Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Photographs Collection
Scope and Content
Includes black and white and color photographs of people, places, and scenes documenting the history of SCI and the development of Lower Manhattan. Of particular note are photographs of the interiors and exteriors of SCI’s headquarters at 25 South Street, 15 State Street and 241 Water Street; SCI’s missionary outposts in Lower Manhattan; SCI’s chapels; Port Newark; the Merchant Marine School; the Women’s Council; art & artifacts; board members; employees; ships; seafarers; and New York City scenes.
Some photographs date back to the late 19th century.
Dates
- Various Dates
Creator
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
Restrictions
A large collection of glass negatives and lantern slides are currently undergoing a preservation survey and are restricted until further notice.
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order according to subject file.
Creator
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
Source
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey (Organization)
- Title
- Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey Photographs Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Johnathan Thayer, 2011. Revised and machine readable finding aid created by Dan Brenner, Fall, 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
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
