- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 linear foot (3 boxes).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, documents, maps, drawings, photographs, and printed matter of Jacob and John Vaughan Snider.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Drawings.
- Maps.
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Biography (note)
- Jacob Snider (1811-1866), of Philadelphia, Pa., was an inventor of artillery, notably the Snider rifle which was used by the British Army.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 2801
- OCLC
- NYPW94-A267
- Author
Snider, Jacob, 1811-1866.
- Title
Jacob Snider papers, 1840-1873.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
Jacob Snider (1811-1866), of Philadelphia, Pa., was an inventor of artillery, notably the Snider rifle which was used by the British Army. His son John Vaughan Snider was also an inventor. They were both involved in a lawsuit against the British government for compensation for the design of the Snider rifle.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Inventors.
- Added Author
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893.
Snider, John Vaughan.
- LCCN
ms 74000538
- Research Call Number
MssCol 2801