C. William Wallach Crowninshield (1833-1874) Papers, 1848-1872, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
Subseries C. William Wallach Crowninshield (1833-1874) Papers includes ships papers, orders, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook of art work. Ships papers include the ships Bell of the West, USS Marblehead, USS Mayflower and USS Montauk. Official orders are from William's time with the United States Navy. The newspaper clippings relate to the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac and their confrontation at Fort Monroe, Newport News, Virginia in 1862, and the collision of corvette Oneida and steamer Bombay near Yokohama in 1870.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1872, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Crowninshield, Benjamin, 1758-1836 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Box 6, folder 17, is restricted due to fragility. The rest of the collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.0 linear feet (11 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository