CA. College Archives
Record Group
Identifier: CA
Institutional records of Maritime College, State University of New York
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Empire State I Logbooks, 1931-1941
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0005
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the logbooks from the U.S.S Empire State one of the training ships used by the New York State Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) to train young men for the merchant marines and the naval reserves. A ship’s logbook is a daily record of the ship’s course, speed and location. Navigational, piloting and other notable events occurring in and around the ship are also recorded in a ship’s logbook. Logbooks serve as a reminder to the officers of the deck of their...
Dates:
1931 - 1941
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 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