John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book
- Title
- John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
- Author
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. Please contact a librarian for assistance. | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 1358 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Memorandum book of John T. Hawkins, 2nd Assistant Engineer, U. S. Navy, containing an "Account of the principal occurrences during the voyages of the Pensacola," U. S. sloop-of-war on which he served from September 1, 1861 to September 10, 1863; his testimony before the Congressional Committee on Steam Machinery, February 23-24, 1864, comparing general proportions of the Pensacola with those of the Iroquois and Monongahela; a comparison of the theoretical and actual performance of the engines of the Pensacola; notes on steam engineering, including notes on the U. S. S. Brooklyn, Niagara, Minnesota, Iroquois, Roanoke, Mattabessett, and U. S. gun boat Wissahickon.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Memorandums.
- Call number
- MssCol 1358
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Author
- Hawkins, John T.
- Title
- John T. Hawkins Navy memorandum book, 1861-1864.
- Restricted access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research call number
- MssCol 1358