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Scope and Contents This Admissions Book contains information regarding students who were admitted to the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College), between the years of 1875-1896. Information in this register includes student names, dates of admission, ages, place of birth, birth dates, as well as the height, weight and chest size of incoming students. These books also record the names and addresses of the students’ parents or guardians and the dates of when the students either graduated, withdrew...

Contents of Collection This collection includes several different types of registers kept by the administrators of the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) in the early years of the institution. The Admissions Registers contain information regarding all the students who were admitted to the school between 1875 through 1944. The information that can be found in these volumes include names of students, dates of admission, ages, students’ place of birth, birth dates, as well as the height, weight and...