U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Records
1939-2020
Manuscript Collection #559- Creator(s)
- United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Physical description
- 348.213 Cubic Feet, 12.1635 Gigabytes, 922 boxes
- Preferred Citation
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Records (#559), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- This collection is open for research. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
Records (1939-2013) of national and divisional offices of the U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary, including Flotilla 1301 records (1942-1945), consisting of correspondence, muster rolls, directives, minutes, services records, speeches, duty records, photographs, copies of the Navigator and other publications, conference records, regulations, policy statements, training materials, histories, films, oral histories, and scrap books. 718 boxes. 471 c.f. (c.f. rev. 8/21/2003)
Administrative information
Custodial History
August 16, 2022, (addition 21), 2.5 cubic feet; Issues of the Navigator magazine. This set was collected by the USCG Auxiliary 5th District Northern Region Historian for reference use. It was under the control of Stephen Marthouse until he donated it to ECU (via Mark Snell). Includes various issues from 1961-1969, and 1972-2020. Donor: Gift of Dr. Mark Snell, National U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Historian
November 23, 2024, (addition 23), 2.0 cubic feet and 5.3GB; 7 oral history interviews with U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary officers transferred via DVDs, copies of the August 1943 and January 1944 issues of Sea Bag magazine for 4th Naval District, 1944-1945 issues of Topside magazine, and 1962-2012 issues of Topsider Magazine. Donor: Gift of Edwin Nieves.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Commodore O. W. Martin, Jr., USCGA
Gift of Mr. O.W. Martin, Jr.
Gift of Mr. William J. Garry, BC-EPP
Gift of Ms. Harriet L. Howard, BC-ANN
Gift of USCGA Units Nationwide
Gift of Mrs. Weinberg via Commodore Martin S. Herz, USCGA
Gift of Commodore Harold B. Haney, USCGA
Gift of Mr. Carroll A. Phillips
Gift of Mr. Raymond E. Smythe
Gift of Commodore Stanley Y. Kennedy
Gift of Commodore A. S. Bauer
Gift of Commodore Peter Malera
Gift of Dr. Mark Snell
Gift of Edwin Nieves
Processing information
Encoded by Apex Data Services; Born-digital materials processed by John Dunning 2023-2024
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
Key terms
Corporate Names
United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary--Officials and employeesUnited States. Coast Guard Auxiliary--Public relations
Topical
Aquatic sports--Safety measuresBoats and boating--Safety measures
Coastal surveillance--United States
Seamanship
Container list
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members
- Actress Cybill Shepherd with Bert VeRelle and Richard Wise on a boat
- Captain Wassell at Johnson Park
- Charles S. Greanoff with Preston Foster
- Chief Boatswain's Mate Otto at the helm
- Coast Guard helicopter and USCGA boat
- Cover of The Navigator, October 1961
- Department Chief-Public Affairs Walter R. Murr
- District Commodore
- District Commodore Charles H. Babb
- Elizabeth Dole and Disney's Donald Duck wearing life jackets
- Glen Martin
- Lieutenant Carl Good's resignation honor review ceremony
- National Commodore Aime R. Bernard
- National Commodore Chris G. Lagen
- National Commodore Dr. Robert L. Horton
- National Commodore Harold B. Haney
- National Commodore J. Kevin Mitchell
- National Commodore Martin S. Herz
- National Rear Commodore Central Donald G. Moon
- National Rear Commodore East William J. Callerame
- Plaque for dedication of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary National Supply Center
- Robert Wagner and a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary member on a boat
- Safe Boating Week at City Hall, New York City
- San Francisco mayor welcoming United States Coast Guard Auxiliary members
- Signaling instruction for U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 308
- U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members with banner and sticker
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist on with examination decal
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists and Standards Team
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at Newark Base
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boating sign
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary campsite
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Class in Signaling
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications truck and generator
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary First Aid Command Center
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members by boat
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Small Boat Safety Conference
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary officers
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary officers
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary on patrol
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary ships at marina
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Western Area National Conference brochure
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter on a U.S. Coast Guard boat
- U.S.Coast Guard Auxiliary officers
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary booth at the Girl Scout Roundup
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7th District, 1955
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary National Supply Center
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary National Supply Center
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary officer
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary officer
- United States Coast Guard Station Little Creek
- Walter Cronkite and three United States Coast Guard Auxiliary members
- Walter Cronkite named Honorary National Commodore, 1977
- Wayne Sartor photograph and letter
- William Conrad wearing a life jacket in front of a sailboat
This folder includes a Coast Guard manual on 21st Century capabilities. It also includes photographs.
Of note in this folder are 2 issues of the 1039-964 Coast Guard Auxiliary Anniversary as well as historical photos.
Of note in this folder are a Director's memo from 1979, articles on the Coast Guard 40th Anniversary, the Districts Evolution, and Operating Facilities preparations.
This folder includes the Life Saving Award and the "A" & "B" Award in order by name, year, and district. Articles from the Central Area Publication and Coast Guard Auxiliary National Historian, are in the folder, including "The Messenger Line" and the History of the Auxiliary. The Memorandum of Agreement Power Squadron, Coast Guard Auxiliary 1989, Wisconsin's Governor Proclamation, and original notes on draft for the 50th anniversary of the Coast Guard's Auxiliary in 1986 is in this folder. There are records of the National Coast Guard Auxiliary Historian Sonny O.W. Weston, National Auxiliary Conference 1989, events in Arlington, Virginia September 7-10, 2989, uniforms, and other relevant information from 1939-1989. Records of Coast Guard Auxiliary dock patrols from World War II are within this folder.
