Collection Summary
Naval Historical
Collection of Edward Lee Dorsett
1814-1926
1814-1926
MSS55806
Dorsett, Edward Lee,
1883-
150 items
1 container
0.4 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Collector of naval
history. Correspondence, congressional bills and reports relating to the United
States Navy, photographs of the specifications for the Constitution (frigate), and printed matter concerning
John Paul Jones, the Battle of Lake Erie, and the history of the navy collected
by Dorsett.
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
Dorsett, Edward Lee, 1883-
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.
Organizations
Constitution (Frigate)
United States. Navy--History.
Subjects
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813.
Places
United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations.
Occupations
Collectors.
Provenance
The Naval Historical Collection of Edward Lee Dorsett, collector of
naval history, was deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical
Foundation in 1964 and converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The collection was processed in 1970 and 1979. The finding aid was
revised in 2010.
Additional Guides
The Naval Historical Collection of Edward Lee Dorsett is described in
Edward Lee Dorsett, Charles Andrews Lockwood, John Forsyth Meigs,
Ninian Pinkney: Registers of Their Papers in the Library of Congress
.
Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 1985.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edward Lee
Dorsett is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The collection of Edward Lee Dorsett is 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, Naval Historical Collection of Edward
Lee Dorsett, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The naval historical collection of Edward Lee Dorsett (1883- ) spans
the years 1814-1926 and consists of correspondence, a contract, congressional
bills and reports relating to the United States Navy, photographs of
specifications for the Constitution (frigate), and
printed matter consisting chiefly of journal articles concerning John Paul
Jones, the Battle of Lake Erie, and the history of the American navy.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70055806]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
“Rules and Regulations,” revenue
steamers A. J. Dallas and W.
H. Crawford,
1888
1888
1
Sibbald, Charles F., Philadelphia,
Pa., to Navy Department, contract for live oak frames, A.D.S., 3 pp.,
1835, Dec. 18
1835, Dec. 18
1
Viele Augustus, Watervliet, [N.Y.],
to Peter, requesting loan of $300, A.L.S. 2 pp.,
1840, Aug. 18
1840, Aug. 18
1
Harter, William, account for
enrolling militia, A.D.S., 1 p.,
1849, Oct. 10
1849, Oct. 10
1
Craven, Thomas T.,
Yankee (side-wheel steamer), to Gideon Welles,
capture of sloop T. J. Evans, A.L.S., 3 pp.,
1861, Sept. 2
1861, Sept. 2
1
Wetmore, Henry S., Cincinnati, to
[Charles] Kendall, alternations of Fairy
(stern-wheel steamer), A.L.S., 2 pp.,
1864, Feb. 22
1864, Feb. 22
1
Viele, Augustus, Watervliet,
[N.Y.], to unknown, requesting loan of $350, A.L.S., 1 p.,
no
year, Aug. 2
no
year, Aug. 2
1
Congressional bills concerning U.S.
Navy pay and reorganization,
1852-1854
1852-1854
1
Congressional reports,
1822-1857
1822-1857
1
Handwritten notes,
Wasp (schooner),
undated
undated
1
Photographs, specifications for
Constitution (frigate),
circa 1794-circa 1907
circa 1794-circa 1907
1
Printed matter
1
American navy,
circa 1862-circa 1900
circa 1862-circa 1900
1
Battle of Lake Erie,
circa 1912
circa 1912
1
Jones, John Paul,
circa 1892-circa 1905
circa 1892-circa 1905
1
Miscellaneous,
1814-circa 1926
1814-circa 1926