Maury, Matthew Fontaine 1806-1873 creator mixed material monographic eng 14,650 65 1 17.5 Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, journals, drafts and printed copies of speeches, articles, and other writings, notebooks, electrical experiment book, charts, and printed material relating chiefly to Maury's naval career, scientific activities and interests, service as a Confederate agent in England, and work as an immigration official for Southern expatriates in Mexico, and to the Maury (Morey) family. Documents Maury's service as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in the 1820s and 1830s and as superintendent of the U.S. Depot of Charts and Instruments and of the U.S. Naval Observatory between 1842 and 1861. Also documents his resignation as an officer of the U.S. Navy and commission as commander in the Confederate navy (1861). Topics include meteorology, mines, oceanography, torpedoes, and the physical geography of Virginia. Includes papers of Charles Alphonso Smith regarding Maury and a typescript of a life of Maury by Catherine Cate Coblentz. Family correspondents include Maury's wife Ann Maury (1811-1901); his children Nannie Corbin and her husband Wellford Corbin, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jr. (1849-1886), Richard L. Maury, Mary Werth, and Eliza Withers; his cousins Ann Maury (1803-1876) and Rutson Maury; and his kinsman Franklin Minor. Correspondents include William M. Blackford, William C. Hasbrouck, Nathaniel J. Holmes, Marin H. Jansen, Maximilian (Emperor of Mexico), James Hervey Otey, Francis Henney Smith, and F. W. Tremlett. Open to research. Maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Naval officer and oceanographer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026 Blackford, William M 1801-1864 Correspondence Corbin, Nannie 1837-1900 Correspondence Corbin, Wellford Correspondence Hasbrouck, William C Correspondence Holmes, Nathaniel J Correspondence Jansen, Marin H. (Marin Henry) 1817-1893 Correspondence Maury, Ann 1803-1876 Correspondence Maury, Ann 1811-1901 Correspondence Maury, Matthew Fontaine 1849-1886 Correspondence Maury, Richard L. (Richard Lancelot) 1840-1907 Correspondence Maury, Rutson 1805-1882 Correspondence Emperor of Mexico Maximilian 1832-1867 Correspondence Minor, Franklin 1812-1867 Correspondence Otey, James Hervey 1800-1863 Correspondence Smith, Francis Henney 1812-1890 Correspondence Tremlett, F. W. (Francis William) Correspondence Werth, Mary 1844-1928 Correspondence Withers, Eliza 1846- Correspondence Morey family Morey family Correspondence Confederate States of America. Navy Officers United States. Navy Officers United States. Depot of Charts and Instruments. United States Naval Observatory. American Confederate voluntary exiles Mexico Diplomatic and consular service, Confederate Great Britain Meteorology Mines and mineral resources Oceanography Physical geography Virginia Science History 19th century Torpedoes Confederate States of America Foreign relations Great Britain Confederate States of America History, Naval Great Britain Foreign relations Confederate States of America United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Refugees Naval officers Naval officers, Confederate Oceanographers Coblentz, Catherine Cate, 1897-1951 Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924 mm 79031682 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001026.3 Open to research. DLC 790320 20260227111656.0 mm 79031682