Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Octave Chanute papers, 1807-1955 |
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| Span Dates | 1807-1955 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1860-1910) |
| ID No. | MSS15560 |
| Creator | Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910 |
| Extent | 10,325 items |
| Extent | 46 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 17.4 linear feet |
| Extent | 25 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.ms998005 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015560 |
| Summary | Civil engineer and aviation pioneer. The bulk of the collection relates to Chanute's experiments with gliders and his scientific and financial support of aeronautical pioneers. Other papers concern his career as a builder of railroads and his service as chief engineer of the Erie Railroad and railroads in Illinois and Kansas. |
| Online Content | Selected items from the papers of Octave Chanute are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000022. |