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Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Seamen's Service Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCI-2016-005

Scope and Content

Includes ledgers, correspondence and reports related to various departments within the Institute that provided services to seamen, including the Department of Special Services, the Alcoholics Assistance Bureau, the Credit Bureau, the Employment Bureau, the Post Office Station for Seamen and the Seamen’s Bank for Saving. Also included are materials related to ship visiting. Of particular interest is correspondence related to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928, including direct communications between the Institute and members of the crew. Also of particular interest are correspondence and reports related to Federal relief for seafarers during the Great Depression, as well as communications between the Institute and the Welfare Council of New York City regarding the state of unemployed seafarers in the Port of New York. Additionally, materials related to the Institute’s transport vessel the Sentinel are included.

Dates

  • 1900-1978

Creator

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged in alphabetical order according to creator within two sub-series: Oversized Items and Subject Files.

Title
Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Seamen's Service Records
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Johnathan Thayer, 2011. Revised and machine readable finding aid created by Dan Brenner, Spring, 2016.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us