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Albert Sydney Snow Letters

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Nov 2010



Biographical History

Albert Sydney Snow (1845-1932) was a career naval officer who retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War on the USS Constitution; on coastal survey duty in Alaska (1883-1887); and at the Naval Academy and at Portsmouth Navy Yard. He was commandant of the Boston Navy Yard from 1905-1907 and president of the general court-martial there.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Albert Sydney Snow Letters consists of two letters from Admiral Snow to someone named Fuller (no first name is given). The letters are personal in nature and relate to invitations from Fuller to visit him.


Arrangement of the Collection

Chronological.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

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Subject Headings

Persons

Snow, Albert Sydney, 1845-1932.

Corporate Bodies

United States. -- Navy. -- Officers.

Subjects

Admirals -- United States.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Occupations

Armed Forces -- Officers.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Albert Sydney Snow Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1969.


Table of Contents

Correspondence


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