Staff Journal of Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell Guide to the Staff Journal of Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell MS 00261

Guide to the Staff Journal of Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell MS 00261


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
MS 00261
Title
Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell collection 1853-1877
Quantity
1.0 Linear Feet
Creator
Caldwell, Charles Henry Bromedge, 1823-1877
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Staff Journal of Commodore Charles H. B. Caldwell, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with assistance from the Lyon Gardiner Tyler Library Endowment.

Scope and Contents

Journal written while Commodore Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell was in command of the Naval Forces on the Pacific and South Atlantic Stations of the United States Navy. Entries detail the ship's journey throughout the year 1876- 1877 and document encounters with other vessels, dignitaries, and countries as well as the day to day operations of the ship and handling of situations as they arose. The staff journal was kept on behalf of the Commodore by H.N. Caldwell, Secretary in the United States Navy. Included with the journal is a small framed picture of Commodore Caldwell and a silver cup with his name inscribed upon it.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mixed materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Carte de visite, photograph
Undated
Scope and Contents

Photograph of Commodore Charles H.B. Caldwell by E.L. Gloss, photographer Waltham, Massachusettes

Conditions Governing Use

Handle with care, glass frame included in folder

Mixed Materials Box: 1
Inscribed silver cup
1853 March 27
Scope and Contents

Cup inscribed with words: Henry Wyllys Caldwell, March 27th 1853.

Conditions Governing Use

Handle with care when removing from tissue paper and weear gloves.

Mixed materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Journal
1876 July 13-1877 August 12
Scope and Contents

Journal written while Commodore Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell was in command of the Naval Forces on the Pacific and South Atlantic Stations of the United States Navy. Entries detail the ship's journey throughout the year 1876- 1877 and document encounters with other vessels, dignitaries, and countries as well as the day to day operations of the ship and handling of situations as they arose.