Research Catalog
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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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18244 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18244 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | folder (oversize) 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18244 folder (oversize) 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- .52 linear foot (1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder)
- 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.
- Subjects
- 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.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at: http://www.nypl.org/mssrefDigital images must be used in lieu of originals.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Civil engineers.Inventors.
- Added Author
- Emmet collection.Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 18244