Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, memoranda, notes, orders, and photographs, relating to the Sino-Japanese Conflict, American-Chinese relations during World War II, postwar military defense in Latin America, Canadian-American joint defense policies, and the Indochina and Korean Wars. Miles was a Vice admiral, United States Navy; deputy director, Sino-American Cooperative Organization, and commander, Naval Group, China, 1942-1945; director, Pan American Affairs, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 1950-1954.