Content Description

This collection consists of 12 reels of film (all Super 8 or 8mm) dated from the 1960s-1980 depicting summer sea terms on the Maritime College training ships Empire State IV (training ship from 1959-1973) and the Empire State V (training ship from 1973 - 1990). Footage shows training drills, oceanography experiments, and leisure activities on the ships and at international ports.

Scope and Contents The SUNY Maritime College Oversized Document Collection consists of oversized documents related to college history, as well as some oversized documents with unknown origin.Types of documents include: Topographical maps of Throggs Neck and greater New York Maury Wind and Current Charts Maritime Art Blueprints of Fort Schuyler Marine Engineering Schematics Naval Architecture Plans Stephen B. Luce Library renovation plans Travel Posters Cruise Ship Advertisements Please...

Scope and Contents

The photographs depict student activities, academics, clubs and athletics; alumni; staff/faculty; presidents; buildings and spaces on campus; the reconstruction and dedication of Fort Schuyler in the 1930s; aerial views; military formations; special events and commencement ceremonies; and life aboard the early schoolships St. Mary's (1875-1908) and Newport (1907 - 1931) as well as subsequent training ships Empire State I through Empire State VI.