Seafaring life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
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in this collection include blueprints of the Newport, administrative documents regarding the running of the school, historical documents and data, documents pertaining to the school’s curriculum, cruise itineraries, news articles and laws concerning the New York State Nautical School....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
Phylipp Dilloway Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0029
Scope and Contents
In the interview Phyl talks about his life leading up to his Maritime career, his time spent at the New York Maritime Academy from the Summer of 1944 to his graduation in October 1946, the people he knew while he was at the Academy, his time on the training ship USMSTS American Pilot (also known as Empire State I), and the differences between today's mariners and mariners in the 1940s.
Dates:
2011-03-10
Phylipp Dilloway Papers, 1946-2021
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AP-0020
Contents of Collection
The Phylipp Dilloway Papers contain materials from his time at sea on the training ship USMSTS American Pilot (also known as the Empire State I), his later career as a consultant for Dunlap & Associates, research materials associated with his book "Class of October 1946", and other materials from his career and personal life. These materials include correspondences, photographs, reports, a journal he kept when at sea, two bridge coats he wore while at sea, and other artifacts....
Dates:
circa 1946-2017
Robert B. Thompson Oral History Interview
File
Identifier: CA-RG15-0063
Scope and Contents
This interview contains Robert B. Thompsons experiences while attending SUNY Maritime College, his time spent as a Master if the Training Ship in 1978, his favorite stories while at sea, and an account of an aid trip he made to North Korea.
Dates:
2013-07-18
Sailors' Snug Harbor Records, 1757-2008
Collection
Identifier: SC-0016
Abstract
The Sailors' Snug Harbor Records encapsulate the history of one of the first secular philanthropic organizations and home for retired mariners in the United States. The collection spans the institution's history beginning at the turn of the 19th century through the institution's move to a new facility in Sea Level, NC in 1976 and eventual closure in 2005. The records document the operations and management of the institution and shed light on the lives of the residents before and during their...
Dates:
1757 - 2008
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
SUNY Maritime College Admissions, Graduate and Progress Registers, 1875-1944
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG8-0002
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...
Dates:
1875 - 1944
SUNY Maritime College Student Files, 1892-1946
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CA-RG8-0001
Contents of Collection
The SUNY Maritime College Student Files consist of individual files that include applications for admission, school transcripts, physical examination reports, and various types of correspondence. Some files contain photographs of the students as well as demerit records. The practice of keeping individual files for each student seems to have started around 1925 therefore files for students who graduated prior to that date are inconsistent and contain significantly less documentation. Many of...
Dates:
1876 - 1946