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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77034041
Collection material in English
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.
The papers of Albert James Myer, army officer and surgeon, were given to the Library of Congress by John Rogers Meigs Taylor in 1935.
The papers of Albert James Myer were arranged and described by Debra Hickman and Michael McElderry in 1975. The finding aid was revised in 2011. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Albert James Myer Papers; selected photographs are available at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004668986. Patrons are encouraged to contact the Prints and Photographs Division in advance of a research visit.
Other Myer papers are located in the U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum, Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include a microfilm of Myer Papers obtained from originals at the U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum, Fort Monmouth, N.J.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Albert James Myer is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Albert James Myer 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.
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Albert James Myer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Albert James Myer (1829-1880) span the years 1851-1933, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1851-1880. The collection contains correspondence, biographical material, and printed matter relating to Myer's service as a surgeon in the army from 1854 to 1860, especially his assignments at Fort Davis and Fort Duncan in Texas, where he observed warfare with Native American groups, and to his role in the founding and development of the Signal Corps, 1856-1880. Also treated is the contribution of the Signal Corps to Union military efforts in the Civil War. Correspondents include Myer's wife, Catherine Walden Myer, and James Walden.
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77034041
Microfilm. Shelf no. 16,561 (negative no. 12,193)