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AP. Personal Papers of Alumni, Faculty, and Staff

 Record Group
Identifier: AP
Papers of SUNY Maritime College alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators. These papers were accessioned from the individual (not the department) and may include personal and career related material outside of the individual's relationship to Maritime College.

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Albert A. Lawrence Faculty Papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1998-3
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1960

Alexander Paul Papers, 1856-1950

 Collection
Identifier: AP-0002
Abstract

The collection documents the life and career of Alexander Paul (1883-1956), a 1901 graduate of the New York Nautical (now SUNY Maritime College) St. Mary's whose maritime career culminated as an Inspector of Marine Vessels. Materials include a personal log book/diary with newspaper clippings and photographs, correspondence, documents related to Paul's career, and photographs.

Dates: 1856 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1950

Arthur M. Tode Papers, 1908-1975

 Collection
Identifier: AP-0005
Abstract

Tode was a 1912 graduate of New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College), and later served as an instructor and Chief Engineer at the school. He was known for his advocacy of a strong Merchant Marine, especially through his leadership of the Propeller Club, which he built into an influential national organization. Materials include correspondence, publications, diary extracts, clippings, photographs, medals, and other career related documents.

Dates: 1908 - 1975

Calvin T. Durgin Correspondence

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: FIC-12
Dates: Majority of material found within 1952 - 1959

Captain Roland R. Parent and Richard C. Brown, USS St. Marys Model Records, 2007-2019

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: AP-0026
Abstract

This collection contains ship modeling resources and correspondence by Richard C. Brown, Class of 1947, and Capt. Roland R. Parent, Class of 1968.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2007 - 2019

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.

Dates: 1937 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1961

Cecil Northrop Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AP-0024
Content Description This collection provides an intimate picture of Cecil Northrop's life at sea in the 1920s as a cadet in traning and merchant mariner. Northrop kept extensive diaries (handwritten and typed) where he recorded his impressions of life aboard the ship, foreign ports visited, people he met on his travels, and relationships with friends, family, and love interests. It appears Northrop was compiling some of the manuscripts into essays, and viewed his writing as part of the great sea narrative...
Dates: 1919 - 1941

Herbert T. Clabault Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: AP-0015
Abstract The collection documents the academic and employment career of Herbert Clabault (1909-1975), a 1929 graduate of the New York Nautical School, later named the New York State Merchant Marine Academy in 1929 (now named the SUNY Maritime College) on the schoolship Newport. Clabault's maritime career culminated as an employee of an international marine insurance company. Materials include a Continuous Discharge Book, class notes, company directory, deposition transcript,...
Dates: 1929 - 1972

David Epstein Summer Sea Term Films, 1966-1980

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: AP-0022
Content Description

This collection consists of 12 reels of film (all Super 8 or 8mm) dated from the 1960s-1980 depicting summer sea terms on the Maritime College training ships Empire State IV (training ship from 1959-1973) and the Empire State V (training ship from 1973 - 1990). Footage shows training drills, oceanography experiments, and leisure activities on the ships and at international ports.

Dates: 1966 - 1980

Felix Riesenberg Papers, 1879–1940s

 Collection
Identifier: AP-0019
Abstract

Felix Riesenberg (1879-1939) was an American seaman, explorer, engineer, and author of fiction and nonfiction. The collection contains personal papers and items, as well as copies of his published works.

Dates: 1879 - 1949