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National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 111: Chief Signal Officer.

Title: National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 111: Chief Signal Officer.

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Healy, George Peter Alexander, 1813-1894. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to General Albert J. Myer, 1877 Feb. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Paris, to General Albert J. Myer, 1877 Feb. 9.

Thanking him for the payment for his portrait [now in the Smithsonian Institution] and adding a signed receipt of the second page.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270471454 View

Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907

Title: William Jones Rhees Papers 1744-1907

This collection contains the papers of Smithsonian chief clerk, bibliographer, and collector William Jones Rhees (1830-1907), of materials assembled chiefly for their autograph value, though the collection contains various groups of related materials. Includes papers of American physicist and surveyor Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), American geographer Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), National Institute for the Promotion of Sciences, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as correspondence of William Jones Rhees, letters and papers addressed to the United States Pension Bureau, letters and papers related to Indian affairs, and miscellaneous autograph letters and documents.

ArchivalResource: Approx. 4,700 pieces in 64 boxes.

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Boardman, John, 1828-1898. Autograph album, 1849-1858.

Title: Autograph album, 1849-1858.

Signed by teachers and classmates at Williams College. Includes 24 pages of matriculation tickets for the University of Buffalo, the University of Pennsylvania, and Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo; exam schedules; and a notice that he passed his medical school exam. Gen. Albert J. Myer also signed the album on 11 Apr. 1858.

ArchivalResource: (0.1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53904331 View

Brown & Williams, Diary Of James A. Garfield. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: Brown & Williams, Diary Of James A. Garfield. [Contact repository for more information].

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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Autograph letter signed : [Washington, D.C.], to E.B. Washburne, 1868 Feb. 17.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [Washington, D.C.], to E.B. Washburne, 1868 Feb. 17.

Introducing him to General Myer and commenting on the appropriation for the Signal Corps.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)+ with envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269587099 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216640 View

National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 78: Naval Observatory.

Title: National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 78: Naval Observatory.

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United States. Army of the Potomac. General orders, 1861.

Title: General orders, 1861.

These general orders (6 pages) were issued by the Signal Officer, Albert J. Myer, under the command of Major General McClellan. The orders relate the various methods of military countersign signals for all potential situations. There is a handwritten note on the back page indicating that these orders are confidential.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122442374 View

National Academy Of Sciences, Archives. Rg 192: Commissary General Of Subsistence.

Title: National Academy Of Sciences, Archives. Rg 192: Commissary General Of Subsistence.

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Abbe, Cleveland, 1838-1916. Meteorology in the United States.

Title: Meteorology in the United States. [1884?]

ArchivalResource: [14] leaves ; 34 cm. folded to 18 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37441190 View

Scheips, Paul J. (Paul Joseph). Paul J. Scheips biographical study of Albert James Myer [microform], 1965.

Title: Paul J. Scheips biographical study of Albert James Myer [microform], 1965.

Ph. D. dissertation at American University. Myer, founder of the Army Signal Corps, developed a signal system for the Army and laid the foundations for a modern U. S. Weather Bureau. The study describes the early years of the Signal Corps, its rivalry with the U. S. Military Telegraph, and Myer's subsequent dismissal and restoration.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61264339 View

Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

Title: James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

These papers consist of correspondence concerning temperature, wind, and weather reports of the Hudson Bay region, 1848; resolutions of condolence to Coffin's son, Seldon J. Coffin, from students and alumni of Lafayette College after Coffin's death, 1873; newspaper articles; an illustration of James H. Coffin; and the original manuscript of Winds of the Northern Hemisphere. Additional correspondence of James Henry Coffin exists elsewhere in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, especially in the Joseph Henry Collection, Record Unit 7001, and Meteorological Project Records, Record Unit 60.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

https://sova.si.edu/record/SIA.FARU7060 View

U.S. Army Communications Electronics Museum. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: U.S. Army Communications Electronics Museum. [Contact repository for more information].

