02044cpcaa2200421 4500 mm 73017160 DLC 20260227111614.0 730201|||||||||||| eng mm 73017160 ms 73000891 DLC dacs DLC DLC W lcmd Craven, John Joseph, 1822-1893. John Joseph Craven papers, 1849-1939. 75 items. 2 containers. 0.8 linear ft. Open to research. Correspondence, diary, family papers, legal records, patent, photographs, and other papers. Includes Craven's letters to his wife, Catherine S. Craven, from aboard ship and from California during the Gold Rush; fragments of a diary written at Fort Monroe concerning Craven's medical treatment of Jefferson Davis; text of a court trial (1874-1875) involving Craven's invention of a submarine telegraph cable; and a British patent (1876) for a refrigerator. Family papers include his wife's diary (1863) and papers of their son, William Darcy Craven. Inventor, physician, and U.S. Army officer. Collection material in English. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Craven family. Cables, Submarine. Refrigerators Patents. Telegraph cables. California Gold discoveries. Fort Monroe (Va.) History Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical care. Army officers. itoamc Inventors. itoamc Physicians. itoamc Craven, Catherine S. Catherine S. Craven papers. Craven, William Darcy, 1846- William Darcy Craven papers. 39239 39239