Eldredge family papers 1843-1938 (Bulk: 1882-1894)

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Eldredge family papers 1843-1938 (Bulk: 1882-1894)

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Military and naval papers, correspondence, and a photograph comprise this small collection that records the naval careers of three generations of the Eldredge family.

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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,

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