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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 Edgar Stanton Maclay, author and historian, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1984. The deposit was converted to a gift in 1998.
The papers of Edgar Stanton Maclay were arranged and described in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edgar Stanton Maclay is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Edgar Stanton Maclay 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Edgar Stanton Maclay Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Edgar Stanton Maclay (1863-1919) span the years 1782-1918 and contain typescripts of essays, mostly written at the end of World War I which pertain to sea power and its effects, women in the United States Navy, and early American naval history. As a naval historian, Maclay published several books, including
This collection is arranged alphabetically by title of essay.