US-RNN-msg242 Guide to the Andrew E. Gibson papers1890-2000 (bulk 1944-2000) Finding aid prepared by Evelyn M. Cherpak, Ph.D. Naval Historical College, U.S. Naval War College 2011 July 19
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Gibson, Andrew E., 1922-2001 Andrew E. Gibson papers 1890-2000 (bulk 1944-2000) MSC-242 Gibson (Andrew E.) papers 8 Linear Feet (19 archival boxes) These papers document and focus on Andrew E. Gibson's career as a government official, corporate executive, and professor at the Naval War College. The collection consists of many elements including but not limited to: correspondence, writings, speeches, deck files, books, proposals, critiques, legislation testimony and charts. Biographical Note

Andrew E. Gibson was born on February 19, 1922, in New York. He graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, then located in Boston, in 1943 and joined the United States Lines where he was CO of the Liberty Ship SS Leonidas Merritt in the Pacific from 1944 to 1946.

When the war ended, Gibson took a job with the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Fall River, Massachusetts. He enrolled in Brown University in 1948 where he majored in economics and graduated in 1951. During the Korean War, he was controller of the budget for the Military Sea Transport Service in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1953, he joined the Grace Line where he rose from assistant treasurer to senior vice president in charge of operations. In 1967, he moved to the Diebold Group, a management consulting firm in New York City. He was nominated as Maritime Administrator by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and served in that capacity, as well as assistant secretary for Maritime Affairs in the Department of Commerce until 1972. He was instrumental in drafting legislation for the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and successfully negotiated the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Maritime Agreement of 1972. He also served as assistant secretary for domestic and international business. Later, he was appointed to the Panama Canal Commission and as ambassador to the International Labor Organization.

After leaving government service, Gibson was president of Interstate Oil Transportation Company, 1973-1974, president of Maher Terminals, Inc., 1975-1977, president of Delta Steamship Lines, 1979-1982, and chairman of American Automar, 1983-1988. He was an adjunct faculty member at the University of South Carolina from 1981-1988.

Gibson earned a masters degree in business administration from New York University in 1959 and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1975. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1994. He held the Emory Land Chair of Maritime Affairs at the Naval War College from 1988-1992 in the Department of National Security and Decision Making and was a visiting fellow at the College from 1992 through 2001.

His publications include articles in The Naval Institute Proceedings, American Shipper, The Naval War College Review, and a book based on his dissertation entitled Abandoned Ocean: A History of U.S. Maritime Policy published by the University of South Carolina Press in 2000. He received the Robert M. Thomson Award from the Navy League and the Land Medal from the Society of Naval Architects, both in 1972.

Gibson died on July 8, 2001, at his home in Short Hills, New Jersey. He is survived by three sons and two daughters from his first marriage to Jane Mork. His second wife, Judith Spofford Gibson of Short Hills, survives him as well.

 Collection information

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.

Author, “Title,” Page or Date. Andrew E. Gibson papers, MSC242, Box number, Folder number. Naval Historical Collection, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I

The collection is divided into twenty-two series and covers the years 1944-2000. The greater part of the collection focuses on Gibson's position as Maritime Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Maritime Affairs in the Department of Commerce, 1968-1972, although there is significant material on his executive positions in the shipping industry.

The collection is arranged in series as follows:

Series I, Correspondence and Memoranda 1969-2000 Series II, Writings 1972-1995 Sub-Series II, Writings by others 1937-1993 Series III, Speeches 1969-1986 Series IV, Subject Files 1965-2000 Series V, Reports, 1969-1992 Series VI, Special Studies, 1992 Series VII, Books, 1976 Series VIII, Publications, 1969-1975 Series IX, Proposals, Undated-1987 Series X, Presentations, Undated-1992 Series XI, Critiques, 1982 Series XII, Statements, 1979-1994 Series XIII, Legal Opinions, 1975 Series XIV, Legislative Acts, 1936-1992 Series XV, Pamphlets, 1961-1994 Series XVI, Testimony and Messages, 1969 Series XVII, Miscellany, 1970-2000 Series XVIII, Charts, 1970 Series XIX, Newspaper Clippings, 1969-2000 Series XX, Deck Logs, 1944-1946 Series XXI, Photographs, 1972-1989 Series XXII, Videotapes, Viewgraphs, and National Security Decision Making Curriculum Materials, 1770-1994 Administrative information Acquisitions Information

The papers of Andrew E. Gibson were presented to the Naval War College Foundation for deposit in the Naval Historical Collection by his wife, Mrs. Judith Gibson, in May and August 2005.

