Staff (SCI) - Correspondence, 1930 Dec. 19 - 1934 Nov. 10
Scope and Content
Includes minutes, correspondence, and reports related to SCI’s work as an advocate for seafarers’ rights, as well as materials related to waterfront labor activism and tensions in the Port of New York. Of particular note is correspondence between J. Augustus Johnson and Rev. Archibald R. Mansfield with the Department of Commerce and Labor, the War Department of the U. S. Navy and various Senators and Representatives regarding seafarers’ rights legislation. Also of note is correspondence related to leftist activity among seafarers within the Institute and on the waterfront.
Dates
- 1930 Dec. 19 - 1934 Nov. 10
Restrictions
The records of the Center for Seafarers’ Rights are currently being processed and are restricted until further notice.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
