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Ms engineering journal of James Pugh Kirkwood, relating to Pensacola docks in Florida, and projects elsewhere

 Item — Box: CLX-A-1564, Folder: Coll-1795 / SC-Acc-2017-0006
Identifier: Coll-1795

Content Description

This manuscript engineering journal is in two parts, spanning the period of Kirkwood's career associated with the Pensacola docks in Florida, 1845-1847, but also covering the period 1871-1877 providing a wealth of information on the occupation of the USA's most important civil engineers.

The content is: copy letters which offer a detailed account of the exigencies of the task at Pensacola; and, diary or journal entries.

The volume also has - at the end - a combination of biographical notes, names and addresses... being professional contacts in the USA, the names of Kirkwoods including one in Scotland (in Helensburgh), and other Scottish addresses.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1845-1877

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository for detail.

Extent

1 folder

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2017. Accession no. SC-Acc-2017-0006.

Title
Ms engineering journal of James Pugh Kirkwood, relating to Pensacola docks in Florida, and projects elsewhere
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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