This folder includes the Auxiliary Records stored in St. Louis. It includes vol. 20 #3 "The Blinker" 1979 and instructions on font, size, and design for "Navigator" Issues. There are correspondence within the folder that establish the East Carolina University collection of 1988 and designate East Carolina University as a location for Coast Guard Auxiliary Archives.
This folder includes information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary History Book from Sonny Weston, correspondence about the development of the book, the preliminary draft and sections, and instructions sent to each District on "what-how" material to submit for the book. The folder also includes a letter from the Coast Guard Auxiliary's 40th Anniversary dated May 1968.
This folder includes the communications on the Coast Guard Auxiliary 60th Anniversary and the District 5th Southern Region Coast Guard Auxiliary 60th Anniversary Report 1999.
This folder includes the Study on the Use and Management of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Study and Report on the qualifications needed for air operations and air operations facilities. This folder also includes the air operations and qualifications of 1965, reports, inventory, and Memorandum of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary air facilities by district.
This folder includes a full report on the use and decline of the number of United States Coast Guard air operations facilities with recommendations on how to develop and grow.
This folder contains notes on Academy Introduction Mission programs, high school applicants' records and essays from 1940-1960, drafts of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary songs, and policies and procedure guides from Academy Introduction Mission. This folder also includes the names of the names of students that applied and were accepted into Academy Introduction Mission and the students that were sponsored by the program. There are memos authorizing the use of the Auxiliary air operating facilities and supporting the United States Coast Guard missions in 1944 within the folder. The folder also contains the 1984 complete report and recommendations dated August 20, 1984 that includes the Auxiliary operating facilities fatalities.
This folder contains the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary air operation facilities manuals.
This folder contains the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary air operation facilities manuals.
This folder contains air operations safety newsletters from 1989-1990.
This folder contains descriptions of mission codes and roles of the Flotilla Staff Officers in 1987.
This folder contains the 1960 National Coast Guard Auxiliary Publication and National Coast Guard Auxiliary Historian Review.
This folder includes Inspector General Reports and audits of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary of the 1983-1984s 40,000 members; reports include number of divisions and points to the under-utilization of the Auxiliary. This folder also includes the 1985 Survey of Flotilla Commanders and the 1992 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary multi-mission Study.
This folder includes the United States Coast guard Auxiliary Compensation Study annual percentage 1982, including operating facilities maintenance data.
This folder includes the manual on United States Auxiliary demographics by state/territory/number of qualifications of members in 1996.
This folder contains a review of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary titles and 'ranks' of office, a discussion of the difference between United Stated Coast Guard Auxiliary and United State Coast Guard, and the 1943 regulations of the Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
This folder contains the 1968 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Supply Catalog, the Coast Guard Auxiliary sheet/National Store and the Flotilla Commander Supply Catalog form 1978. The Auxiliary National Supply Center Descriptive Listings from November 1983 and 1986 are also included in this folder.
This folder contains the Surface Operations Bulletin Number 1. from April 1978 by National Staff Barkley, Division Chief, Surface Operations. This folder also contains Surface Operations Division Newsletters number 1-86 from 3/23/83, number 1-83 from 4/25/83 and one dated 11/23/84.
This folder contains a surveys of reasons Auxiliarists disenrolled during 1984, Flotilla Commanders, and selected issues in 1985.
This folder contains member surveys and district questionnaires from 10/09/1992. There is also information about His Majesty's Coastguard (United Kingdom) from July 1992 that has been attached to approximately 120 pages of United States Coast Guard Auxiliary surveys.
This folder contains Navy and Marine Corps. Telecommunications System Handbook and the United State Coast Guard Commandant Instructions 2070.1.
This folder contains the Department of Operations Telecommunications Newsletters of 04/26/83 and 02/85.
This folder contains a historical information from January 16, 1982 about a review of the United States Coast Guard temporary reserve from World War II.
This folder contains a publication called "Three Centuries Under Three Flags" by the United States Coast Guard Area Pennsylvania Office, Governor's Island, New York 1996.
This folder contains issues of Topside from June 1945.
This folder contains Auxiliary towing guides and tips, small craft towing guides, proposed rulemaking about towing, and member resource bulletins. Dates on these documents range from 1966-1987.
This folder contains towing policy papers from February 16, 1993. The information within the folder is about the evolution and congressional involvement in the transfer of responsibility for disabled watercraft towing from the United States Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to private entities during the 1980s and the resulting lessons learned from sudden policy changes.
This folder contains a seminar and workshop guide for effective presentations for towing.
This folder contains the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Regulations published in 1982, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Regulations published by the 3rd Naval District in March 1983 and the United States Coast Guard Reserve Regulations published by the 3rd Naval District in January 1983. This folder also contains Naval District Manuals for fundamental signaling, distress and other signals, and law enforcement.
This folder contains funding proposals for the United States Coast guard Auxiliary and general law division information.
This folder contains the Topsider Issues from January 1957, March 1957, August-September 1957, October-November 1957 and March 1958.
This folder contains the Topsider Issues from 1960.
This folder contains the Topsider Issues from 1965-1967.
This folder contains the Topsider Issues from 1968-1969.
These are digital files. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This is a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This is a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This item is a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This item is a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This is a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
This a digital file. Original audiovisual media and digital files are unavailable for use. Please contact Special Collections for access copies.
Box not used.
This series contains audiotapes relating to bullfights, Coast Guard and public service radio, captain interviews, voice tracks, and Coast Guard boating safety tips.
This series contains scrapbooks from Flotillas the 1940s and 1960-1980s. It also contains scrapbooks of main value uniforms and boating safety equipment photographs from the 1960s and the 1970s.