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Hubert S. Smith Naval letters and documents, 1458-1915 (majority within 1746-1915)

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Summary

Creator:
Smith, Hubert Stacy, 1888-1946
Abstract:
The Hubert S. Smith Naval Letters and Documents collection is made up of individual manuscripts relating to naval and commercial maritime operations.
Extent:
2 linear feet
Language:
English
Sponsor:
Hubert S. Smith Naval Collection
Authors:
Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, 2014

Background

Scope and Content:

The Hubert S. Smith Naval Letters and Documents collection is made up of over 380 manuscript letters and documents relating to maritime military, commercial, financial, and legal subjects from the 15th to the 20th centuries, primarily concerning Great Britain and America. The collection includes materials relating to Continental European wars, the American Revolution, the African slave trade, the Civil War, and exploratory ventures. The collection also reflects day-to-day ship operations and naval employment, diplomacy, marine technology, the purchase and sale of ships, insurance, and publications and books relating to maritime affairs. While primarily focused on English and American navies, the contributors discuss a wide variety of places, including continental Europe, the Baltic region, Russia, Asia, Turkey, South America, and Africa.

Biographical / Historical:

Hubert Stacy Smith was born in Bay City, Michigan, in 1888 and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked in multiple industries and married Mary B. Parker in 1915; they had four children. Hubert and Mary Smith returned to Bay City in 1920, where he fostered his passions for sailing, maritime and naval history, and book collecting. After his death in 1946, Mary Smith donated his extensive naval history collection of books and manuscripts to the William L. Clements Library.

The Hubert S. Smith Naval Letters and Documents collection is made up of individual manuscripts relating to naval and maritime commercial operations, largely in connection to Great Britain and America from the mid-eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century.

Acquisition Information:
Donated by Mary Parker Smith, 1954, Louise T. Miller Estate, 1964, et al. M-949, M-1321, et al. .
Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

The Hubert S. Smith Naval Letters and Documents collection is arranged in two chronological series, with undated materials at the end of both. The second series was the gift of the Mrs. Louise T. Miller estate.

Rules or Conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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PREFERRED CITATION:

Hubert S. Smith Naval Letters and Documents, Hubert S. Smith Naval Collection, William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan