McMurray, Frederick S.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1878 - 1958
Biographical Note
Graduate of New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College), class of 1896.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick S. McMurray Papers, 1890-1958
Collection
Identifier: AP-0003
Abstract
The collection documents the career and life of Frederick S. McMurray (1879-1958), beginning with his training at the New York Nautical School (now the SUNY Maritime College) on the Schoolship "St. Mary's" through his years as an instructor at the New York Nautical School and his service with the United States Navy.
Dates:
circa 1890-1958
Newport Schoolship Records, 1896-1970
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0002
Scope and Contents
The schoolship Newport, a sail-steam hybrid gunboat was used by the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in this collection include blueprints of the Newport, administrative documents regarding the running of the school, historical documents and data, documents pertaining to the school’s curriculum, cruise itineraries, news articles and laws concerning the New York State Nautical School....
Dates:
1896 - 1970
St. Mary's Schoolship Records, 1853-1958
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0001
Scope and Contents
The schoolship St. Mary's, a square-rigged sloop-of war was used by the New York Nautical School from 1874-1908 to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in the collection include letters and documents regarding the creation of the New York Nautical School and the transfer of the St. Mary's to the New York City Board of Education. Also included are administrative documents regarding the running of the school; cruise itineraries; student log...
Dates:
1853 - 1958
Student Files, Graduated 1892-1923
File — Box: 1
Contents of Collection
From the Collection:
The SUNY Maritime College Student Files consist of individual files that include applications for admission, school transcripts, physical examination reports, and various types of correspondence. Some files contain photographs of the students as well as demerit records. The practice of keeping individual files for each student seems to have started around 1925 therefore files for students who graduated prior to that date are inconsistent and contain significantly less documentation. Many of...
Dates:
Event: Graduated 1892-1923
Additional filters:
- Type
- Collection 3
- Archival Object 1
- Subject
- Nautical training-schools 3
- Sailors 3
- Seafaring life 3
- Training-ships 3
- Merchant Marine-United States 2
- New York (State) 2
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Spanish-American War, 1898 1
- World War I 1
- World War II 1
- diaries 1 ∧ less
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