Box 6
Container
Contains 2 Results:
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
Unpublished Manuscript by Charley Morgan , circa 1875-1876
Item — Box: 6
Scope and Contents
This book contains a note written by Carol Finerman an archivist at the school, circa 1975. The note reads, "This book belonged to Charley Morgan, a student aboard the St. Mary's c. 1875-76. He was dismissed before he graduated in November 1876. The book is a fictionalized account of life at sea for a young boy."
Dates:
circa 1875-1876