Fred Gilbert Blakeslee papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 316", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"316", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Fred Gilbert Blakeslee papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1928-1939", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1928/1939"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1928

date_inclusive_end

1939

origination

{"value"=>"Blakeslee, Fred Gilbert, b. 1868", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Fred Gilbert Blakeslee (1868-1942) was an insurance executive and author of books and articles on fencing, arms and armor, and uniforms from around the world.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection includes diaries and notebooks kept by Blakeslee describing his travels in America, Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the South Pacific. Notebooks also contain information about military and police uniforms and garb of workers from around the world. In addition, there is one box of correspondence, notes, photographs, and publications concerning the uniforms and insignia used by the U.S., British, German, Swedish, and Italian merchant marines and cruise lines.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 45M28"}

{"date"=>"1943", "source"=>"Blakeslee, Frederick G. - Estate", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Blakeslee, Frederick G. - Estate, 1943"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Diaries and notebooks available on microfilm</p>"}

keydate

1928

prefercite

{"value"=>"Fred Gilbert Blakeslee papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Fred Gilbert Blakeslee (1868-1942) was an insurance executive and author of books and articles on fencing, arms and armor, and uniforms from around the world. Collection includes diaries and notebooks kept by Blakeslee describing his travels in America, Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the South Pacific. Notebooks also contain information about military and police uniforms and garb of workers from around the world. In addition, there is one box of correspondence, notes, photographs, and publications concerning the uniforms and insignia used by the U.S., British, German, Swedish, and Italian merchant marines and cruise lines.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1928

date_end

1939

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