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Burr, Edward, 1859-1952. Edward Burr papers, 1865-1898.

Title: Edward Burr papers, 1865-1898.

Correspondence, military papers, scholastic records, printed materials, memorabilia, and photographs, relating chiefly to Burr's career in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps (1882-1898). Documents his service as assistant engineer of canal construction on the Columbia River (Portland and Cascade Locks, Or.), as inspector of the construction of lock gates (Cascade Locks, Or.), as supervisor of river and harbor improvements (Norfolk, Va.), and as assistant to the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Also includes Burr's records while a student at Washington University, Saint Louis, Mo., and West Point Military Academy. Correspondents include Francis Collingwood, Wm. P. Craighill, William B. Dennis, Thomas H. Handbury, George H. Mendell, Henry Clay Newcomer, and Charles Francis Powell.

ArchivalResource: 750 items.3 containers.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79130996 View

Mendell, George H. (George Henry), 1831-1902. Report on and plan for the improvement of Wilmington harbor, California, made under the instructions of the Chief of Engineers, dated the 22d March, 1871 / [G.H. Mendell].

Title: Report on and plan for the improvement of Wilmington harbor, California, made under the instructions of the Chief of Engineers, dated the 22d March, 1871 / [G.H. Mendell]. 1871.

ArchivalResource: 16 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36897194 View

Henry M. Robert Papers, 1853-1937, (bulk 1880-1923)

Title: Henry M. Robert Papers 1853-1937 (bulk 1880-1923)

Army officer, engineer, and parliamentarian. Diaries, memoranda books, correspondence, letterbooks, subject files, and other papers relating mainly to Robert’s service as an engineer and parliamentarian.

ArchivalResource: 5,000 items; 8 containers; 3.6 linear feet; 8 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010090 View

Becker, Joseph, 1841-1900. Joseph Becker photograph collection.

Title: Joseph Becker photograph collection. 1861-1900.

Contains the following type of materials: photographs of sketches and drawings. Covers the following war: Civil War. General description of the collection: The Joseph Becker photograph collection contains modern photographic reproductions of original pencil sketches and drawings by artist Joseph Becker (1841-1900) and others prepared for Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. Some of the illustrations also appear in FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED FAMOUS LEADERS AND BATTLE SCENES OF THE CIVIL WAR published in 1896. Most of the sketches are of Civil War battles, camps, and incidents. They were used to produce the illustrations published in Leslie's works. When known, the date that an illustration was published is noted. Civil War period sketches are organized alphabetically by state and place. The works of the following Civil War era artists, including some who were soldiers, are included: John Avery, Jr.; Joseph Becker; C.E.H. Bonwill; W.T. Crane; H.C. Curtis; John Gaddis; J.F.E. Hillen; E.B. Hough; Henri Lovie; Arthur Lumley; W.R. McComas; James W. McLaughlin; George Mendell; T.A. Schell; William V. Shaw; Charles Soule, Jr.; J.E. Taylor; Bill D. Travis; and others identified by partial signatures or only their initials. The collection also includes post-Civil War, non-military drawings of a variety of subjects including the Great Chicago Fire (1871), American and European scenes, and other miscellaneous views.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (681 photographs)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52054716 View

Mendell, George H. (George Henry), 1831-1902. Letterbooks, U.S. Engineer Dept. : San Francisco, 1872 August 21-1884 March 31.

Title: Letterbooks, U.S. Engineer Dept. : San Francisco, 1872 August 21-1884 March 31.

Copies of official letters. Volume 1: 1872-1879; volume 2: 1879-1884.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes. ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123430290 View

Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1789 - 1999. Letters Sent by Colonel G. H. Mendell

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1789 - 1999. Letters Sent by Colonel G. H. Mendell

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2668705 View