Correspondence of the Norfolk, Virginia Station, Office of the Chief Signals Officer, United States Army
Scope and Contents
Daily correspondence to the Norfolk Station, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce, Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, for the years 1871 and 1877. Includes official letters, memoranda, and telegrams from the Division and Office; official correspondence from other Army departments and the United States Navy; and correspondence between the Station and local civilian entities. Most of the materials deal with daily administrative directives, expenditures, and personnel actions.
Dates
- created: 1871, 1877
- Other: Majority of material found in 1877
- Other: Date acquired: 01/06/2016
Creator
- United States. Army. Signal Corps (Organization)
- Chief Signal Officer of the Army, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order. Telegrams for 1877 are organized separately.
Source of Acquisition
Terry A. Ritter by donation
Processing Information
Processed March 23, 2017.
Subject
- United States. Army. Signal Corps (Organization)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Will Hopkins
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov