIST
Box 1
- Construction Designs and Drawings
- Films
- Photographs
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