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Collection Reference Number GLC00687.163
From Archive Folder Papers of George May Powell 
Title George Powell May to "Gents." about fireproofing buildings
Date 24 January 1883
Author Powell, George May (1835-1905)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description The issue of fireproof buildings is important in forestry matters, and he requests the value of raising building quality. Fireproofing buildings will cost less in the end and are more healthy.
Subjects Finance  Firefighting  Forestry  Architecture  
People Powell, George May (1835-1905)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945