State University of New York Maritime College
Organization
Dates
- Existence: founded 1874
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Captain Hugh Stephens Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0030
Scope and Contents
In this interview Captain Hugh Stephens speaks of his time as a merchant mariner during World War II working on liberty transport ships, his experiences during his career after the war, how he got into being a nautical educator, and comparing cadets from his time to cadets nowadays.
Captain Robert Fay Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0047
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Captain Fay discusses his childhood spent working on fishing boats, why he went to SUNY Maritime college, stories of his time at the college and the people he knew there, the three cruises he spent aboard the Empire State V, the first women cadets at the college, and his career post graduation.
Carl F. Vander Clute Papers, 1955-1961
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AP-0006
Contents of Collection
The collection primarily consists of records related to Vander Clute's work with the Maritime College Council, which he chaired from 1955-1960. Materials include meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, and a few photographs.
Documenting COVID-19 Experiences at SUNY Maritime College, 2020
Collection
Identifier: CA-RG18-0001
Overview
In March 2020, SUNY Maritime College was temporarily closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In May, the archivist sent a call for stories, images, and oral histories from students, faculty and staff of SUNY Maritime College to collect the impact the pandemic had on their lives.
Empire State I Logbooks, 1931-1941
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0005
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the logbooks from the U.S.S Empire State one of the training ships used by the New York State Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) to train young men for the merchant marines and the naval reserves. A ship’s logbook is a daily record of the ship’s course, speed and location. Navigational, piloting and other notable events occurring in and around the ship are also recorded in a ship’s logbook. Logbooks serve as a reminder to the officers of the deck of their...
Empire State I Records, 1927-1979
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0003
Scope and Contents
The Empire State I was used by the New York State Merchant Marine Academy (now SUNY Maritime College) as its training ship from 1931 until 1941. The ship was used to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in this collection include documents regarding the acquisition of the Empire State, materials recounting of the Empire State’s rescue of a Spanish fishing boat as well as films, transparencies and students notebooks donated by Frederick E....
Empire State VI Logbooks, 1990-1999
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0008
Overview
This collection consists of the logbooks from the U.S.S Empire State VI training ship used by the State University of New York Maritime College to train students for the merchant marines and the naval reserves. A ship’s logbook is a daily record of the ship’s course, speed and location. Navigational, piloting and other notable events occurring in and around the ship are also recorded in a ship’s logbook.
Janis Krastins Photographs, circa 1961-1981
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: AP-0023
Scope and Contents
Color photographic prints depicting the SUNY Maritime College campus, students, and training ships.
Jerry Antos and Michael Perdoncin Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-Antos
Scope and Contents
Jerry Antos is a retired Lieutenant for the SUNY Maritime College campus police force. Michael Perdoncin was a coworker of Antos and is the current Lieutenant for the SUNY Maritime College campus police force. In this interview they both reminisce on their time spent at SUNY Maritime college, how things have changed since Jerry Antos started in the 1980's, the trials and tribulations of being a campus police officer, and their favorite work stories.
Phylipp Dilloway Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0029
Scope and Contents
In the interview Phyl talks about his life leading up to his Maritime career, his time spent at the New York Maritime Academy from the Summer of 1944 to his graduation in October 1946, the people he knew while he was at the Academy, his time on the training ship USMSTS American Pilot (also known as Empire State I), and the differences between today's mariners and mariners in the 1940s.