Charles T. Harbeck collection, 1732-1915

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Summary

Creators:
Harbeck, Charles T., 1850 or 1851-1929
Abstract:
The collection consists of papers relating to the U.S. Navy and to naval officers, including letters, orders, commissions, records of various ships, including the U.S.S. Constitution, and other documents. Also present are prints relating to the history of the United States Navy.
Extent:
11.25 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Charles T. Harbeck collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers relating to the U.S. Navy and to naval officers. Material includes letters, orders, commissions, engravings, records of various ships, including the U.S.S. Constitution, and other documents, primarily dealing with the naval operations of the Revolutionary War and nineteenth century wars, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War. There is also a small group of items concerning the British Navy. The collection was assembled by Charles T. Harbeck for purposes of extra-illustrating Edgar Stanton Maclay's History of the U. S. Navy, but the project was not completed.

Biographical / historical:

Charles T. Harbeck (1850 or 1851-1929) was a businessman and naval historian and was author of A Contribution to the Bibliography of the History of the United States Navy (1906), published with the assistance of the New York and Boston Public Libraries.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Charles T. Harbeck through the agency of George D. Smith, 1917.
Processing information:

This finding aid was created in 2022 by Melissa Haley as part of the American Presidential Papers Project with enhanced description of the presidential material present. The items had been assembled physically and arranged by Huntington Library former staff in the mid-20th century.

In June 2025, Renee M. Tabizon added Box 9 and updated the linear feet in the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Charles T. Harbeck collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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