Casey family papers
| Collection Name: | Casey family papers |
| Collection Code: | MS008 |
| Physical Description: |
ca. 70 linear feet |
| Finding Aid Info: |
Paper finding aid available in the Library and Archives. |
| Collection Type: | Manuscripts |
| Description Level: | Collection |
| GUSN: | 187798 |
| Reference Code: | MS008 |
Description
The Casey Family Papers cover topics such as family history, trade, and agricultural activities. The family farm is located in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Additional materials include engineering studies and construction photographs related to the Washington Monument, Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, State, War, and Naval Building, and other structures in the District of Columbia. In 1876, as Chief of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, then Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier General) Thomas Lincoln Casey was entrusted with the task of completing the structure, which he achieved on December 6, 1884.
Record details
| Originator: |
Casey Family Casey, Thomas Lincoln, I, 1831-1896 (Engineer) |
| Other Organizations: |
United States. War Dept. Corps of Engineers |
| Descriptive Terms: |
agriculture civil engineering construction families farms historic monuments trade |
| Material Type: |
family papers manuscripts photographs |
| Subjects: |
Historic New England properties |
| Places: |
Saunderstown District of Columbia Washington |
| Places (Buildings): |
Casey Farm (Saunderstown, R.I.) Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.) Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.) |
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