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Alfred Thayer Mahan correspondence and battle diagrams

Title
Alfred Thayer Mahan correspondence and battle diagrams, 1897-1909.
Author
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914.

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Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 4537Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913.
Description
.1 linear foot (1 folder)
Summary
Correspondence, largely with John Shaw Billings, relating to research done at the New York Public Library by American naval strategist and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan. Some letters include brief discussions of naval history. Also included are notes and numerous drafts of diagrams depicting naval battles with annotations from Mahan to the draughtsman, ostensibly created for his book Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diagrams.
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  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Call Number
MssCol 4537
OCLC
864031496
Author
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914.
Title
Alfred Thayer Mahan correspondence and battle diagrams, 1897-1909.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Occupation
Historians United States 19th century.
Military personnel United States 19th century.
Added Author
Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913.
Research Call Number
MssCol 4537
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