The custodial history of the collection is unknown.

 Preferred Citation

Register of the Andrew E. Gibson Papers, MS. 242, Naval War College.

 Subjects Naval education--History Types of materials Letters (correspondence) Series I Correspondence and Memoranda 1969-2000 .5 box(es)

Series I, Correspondence, 1973-2000, consists of letters and memoranda sent and received. Some of the major correspondents were President Gerald Ford, Paul McCloskey Jr., General M. R. Thurman, and the University of Wales and the U.S. Naval Institute. Topics discussed include sea power, maritime and shipping initiatives, maritime policy, merchant marine policy, and the Panama Canal treaties

 1 1 1969-1994 Letters sent and received 1 2 1999-2000 Letters sent and received 1 3 1974-1976 Letters sent to President Gerald Ford 1 4 1978-1979 Letters sent to Paul McCloskey, Jr. 1 5 1989-1992 Letters sent regarding the Panama Canal Treaty 1 6 1989-1992 Letters sent on seapower topics 1 7 1983-1984 Letters sent and received to the State Department 1 8 1992 Letters sent to General J. R. Thurman 1 9 1936 Letters regarding draft bill to amend Merchant Marine Act of 1936 1 10 1996-1998 Letters sent to University of Wales, Cardiff 1 11 1996-2000 Letters sent and received, U.S. Naval Institute 1 12 1982, 1993 Letters sent regarding maritime and shipping initiatives and cargo preference 1 13 1969 Memorandum on Maritime Policy 1 14 1982 Memorandum on Merchant Marine Policy 1 15 1997 Memorandum on Employment Rights for Merchant Seamen 1 16 1988 Research memorandum on using large crude carriers to transport aviation fuel in wartime 1 17 1992 Memorandum regarding the Merchant Marine Series II Writings 1972-1995 1 box(es)

Series II, Writings, 1972-1995, includes published and unpublished articles by Gibson on the energy crisis, the United Nations, Desert Shield and strategic sealift, commercial ships, American shipping, rebuilding the merchant marine, and writings by others on the merchant marine, the American flag liner industry, a maritime strategy for the 80s, ship building, and ship building management.

 1 1 undated Some Lessons Learned From Recent U.S. Experiences in the United Nations 1 2 undated Some Brief Reminiscences on the Nantucket 1 3 undated A Lesson from Socrates 1 4 1972 Use of the Sea 1 5 1972 The Growing Energy Crisis 1 6 1985 The United Nations: The Need for a New Beginning 1 7 1985 American Shipping 1 7 1987 The Navy's Semi-Submersible Ultra-Heavylift Ship 1 8 1990 A Proposal to Promote the Building of Commercial Ships in the United States 1 9 1990 Some Observations Concerning the Economics of Shipping in the Liner Trade 1 10 1990 Desert Shield and Strategic Sealift, with CDR Jacob Shuford 1 11 1990 Strategic Sealift in the Context of Operation Desert Shield 1 12 1991 A Proposal to Promote the Building of Commercial Ships in the United States 1 13 1991 Desert Shield and Sealift, with CDR Jacob Shuford 1 14 1990 Task of Rebuilding Merchant Marine Rests Squarely with President 1 14 1990 Annus Finis Inevitabilis? 1 14 1991 Merchant Marine's Future Appears to be Gloomier than Ever 2 15 1991 After the Storm 2 16 1991 A Proposal to Promote the Building of Commercial Ships in the United States 2 17 1994 How Far is the National Character of Americans fitted to be a Great Seapower 2 17 1994 The President of the United States cannot go to Moscow with his Hat in his Hand 2 17 1995 Beyond the Hoopla: How Maritime Policy was made by a Republican President 2 18 1995 Will the American Blue Water Fleet Survive 2005? Sub-Series II Writings by others 1937-1993 .5 box(es) 2 19 undated An Industry at War before a Nation: The U.S. Merchant Marine before World War II, Sean Connaughton 2 20 1947 Economic Survey of the American Merchant Marine 2 21 1958 Effects of Shipping Subsidization, Dr. Franz Eversheim 2 22 1970 The Merchant Marine Act of 1970, Roy Bowman 2 23 1973 How Subsidies Launched a New Fleet of Superships 2 24 1978 An Appraisal of the American Flag Liner Industry 2 25 circa 1980 A Maritime Strategy for the 1980s 2 26 1985 The Need For a National Interest Trade Policy, by John M. Culbertson and William R. Hawkins 2 27 1989 U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding in the 1990s: The Global Context, Jay Carson and Barbara Lamb 2 28 1992 A Rebuttal to the Assertion by the United States Shipbuilders that Foreign Subsidies are the Root Cause of their Inability to Compete 2 29 1993 Shipbuilding and Shipbuilding Management, 1943-1993, Lloyd Bergson 2 30 1993 Sealift: Manning the Ready Reserve Force with the Naval Reserve, A Logical Relationship, Captain 2 31 undated A Historical Overview of the Trade Agreements Program 2 32 circa 1970 A Maritime Program for the Seventies 2 33 undated Draft paper on Trade 2 34 undated Technology and the Management of Rapid Change Series III Speeches 1969-1986 1.5 box(es)

