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Robert Fulton collection

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

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StatusContainerFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
box 1Archival mixRequest in advance MssCol 18244Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
volume 1Archival mixRequest in advance MssCol 18244Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
folder (oversize) 1Archival mixRequest in advance MssCol 18244Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Emmet collection
  • Ford collection
Subject
  • Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
  • Steam-navigation
  • Steamboats
  • Torpedoes
Genre/Form
  • Contracts.
  • Drawings (visual works)
  • Financial records.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at: http://www.nypl.org/mssref
  • Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
Additional Formats (note)
  • available as digital images.
Source (note)
  • 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)
  • Assembled from the Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Ford collection, Duyckinck family papers, Theodorus Bailey Myers collection, and various donations and purchases.
Call Number
MssCol 18244
OCLC
972653025
Author
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815, creator.
Title
Robert Fulton collection, 1767-1816.
Description
.52 linear foot (1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder)
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Restricted Access
Advance notice required. Apply at: http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
Summary
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.
Additional Formats
Selected items available as digital images.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available online and in repository.
Processing Action
Assembled from the Thomas Addis Emmet collection, Ford collection, Duyckinck family papers, Theodorus Bailey Myers collection, and various donations and purchases.
Source
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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Collection guide and digital images
Occupation
Civil engineers.
Inventors.
Added Author
Emmet collection.
Ford collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol 18244
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