Sub-Series 16.2: External Printed Material
Scope and Contents
Includes books, pamphlets, broadsides and ephemera collected by SCI relating to the maritime community and contemporary events and politics. Some items likely formed part of the Joseph Conrad Library collection, which operated as a seafarers’ library at SCI’s 25 South Street and 15 State Street headquarters. Of particular note is SCI’s collection of unique and scarce labor pamphlets from the New York City waterfront circa 1930-1950.
Dates
- 1818-2011
Access Note
Materials dated within the last 25 years are restricted. Some pre-1985 materials in Series 1, 7, 9, 10, and 14 are restricted due to the sensitivity of content.
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Arranged by subject into 5 sub‐sub series: Labor and Politics, Maritime, Ministry, Other Printed Material and World War II.
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
