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Edgar S. Maclay letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 147
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War. The letters also request the Admiral’s help in obtaining for Maclay the position of lighthouse keeper in Jefferson Harbor, Long Island, New York.

Dates

  • 1894 - 1895

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Maclay letters, MS 147, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Naval historian Edgar Stanton Maclay, 1863-1919, was the author of "History of the United States Navy, 1775 to 1894."

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (3 letters (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from manuscripts dealer, November 14, 1961.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Edgar S. Maclay letters, 1894-1895
Status
Completed
Author
Alan Bath
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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