Louis E. Weickum Papers, 1900-1960
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.
Rough outline from legacy finding aid:
Box 1: Correspondence 1905-1960, Diaries, records of cruises, and course notes while on St. Mary's 1901-1903; miscellaneous books; memorabilia; Alumni Association materials (including "efforts to save the Newport").
Box 2: Commercially published artwork and articles
Box 3: Articles, pictures, drawings, clippings
Box 4: Art Work (Training Ships); Songs; National Geographic maps
Box 5: Photographs (Annual Dinner Propeller Club 1943, ships, ocean seas, albums)
Box 6: Pins, Medals, Compass, Wood Blocks; Sleeve Insignia; Armband; Book Ends
Box 7: Publications
Boxes 8-11: Oversized materials (drawings, albums, etc.)
Dates
- circa 1900-1960
Creator
- Weickum, Louis E. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Appointments to examine materials must be made in advance. Please e-mail library@sunymaritime.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproductions may be provided to users to support research and scholarship. However, collection use is subject to all copyright laws. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Biographical Note
Weickum (1881-1963), a commerical maritime artist, attended the New York Nautical School as a cadet on St. Mary's from 1902-1903. He went on to work for the Hamburg American Lines, first as editor of the Atlantic Daily News on the steamer Kaiserin Augusti Victoria; then on shore as advertising manager and press agent. He created booklets, posters, and other publicity materials for the company and also for the New York Nautical School Alumni Association. His drawings and articles appeared in many maritime publications.
Extent
8.25 Linear Feet (8 standard archival document boxes; 3 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College 6 Pennyfield Avenue Bronx, NY 10465 Telephone: (718) 409-7231 library@sunymaritime.edu
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presumably this collection was a gift but no documentation has yet been located.
Separated Materials
According to the original finding aid, Weickum's photographs taken as a cadet aboard the St. Mary's were removed and integrated into the College Photo Collection.
- Title
- Louis E. Weickum Papers, 1900-1960
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Edition statement
- The original finding aid for this collection consisted of an introduction and container/file list (no date or author listed). In 2017 Archivist Annie Tummino updated the intellectual description to meet DACS standards and entered it into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen B. Luce Library Repository