"The Black Whale Captured in Charleston Harbor, January 1880"
Collection Overview
Holograph manuscript with annotations and corrections written by Gabriel Manigault for publication in the Proceedings of the Elliott Society. In the manuscript Manigault notes that an earlier article, published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, was based on his letter to J.B. Holder. The manuscript describes the capture of a Right whale in Charleston harbor in January 1880, a description of the whale, the steps taken to preserve the specimen for exhibit at the College of Charleston Museum, and descriptions taken from published sources describing similar animals that had been sighted along the American coast and elsewhere beginning in the early 18th century.
Dates
- Creation: 1885
Creator
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Physician and graduate of the College of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina) who studied medicine at the University of South Carolina and zoology in Paris. Gabriel Edward Manigault became curator of the College of Charleston Museum (Charleston, S.C.) in 1873. The skeleton of the whale was exhibited on the third floor ceiling of the museum of the College of Charleston, then later removed by Paul M. Rea and exhibited at the Charleston Museum. An earlier article, "The Atlantic Right whales ...", written by Joseph Bassett Holder and published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, No. 4 (1883), was based on whales described by Manigault and others.
Extent
1 folder (1 item ) : 8 pages
Custodial History
Found by a female Palmer College student in a carton of manuscripts being thrown away from a building on Montague Street (behind Palmer College, Charleston, South Carolina) belonging to W.G. Mazyck. Given to Francis Bremer who gave them to Laura Mary Bragg.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Laura Mary Bragg.
Alternate Form of Materials
Digital reproductions available online in the Lowcountry Digital Library.
Subject
- Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888 (Person)
- Charleston Museum (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- College of Charleston. Museum (Organization)
Source
- Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978 (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the "The Black Whale Captured in Charleston Harbor, January 1880," 1885
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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