Gilbert H. Montague collection of Robert Fulton manuscripts

id
2388
origination
Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961
date statement
1790-1815 [bulk 1807-1814]
key date
1790
identifier (local_mss)
18136
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 18136
b-number
b21176594
total components
71
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:28 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:06:51 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
{"value"=>"18136", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 18136", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1790-1815", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1790/1815"}
{"value"=>"1807-1814", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1807/1814"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Gilbert H. Montague collection of Robert Fulton manuscripts"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".4 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\"> The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\"> Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Gilbert H. Montague Collection of Robert Fulton Manuscripts contains correspondence, writings and drawings by the famed American civil engineer and inventor."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Gilbert H. Montague collection of Robert Fulton manuscripts, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}
origination
{"value"=>"Montague, Gilbert Holland, 1880-1961", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p> 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: <span class=\"title\">Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company</span> (1903) and <span class=\"title\">Business Competition and the Law</span> (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.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> 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.\"</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Gilbert H. Montague collection of Robert Fulton manuscripts are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18136#c261184'>I. Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1796-1815</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18136#c261221'>II. Writings, business and legal documents</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1790-1815</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18136#c261244'>III. Other Material</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18136#c261249'>IV. Material transferred from the Montague Autograph Collection</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p> The Gilbert H. Montague Collection of Robert Fulton Manuscripts are organized in the following series:</p> <ul class=\"list\"> <li>I. Correspondence, 1796-1815</li> <li> II. Writings, business and legal documents, 1790-1815</li> <li>III. Other Material</li> <li> IV. Material transferred from the Montague Autograph Collection</li></ul>", "supress_display"=>true}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Gilbert H. Montague.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Donald R. Mennerich.</p>"}
altformavail
{"value"=>"<p>Selected items have been digitized.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\"> The William Barclay Parsons Collection of Robert Fulton Materials. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"archref\"> The Robert Fulton Collection. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"archref\"> The Montague Collection of Historical Autographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"archref\"> Montague-Collier Family Papers. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span>"}
date_start
1790
keydate
1790
date_end
1815
date_inclusive_start
1790
date_inclusive_end
1815
date_bulk_start
1807
date_bulk_end
1814
extent_statement
.4 linear feet (1 box, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder)

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