Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | O.M. Poe papers, 1852-1922 |
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Span Dates | 1852-1922 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1863-1885) |
ID No. | MSS36459 |
Creator | Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895 |
Extent | 8,500 items ; 19 containers plus 4 oversize and 1 vault container ; 7.6 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | United States army officer and civil engineer. Diaries, correspondence, maps, blueprints, newspaper clippings, biographical material, subject files, printed matter, and miscellaneous material relating to his military service during the Civil War, his personal and professional relationship with General William T. Sherman, and his career as a civil engineer in the Great Lakes region. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008037 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78036459 |