Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Matthew Fontaine Maury papers, 1825-1960
Personal name
Main title
- Matthew Fontaine Maury papers, 1825-1960 (bulk 1830-1880).
Links
Links
- Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers at the Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000110 opens in a new window
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026 opens in a new window
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026.3 opens in a new window
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Description
- 14,650 items.
- 64 containers plus 2 oversize.
- 17.5 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0629M
- Oversize 1:5
Related titles
- Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers at the Library of Congress
Related names
Biography/History note
- Naval officer and oceanographer.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in six series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1825-1910; Series 2: Writings, Addresses, and Lectures, 1856-1872; Series 3: Letterbooks, 1859-1891; Series 4: Miscellany, 1836-1953; Series 5: Additions, circa 1831-1960; and Series 6: Oversize, 1855-1873, undated.
Summary
- Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, journals, speeches, writings, articles, notebooks, electrical experiment book, charts, printed matter, and other papers relating chiefly to Maury's naval career, scientific activities and interests, service as a Confederate agent in England, and work as an immigration official for Southern expatriates in Mexico and to the Maury family. Documents Maury's service as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in the 1820s and 1830s and as superintendent of the U.S. Depot of Charts and Instruments and of the U.S. Naval Observatory between 1842 and 1861. Also documents his resignation as an officer of the U.S. Navy and commission as commander in the Confederate navy in 1861. Subjects include meteorology, mines, oceanography, torpedoes, and the physical geography of Virginia. Includes papers of C. Alphonso Smith regarding Maury and a typescript of a life of Maury by Catherine Cate Coblentz.
- Family correspondents include Maury's wife Ann Maury; his children: Matthew Fontaine Maury Jr., Richard L. Maury, Mary Werth, Eliza Withers, and Nannie Corbin and her husband, Wellford Corbin; his cousins, Ann Maury (1803-1876) and Rutson Maury; and his kinsman, Franklin Minor. Correspondents include William M. Blackford; William C. Hasbrouck; Nathaniel J. Holmes; Marin H. Jansen; Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico; James Hervey Otey; Francis H. Smith; and F.W. Tremlett.
LC Subjects
- Blackford, William M., 1801-1864--Correspondence.
- Corbin, Nannie, 1837-1900--Correspondence.
- Corbin, Wellford, 1835-1897--Correspondence.
- Hasbrouck, William C., 1800-1870--Correspondence.
- Holmes, Nathaniel J., approximately 1821---Correspondence.
- Jansen, Marin H. (Marin Henry), 1817-1893--Correspondence.
- Maury, Ann, 1803-1876--Correspondence.
- Maury, Ann, 1811-1901--Correspondence.
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, Jr., 1849-1886--Correspondence.
- Maury, Richard L. (Richard Lancelot), 1840-1907--Correspondence.
- Maury, Rutson, 1805-1882--Correspondence.
- Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867--Correspondence.
- Minor, Franklin, 1812-1867--Correspondence.
- Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863--Correspondence.
- Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890--Correspondence.
- Tremlett, F. W. (Francis William), 1821-1913--Correspondence.
- Werth, Mary, 1844-1928--Correspondence.
- Withers, Eliza, 1846-1881--Correspondence.
- Confederate States of America. Navy--Officers.
- United States. Navy--Officers.
- United States. Depot of Charts and Instruments.
- United States Naval Observatory.
- American Confederate voluntary exiles--Mexico.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Confederate--Great Britain.
- Meteorology.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Oceanography.
- Physical geography--Virginia.
- Science--History--19th century.
- Torpedoes.
- Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Confederate States of America--History, Naval.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Confederate States of America.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.
- Naval officers.
- Naval officers, Confederate.
- Oceanographers.
Other Subjects
- Maury family.
- Maury family--Correspondence.
Notes
- Maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Maury family, 1912.
- Other gifts and purchase, 1913-1996.
Cite as
- Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats
- Matthew Fontaine Maury Papers available through the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000110 opens in a new window
LCCN
- mm 79031682
Other standard no.
- MSS31682
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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