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Processor: Roy Grossnick (Updated December 2012) and originally processed by Kim Gannon (June 2004).

Stanley A. Ward Papers

COLL/491

Creator: Lieutenant Commander Stanley A. Ward, USNR

Extent: 9 boxes

3 cubic feet

Date Range: 1995-1972

Classification: Unclassified but contains some Privacy Act data.

Access: Open

Scope and Content Notes

The collection includes information regarding Ward's personal life and teaching career. Much of the collection relates to his time as an instructor at Navy technical schools during World War II.

The first series contains personal correspondence and documents. The correspondence in this series consists of letters to and from various peers, friends, and family members. These include personal letters to Ward, letters from Ward to his wife, Violet, and letters from Violet while she was on vacation in 1930. The Masonic folder includes manuals and letters regarding his Masonic affiliation.

Also in this series are folders containing job applications, job descriptions, and letters of recommendation for Ward, as well as Ward's educational records. This includes formal and informal education ranging from a Boy Scout certification to his Stanford Commencement notice. The photographs include are presumably of Ward and his family as well as postcards and photographs he collected while in Korea during World War I. Folders in this series are arranged alphabetically by title, with chronological arrangement within each folder.

Series II, Teaching Records, holds paperwork from Ward's teaching career. It includes lesson plans and correspondence with the Oakland Public School district. Ward was involved in many teacher associations and committees. Notes, planning, and paperwork for those committees can be found here.

When Ward was recalled to active duty, he was sent to the U.S. Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was quickly named Officer in Charge of the Aviation Metalsmith School. Memos, orders, photographs, and manuals for his time in this position are found in the third series. The material is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end.

The materials in Series IV document Ward's time as the Officer in Charge of the Aviation Radioman School. This series includes paperwork, memos, orders, and manuals for his time in this position. The material is order chronologically with undated material at the end.

With the growing importance of radar during World War II, an increasing number of trained operators were needed. In 1943, Ward was appointed Officer in Charge of a new Aviation Radar Operators School in Jacksonville, Florida. The fifth series includes documents, memos, and orders Ward obtained while in this position. Also included in this series is a collection of the manuals used at the school.

The sixth series contains materials from Ward's position as Officer in Charge of the Special Projects School for Air (SPSA) in San Clemente, California, which emphasized training in counter-radar techniques. Because SPSA and the Radar School cover many of the same topics, there is a bit of overlap in the organization as well as content. The material is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end.

Series VII contains topical subject flies not specifically related to one of the Schools at which Ward served. Many of these are materials Ward used in the various technical courses that he taught. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

The eighth series contains publications that Ward accumulated over the course of his civilian and military careers. They are arranged alphabetically by title.

Series IX is a compilation of miscellaneous items. Though similar to Series VII, this series contains more general materials, such as news clippings and questionnaires, informational items, and memorabilia not clearly related to Ward's teaching or Navy careers. This series is arranged alphabetically by title.

Series X, Oversize, contains military maps of Japanese islands, magazine articles, and miscellaneous oversize items, which are described further in the folder list.

Subject Headings (LCSH)

United States. Navy-Training Administrators.

United States. Navy-Radiomen-Training of.

United States. Navy-Radarmen-Training of.

Teachers-California-Oakland.

Education, Secondary-California-Oakland.

World War, 1939-1945-Naval operations, American.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

Sailors-United States-Photographs.

Sailors-Korea-Photographs.

Nurses-Korea-. Photographs.

United Sates, Navy-Officers.

Ward, Violet.

Biographical Note

Stanley Arthur Ward was born on March 11, 1895 in Oakland, California. He enlisted in the Navy in 1917, and was a member of the flrst class at the Machinist Mate's School in San Diego.

After being discharged from the Navy in 1919, Ward attended Santa Barbara State College where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Arts. From 1933-1941, Ward taught industrial education at the junior and senior high school level in Oakland Public Schools.

Ward returned to the Navy in 1941 as a commissioned officer, serving as an administrator in technical training. He was Officer in Charge of the Aviation Metalsmith School at Jacksonville, Florida, from March 1941 to May 1942. Remaining in Florida, he became Officer in Charge of the Aviation Radioman School. Following that time, he served as the Officer in Charge of the Aviation Radar Operations School until his relocation to San Clemente Island, California for his position with the Special Projects School for Air in May 1944.

Following his release from active duty in December 1945, Ward returned to Oakland. He earned his Master's degree from Stanford University and resumed his career in the Oakland Public Schools, serving as a teacher, counselor, and administrator before he retired and opened his own business.

Ward's personal life included a marriage to Violet Richardson and a son, John. Ward was very active in his community and a n1ember of many professional fraternities and associations. Violet was the first president of the Soroptimist Club.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Series 1: Personal, 1895-1972

1. Birth Certificate 1895

2. Certificates, Official 1941-1945

3. Educational Records 1929-1939

4. Educational Records 1940-1956

5. Educational Records 1940-1956

6. Job Applications 1929-1951

7. Letters 1925-1952

8. Letters to Violet 1945

9. Letters from Violet's Trip 1930

10. Letters-Violet Ward 1938-1945

Box 2

Series 1: Personal, 1895-1972

11. Masonic 1920-1927

12. Notes

13. Phi Delta Kappa 1935-1946

14. Photographs

15. Release from Active Duty 1945

16. Union Membership 1919-1929

17. USNR, Inactive Duty 1919, 1946-1953

18. USNR, Inactive Duty 1954-1957

Series II: Teaching Records, 1927-1956

19. 1927-1929

20. 1930-1939-Folder 1

Box 3

Series II: Teaching Records, 1927-1956

21. 1930-1939-Folder 2

22. 1940-1949

23. 1950-1956

24. Vocational Examination 1929-1930

25. Salary Committee and Sick Leave-Folder 1 1936-1941

26. Salary Committee and Sick Leave-Folder 2 1936-1941

Series III: Aviation Metalsmith School, 1934-1942

27. 1934, 1940-1941

28. January-May, 1942

29. Undated

Box 4

Series IV: Aviation Radioman School, 1942

30. February-December, 1942

31. Photographs

Series V: Aviation Radar Operators School, 1943-1944

32. January-December, 1943

33. January-May, 1944

34. Manuals-Folder 1 1943-1944

35. Manuals-Folder 2 1944-1945

Box 5

Series VI: Special Projects School for Air, 1944-1945

36. January-September, 1944

37. October-December, 1944

38. January-March, 1945

39. April-May, 1945

40. June-July, 1945

Box 6

Series VI: Special Projects School for Air, 1944-1945

41. August-September, 1945

42. Undated

43. Officer Fitness Reports 1944-1945

44. Photographs 1

45. Photographs 2

46. Photographs 3

Box 7

Series VII: Subject, 1931-1962

47. AC and DC Motor Troubles

48. Address by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur 1962

49. Are You a Ghost-Thinker? 1944

50. BENDIX Model TA-2J Transmitter

51. BENDIX Model RA-1B Transmitter

52. The Carpentry Trade

53. Class Rankings

54. Crommelin 1950

55. Electrical Bonding and Shielding of Aircraft

56. Fundamentals of Radio Reception

57. History of the Early Industrial Organizations of America 1931

58. Jack London

59. Model L.M. Crystal Frequency Indicator

60. Model L.N. Crystal Frequency Indicator

61. Modern War and Ancient Maxims 1945

62. Operation of the Du Direction Finder

63. Operator's Manual for Superheterodyne Reconnaissance Receivers 1943

64. A Plan for the Training of Apprentices in the Carpentry Trade by

the Vocational Department of the Oakland Public Schools

65. Report of the Supervisory Examining Board

66. RCM Course for Combat Aircrewman Assigned to CV Aircraft

67. RCM Course for Combat Aircrewman Assigned to PB4Y-2 Aircraft

68. RCM Course for Combat Aircrewman Assigned to PV-2 Aircraft

69. RCM Course for Officer Students

70. RCM Maintenance Course for ART Students

71. Syllabus Technical Instruction 1941

72. They Mature Later in the Tropics

73. V-12 Selection 1942-1944

74. Whittier Scale for Grading Home Conditions

Series VIII: Publications, 1924-1950

75. Application of the Conference Method to Curriculum Making 1930

76. Bureau of Naval Personnel Training Bulletin 1944

77. Charts for Japan Approach Target 15 Nov 1944

78. Digest 25 Jul 1945

79. Digest Sep 1949

80. Digest Jan 1950

81. Divine Services, Jacksonville Naval Ai.r Station 26 Oct 1941

82. Education for a New World 1929

83. Freedom of Opportunity-Post-War

84. Guide to Personal Interview with a Child 1933

85. Hitch-Hikers 1930

86. Instructions for Enlisted Training 1943

87. Model Planes for the Navy Apr 1942

88. Naval Aviation Technicians 1945

Box 8

Series VIII: Publications, 1924-1950

89. Navy Relief Society 1941

90. NEA Research Bulletin Dec 1944

91. Operation of Airborne Radar Sep 1944

92. The Reader's Digest Feb 1945

93. Salary Schedules and Regulations Governing Berkley Public Schools 1930

94. Standard Bible Story Readers 1924-1927

95. State Publication of Textbooks in California 1930

96. Teachers College Record 1931

97. Teaching Techniques in the Armored Force School

98. United States Navy Occupation Handbook 1948

99. U.S. Navy at War-Second Official Report 1944-1945

Series IX: Miscellaneous, 1930-1945

100. An Adaptation of the Diamond Hitch for Tying a Bed Roll to a

Pack Frame

101. Airplane Classification

102. China Lake

103. C.I.C. Glossary

104. CM Equipment

105. Draft Sketches

106. Games

107. Jacksonville Song

108. Navy Aeronautics-Officers Questionnaire

109. News Clippings-Military

110. News Clipping-Personal

111. News Clippings-Teaching

112. Newspaper Hat 1930

113. Radio Guidelines

114. RCM Spurious Response Computer

115. Roof Framing

116. Star Navigation

117. Teaching Method Survey

118. Time Zone Finder

119. U.S.N. Abbreviations-Enlisted Ratings

120. YMCA

Box 9 (Oversize)

Series X: Oversize, 1942-1955

Subseries: Maps

Formosa Airfields 23 Jan 1945

Haha Jima-Haha Jima (sheet 3 of 4)

Haha Jima-Ane Jima (sheet 3 of 4)

Haha Jima-Imoto Jima (sheet 4 of 4)

Subseries: Magazine Clippings

Armies That Win

Army and Navy Chiefs In Hawaiian Area Held Responsible for Probers 1942

Berkeley Gazette 1 March 1945

Billions for Defense Builds Wondrous Weapons

Bull's Run

Canada Recruits the "Man Who Won the War"

The Covers of TIME

Don't Get Hysterical About Guided Missiles 1953

The First Hours of an H-Bomb Attack 1955

Fortune on the Wing 12 Aug 1944

Full Text of Pearl Harbor Report 25 Jan 1942

Jax Air News 28 Oct 1943

Our war effort is just four years old. What has it done to your life? 1944

They Bought Five Acres 1944

U.S. Carrier Fights Airplane Fire

Wave Workout 1 Jul 1944

Your Skin 1 Jul 1944

Monthly Aircraft Radio Material Report 21 Apr 1945

Operating Sheet for Evaluating the Vocational Program

Report of Enlisted Personnel

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