Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | George Dewey papers, 1805-1949 |
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Span Dates | 1805-1949 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1885-1931) |
ID No. | MSS18366 |
Creator | Dewey, George, 1837-1917 |
Extent | 25,000 items ; 86 continers plus 6 oversize ; 42.8 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Naval officer. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, journal, military papers, financial papers, scrapbooks, and photographs chiefly relating to Dewey's activities as naval commander in the Far East during the Spanish-American War, especially at the battle of Manila Bay; as admiral and president of the General Board of the Navy ; president of the court of inquiry concerning Winfield Scott Schley; and commander-in-chief of naval winter maneuvers. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010319 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78018366 |