Series III, Speeches, 1969-1986, contain the speeches given by Gibson when he was Maritime Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs, 1969-1972, and speeches on maritime topics given in the 1980s. President Ronald Reagan’s speech to the National Maritime Union in 1980 is located here.

 2 1 1922 The New Diplomacy: Trade takes a Front Seat 3 1 1969 Speeches given as Maritime Administrator 3 2 1970 Speeches given as Maritime Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs 3 3 1971 Speeches given as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs 3 4 1972 Speeches given as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs and Domestic and International Business 4 2 1970 Speeches, Merchant Ships and Seapower 4 3 1974 World Energy Problems and Need for Crisis Management 4 3 1975 An Agreement for the Adoption of a Comprehensive National Maritime Policy 4 4 1978 Some Remarks Concerning the Economics of Ocean Transportation in the Liner Trades 4 5 1980 Ships, Personnel and the Missing Ingredient 4 5 1981 The U.S. Merchant Marine-Once Again in Transition 4 5 1981 Delta Line Symposium 4 5 1982 Address to the Propeller Club of the United States 4 5 1982 The UNCTAD Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences 4 5 1983 Anticipating the Future 4 5 1984 National Strategic Mobility 4 5 1985 Anticipating the Future 4 6 1986 May 22 In Memorium, Maritime Day 4 7 1990 Where There is no Vision; Battle Standard Denner 4 8 2000 The Merchant Shipping Dimension of Seapower 4 8 2001 The Origins of U.S. Maritime Policy 4 9 1980 National Maritime Union Speech by Ronald Reagan Series IV Subject Files 1965-2000 4.5 box(es)

Series IV, Subject Files, 1965-2000, contains correspondence and supporting material on the maritime academies, the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977, the Panamanian Election of 1989, military sealift, national airlift policy, ship financing, and shipping.

