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Gibbs Myers Dissertation Research and Papers, 1938-1988 Legacy Finding Aid for Manuscript and Photograph Collections 801 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 What are Finding Aids? Finding aids are narrative guides to archival collections created by the repository to describe the contents of the material. They often provide much more detailed information than can be found in individual catalog records. Contents of finding aids often include short biographies or histories, processing notes, information about the size, scope, and material types included in the collection, guidance on how to navigate the collection, and an index to box and folder contents. What are Legacy Finding Aids? The following document is a legacy finding aid – a guide which has not been updated recently. Information may be outdated, such as the Historical Society’s contact information or exact box numbers for contents’ location within the collection. Legacy finding aids are a product of their times; language and terms may not reflect the Historical Society’s commitment to culturally sensitive and anti-racist language. This guide is provided in “as is” condition for immediate use by the public. This file will be replaced with an updated version when available. To learn more, please Visit DCHistory.org Email the Kiplinger Research Library at [email protected] (preferred) Call the Kiplinger Research Library at 202-516-1363 ext. 302 The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., is a community-supported educational and research organization that collects, interprets, and shares the history of our nation’s capital. Founded in 1894, it serves a diverse audience through its collections, public programs, exhibits, and publications. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FINDING AID Title: MS 616 Gibbs Myers Dissertation Research and Papers, 1938-1988 Processor: Emily Schwarz Date: July 16, 2003 Gibbs Myers (d. 1995), a native Washingtonian, studied at McKinley Technical High School, the University of Maryland, where he received a M.A. in history, and Yale University where he received his doctorate in American history. 1 The papers in this collection include essays Myers wrote at the University of Maryland and the research for his doctorate. While working on his dissertation, Myers worked for the National Archives in Washington, D.C. After receiving his degree from Yale in 1943, Myers started his career as a systems manager at Brewster Aeronautical Co. in Long Island City, NY. In 1944 he started working at ITT and then worked for Kearfott in 1956 until 1972, when he retired. Myers was a member of the Association of Systems Management, the Columbia Historical Society (now the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.), the Friends of Washington National Cathedral and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. In 1938, Myers married Josephine M. Richards, who passed away in 1970. Myers died at the age of 87 on January 10, 1995 in Upper Montclair, NJ. Scope and Content: The Gibbs Myers Dissertation Research and Papers, 1938-1988, consists of Gibbs Myers’ research for his dissertation on the history of Washington, D.C. and other academic papers. Myers’ dissertation on the history of Washington, D. C. from 1790 to 1870 was written for the candidacy of doctor of philosophy from Yale University. This file includes Myers’ research, drafts, correspondence and notes for his dissertation, personal files, and other academic papers written by Myers, some of which are not related to Washington, D.C. Myers’ dissertation is called “The Founding of Modern Washington, 1790 to 1874”, but the alternate title “America Builds a National City: A History of Washington and the Federal Area in the Nineteenth Century” appears throughout Myers’ work. Notes and excerpts from the diary of Michael Shiner are included in Myers’ research. The final bound copy of Myers’ dissertation can be found in the records of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.’s dissertation collection. Myers’ dissertation documents how the civil war changed Washington, DC from “no more than a rude provincial settlement” into “the frontier of the North and the heart of the Union” (Myers’ dissertation, page ii) and it focuses on efforts of Washingtonians to beautify their City in order to make it suitable to be the capital. 1 Biographical information on Gibbs Myers is from his obituary in The Washington Post. The obituary was written on January 20, 1995. 2 This collection has been kept as closely as possible to Gibbs Myers’ original order. It is arranged in two series: SERIES I: DISSERTATION MANUSCRIPTS, DRAFTS AND RESEARCH FILES is arranged in two sub-series. Sub-series A: Gibbs Myers’ Research Files consists of correspondence, notes, drafts and research leading up to his dissertation. The documents in this sub-series are listed in chronological order and undated papers are at the end. Sub-series B: Gibbs Myers’ Final Dissertation Drafts is arranged in chapter order. The final bound copy of Myers’ dissertation is cataloged in the Washington Historical Society’s dissertation collection. SERIES II: PERSONAL FILES AND ACADEMIC PAPERS consists of personal documents as well as papers Gibbs Myers wrote at Yale University, the George Washington University and the University of Maryland. These papers are unrelated to Myers’ dissertation and some are unrelated to the history of Washington, D.C. The documents in this series are listed in chronological order. Donor: Richard Gibbs Myers and Joanna Myers, 1997.107. Size: 0.70 cubic ft (2 containers). Restrictions: None. 3 Container List SERIES I: DISSERTATION MANUSCRIPTS, DRAFTS AND RESEARCH FILES Sub-series A: Correspondence, notes, drafts and research. Container 1 Folder 1: Prospectus for Myers’ dissertation, October 27, 1938. The title of the prospectus is, “The Rise of the City of Washington: A History of the District of Columbia in the Times of “Boss” Shepherd, 1865 to 1878”. 71 pages long with a bibliography. Folder 2: Correspondence, 1942-1943. These fifteen letters are related to Myers’ research for his dissertation. Myers wrote to Mrs. Francis D. Merchant of Kensington, MD requesting access to documents for his research. Myers also corresponded with Frank Kent of the Baltimore Sun concerning a book written by Mr. Kent, The Story of Maryland Politics, 1911. There are several letters from Gibbs Myers to Jim Thornell, the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the D.C. government, requesting access to documents of the D.C. government. Myers corresponded with St. George L. Sioussat of the Manuscripts division of the Library of Congress requesting Michael Shiner’s manuscript diary. There are also three articles discussing suffrage in Washington, D.C. included in this folder. Folder 3: Notes on the diary of Michael Shiner, September 9, 1942. The diary, 186 pages long, consists of Shiners’ notes on Washington, D.C. from 1813-1865. This notebook is a copy of the diary and was transcribed around September 1942. The diary describes shops and services in Washington, D.C. and the presence of the British in Washington, D.C. in August, 1814. Folder 4: Excerpts from Michael Shiner’s diary, undated. Also includes a cartoon from the Washington Sunday Star, August 10, 1941, and notes for Myers’ dissertation. Folder 5: Financial records, 1943, describing the costs spent on the dissertation for supplies, binding, etc. Receipts for these purchases are also included, most of which are from March 1943. There is also information from Yale University describing the details and specifications of the dissertation. Folder 6: Notes, and charts and diagrams of Gibbs Myers’ dissertation, mostly undated. Drawn on the inside of this folder is a graph of population growth in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia from 1790 to 1890. The newspaper clipping is from the New York Herald Tribune, October 26, 1947. Folder 7: Drafts and notes on Myers’ dissertation, ca. 1944-1947 (original folder divided into folders 7 and 8). 4 Folder 8: Drafts and notes on Myers’ dissertation, ca. 1944-1947. A continuation of materials from folder 7. Folder includes are copies of chapter titles, a list of possible titles for the dissertation, abstracts of the dissertation, hand-written drafts, and notes on Washington, D.C. There is also correspondence between Myers and Mr. Curtin Garrison, the Managing Editor of the Hayes Foundation of the Hayes Memorial Library in Fremont, Ohio. These letters, written in January 1944, indicate that an abstract of Myers’ dissertation would be included in the next issue of “The United States, 1865-1900: A Survey of Current Literature, with Abstracts of Unpublished Dissertations”. A letter from Alfred Harris, dated August 3, 1945, includes his positive assessment of Myers’ dissertation. There is also a book review of various books on Washington from the New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review, May 4, 1947. Folder 9: Letter from the editor of Robert Luce, Inc in Washington, D.C. addressed to Gibbs Myers at Upper Montclair, N. J., August 21, 1961. This letter is Robert Luce, Inc.’s refusal to publish Myer’s manuscript, “The Founding of Modern Washington”. There are two newspaper clippings from the New York Times Book Review about a book entitled “Washington: Village and Capital, 1800-1878”. There is also a loose version of “The Founding of Modern Washington” with many hand-written corrections. Folder 10: Notes and outlines for Gibbs Myers’ dissertation, undated. Also included: an article entitled “Washington Crisis” by Merlo Pusey (Washington Post, Tuesday, December ?) and a records requisition from The National Archives. (Material in folders 10 and 11 originally included in one folder.) Folder 11: Notes and outlines for Gibbs Myers’ dissertation. There is an article from the Washington Post. There is also a records requisition from The National Archives. This folder is undated. (Included in 2 folders- Folders 10 and 11). Sub-series B: Final Drafts of the Dissertation. Folder 12: Draft of Chapter One, Copy 1, pages I-1 to I-18.
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