Descriptive Summary
Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston,
Texas
Maclay, Edgar
S.
Edgar S. Maclay
letters
1894-1895 Materials are in
English.
MS
147
3 letters (1
folder)
Letters written by
Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a
comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War.
Biographical Note
Naval historian Edgar Stanton Maclay, 1863-1919, was the author of
History of the United States Navy, 1775 to 1894.
Scope and Contents
Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his
intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil
War. The letters also request the Admiral’s help in obtaining for Maclay the
position of lighthouse keeper in Jefferson Harbor, Long Island, New York.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Maclay letters, MS 147, must be obtained
from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Preferred Citation
Edgar S. Maclay letters, 1894-1895, MS 147, Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from manuscripts dealer, November 14, 1961.
Index Terms
Subjects (Places)
United States—History—Civil
War, 1861-1865.
Formats
Correspondence
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I: Letter, 1894
1
Edgar S. Maclay to Admiral Stevens, December 26,
1894
Series II: Letters, 1895
1
Edgar S. Maclay to Admiral Stevens, January 5, 1895
1
Edgar S. Maclay to Admiral Stevens, January 15, 1895