 4 1 undated DWT Tanker, 39,000 4 2 1974-1975 General Dynamics 4 3 1984-1985 International Labor Organization 4 4 1991 Maine Maritime Academy and Finnjet 4 5 1995-1998 Massachusetts Maritime Academy 4 6 1965 MEBA Strike 4 7 1990-2000 Merchant Marine Academy, Board of Trustees Meetings 4 8 1986-1993 Marshall Islands; Sea Land Services 4 9 1974-1975 Military Sealift and National Security Sealift Policy 4 10 undated Nantucket Sailing Ship 4 11 undated Nantucket Sailing Ship 4 12 1987 National Airlift Policy; Comments on RRF Activities Strategic Sealift Enhancements of the 80s 4 13 1982 National Defense Reserve Fleet 4 14 1982 National Defense Reserve Fleet 5 15 1991, 1991 Navy Strategic Sealift Implementation Plan; Defense Transportation System 5 16 1977 Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 5 17 1989 Panama Election 5 18 1980 Panama's Election of 1989 5 19 1989 Panama's Election of 1989, Presidential Observer Delegation 5 20 1989 Reagan Campaign on Maritime Affairs and Shipbuilding 5 21 1990-1992 Sealift and Operation Desert Shield 5 22 1984 Sealift Reserve Fleet 5 23 1971-1973 Ship Financing Information 5 24 1992 Shipping, Foreign Flag Merchant Ships 5 25 1974 Shipping, Federation of American Controlled Shipping 5 26 1989-1991 Transcom 5a 27 1974 Alpha Portland Cement Company, Agenda, 1974 Memorandum of Understanding 5a 28 1974 Alpha Portland Cement Company, Aggregates in the Greater New York Area Markets 5a 29 undated American Shipbuilding Corporation, Financial Analysis 5a 30 undated American Shipbuilding Corporation, Information Pamphlet 5a 31 1974 American Shipbuilding Corporation, Correspondence 5a 32 1961 Colombian Coffee Federation 5a 33 undated Diebold Corporation, Aids for Business Development, undated 5a 34 undated Diebold Corporation, Conduct of Professional Assignments, undated 5a 35 1982 Delta Steamship Lines, Proposed Buyout 5a 36 1981 Delta Steamship Lines, Corporate Planning and Development 5a 37 1982 Delta Steamship Lines, Performance and Cost Reports 5a 38 circa 1980s Delta Steamship Lines, Project Argonaut 5a 39 1982 Delta Steamship Lines, Conversion of Santa Lucia Class vessels 5a 40 1983 Delta Steamship Lines, Forecasts of Latin American Trade 5b 41 1982 Delta Steamship Lines, Proposed Reorganization 5b 42 1982-1986 Delta Steamship Lines, Five Year Plan 5b 43 undated Delta Steamship Lines, Informational Pamphlets 5b 44 1982-1983 Delta Steamship Lines, Corporate Income Statements, Budget Reports, Marketing 5b 45 undated Delta Steamship Lines, Ocean Transport System 5b 46 undated Grace Line, History 5b 47 1963-1967 Grace Line, Articles on 5b 48 1966 Grace Line, Operating Budget 5b 49 1967 Grace Line, Study on New Facilities 5b 50 1986 Grace Line, Executive Work Plan 5b 51 1968 Grace Line, Long Range Plan 5b 52 1980-1981 Holiday Inn, Annual Report 5b 53 1980 Holiday Inn, Annual Financial Symposium 5c 54 1968 Intermodal Transportation System, Inc. 5c 55 1969 Intermodal Transportation System, Inc. 5c 56 1971-1974 Interstate Oil Transport Company Management Agreement 5c 57 1971 Interstate Oil Transport Co. Report on Application of Superbarges in the Distribution of Petroleum Products 5c 58 1973 IOT Cities Service Tanker Business Combination 5c 59 1972 IOT Basic Agreement 5c 60 1973 IOT Charter Proposals: DWT Crude Carrier 5c 61 1983 Lighter Aboard Ship Cargo Vessels 5c 62 undated Maher Terminals, General Information 5c 63 undated Maher Terminals Data Services Summary 5c 64 1977 Maher Terminals: Status and Operational 5c 65 1999 Moore-McCormack Lines, Preventable Losses in Export Packing 5c 66 undated Pricing Dilemma in the Global Container Industry 5c 67 undated Shipping, General Information 5c 68 1984 Strategic Planning: The Shipping Industry 5c 69 1984 Strategic Planning: The Shipping Industry 5c 70 1993 XYZ Corporation, Description of Series V Reports 1969-1992 4.25 box(es)

Reports, 1964-1991 contains the annual reports of the Maritime Administration from 1964 to 1991, as well as reports on combined carriers, the committee on American Shipbuilding, maritime policy, the international maritime powers, strategic sealift program, the liner trade, and U.S. trade.

