from 1951 to 1952, he became the first occupant of the academic chair at the United States Naval War College that in 1953 would be named and carry the title of Ernest J.
[5][2] Mendenhall's collection of his correspondence, research materials, and writings on the history of collegiate rowing (24 feet or 7.3 meters) is deposited in the G. W. Blunt White Library at Mystic Seaport.
[2] • Ideas and institutions in European history, 800–1715; select problems in historical interpretation, edited by Thomas C. Mendenhall, Basil D. Henning, and A. S. Foord.
(1948) • Quest for a principle of authority in Europe, 1715–present; select problems in historical interpretation, edited by Thomas C. Mendenhall, Basil D. Henning, and Archibald S. Foord.
Mendenhall (1952) • Shrewsbury Drapers and the Welsh Wool Trade in the XVII and XVII centuries, (1953) • Eulogy, given on April 22, 1954 [at] a memorial service for Henry Bunting ... held in Dwight memorial chapel on the Yale campus (1954) • Select problems in Western civilization by Thomas C. Mendenhall [and others] (1956) • Have oar, will travel, or, A short history of the Yale crew of 1956, (1957) • Paintings from Smith alumnae collections; an exhibition presented in honor of Thomas Corwin Mendenhall on the occasion of his inauguration as sixth president of the college, October 14 – November 18, 1959 (1959) • Inauguration of Thomas Corwin Mendenhall president of Smith College October 15, 1959, an address, (1959) • Chance and change in Smith College's first century (1976) • A Short History of American Rowing, (1981) • Making history come alive: the place of history in the schools, by James Howard and Thomas Mendenhall; report of the History Commission of the Council for Basic Education (1982) • Harvard–Yale boat race, 1852–1924, and the coming of sport to the American college (1993)