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This item is an image of the USS Stark (FFG-31) sailing in the Pacific Ocean during her sea trials on July 13, 1982. This ship was created in 1980 and was named in honor of Admiral Stark. Found on the Naval History and Heritage Command website,…

Admiral Stark had a series of competitive boat races done in his honor, near Wilkes Barre- happening at Lake Carey in Tunkhannock. This was something, as he states in this post card, that he was particularly proud of. Stark had learned to boat and…

Following the end of World War Two, Harold Stark spent more time in London coordinating the US and the British’s navies, as discussed in this newspaper clipping. In this article, he visited the USS Olympus and spoke about his opinions of the new…

This is a page from the Wilkes Alumni Magazine, which ran from 1947 into the present under multiple different titles. The article details dinner celebration in honor of Harold R. Stark’s appointment as Chairmen of the Board of Trustees. Stark was…

Further documentation displays the official program for the Admiral Harold Stark Ceremony. The ceremony took place on September 27, 1957.

Stark Learning Center originally opened as Stark Hall in 1964. Prior to Admiral Stark’s name being attached to the hall, UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote a letter to the university in September of 1957. Churchill recommended the building be…

This is a printed publication issue of the Alumnus paper for the ceremony starting construction of the Stark Science Hall on June 4th, 1956. The article details the ceremony in its entirety, from the first shovelful of dirt and speeches to more of…

These are copy printed letters between Eugene S. Farley, 1899-1973, and Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark, 1880-1972, discussing the involvement of Bucknell University Junior College (later to become Wilkes University) in the war effort on the dates of…

This document is a memo from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation to Admiral Harold R. Stark commissioning him as the Chief of Naval Operations.

This is a framed photograph of the crew of the USS Nitro standing in front of their vessel. This was most likely taken while Admiral Stark was in command from December 1 1923 to November 14 1925.

This source is a scanned certificate given to Harold R. Stark for completion of an unknown course at the United States Naval College

This item is a photograph of Harold Stark and his crew during his service on the U.S.S. North Dakota

“This photo was taken when the Great White Fleet visited Sydney, Australia in August of 1908. During the visit the ships of the fleet were opened to visitors and the Minnesota's decks are crowded with many curious ‘Aussies’"[7]