| History of the Naval Historical Center (1012 words) |
 | The Naval Historical Center traces its lineage to 1800 when President John Adams requested Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy, to prepare a catalog of professional books for use in the Secretarys office. |
| To handle World War I records in Washington, a Historical Section was established in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, separate from the Office of Naval Records and Library and housed in the new Navy Department (Main Navy) Building on Constitution Avenue. |
| In another organizational change in 1971, the Naval History Division was shifted out of the headquarters establishment and became the Naval Historical Center, a field activity under the Chief of Naval Operations. |
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