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- Creator
- Blakeslee, Fred Gilbert, 1868-
- Call number
- MssCol 316
- Physical description
- .8 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Fred Gilbert Blakeslee papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Blakeslee, Frederick G. - Estate, 1943Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Costume
- Cruise ships -- Employees -- Photographs
- Merchant marine -- Uniforms
- Uniforms
- Voyages and travels
Places
- Africa, North -- Description and travel
- America -- Description and travel
- Asia -- Description and travel
- Europe -- Description and travel
- Oceania -- Description and travel
Occupations
Material types
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
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Diaries and notebooks available on microfilm