Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding aid for Frank E. Kirby papers
01437
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator -
- Kirby, Frank E., 1849-1929
- Title
- Frank E. Kirby papers
- ID
- 01437
- Date [inclusive]
- 1870-1924
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear feet (1 box, 1 wallet, 12 volumes)
- Location
- Level A.
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- In English.
Biographical/Historical note
Marine Engineer in Detroit, Mich.,Frank E. Kirby was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 1, 1849. He married Mary F. Thorp of Wyandotte, Mich. on Oct. 9, 1876. Kirby was educated in the public school of Cleveland and Saginaw, Mich., and graduated from Cooper Institute. In 1861 he was on the engineering staff of the Allaire Works, which built machinery for Civil War ships. He came to Detroit in 1870 and built the iron shipyard for E.B. Ward in Wyandotte. After several years he to the East. Mr. Kirby was associated with the Detroit Dry Dock Company and the Detroit Shipbuilding Company. There were at least one hundred fifty ships of his design on the Great Lakes, including ferries and ice crushers. He even received orders from Russia for ice crushers. Kirby invented a non-sinkable lifeboat and supervised the construction of Ford's "Eagles" during World War I. He also served as a consultant for the Submarine Boat Corporation of New York. Frank Kirby died in Bronxville, N.Y. on Aug. 25, 1929.
Scope and Contents note
Papers include letter books regarding his work as a marine engineer.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
01437
Frank E. Kirby papers, 1870-1924 (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310355514]Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letterbooks
- Photographs
- Research notes
Subject(s)
- Marine engineers
- Steamboats
General Note
See finding aids for complete listing.
Collection Inventory
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Scrapbook, Volume 3 |
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Wallet |
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Miscellaneous |
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Volumes |
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Letter Books, 1891-1892. |
L5 | ||
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1896-1902. |
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1908-1910. |
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Memorandum Books, 1870. |
M5 | ||
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1880-1898. |
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1894-1907. |
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Scrapbooks, Volume 1 and 2 (see Box for Volume 3). |
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Detroit Dry Dock Company, 1889-1899. |
ZD4dL4 | ||
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Letters of Captain Thomas Scott Fillebrown on the USS Flagship Powhatan, 1877-1878. |
ZF6L5 | ||
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1878-1879. |
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