Poole, Henry W. (Henry Ward), 1825-1890

Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890) was an American engineer, professor and collector of Mexicana. He worked as an engineer for the Mexican Pacific Coal and Iron Mining and Land Company in 1856-1857 and then returned to Mexico to teach at the College of Mines in Mexico City and amass his collection of Mexican documents.

From the guide to the Henry Ward Poole collection of Mexican documents, 1610-1857, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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