 6 1 1969-1971 Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 2 1969 Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 3 1970 Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 4 1970 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 5 1971 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 6 1972 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 7 1973 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 8 1975 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 9 1978 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 10 1979 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 11 1980 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 12 1981 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 13 1982 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 6 14 1991 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 15 1984 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 16 1985 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 17 1986 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 18 1987 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 19 1988 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 20 1989 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 21 1990 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 22 1983 Annual Report on Activities of the Maritime Administration 7 23 1971 Report on Combined Carriers, Role in Bulk Trades 7 24 1961-1969 The Maritime Policy Debate 7 25 undated OECD 7 26 undated A New Maritime Program for the Seventies 7 27 1971 The Scandinavian Maritime Community 7 28 1971 Doing Business with the USSR 7 29 1972 The Cost of Ships 7 30 1972 National Planning Conference on Domestic Shipping 8 31 1972 Report on U.S. Soviet Commercial Agreement 8 32 1973 Report of Committee on American Shipbuilding, Vol. I 8 33 1973 Report of Committee on American Shipbuilding, Vol. II 8 34 1973 Toward a New Era of Trade Between the U.S. and China 8 35 1973 Doing Business with the People's Republic of China 8 36 1974 U.S. China Business Review 8 37 1972 Maritime Aids of the Six Major Maritime Nations 8 38 1978 Innovation and Productivity in the Liner Industry 9 39 1981 U.S. Merchant Marine and our National Security 9 40 undated Long Range Plan for the Liner Industry of the U.S. Merchant Marine 9 41 1981 Maritime Subsidy Requirements Hinder U.S. Flag Operators Competitive Position 9 42 1982 U.S. Programs and Policies: OMB Staff Review 9 43 1982 Interim Report on Maritime Policy 9 44 1981-1982 President's Report on Trade Agreements 9 45 1983 America's Competitive challenge 9 46 1983 Conversion of Maersk Lines E Class Ships to Maritime Pre-positioning of Ships 9 47 1984 Shipping Act of 1984 9 48 1984 Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet 9 49 1984 Trade Developments Organization and Functions 9 50 1985 Shipping, Shipyards and Sealift 9 51 1985 Strategic Sealift Program 9 52 1982-1989 Domestic Waterborne Trade of the U.S. 9 54 1992 Review of Liner Trades 10 55 1992 Economic Impact of the Passenger Cruise Industry of the United States in 1992 10 56 1992 U.S. Ocean Borne Foreign Trade Routes Series VI Special Studies 1992 .25 box(es)

Materials regarding Soviet Merchant Marine and Panama Canal Transfer and their impact on trade and Marine Shipping.

 10 1 1992 Expansion of the Soviet Merchant Marine into the U.S. Maritime Trades 10 2 undated Impact of the Panama Canal Transfer upon the U.S. and International Marine Shipping Series VII Books 1976 .25 box(es)

Contains one book.

 10 1 1976 Seaway: The Untold Story of North America's Fourth Seacoast, by Jacques Lesstrang Series VIII Publications 1969-1975 .25 box(es)

Copies of magazines

 10 1 1969 Navy 10 2 1975 Saturday Review Series IX Proposals Undated-1975 .1 box(es)

Series IX, Proposals, consists of proposal regarding the Merchant Marine and the Smithsonian Institution

 11 1 undated Smithsonian Institution, Hall of American Maritime Enterprise 11 2 undated Maritime Reform Proposals 11 3 1987 Establishment of a Civilian Merchant Marine Reserve Program Series X Presentations Undated-1992 .05 box(es)

Series X, Presentations, contains the Army Stratigic Mobility Plan and a presentation on the administration’s maritime policy, 1992

 11 1 undated The Army Strategic Mobility Plan 11 2 1992 Administrative Maritime Policy Series XI Critiques 1982 .05 box(es)

Contains Staff review of Maritime Programs and Policy

 11 1 1982 OMB Staff Review of Maritime Programs and Policy Series XII Statements 1979-1994 .05 box(es)

Contains statements on American shipping.

 11 1 1992, 1994 American Controlled Shipping by Philip Loree 11 2 1979-1982 Congressional Record, House of Representatives, message Series XIII Legal Opinions 1975 .05 box(es)

This file contains a case brought before the U.S. Court of Appeals: States Marine International Inc., vs. Peter G. Peterson, Secretary of Commerce, 1975.

 11 1 1975 U.S. Court of Appeals, States Marine International Inc., vs. Peter G. Peterson, Secretary of Commerce Series XIV Legislative Acts 1936-1992 .15 box(es)

This series contains the Gibbons Bill, 1992, the Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1991, and the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

 11 1 1992 Gibbons Bill 11 1 1991 Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act 11 1 1938 Naval ReserveAct of 1938 11 1 1936 Merchant Marine Act of 1936 Series XV Pamphlets 1961-1994 .25 box(es)

This series has information on the maritime industry, trade policies, and the Maritime Administration.

