Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers 1825-1960 (bulk 1830-1880)

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Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers 1825-1960 (bulk 1830-1880)

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Naval officer and oceanographer. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, journals, speeches, articles, and other writings, notebooks, electrical experiment book, charts, and printed material relating chiefly to Maury's naval career, scientific activities and interests, service as a Confederate agent in England, and work as an immigration official for Southern expatriates in Mexico, and to the Maury (Morey) family.

14,650 items; 65 containers plus 1 oversize; 17.5 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356076

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1849-1886

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Morey family.

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Tremlett, F. W. (Francis William)

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Withers, Eliza, 1846-

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Corbin, Nannie, 1837-1900

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Werth, Mary, 1844-1928

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Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924

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Charles Alphonso Smith (1864-1924) was a native of North Carolina and professor of literature at several southern universities. From the guide to the C. Alphonso Smith Papers, ., 1869-1923, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Native of North Carolina and professor of literature at several southern universities. From the description of C. Alphonso Smith papers, 1869-1923 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23438261...

Hasbrouck, William C.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Maury, Ann, 1811-1901

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Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Holmes, Nathaniel J.

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Minor, Franklin, 1812-1867

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Coblentz, Catherine Cate, 1897-1951

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Author of children's books. Born Catherine Cate; married William Weber Coblentz. From the description of Catherine Cate Coblentz papers, 1936-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453219 ...

Blackford, William M., 1801-1864

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Consular officer. Full name: William Matthews Blackford. From the description of William M. Blackford papers, 1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450683 Lynchburg, Virginia, editor, bank cashier and postmaster. From the description of William Matthews Blackford diaries [manuscript], 1849-1864. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823072 William Matthews Blackford, journalist, diplomat, financial agent, and banker, was born 19 August 1801, ...

Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867

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Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. From the description of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico collection, 1847-1967 (bulk 1853-1867) (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28981462 Formerly Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria. From the description of Papers of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1864-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455828 ...

Maury, Ann, 1803-1876

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James Maury, U.S. Consul at Liverpool, England. From the description of Diary of Ann Maury [manuscript] 1827-1832. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647969552 Virginia families descended from the Huguenot John de la Fontaine [1500-1562]. From the description of Genealogical chart : of the Fontaine and Maury families, 1853 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833887 Virginia family historian. From the desc...

United States. Depot of Charts and Instruments

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Jansen, Marin H. (Marin Henry), 1817-1893

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Maury, Richard L. (Richard Lancelot), 1840-1907

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Confederate soldier and lawyer, of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1824-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019211 ...

Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863

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James Hervey Otey (1800-1863) was an Episcopal bishop of Tennessee, 1834-1863. His father, Isaac, was a prominent citizen and state legislator from Bedford County, Va. From the guide to the James Hervey Otey Papers, 1823-1885, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee. From the description of James Hervey Otey papers, 1833-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 66269651...

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873

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American naval officer and oceanographer. From the description of Letter to Capt. Charles Wilkes [manuscript], 1848 March 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808228 From the description of Letter to Andrew Hull Foote [manuscript], 1856 April 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817495 Epithet: Astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x000219 ...

Maury, Rutson, 1805-1882

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Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890

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Professor and later superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. From the description of Correspondence, 1834-1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314731 Owner of a boot and shoe store in Erie, Michigan. From the description of Francis G.C. Smith account books, 1881-1883. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421926 Francis Henney Smith was born 18 October 1812, the son of Francis Smith and Ann Marsden Smith, of...

Corbin, Wellford

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Morey family

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United States. Naval Observatory

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Organizational History 1830 Establishment of the Depot of Charts and Instruments, Washington, D.C. 1843 1844 Construction of the observatory on its present site 1846 Publication of the first ...