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CA. College Archives

 Record Group
Identifier: CA
Institutional records of Maritime College, State University of New York

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Captain Hugh Stephens Oral History Interview

 File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0030
Scope and Contents

In this interview Captain Hugh Stephens speaks of his time as a merchant mariner during World War II working on liberty transport ships, his experiences during his career after the war, how he got into being a nautical educator, and comparing cadets from his time to cadets nowadays.

Dates: 2011-03-31

Captain Robert Fay Oral History Interview

 File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0047
Scope and Contents

In this interview, Captain Fay discusses his childhood spent working on fishing boats, why he went to SUNY Maritime college, stories of his time at the college and the people he knew there, the three cruises he spent aboard the Empire State V, the first women cadets at the college, and his career post graduation.

Dates: 2012-01-24

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

Phylipp Dilloway Oral History Interview

 File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0029
Scope and Contents

In the interview Phyl talks about his life leading up to his Maritime career, his time spent at the New York Maritime Academy from the Summer of 1944 to his graduation in October 1946, the people he knew while he was at the Academy, his time on the training ship USMSTS American Pilot (also known as Empire State I), and the differences between today's mariners and mariners in the 1940s.

Dates: 2011-03-10

Robert B. Thompson Oral History Interview

 File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0063
Scope and Contents

This interview contains Robert B. Thompsons experiences while attending SUNY Maritime College, his time spent as a Master if the Training Ship in 1978, his favorite stories while at sea, and an account of an aid trip he made to North Korea.

Dates: 2013-07-18

St. Mary's Schoolship Records, 1853-1958

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0001
Scope and Contents The schoolship St. Mary's, a square-rigged sloop-of war was used by the New York Nautical School from 1874-1908 to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in the collection include letters and documents regarding the creation of the New York Nautical School and the transfer of the St. Mary's to the New York City Board of Education. Also included are administrative documents regarding the running of the school; cruise itineraries; student log...
Dates: 1853 - 1958

SUNY Maritime College Catalogs / Bulletins, 1929-2003

 Collection
Identifier: CA-RG9-0002
Contents of Collection Collection consists of college catalogs/bulletins for SUNY Maritime College from 1929 through 2003. Catalogs/Bulletins have not been located for the years 1874-1928 (it's possible they may not have been published at that time). These volumes are referred to as either catalogs or bulletins depending on the year. A typical catalog/bulletin includes the academic calendar and programs for a given year. Also included is information regarding student life, admission requirements, financial...
Dates: 1929 - 2003

SUNY Maritime College Student Files, 1892-1946

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG8-0001
Contents of Collection The SUNY Maritime College Student Files consist of individual files that include applications for admission, school transcripts, physical examination reports, and various types of correspondence. Some files contain photographs of the students as well as demerit records. The practice of keeping individual files for each student seems to have started around 1925 therefore files for students who graduated prior to that date are inconsistent and contain significantly less documentation. Many of...
Dates: 1876 - 1946

SUNY Maritime College Yearbooks, 1922-2019

 Collection
Identifier: CA-RG9-0001
Contents of Collection This collection consists of yearbooks published for the graduating classes of SUNY Maritime College from 1922 through 2016. Yearbooks were not published prior to 1922 nor from 1924-1938. In 1951 there was no graduating class and yearbooks have not been located for the years 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 (it's possible they may not have been published those years).A typical yearbook includes a listing of that year's graduating class (usually with photographs), as well as highlights...
Dates: 1922 - 2019