Papers, 1817-1965 (bulk 1879-1932).

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Papers, 1817-1965 (bulk 1879-1932).

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Correspondence, diaries, journals, notebooks, financial materials, photographs, and other papers, relating to Hayden's naval and scientific careers and to the Hayden family. Topics include Hayden's position as secretary of the National Geographic Society (1895-1897), his work in charge of time service and chronometers at the U.S. Naval Observatory (1902-1910), his command of the naval station at Key West, Fla. (1910-1915), his various inventions and patents, and his scientific research in hydrography, meteorology (particularly hurricanes), and timekeeping. Includes family papers providing documentation of military family life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Family papers include those of Edward Hayden's son, Herbert B. Hayden, containing a detailed account of his years as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy (1904-1907); and of Edward Hayden's grandfather, William Hayden, postmaster of Boston, Mass., whose correspondents include Jacob Collamer, John Davis, and Daniel Webster.

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