Sargent, Nathan 1849-1907 creator mixed material monographic eng 2,700 8 1 3 Correspondence, diaries, journals, writings, orders to duty, scrapbooks, printed matter, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers relating to Sargent's service as a naval officer. Documents his years as a student at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; tours aboard the USS Alaska (Screw gunboat) in 1873 and the USS Lancaster (Sloop of war) in 1884; service in the Spanish-American War; command of the USS Scorpion (Gunboat) and USS Machias (Gunboat) for the purpose of transporting an expedition to the coast of the Isthmus of Darien (Panama); command of the USS Baltimore (Cruiser); and duty as a member of the General Board. Correspondents include John Burns, Mortimer E. Cooley, George Dewey, Mildred McLean Hazen Dewey, William H. Emory, David Jayne Hill, Cyrus E. Lothrop, Sidney Augustus Staunton, and John Grimes Walker. Open to research. Naval officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011245 Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Burns, John active 1898 Correspondence Cooley, Mortimer E. (Mortimer Elwyn) 1855-1944 Correspondence Dewey, George 1837-1917 Correspondence Dewey, Mildred McLean Hazen 1850-1931 Correspondence Emory, William H. (William Hemsley) 1811-1887 Correspondence Hill, David Jayne 1850-1932 Correspondence Lothrop, Cyrus E 1861-1913 Correspondence Staunton, Sidney Augustus Correspondence Walker, John Grimes 1835-1907 Correspondence United States. Navy. General Board. Alaska (Screw gunboat) Baltimore (Cruiser) Lancaster (Sloop of war) Machias (Gunboat) Scorpion (Gunboat) United States Naval Academy. Spanish-American War, 1898 Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) United States History, Naval Naval officers mm 70052936 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011245 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms011245.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011245 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011245.3 Open to research. DLC 730215 20260227111613.0 mm 70052936