Seafaring life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Empire State I Records, 1927-1979
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0003
Scope and Contents
The Empire State I was used by the New York State Merchant Marine Academy (now SUNY Maritime College) as its training ship from 1931 until 1941. The ship was used to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in this collection include documents regarding the acquisition of the Empire State, materials recounting of the Empire State’s rescue of a Spanish fishing boat as well as films, transparencies and students notebooks donated by Frederick E....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1927 - 1940
Frederick S. McMurray Papers, 1890-1958
Collection
Identifier: AP-0003
Abstract
The collection documents the career and life of Frederick S. McMurray (1879-1958), beginning with his training at the New York Nautical School (now the SUNY Maritime College) on the Schoolship "St. Mary's" through his years as an instructor at the New York Nautical School and his service with the United States Navy.
Dates:
circa 1890-1958
Malcolm Peters Nash Papers, 1887-1968
Collection
Identifier: AP-0018
Abstract
This collection documents the career of Malcolm Peters Nash from his education at the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) through his service with the United States Navy and his years with the Naval Reserve. The collection consists of documents, diaries, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, artifacts and ephemera.
Dates:
1887-1968
Newport Schoolship Records, 1896-1970
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG1-0002
Scope and Contents
The schoolship Newport, a sail-steam hybrid gunboat was used by the New York Nautical School (now SUNY Maritime College) to train young men for careers in the Merchant Marines and the Naval Reserves. Materials in this collection include blueprints of the Newport, administrative documents regarding the running of the school, historical documents and data, documents pertaining to the school’s curriculum, cruise itineraries, news articles and laws concerning the New York State Nautical School....
Dates:
1896 - 1970