Mr. Galvani had a 33-year career in museums and served as director of three. He also was a surface warfare officer in the Navy and retired with the rank of captain. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Articles by William P. Galvani

Alice Roosevelt, feisty, fiery, and independent, was so popular with the public that newspapers spoke of “Alice Fever” to describe the phenomenon. She was destined to be the first woman to submerge in a U.S. Navy submarine.

‘Princess Alice’

By William Galvani
April 2025
‘I can do one of two things. I can be President of the United States or I can control Alice Roosevelt. I cannot possibly do both.’ —Theodore Roosevelt In August ...
Young woman and USNA midshipman

Midshipmen Summer Training Cruise 1940

By Captain Amedeo H. Galvani, USN (Ret) Introduction and notes by Captain William Galvani, USN (Ret)
October 2020
Captain Amedeo H. Galvani, USN (Ret) recalls his summer cruise as a midshipman during the summer of 1940.