Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Cornelius Marius Schoonmaker papers, 1833-1931 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1833-1931 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1860-1890) |
| ID No. | MSS52944 |
| Creator | Schoonmaker, Cornelius Marius, 1839-1889 |
| Extent | 1,400 items |
| Extent | 4 containers |
| Extent | 1.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008043 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052944 |
| Summary | Naval officer. Correspondence, letterbook, order book, printed matter, scrapbooks, and unpublished biography detailing Schoonmaker’s naval career. Of particular interest are Schoonmaker’s letters regarding China and the Far East, accounts of the battle of Mobile Bay, and details of his death in Samoa. |