The Dr. Robert L. Allen Port Chicago papers contain materials collected in the process of researching and writing about the events of the Port Chicago Naval Magazine explosion and mutiny trial, and the impact on the appeals and commemoration process following the publication of The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval History. Includes documentation of Allen’s Ph.D. thesis work, the publication of his Port Chicago article in The Black Scholar, manuscript drafts and editorial correspondence regarding publication of his book The Port Chicago Mutiny, and the post-publication impact including advocating and organizing …

Institution: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial