Inventor Name
Hayden, Edward Everett
Repository
Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC. 20540-4680
202-707-5387
www.loc.gov
Physical Description
12.4 linear ft.
Summary
Edward Everett Hayden (1858-1932) was born in Boston andgraduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1879. He losthis leg in a climbing accident while on duty with the UnitedStates Geological Survey and subsequently was forced to retire in1885. Through a special act of Congress, Hayden was restored toactive duty in 1901, but was restricted to shore duty. Duringmost of the intervening years, he worked for the navy as acivilian. The papers of Edward Everett Hayden and Family span the years 1817-1965. Most of the items in the collection comprise the papers of Edward Everett Hayden, a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and are concentrated in the period 1879-1932. Hayden's navy files are wide-ranging, but they focus on his scientific work for the navy and his command of the United States Naval Station in Key West, Florida (1910-15). Hayden worked for the navy primarily as a scientist. In addition to his official duties, he published articles on timekeeping, hydrography, and meteorology, especially relating to hurricanes. The series titled Navy Files includes Hayden's correspondence with the Navy and War departments as well asoffice correspondence and miscellaneous items from each of his duty stations. A large number of official papers, photographs, and various documents preserved in the Navy Files relate to Hayden's work in charge of time service and chronometers at the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., from 1902 to 1910 and his service as commandant of the Key West naval station from 1910 to 1915. Many of Hayden's activities outside the navy are represented in the Subject File series. Material that was of professional scientific interest to him (meteorology, hydrography, timekeeping) is located here, as are the papers on his various inventions, patents, and personal business matters. Papers from his three-year position as secretary of the National Geographic Society are also in the Subject File.
Finding Aid
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/hayden.html