MARC Record from Library of Congress

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100 1 $aWatson, John Crittenden,$d1842-1923.
245 00 $aJohn Crittenden Watson papers,$f1844-1960$g(bulk 1884-1923).
300 $a1,500$fitems.
300 $a9$fcontainers.
300 $a7$flinear feet.
506 0 $aOpen to research.
520 8 $aGeneral and family correspondence, reports, official orders, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Watson's naval career. Documents his Civil War service at Fort Jackson, Fort Saint Philip, and Chalmette, La., resulting in the capture of New Orleans, La., 1862; at Vicksburg, Miss., 1862; and at the Battle of Mobile Bay, La., 1864. Also documents his postwar duty as commander of the USS Wyoming (Sloop of war) with the U.S. Navy European Station; as commander of the U.S. Navy Asiatic Squadron; as American naval representative at the coronation of Edward VII, King of Great Britain; and the controversy with U.S. secretary of the navy William E. Chandler over the dismissal of civilian employees at the New York Naval Shipyard in 1883. Includes papers of Watson's sons, U.S. naval officer Edward H. Watson, relating to the naval shipwreck at Point Honda, Calif. (1923), and U.S. Army officer James T. Watson, concerning judge advocate cases. Correspondents include Willard H. Brownson, Silas Casey, George Dewey, David Glasgow Farragut, William T. Meredith, David D. Porter, and Theodore Roosevelt.
541 $cDeposit,$aNaval Historical Foundation,$d1967.
541 $cConverted to gift,$d1998.
545 0 $aNaval officer.
546 $aCollection material in English.
555 8 $aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
555 8 $aRegister published by the Library of Congress, 1968.
580 $aForms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection.
600 10 $aBrownson, Willard H.$q(Willard Herbert),$d1845-1935$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aCasey, Silas,$d1841-1913$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aDewey, George,$d1837-1917$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aChandler, William E.$q(William Eaton),$d1835-1917.
600 00 $aEdward$bVII,$cKing of Great Britain,$d1841-1910.
600 10 $aFarragut, David Glasgow,$d1801-1870$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aMeredith, William T.$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aPorter, David D.$q(David Dixon),$d1813-1891$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aRoosevelt, Theodore,$d1858-1919$vCorrespondence.
600 30 $aWatson family$vCorrespondence.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy.$bAsiatic Squadron.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy.$bEuropean Station.
610 20 $aNew York Naval Shipyard.
610 20 $aWyoming (Sloop of war)
650 0 $aMobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864.
650 0 $aNavy-yards and naval stations$zNew York (State)$zNew York.
650 0 $aShipwrecks$zCalifornia$zHonda, Point.
651 0 $aAlabama$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651 0 $aChalmette (La.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aFort Jackson (La.)$xHistory$ySiege, 1862.
651 0 $aFort Saint Philip (La.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aLouisiana$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651 0 $aMississippi$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865
650 0 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$yCapture, 1862.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651 0 $aVicksburg (Miss.)$xHistory.
656 7 $aArmy officers.$2itoamc
656 7 $aNaval officers.$2itoamc
700 1 $aWatson, Edward H.$q(Edward Howe),$d1873-1942.$tEdward H. Watson papers.
700 1 $aWatson, James T.$tJames T. Watson papers.
852 $aLibrary of Congress$bManuscript Division$eWashington, D.C. 20540 USA$ndcu$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home