Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Albert James Myer papers, 1816-1880 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1816-1880 |
| ID No. | MSS65497 |
| Creator | Myer, Albert James, 1829-1880 |
| Extent | 4 microfilm reels |
| 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.ms012012 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77065497 |
| Summary | Army officer and surgeon. Microfilm focusing on Myer's service in the Signal Corps and documentation of his work in meteorology, including correspondence, biographical material, letterbooks, diaries, reports, memoranda, legal and business papers, and printed matter. Also contains papers of his father-in-law, Ebenezer Walden, and material relating to a patent by his father, Henry Beekman Myer, for the railway sleeping car. |