F.R. Hassler correspondence

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 1348", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"1348", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"F.R. Hassler correspondence"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1804-1847", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1804/1847"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (3 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 microfilm reel"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1804

date_inclusive_end

1847

origination

{"value"=>"Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770-1843), Swiss-born, American geodesist and mathematician, was superintendent of the United States Coast Survey.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence chiefly relating to Hassler's position as instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and to his service with the United States Coast Survey.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS nd"}

{"source"=>"Ford Collection", "method"=>"Transfer", "value"=>"Transfer, Ford Collection"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Joseph G. Swift letters available on microfilm; New York Public Library. *ZZ-24552</p>"}

langmaterial_code

fre

ger

eng

keydate

1804

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Some letters in French and German"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"F.R. Hassler correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770-1843), Swiss-born, American geodesist and mathematician, was superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Collection consists of correspondence chiefly relating to Hassler's position as instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and to his service with the United States Coast Survey.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.8 linear feet (3 boxes); 1 microfilm reel

date_start

1804

date_end

1847

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