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Robert Fulton collection

Title
  1. Robert Fulton collection, 1767-1816.
Supplementary content
  1. Collection guide and digital images
Author
  1. Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. Please contact a librarian for assistance.

Containervolume 1FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 18244 volume 1Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. Please contact a librarian for assistance.

Containerfolder (oversize) 1FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 18244 folder (oversize) 1Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
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Containerbox 1FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 18244 box 1Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

Details

Additional authors
  1. Emmet collection.
  2. Ford collection.
Description
  1. .52 linear foot (1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder)
Summary
  1. Robert Fulton (1765-1815) was an American civil engineer and inventor. The Robert Fulton Collection consists of manuscript letters and documents by or relating to him, including photostat copies of items held in private collections, chiefly concerning steam navigation. Miscellaneous items include a drawing of a torpedo detonator and a lease signed by his father, 1767. The collection is an artificial amalgamation of Fulton materials acquired through donations and purchases.
Subject
  1. Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
  2. Steam-navigation
  3. Steamboats
  4. Torpedoes
Genre/Form
  1. Contracts.
  2. Drawings (visual works)
  3. Financial records.
Call number
  1. MssCol 18244
Access (note)
  1. Advance notice required. Apply at: http://www.nypl.org/mssref
  2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional formats (note)
  1. available as digital images.
Source (note)
  1. Donated by John Stewart Kennedy as part of the Emmet collection, 1896, and J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection; various donations and purchases.
Processing action (note)
  1. Assembled from the Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Ford collection, Duyckinck family papers, Theodorus Bailey Myers collection, and various donations and purchases.
Author
  1. Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815, creator.
Title
  1. Robert Fulton collection, 1767-1816.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Restricted access
  1. Advance notice required. Apply at: http://www.nypl.org/mssref
  2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional formats
  1. Selected items available as digital images.
Finding aids
  1. Collection guide available online and in repository.
Processing action
  1. Assembled from the Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Ford collection, Duyckinck family papers, Theodorus Bailey Myers collection, and various donations and purchases.
Source
  1. Donated by John Stewart Kennedy as part of the Emmet collection, 1896, and J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection; various donations and purchases.
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  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Collection guide and digital images
Occupation
  1. Civil engineers.
  2. Inventors.
Added author
  1. Emmet collection.
  2. Ford collection.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 18244
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