SC. Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: SC
Records and personal papers of significant maritime professionals and organizations collected by the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Sailors' Snug Harbor Records, 1757-2008
Collection
Identifier: SC-0016
Abstract
The Sailors' Snug Harbor Records encapsulate the history of one of the first secular philanthropic organizations and home for retired mariners in the United States. The collection spans the institution's history beginning at the turn of the 19th century through the institution's move to a new facility in Sea Level, NC in 1976 and eventual closure in 2005. The records document the operations and management of the institution and shed light on the lives of the residents before and during their...
Dates:
1757 - 2008
Women's Propeller Club of the United States - Port of New York Records, 1970-1996
Collection
Identifier: SC-0020
Contents of Collection
Records relating to the governance and activities of the Port of New York chapter of the Women's Propeller Club as well as its national parent organization. Additionally, there are a small quanitity of documents related to three other maritime organizations (the Seamen's Church Institute, South Street Seaport, and City Island Historical Society).
Dates:
1970 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1986
W.R. Grace & Co. Records, 1956-1970
Collection
Identifier: SC-0019
Abstract
This collection contains financial and public relations documents of the W.R. Grace & Company, a steam ship company active in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Dates:
1956 - 1970