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- Creator
- Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927
- Call number
- MssCol 23197
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
Hudson Maxim letters to William Conant Church, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an inventor who developed explosives that were used in the First World War. The collection contains seven short letters he wrote to William Conant Church, and a brief note accepting an invitation from Colonel and Mrs. Church. One letter from 1905 refers to a fuse he developed, and a letter from 1916 contains questions for Church concerning the United States' "armed preparedness."
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Stuart Lutz, 2015.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2015.
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328