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Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. Autograph letter signed : New York, NY, to General Albert J. Myer, 1877 Oct. 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed : New York, NY, to General Albert J. Myer, 1877 Oct. 22.

Introducing the Hon. Randall Plunkett, M.P., son of Lord Dunsany.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270526157 View

Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Albert J. Myer Papers.

Title: Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Albert J. Myer Papers.

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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874. Autograph letter signed : Buffalo, to General Albert J. Myer, 1871 Oct. 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Buffalo, to General Albert J. Myer, 1871 Oct. 28.

Thanking him for a book and commenting on the invention of the telegraph and weather forecasting.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270517042 View

Myer, Albert James, 1829-1880. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1863-1867.

Twenty-four ALS re. Myer's effort to win reappointment as Signal Officer of the Army in spite of Secretary of War Stanton's antagonism. Other writers include O[rville] H[ickman] Browning, James Hughes, and James W. Nesmith. Also includes 22 page pamphlet, "Law Organizing Signal Corps," 1863, and two calling cards.

ArchivalResource: 27 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10155650 View

Albert James Myer Papers, 1851-1933, (bulk 1851-1880)

Title: Albert James Myer Papers 1851-1933 (bulk 1851-1880)

Army officer and surgeon. Correspondence, biographical material, and printed matter relating in part to Myer's service as a surgeon in the army and his role in the founding and development of the Signal Corps, including during the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 300 items; 2 containers; .8 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012011 View

Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Letters Of Scientists.

Title: Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Letters Of Scientists.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMY

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICERS OF THE ARMY

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24721 View

Albert James Myer Papers, 1816-1880

Title: Albert James Myer Papers 1816-1880

Army officer and surgeon. Microfilm focusing on Myer’s service in the Signal Corps and documentation of his work in meteorology, including correspondence, biographical material, letterbooks, diaries, reports, memoranda, legal and business papers, and printed matter. Also contains papers of his father-in-law, Ebenezer Walden, and material relating to a patent by his father, Henry Beekman Myer, for the railway sleeping car.

ArchivalResource: 4 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012012 View

Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. T. S. C. Lowe Papers.

Title: Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. T. S. C. Lowe Papers.

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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to General Albert J. Myer, 1878 Dec. 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to General Albert J. Myer, 1878 Dec. 11.

Introducing Lt. H.T. Reed.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (12mo) + with envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270474006 View

Noailles, Emmanuel Henri Victurnien, Marquis de, 1830-1909. Autograph letter signed : Rome, to General Albert J. Myer, 1873? Apr. 16.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Rome, to General Albert J. Myer, 1873? Apr. 16.

Describing the weather on the crossing from the United States.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270610811 View

Forbes Library. Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers.

Title: Forbes Library. Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers.

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Ramsay, Alexander, 1815-1903. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the Chief Signal Officer [Albert J. Myer], on behalf of William Wallace, a soldier from Minnesota, 1864 Jan. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the Chief Signal Officer [Albert J. Myer], on behalf of William Wallace, a soldier from Minnesota, 1864 Jan. 9.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270616193 View

Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902. Autograph note in pencil signed : [Washington, D.C.], to General Albert J. Myer, [1874?].

Title: Autograph note in pencil signed : [Washington, D.C.], to General Albert J. Myer, [1874?].

Thanking him for his kind attentions and mentioning her daughter, Nellie.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)+ with envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269590745 View

United States. Army. Signal Corps. Signal Corps Historians' Collection, 1870-1971 (bulk 1940-1969).

Title: Signal Corps Historians' Collection, 1870-1971 (bulk 1940-1969).

General description of the collection: The collecton includes the Signal Corps historians' notes and reference files covering the origin of the Corps during the Civil War until the end of the 20th century. Topics include Signal Corps history, training, organization, missions, evolution, and research in fields such as meteorology, polar exploration, electronics, data processing, telecommunications, photography, and radar. Also present are biographical sketches of Signal Corps personnel, unit histories, and photographs of World War II battle operations.

ArchivalResource: 68 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57077777 View

Weather Bureau

Title: Weather Bureau

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/356 View