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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu |
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Date completed:
October 2012
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EAD encoding:
RMC Staff, October 2012
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Date modified:
RMC Staff, October 2012
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© 2012 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
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Description
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Container
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| October 14, 1899 |
"A Trip to the Submarine Boat Argonaut"
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
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Typewritten manuscript. Embellished with ink cutaway drawings of the vessel. Apparently presented to Lake after a visit to
the Erie Basin.
Rudin # SL-1 |
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| July 8, 1905 |
Draft contract between Lake and battery manufacturer in Russia
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Box 2 | Folder 2 |
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Signed by Lake.
Rudin # SL-2 |
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| October 2, 1939 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Boston Sunday Herald Writer's location: New York |
Box 1 | Folder 1 |
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TLS
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Pages: 1
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Letter about military submarines and the use of cargo-carrying submarines. Accompanied by a photo of Lake showing what a
cargo-carrying submarine might look like.
Rudin # SL-3 |
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| May 21, 1942 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: son-in-law Writer's location: Philadelphia |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
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ALS
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Pages: 2
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States that Lake will be meeting with Mr. (J. Louis) Reynolds on the matter of cargo-carrying submarines.
Rudin # SL-4 |
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| n.d. |
Simon Lake
Addressee: son-in-law Cecil Ford Writer's location: |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
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TLS
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Pages: 1
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Instructions for yard and property maintenance while Lake is away on a trip.
Rudin # SL-5 |
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| n.d. |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Wife |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
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ANS
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Pages: 1
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"To my wife 'Mocky', with fond recollections of 53 years..." with photo of Lake.
Rudin # SL-6 |
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| 1929 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Daughter Writer's location: New York |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
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ALS
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Pages: 1
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Rudin # SL-7
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| February 11, 1938 |
Simon Lake
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
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ADS
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Pages: 1
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On Lakeolith letterhead, transferring ownership of household furniture to a daughter at the family's Milford, Connecticut
home. Also signed by son and other daughter.
Rudin # SL-8 |
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| November 14, 1940 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Elwood Ford, grandson Writer's location: Milford, CT. |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
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ALS
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Pages: 2
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In pencil, with envelope bearing signature.
Rudin # SL-9 |
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| June 17, 1944 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Elwood Ford, grandson |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
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ALS
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Pages: 1
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To grandson at an Army Air Corps base in Gulfport, on Lake Submarine Co. letterhead.
Rudin # SL-10 |
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| May 1, 1944 |
Ford, Elwood
Addressee: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ford |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
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ALS
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Pages: 1
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Includes photo of Ford.
Rudin # SL-11 |
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| December 20, 1938 |
Simon Lake
Addressee: Lawrence Dale Coleman |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
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TLS
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Pages: 1
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Asks for names of museums in Venezuela in the event a planned submarine excursion finds materials of interest.
Rudin # A-137 |
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| February 19, 1901 |
Simon Lake Stock Certificate in Lake Submarine Co.
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Box 1 | Folder 11 |
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Signed twice by Lake. 100 shares.
Rudin # SL-12 |
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| May 15, 1900 |
Stock certificate for the Lake Sub-Marine Company.
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Box 1 | Folder 12 |
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Signed by Lake. Cancelled.
Rudin # SL-13 |
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| January 21, 1901 |
Capital stock certificate for five shares in the Lake Sub-Marine Company, made out to J.C. Lake and signed by Simon Lake.
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Box 1 | Folder 13 |
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Rudin # A-133
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| August 6, 1915 |
Capital stock certificate for five shares in the Lake Sub-Marine Company, made out to E. Bunge and Co.
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Box 1 | Folder 14 |
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Rudin # A-134
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| August 25, 1916 |
Stock certificate for the Lake Torpedo and Boat Company.
Rudin # SL-14 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
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Signed by Lake.
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| February 18, 1909 |
Invitation to Lake from Theodore Roosevelt for a reception at the White House.
Rudin # SL-15 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
| June 17 |
Original signed drawing of what appears to be a submarine.
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Box 1 | Folder 17 |
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Rudin # A-135
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| March 7, 1914 |
Original signed drawing of Steam Cylinder for Submarine.
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Box 1 | Folder 18 |
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Rudin # A-136
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| May, 1906 |
"In Defense of the Submarine" manuscript, by Simon Lake.
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Box 1 | Folder 33 |
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"In Defense of the Submarine" as well as two other manuscripts, one extolling "unsinkable" ships and the other the virtues
of the submarine.
Rudin # A-138 |
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Photo of Lake
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Box 1 | Folder 19 | |
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Signed on verso "Simon Lake- Age 42"
Rudin # SL-16 |
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Photo of Lake in his 60's
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Box 1 | Folder 20 | |
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Signed by Lake on verso in pencil "Simon Lake to Ma".
Rudin # SL-17 |
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| 1898 |
Original photo of the Argonaut, Lake's first submarine, after being lengthened and made watertight.
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Box 1 | Folder 21 |
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Appears in Lake's 1918 book "The Submarine in War and Peace", pages 182-183.
Rudin # SL-18 |
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| ca. 1942 |
Original photo of a model of "The Aluminaut", an aluminum cargo-carrying submarine, with Lake, Reynolds, and staff.
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Box 1 | Folder 22 |
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Rudin # SL-22
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Lake Torpedo and Boat Co. photo of USS S-49 prior to launch at Bridgeport.
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Box 1 | Folder 23 | |
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With Navy history of the submarine.
Rudin # SL-23 |
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| December 8, 1928 |
USS S-48
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Box 1 | Folder 24 |
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With Navy history of the USS S-48 submarine.
Rudin # SL-24 |
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| 1935 |
Five Generations Lake reunion.
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Box 1 | Folder 25 |
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Rudin # SL-27
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Four original photos of "The Protector"
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Box 3 | Folder 1 | |
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Rudin # SL-19
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Original photo of "The Protector" after being renamed "The Osetr"
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Mapcase | ||
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With entire Russian crew, their names penned on lower mount.
Rudin # SL-20 |
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USS S-47
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Box 3 | Folder 2 | |
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Rudin # SL-25 |
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"The Future of the Submarine", printed presentation by Lake to Optimist Club of Philadelphia
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Box 1 | Folder 26 | |
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Rudin # SL-28
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| March, April 1920 |
The Lake Periscope
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Box 2 | Folder 3 |
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Company magazine of Lake Torpedo Boat Co., including visit by Pershing to factory.
Rudin # SL-32 |
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| 1907 |
"Sage Submarine Vessels and the Future of the Art"
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Box 2 | Folder 4 |
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Pamphlet by Lake, illustrated.
Rudin # SL-33 |
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| 1920 |
"Recovering Natural Products of the Sea"
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Box 2 | Folder 5 |
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Pamphlet, bears the name of Submarine and Exploration Co.
Rudin # SL-34 |
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| n.d. |
Pamphlet, "Fortunes Under the Sea", by Simon Lake.
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Box 1 | Folder 27 |
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Rudin # SL-35
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| July 1900 |
Pamphlet, "The Argonaut: Her Evolution and History", by Simon Lake
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Box 1 | Folder 28 |
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Rudin # SL-36
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| n.d. |
Pamphlet, "The Development of the Lake Type Submarine Torpedo Boats". Two copies
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Box 1 | Folder 29 |
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Rudin # SL-37, A-132
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| n.d. |
Pamphlet, "Captain Simon Lake, Inventor of the Submarine, has Perfected Equipment to Salvage Fortunes Now Under the Sea".
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Box 1 | Folder 30 |
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Rudin # SL-38
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| November 7, 1964 |
Pamphlet, "Commissioning of United States Ship Simon Lake (AS-33)". Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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Box 1 | Folder 31 |
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48 pages with photo of ship.
Rudin # SL-39 |
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| 1918 |
"Modern Submarines in War and Peace"
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
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Reprint.
Rudin # SL-40 |
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| May, 1906 |
"The Submarine Versus the Submersible", by Simon Lake.
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Box 1 | Folder 32 |
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Rudin # SL-41
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| 1898, 1915 |
Three copies of "Scientific American"
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Box 3 | Folder 3 |
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Article on the Argonaut, other articles by Lake with illustrations.
Rudin # SL-29-31 |
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Illustration from "Recovering Natural Products from the Sea"
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Box 3 | Folder 4 | |
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Rudin # SL-34
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