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Rembert Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Accessioned and minimally processed in May 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Processing and finding aid completed by Katie Dixon, SCRC staff in July 2010.
John Patrick Rembert was born in Texas in 1907, went to the US Naval Academy and moved with his wife Sarah to Arlington, Virginia in the mid-1940s and lived there until his death in 1976. Rembert obtained the rank of Rear Admiral in the US Navy. Throughout his career with the Navy, Rembert earned the Flying Cross with Gold Star, the Air Medal with 5 Gold Stars, the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medail, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. He was Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Facility in Hawaii, USS Salerno Bay, USS Tarawa. He fought during WWII in the Solomans Campaign, and many other Island campaigns as a Commander of Air Group 40. He was also commander of the USS Orca, where many of the letters are from.
This collection consists of approximately 1,400 total items including approximately 550 letters from 1944 to 1955 between John Patrick Rembert and his wife Sarafan, as well as other correspondence regarding homelife and the military and World War II. Also included in this collection are photo albums and loose photographs, including many portraits of John Patrick Rembert and Sarafan Rembert, relatives of the Remberts, friends and family and the Rembert's travels. There are several 8x10 official Naval photographs of the Remberts and Naval parties and dinners, as well as eight 8x10 photographs of the 1968 Washington D.C. "Negroe Integration Riots." The collection also includes many pieces of ephemera, including many certificates including a 1921 Masonic certificate of the 32nd Degree, cards, and drawings, as well as a collection of John Patrick Rembert's Naval buttons.
Items range in date from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s (bulk 1910s-1950s).
This collection is currently being arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
One box inscribed J. P. R. including assortment of Naval buttons, pins, and cuff-links belonging to John Patrick Rembert moved to Manuscript Artifact Collection. Collection includes inscribed box, seven pins, three pairs of cuff-links, and thirteen brass eagle buttons.
One box inscribed J. P. R. including assortment of Naval buttons, pins, and cuff-links belonging to John Patrick Rembert moved to Manuscript Artifact Collection. Collection includes inscribed box, seven pins, three pairs of cuff-links, and thirteen brass eagle buttons.
Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, primarily correspondence between John Patrick Rembert and his wife, Sarafan Rembert. However, the series also includes correspondence from John Patrick Rembert to his parents, some relatives, and friends, although these correspondences are predominantly undated or during his time at the Naval Academy. The series includes correspondence on official Naval stationary, as well as postcards and several telegrams. The correspondence from John Patrick Rembert primarily focuses on his Naval responsibilities and his thoughts and descriptions of the areas in which he is stationed. The correspondence from Sarafan Rembert primarily focuses on home life. The series is arranged chronologically, beginning in 1906 and ending with John Patrick Rembert's time on the U.S.S. Tarawa.
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Scope and Contents This series contains photographs, primarily undated small photos of the Rembert's travels, family, and friends. The series also includes official Naval photographs of dinners and parties, and some photographs of Sarafan Rembert and John Patrick Rembert. There is also a large number of matted portraits, dating from the late 1800s to the 1950s. This series also holds several photographs of the 1968 Washington D.C. race riots and the 1969 moon landing.
Scope and Contents This series includes two scrapbooks by the Rembert family. The first item in the series is a scrapbook inscribed "Presented by the Scholars to Mrs. Agnes Ausbury, Superintendent of the West Prairie Sunday School as a token of Friendship", dated January 1, 1883. Mrs. Ausbury was a relative of Sarafan Rembert. The scrapbook includes portraits of men and women from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The second item in the series is a scrapbook made by John Patrick Rembert and Sarafan Rembert, including photographs of the couple on travel, at home, and with friends. The item is undated, but appears to be from the 1920s and 1930s.
Scope and Contents This series contains newspapers and ephemera that once belonged to the Rembert family. The newspaper clippings mostly reference World War II, including comics and small news stories, but also include references to the Remberts, particularly Sarafan. Newspaper clippings related to Sarafan include a piece about her involvement as a Naval wife in the War, her and John Patrick Rembert's cat "Spook", and her car. The series also includes several books, including ledger books detailing the Rembert's stock holdings, receipts, and other monetary holdings, a novel inscribed to John Patrick Rembert, and a book detailing camera exposures which includes several of the Rembert's negatives. Also included in the series are several certificates, including the Masonic certificate of John Patrick Rembert, Sr., indicating his achievement of the 32nd Degree. Also included is a certificate of John Patrick Rembert's enrollment in the "Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves", and Sarafan Rembert's Panama Driver's License. There are also several cards, placecards, and other pieces of ephemera.