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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 28 Collections and/or Records:

Louis E. Weickum Papers, 1900-1960

 Collection
Identifier: AP-0004
Content Description The collection consists of letters, ship diaries, books, pamphlets, memorabilia, drawings, wood blocks, scrapbooks, and albums. One scrapbook (titled "Memorabilia") was compiled by Harry C. Ballard and contains photos, drawings, and letters reflecting Weickum's life. Content of Containers Rough outline from legacy finding aid:Box 1: Correspondence 1905-1960, Diaries, records of cruises, and course notes while on St. Mary's...
Dates: circa 1900-1960

Malcolm Peters Nash Papers, 1887-1968

 Collection
Identifier: AP-0018
Abstract

This collection documents the career of Malcolm Peters Nash from his education at the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) through his service with the United States Navy and his years with the Naval Reserve. The collection consists of documents, diaries, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, artifacts and ephemera.

Dates: 1887-1968

Phylipp Dilloway Papers, 1946-2021

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AP-0020
Contents of Collection The Phylipp Dilloway Papers contain materials from his time at sea on the training ship USMSTS American Pilot (also known as the Empire State I), his later career as a consultant for Dunlap & Associates, research materials associated with his book "Class of October 1946", and other materials from his career and personal life. These materials include correspondences, photographs, reports, a journal he kept when at sea, two bridge coats he wore while at sea, and other artifacts....
Dates: circa 1946-2017

Schuyler Forbes Cumings Papers, 1916-1950

 File
Identifier: AP-0031
Scope and Contents

This small collection contains some personal items but a large portion deals with the rescue of the Andjik on March 2, 1925, when, as commander of the American Merchant, Schuyler Forbes Cumings towed the Dutch Vessel 500 miles into the Azores. In 1928, rescue of 121 passengers aboard the SS Vestris is recorded in radiograms and other documents.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1916 - 1950

The Joseph Gerson Collection

 File
Identifier: AP-011
Scope and Contents The Joseph Gerson Collection comprises primarily of materials that were either given to Gerson through his efforts as Alumni Association reunion recruiter or with the Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Shuyler. Additional items found in the collection also come from Gerson’s own personal collection that he considered significant. Items within box one of the collection include Gerson’s correspondences with alumnus of SUNY Maritime College; newspaper clippings mentioning SUNY Maritime and its...
Dates: 1923 - 2004

Thomas F. Caldwell Papers, 1924-1969

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AP-0021
Content Description

Papers and artifacts documenting Thomas F. Caldwell's time at the New York State Nautical School and subsequent maritime career. Highlights include Caldwell's daily log from the schoolship Newport in 1925 and a photographic portrait of Caldwell as a young graduate.

Dates: circa 1924-1969

Thomas Service and Clay Beall, III photographs, circa 1950s

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: AP-0025
Abstract

A series of photographs taken by Thomas Service, Class of 1938, and given to L. Clay Beall III, Class of 1969.

Dates: circa 1950s

William F. Warm Papers

 File
Identifier: AP-0013
Scope and Contents

The papers of William F. Warm, SUNY Maritime Class of 1944, consist of reports, memoranda (most of which are lengthy and entail the submission of further reports), and some correspondence and other miscellaneous documents during his time on various national and international committees focusing on container ships and international trade transportation. Many of these documents are photocopies and not original, and were made during the course of office procedure.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1973