John Barry Collection, 1791-1908.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
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James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly befo...
Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911
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John Paul Jones is among the most romantic and written-about figures in Revolutionary history. His raising of the first American flag aboard a naval vessel in 1776, his response to the British call to surrender Bon Homme Richard of "I have not yet begun to fight," and his victory aboard that vessel over Serapis in 1779 are elements of American nation-building with almost mythic significance. John Sanford Barnes's Jones collection was a product of his general interest in naval history (with a foc...
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...
Barry, John, 1745-1803
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Commander of the first ship in the Continental Navy, Barry is considered "the father of the American Navy." From the description of John Barry Collection, 1791-1908. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479527939 American naval officer; b. Co. Wexford, Ireland. From the description of Papers, 1782-1803. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506919 Continental and U.S. naval officer and shipowner. From ...
Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph), 1842-1911
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Martin Ignatius Joseph Griffin was born on Oct. 23, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of Terrence J. and Elizabeth (Doyle) Griffin. During his long career in Catholic journalism Griffin served as editor of 'The guardian angel' (1867-1870), assistant editor of 'The Catholic standard' of Philadelphia (1870-1873) , founder and editor of 'The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union journal' (1873-1894), and editor of 'Griffin's journal' (1894-1900). A lifelong supporter of the temperance movement, Griffin ...
Naval History Society
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The Naval History Society was established in New York in 1912 "for the purpose of publishing and preserving manuscripts, documents, and writings relating to our naval history, naval art and science, and the surroundings and experiences of seamen in general and of American seamen in particular." Its Collections began with the donation in 1915 of John Sanford Barnes's personal collections by his son, Col. James Barnes. These included library materials now cataloged in the XN classification in the ...
