Sayles, W. R.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1927 - 1940