 11 1 undated P and O Containers 11 2 undated Hapag-Lloyd, Ships and Ports, Thirty-five Years of Progress 11 3 1961-1969 Maritime Policy Debate 11 4 1968 President Nixon on the American Merchant Marine 11 5 1969 NAS Woods Hole Conference 11 6 1970 MARAD: Challenge and Opportunity 11 7 1970 Introducing MARAD 11 8 1980 Reagan/Bush Maritime Industry Plan 11 9 1984 U.S. and the World Economy 11 10 1985 Trade Policies 11 11 1984-1994 University of Wales Series XVI Testimony and Messages 1969 .1 box(es)

Testimony and Messages, contains hearings on the merchant marine.

 11 1 1969 Secretary of Commerce Stans's Testimony to Congressional Subcommittee on the Merchant Marine 11 2 1969 Assistant Secretary Gibson's Testimony to Congressional Subcommittee on the Merchant Marine 11 3 1969 President Nixon's Message to Congress Series XVII Miscellany 1970-2000 .1 box(es)

This series contains a Maritime Conference Program, a cartoon, a 1970 announcment, and a flyer for the Abandoned Ocean that is dated 2000.

 11 1 1989 Foreign Flag Merchant Ships 11 2 1970 Announcement 11 3 1970 Maritime Conference Program 11 4 undated Cartoon 11 5 2000 Flyer for The Abandoned Ocean Series XVIII Charts 1970 .1 box(es)

Contains work reference chart from the Dept. of Commerce and a comparison of proposed legistation regarding ship construction.

 11 1 1970 Work Reference Chart, Department of Commerce 11 2 undated Comparison of Proposed Legislation Regarding Ship Construction Series XIX Newspaper Clippings 1969-2000 2 box(es)

Newspaper Clippings contains clippings regarding Gibson’s tenure with the Department of Commerce as well as on merchant marine and maritime topics. There is also a Folio of International Intermodal Expo of 2000.

 12 1 undated Newspaper Clippings 12 2 1969 News Release, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 12 3 1969 Newspaper Clippings 12 4 1969-1970 White House Press Release on the Merchant Marine 12 5 1970-1972 Newspaper Clippings 12 6 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980 Newspaper Clippings 12 7 1985 Newspaper Clippings 12 8 1986 Newspaper Clippings 12 9 1987, 1993-1994 Newspaper Clippings 12 10 2000 Newspaper Clippings 12 11 1997-1998 Newspaper Clippings 12 12 1999-2000 Newspaper Clippings 12 13 1969 Bound Volume of Newspaper Clippings 13 14 1969-1970 Bound Volume of Newspaper Clippings 13 15 1995-1996 Folio International Intermodal Expo Series XX Deck Logs 1944-1946 2 box(es)

This series contains the deck logs of SS Leonidas Merritt.

 14 1945-1946 Deck Log of SS Leonidas Merritt 15 1945-1946 Deck Logs of SS Leonidas Merritt Series XXI Photographs 1972-1989 1 box(es)

This series consists of career photographs of Gibson during his tenure with the Department of Commerce, other career photos, and of Operation Just Cause, Panama, 1989.

 16 1 1972 Merchant Marine Academy Graduation 16 2 1989 Panama, Operation Just Cause 16 3 1989 Panama, Operation Just Cause 16 4 1969-1972 Career Photographs, Maritime Administrator and Assistant Secretary, Maritime Affairs Series XXII Videotapes, Viewgraphs, and National Security Decision Making Curriculum Materials 1770-1994 3 box(es)

This series has viewgraphs for Gibson’s Naval War College courses and video tapes on the merchant marine and American sea power.

Folders in the series are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date.

 17 1970-1994 Videotapes and Slides 18 circa 1988-1992 Viewgraphs for Naval War College Courses, 18 1 undated A Program for Rebuilding the American Merchant Marine 18 2 undated A Strategy for Rebuilding the American Merchant Marine 18 3 undated Some Observations concerning the Economics of Shipping in the Liner Trade 18 4 undated A Proposal to promote the Building of Ships in the United States 18 5 undated TQM comes to the Navy 18 6 undated International Political System 18 7 undated The Panama Dilemma 18 8 undated The Evolution of US Transcom 19 circa 1988-1992 Viewgraphs for Naval War College Courses