Emmons family papers 1821-1925

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Emmons family papers 1821-1925

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.emmons

The papers, consisting of the personal and official papers of George Foster Emmons and George Thornton Emmons, document the history of the United States Navy in the nineteenth century and of early ethnological research on the native peoples of Alaska. The papers contain extensive correspondence of naval officers and the Emmons's family, ship's journals and captain's letterbooks, naval orders and reports, research notes and publications on Alaska, scrapbooks, and artwork by the Emmons family.

Total Boxes: 32; Other Storage Formats: oversize, broadside folder; Linear Feet: 14.50

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349146

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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George Foster Emmons (1811-1882), naval officer. George Thornton Emmons (1852-1945), George Foster Emmons's son, also entered the navy, but is best known for his work and study of the Native Americans of Alaska. From the description of Emmons family papers 1821-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127294 ...

Thorton, Francis Anthony.

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Emmons, F. W.

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Hambleton, Samuel.

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Ammen, Daniel, 1820-1898

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United States naval officer and author. From the description of Letters to S.S. McClure, 1891-1892. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53478237 Ammen was born on May 16, 1819; was boyhood friend of Ulysses S. Grant; became a midshipman in 1836; undertook long voyages to China and Japan (1845-47), went on expedition up the Paraguay River (1853-54), sailed on Pacific cruise (1857-60); in Civil War, took part in the attack upon Port Royal in the gunboat Seneca and pa...

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Emmons family.

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George Foster Emmons, a career officer, began training at the Brooklyn naval school in 1828. Upon completing his studies in 1834, he married Antonia Thornton, daughter of Francis Anthony Thornton, who was head purser of the United States Navy. From 1830-33, Emmons served on the frigate Brandywine cruising in the Mediterranean. His next assignment took him to South America where Emmons would spend most of his career. He served on several ships before 1838 when he joined t...

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George Foster Emmons, naval officer, commissioned Commodore in 1868, was then assigned to the Hydrographic Office in Washington and commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He retired in 1873. His son, George Thornton Emmons, attended the Naval Academy. From the description of Letters to George Foster Emmons, 1866-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78934254 From the description of Letters to George Foster Emmons, 1866-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162475 ...

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Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893

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Fitzgerald, Edward

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