Gilbert H. Montague collection of Robert Fulton manuscripts

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Description
The Gilbert H. Montague Collection of Robert Fulton Manuscripts contains correspondence, writings and drawings by the famed American civil engineer and inventor.
Names
Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961 (Creator)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1790 - 1815
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 18136
Topics
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Livingston family
Civil engineers
Inventors
Steam-navigation
Steamboats
Submarines (Ships)
Torpedoes
Genres
Diaries
Drawings
Sketches
Correspondence
Notes
Biographical/historical: Gilbert Holland Montague was born in 1880 in Springfield, Massachusetts. After receiving degrees from Harvard in economics and law Montague became a foremost practitioner of antitrust law. Montague authored many journal articles on business law and two books: Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company (1903) and Business Competition and the Law (1917). In addition to his legal work Montague was a lifelong collector of manuscripts and rare books. His collection consisted of over 15,000 books, 20,000 pamphlets and included a 14th century copy of the Magna Carta.
Content: The majority of the correspondence and writings in the Montague Collection of Fulton manuscripts is concerned with Fulton's operation of his steamship company with Robert R. Livingston. Correspondents include Robert R. Livingston, John Stevens, Edward T. Livingston and Benjamin H. Latrobe. In addition to correspondence, the collection includes Fulton's 1812 travel diary of a trip to Washington D.C., and sketches he made, including those illustrating his treatise, "On the Mode of Using Sleeping Torpedoes."
Physical Description
Extent: .4 linear feet 1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21176594
MSS Unit ID: 18136
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ecc85d0-d68d-0134-45ae-00505686d14e
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