A guide to the United States Navy Department records, 1852

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2012

A Guide to the United States Navy Department records

HDC0066

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2012, National Park Service

Title: United States Navy Department records
Date: 1852
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0066 (SAFR 14274)
Physical Description: 1 item.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The United States Navy Department records, (SAFR 14274, HDC 66) comprises the Report on Marine Condensers; and on Corrosion and Deposits in Steam Boilers, Made Under Orders of the Secretary of the Navy, by J.C. Cresson and J.H. Alexander, Philadelphia, 1852. The report is 267 pages, with pen and ink drawings tipped in, and describes and analyzes over 70 different types of condensers manufactured between 1779 and 1851. It also has addendum page and "Letter To The Secretary of the Navy in Relation to Miller's Surface Condenser, For Marine and Other Engines. The collection is processed to the collection level and open for use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s): In English.

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0066 (SAFR 14274), United States Navy Department records, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Historical or Biographical Note

This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.

Collection Scope and Content

The United States Navy Department records, (SAFR 14274, HDC 66) comprises the Report on Marine Condensers; and on Corrosion and Deposits in Steam Boilers, Made Under Orders of the Secretary of the Navy, by J.C. Cresson and J.H. Alexander, Philadelphia, 1852. The report is 267 pages, with pen and ink drawings tipped in, and describes and analyzes over 70 different types of condensers manufactured between 1779 and 1851. It also has addendum page and "Letter To The Secretary of the Navy in Relation to Miller's Surface Condenser, For Marine and Other Engines. The collection is processed to the collection level and open for use without restriction.

Collection Arrangement

One item stored in one box.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Condensor
Steam-boilers. Marine.
Cresson, J.C.
Alexander, J.H.
United States. Navy.
Official reports