Frank H. Pierce papers relating to the U.S.S. Monitor

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Description: The collection consists of correspondence between Frank H. Pierce and others, a scrapbook, and a muster roll documenting the history and construction of the ironclad U.S.S. Monitor, its commander and crew, and its loss during the Battle of Hampton Roads against the C.S.S. Virginia (also known as the Merrimack or Merrimac) in 1862.
Names: Pierce, Frank H. (Frank Hutches), 1931- (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1862 - 1900
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 2424
Topics: Monitor (Ironclad); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
Genres: muster rolls; Scrapbooks
Notes: Biographical/historical: Frank H. Pierce was a book collector and historian from Mount Carmel, Connecticut.
Physical Description: Extent: 1.02 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19822886; MSS Unit ID: 2424; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8f013d40-a528-0130-974e-58d385a7bbd0

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