Powel, Mary Edith 1846-1931 creator mixed material monographic eng 32,000 63 21 Correspondence, biographical data on American and foreign naval officers, notes, autographs, clippings, commissions, pamphlets, illustrations, and photographs collected by Powel. Newspaper clippings form the bulk of the collection. Subjects include U.S. and foreign navies and naval officers, ships, arms and armor, naval educational institutions, the merchant marine, disasters at sea, marine natural history, Arctic explorations in the 1890s, the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, the Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895, and the Spanish-American War, 1898. Includes correspondence with Powel's father, Samuel Powel, and other Powel (Powell) family members. Other correspondents include autograph and book dealers, Walter Romeyn Benjamin and M. Bruckner; and naval officers including Stephen Bleecker Luce. Open to research. Collector of naval history. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011198 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Benjamin, Walter Romeyn 1854-1943 Correspondence Bruckner, M Correspondence Luce, Stephen Bleecker 1827-1917 Correspondence Powel, Samuel 1818-1885 Correspondence Powell family Correspondence United States. Navy History United States. Navy Officers World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Exhibitions Illinois Chicago Armor Marine accidents Marine biology Merchant marine Naval education Navies Navies Officers Navies Officers Autographs Navies Officers Correspondence Ordnance Ships Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 Spanish-American War, 1898 Arctic regions Discovery and exploration United States History, Naval Collectors mm 70052845 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011198 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011198.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011198 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011198.3 Open to research. DLC 730514 20260227111613.0 mm 70052845