Harry A. Musham papers, 1901-1964.

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Harry A. Musham papers, 1901-1964.

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The Harry A. Musham Papers reflect his work as a military officer, naval architect, engineer, historian, and cartographer. These papers include notes, statistics, technical papers, diagrams, charts, sketches, naval architectural plans, maps, correspondence, photographs, clippings, bulletins, issues of professional journals, published articles, reports, U.S. Government documents, legal documents, pamphlets, brochures, and drafts of his published works. Brochures and related materials from companies such as the Cramp Shipbuilding Company and Busch Selzer Bros. Diesel Engine Co. also constitute part of this collection. Harry Musham's role as a Chicago landlord is also revealed in the legal documents and other materials related to the Cafe Oblique, a coffee shop operated on Rush Street by Robert W. Konecy. Some of these papers were originally stored in sequential binders. The contents of these binders were removed for preservation with the original order of materials maintained throughout except for oversize items. The Harry A. Musham Papers are organized into seven series: Series I: General, Series II: Notes on Naval Architecture, Series III: Notes on War, Series IV: Ship Construction News, Series V: "A & B," Series VI: Numbered Binders, and Series VII: The Maritime History of the Great Lakes.

12 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Musham, Harry A. (Harry Albert), 1886-1973

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Harry A. Musham (1886-1972) retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after ten years of service in 1922. A professional naval architect and engineer, Musham designed fire boats and other ships for use on the Great Lakes. Some of Musham's many technical articles about naval architecture can be found in Marine Engineering and Shipping Review and similar publications. His long-term study of the water levels of Lake Michigan provided valuable information for weather forecasting in the Chicago a...