Maritime College, Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives

Originally opened in 1833, Sailors' Snug Harbor provided a home for retired and disabled seamen on Staten Island for over 140 years. This collection of 638 objects presents a wide range of archival materials, including photographs, newspaper clippings, and financial documents relating to the history of this unique maritime institution in the years before it relocated to North Carolina in the 1970's.

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: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Mayor Strong seeking withdrawal of injunction, p. 1

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Board of Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor re access, p. 1

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Report of the Railroad Committee of the New Brighton Village Trustees, p. 1

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from DeGroot, Rawson & Stafford to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor re injunction, p. 1

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Resolution by Board of Trustees of Village of New Brighton granting access to Staten Island Electric Rail Road , p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Resolution by Board of Trustees of Village of New Brighton granting access to Staten Island Electric Rail Road, p. 1

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Board of Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor re access, p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from DeGroot, Rawson & Stafford to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor re merits of case and retainer, p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Report of the Railroad Committee of the New Brighton Village Trustees, p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Mayor Strong seeking withdrawal of injunction, p. 3

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Mayor Strong seeking withdrawal of injunction, p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Caption for Resolution by Board of Trustees of Village of New Brighton granting access to Staten Island Electric Rail Road

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Letter from Davies Stone & Auerbach on behalf of Staten Island Electric Railroad Company to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor requesting delay of delivery of consent to another company, p. 2

: Correspondences and resolutions permitting construction of Staten Island Electric Railroad; Release of Right of Way and Consent to Change of Power for Staten Island Belt Line Railway Company, p. 1

: Cover note from Attorney William A. Short to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor; Cover note Presumably attached to legal document

: Daniel Campbell Property; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: Dock house demolition; Letter from Governor Howard Flynn to Executive Committee recommending acceptance of Pavalec Steel Engineering proposal for demolition job

: Dock house demolition; Letter from Pavalec Steel Engineering to Sailors' Snug Harbor specifying terms of contract

: Dock house pier removal; Letter from Governor Henry R. Patterson indicating selection of Thor. Westlesen as contractor for pier removal

: Dock house pier removal; Letter from Deputy Commissioner of NYC Marine and Aviation granting permission to remove pier

: Dock house pier removal; Location Plan of Proposed Dock to be Removed

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; General Order of Executive Committee advising of Guenther's appointment as Deputy Comptroller

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Carbon copy of letter to Guenther from Board of Trustees advising him of his re-appointment as Secretary and Comptroller

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Excerpt from Guenther's Retirement Speech from Executive Committee meeting of June 1948

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Copy of Board resolutions for Guenther's retirement

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Carbon copy of letter to Guenther from Board of Trustees advising him of his appointment as Secretary and Comptroller

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Letter from Guenther to Board of Trustees thanking for appointment to Secretary and Comptroller

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Brief resume of Walter Albert Guenther indicating positions and years of service

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Carbon copy of letter from President (of Board?) to Guenther indication reconsideration of reduction of his "supplemental allowance"

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Carbon copy of letter to Guenther from Deputy Comptroller honoring years of service

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Memo to Guenther indicating salary increase

: Documentation re: Walter A. Guenther's service to the Harbor; Carbon copy of letter to Guenther from Board of Trustees advising him of his re-appointment as Secretary and Comptroller

: Draft of article on Sailors' Snug Harbor; Edited draft of proposed article for Encyclopedia Britannica, page 1

: Draft of article on Sailors' Snug Harbor; Edited draft of proposed article for Encyclopedia Britannica, page 2

: Emily Raynor Land; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: Fire in dock house; Chief Engineer's report of fire at dock house

: Fire repairs to dock house; Letter from Winchester Building Construction to Governor Flynn estimating cost of repairs

: Fire repairs to dock house; Carbon copy of letter from Davis Dorland to Sailors' Snug Harbor estimating cost of repairs

: Fire repairs to dock house; Memo from Winchester Building Construction to Sailors' Snug Harbor specifying work to be accomplished in dock house repairs

: Garner Estate; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: Great Harm is Feared as a Result of the Snug Harbor Trolley Injunction; Article from Staten Islander Republican of May 11, 1895 reporting on resolution passed by New Brighton Village Trustees against interference by Sailors' Snug Harbor Trustees

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Extract from Governor's Quarterly Report dated September, 1896

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Letter from Acting Commissioner of Richmond Borough to Captain Newbury, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor asking for date of completion of work

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Plan of Henderson Avenue on both north and south sides

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Detail of untitled plan

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Extract from Governor's Quarterly Report dated December, 1896

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Plan showing Sailors' Snug Harbor proposed widening of bridge at Henderson Avenue

: Henderson Avenue, widening of culvert/bridge; Memo bearing initials JH re: proposed improvements to bridge at Henderson Avenue

: Henderson Lots; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: Henderson and Castleton Avenues sidewalk issue; Letter from Attorney Short to Attorney Henry rendering legal opinion on sidewalk issue, p. 1

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