Records of Progress, 1909 - 1924

Item — Box: 19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This register contains students’ monthly, quarterly and yearly grade averages in the different subjects they studied at the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College). The ledger is organized by class (1st class, 2nd class etc.) and from 1914 onward the class are divided into departments (Deck or Engine). Some of the areas of study included are Deportment, Activity/Aptitude, Knotting/Splicing, Arithmetic, Geography, Writing, Spelling/Grammar, Navigation, Seamanship, Marine Engineering and Electricity. Term and overall averages as well as class ranking are also included in these registers.

Dates

1909 - 1924

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance. Please e-mail library@sunymaritime.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.

For institutional records, the library follows the “72 year rule” used by the U.S. government for census records, meaning that we will not release records with personal information about individuals for 72 years from the record date. Additionally record will be reviewed for compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which states that student records must be restricted until an individual is deceased, before being released.