Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Missing Seamen Bureau Records
Scope and Content
Includes Missing Seamen’s files, correspondence and reports related to the Missing Seamen Bureau, founded in 1919 by Janet L. Roper and the Religious and Social Work Department to assist families and friends in locating missing seafarers. Missing Seamen’s files (1930-1978) include correspondence from people who had contacted the Institute hoping to locate a family member or loved one. Of particular note are Missing Men bulletins issued from 1920-1930 which were distributed to papers in ports around the world in search of missing seamen.
Dates
- 1920-1974
Creator
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (1 oversized item)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order according to creator and subject file within three sub-series: Missing Seamen Files, Oversized Materials, and Subject Files.
Source
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
Creator
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
- Title
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Missing Seamen Bureau 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
- Language of description note
- English
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
