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Formal title:
John L. Lochhead Collection
Extent:
34.22 cubic feet
Date range:
1916-1990 (bulk 1929-1985)
Abstract:
Large collection of maritime books, photo negatives, journals and scrapbooks collected and compiled by Lochhead throughout his life and military service.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1991.03
Formal title:
A. T. Mahan letters
Extent:
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
1894 and undated
Abstract:
This collection consists of four letters written by A. T. Mahan (1840-1914), American naval officer and historian, to James R. Thursfield (1840-1923), British naval historian and journalist, and his wife.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.523
Formal title:
Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Collection
Extent:
480 cubic feet
Date range:
1920-1984
Abstract:
This collection of photographs, photo albums, and ephemera, includes marketing material and business correspodence created by Maryland Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1984.02
Formal title:
John Maxtone-Graham Papers
Extent:
24 linear feet
Date range:
1900-2015 (bulk 1930-1995)
Abstract:
John Maxtone-Graham's personal papers and files, as well as various photographs, souvenirs, and ephemera related to maritime history, steamships, steamship companies, and travel.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
2018.07
Formal title:
Minoru Saito Collection
Extent:
1 folder
Date range:
1995-2005 (bulk 1995-2005)
Abstract:
Log books for parts of single-handed circumnavigations, and related material.
Repository:
IYRS Maritime Library
Collection call no:
0530
Formal title:
Chujiro Nakajima Collection
Extent:
37 linear feet
Date range:
1911-1967
Abstract:
This collection comprises postcards and ephemera collected by Nakajima, documenting Japanese maritime history. The paper ephemera and cards portray ships built and launched in the nation’s ports, as well as vessels that frequented those ports, between 1911-1967.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1967.02
Formal title:
Newport Insurance Company records
Extent:
12 oversized bound volumes and 2 folders
Date range:
1799-1835 (bulk 1799-1802)
Abstract:
This collection contains the business records of the Newport Insurance Company.
Repository:
Newport Historical Society
Collection call no:
MS-2012-1
Formal title:
Newport Ship Yard, Inc. collection
Extent:
.83 linear feet
Date range:
1880-1989 1947-1973
Abstract:
This collection includes a variety of records salvaged from the former Newport Shipyard, including correspondence, clippings, meeting minutes, promotional material, and administrative records, as well as images of boats affiliated with the shipyard and depicting work at the shipyard's three sites.
Repository:
Salve Regina University Special Collections
Collection call no:
SP.10
Formal title:
Obadiah Brown I (1712-1762) Papers
Extent:
5 linear feet
Date range:
1719-1776 (bulk 1740-1762)
Abstract:
Obadiah Brown I (1712-1762) was born in Providence. His father was Elder James Brown (1666-1716), a pastor on the First Baptist Church; his mother was Mary (Harris) Brown. Upon reaching adulthood, Obadiah joined his older brother James Brown II (1698-1739) in the mercantile trade, which included traffic in cocoa, rum, molasses and slaves.
Repository:
Rhode Island Historical Society
Collection call no:
MSS 315
Formal title:
Capt. Earl C. Palmer Collection
Extent:
3.67 linear feet
Date range:
1940-1965
Abstract:
Large collection related to Moran Towing Co., tugboats, the merchant marine, marine engineering, and other maritime topics.
Repository:
Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:
1967.01

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