Records related to the restoration of the Constitution (Frigate), 1896-1925.

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Records related to the restoration of the Constitution (Frigate), 1896-1925.

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Massachusetts Historical Society Council and officer records related to the effort on behalf of the MHS to bring the frigate Constitution from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine to the Charlestown Naval Yard in 1898. Includes letters from various historical societies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, and Maryland applauding the effort and lending support, 1897; and correspondence between Charles Francis Adams and Henry Cabot Lodge, William H. Moody, and others regarding financial support for restoration of the Constitution, 1903-06. Also includes a letter from the Save Old Ironsides Fund addressed to MHS librarian Julius H. Tuttle regarding fundraising efforts; and circular letters, ephemera, clippings, and other printed material, 1896-1925, including a broadside printed, ca. 1898, regarding a petition to Congress to save the Constitution.

1 box and 1 oversize folder.

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Constitution (Frigate)

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U.S.S. Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides". From the description of Agreement, 1826-1828. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58662266 Also known as Old Ironsides; wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy; Thos. McDonough Esq. Com. New York, 28 Oct. 1824; launched in 1797, Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794; currently a fully commissioned US Navy shi...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)

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Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)</a>. From the guide to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.) Ledger, 1869-1870, (Special Collections Research Center) ...

Tuttle, Julius Herbert, 1857-

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Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

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U.S. Supreme Court justice, attorney general, secretary of the navy, and representative from Massachusetts. From the description of William H. Moody papers, 1879-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981907 William Moody was a Confederate soldier in the 1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters. From the description of William Moody papers, 1861-1864 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 38525508 ...

Massachusetts Historical Society. Council and Officers.

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Charlestown Navy Yard (Mass.)

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...