Collection Summary
Frank M. Bennett Papers
1893-1909
(bulk 1897-1907)
1893-1909
(bulk 1897-1907)
MSS55830
Bennett, Frank M. (Frank
Marion), 1857-1924
200 items
1 container
.4 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Naval officer and
author. Chiefly testimonial letters and newspaper and magazine reviews of
Bennett’s books,
The Steam Navy of the United States (1896) and
The Monitor and the Navy Under Steam (1900).
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Bennett, Frank M. (Frank Marion), 1857-1924.
Organizations
Monitor (Ironclad)
United States. Navy--History.
Subjects
Steam-navigation.
Occupations
Authors.
Naval officers.
Provenance
The papers of Frank M. Bennett, naval officer and author, were
deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1964
and converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of Frank M. Bennett were arranged and described in 1970 and
1979. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Frank M.
Bennett is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Frank M. Bennett are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Frank M. Bennett Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1857, May 7
Born, Marcelius, Mich.
1879
Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md.
Duty on the Powhatan
(side-wheel steamer), North Atlantic Station
1881
Duty on the Richmond (screw
sloop), Asiatic Station
1885
1887
Duty as instructor in iron shipbuilding and steam engineering,
Chicago Manual Training School, Chicago, Ill.
1887
Duty on the Enterprise (ship:
1874-1909), European Squadron
1890
Duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering
1893
Married Mary Henderson Eastman
1893
1895
Duty on the Amphitrite (ship),
North Atlantic Squadron
1896
Published
The Steam Navy of the United States.
Pittsburgh: Press of W. T. Nicholson
1900
Published
The Monitor and the Navy under Steam.
Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin
1906
Commanded the Glacier, Atlantic
Squadron
1910
Promoted to captain
1916
Commandant, United States Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Calif.
1918
Commandant, United States Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla.
1924, Feb. 11
Died, Cassopolis, Mich.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Frank Marion Bennett (1857-1924) span the years
1893-1909, with the bulk of the material falling in the period 1897-1907. The
collection contains material relating to Bennett’s two books,
The Steam Navy of the United States
(1896) and
The Monitor and the Navy Under Steam
(1900), and articles
by him. It also includes testimonial letters and scrapbooks containing reviews
of Bennett's books.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70055830]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Letters to Bennett,
1901-1909
1901-1909
(6
folders)
1
Speech, mimeograph copy, thanking
Bennett for giving a gavel from Jerusalem to the Masonic Fraternity of Cass
County, Mich., in honor of his father, William R. Bennett
1
Newspaper clipping,
1893
1893
1
Scrapbooks containing reviews,
testimonial letters, and other items
1
The Monitor and the Navy under Steam,
1899-1907
1899-1907
1
The Steam Navy of the United States,
1895-1898
1895-1898