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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: Ingls claim on Randall estate; Excerpt from Supreme Court case report, p. 1

: Ingls claim on Randall estate; Excerpt from Supreme Court case report, title page

: Ingls claim on Randall estate; Excerpt from Supreme Court case report, p. 4

: Jacob Tyson Property; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: Kissel Avenue, open to the public; Copy of letter to Governor Beckwith from Chief Engineer Fletcher regarding work to be done on Kissel Avenue, p. 2

: Kissel Avenue, open to the public; Copy of letter to Governor Beckwith from Chief Engineer Fletcher regarding work to be done on Kissel Avenue, p. 1

: Letter from London Times; Cover letter from London "Times" enclosing draft of proposed article for Encyclopedia Britannica

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 2: Gist of Corbett Survey of 1949

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Contents of Minutes of the Executive Meeting of October 2, 1953

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 3: Accomplishments to date

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 7: Financial Problems

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 4: The Social and human point of view, Community Research Associates, April 1953

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 5: Manhattan properties

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 8: Tentative plans

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 5: Manhattan properties

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Title page of memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 1: Situation at the Harbor in November, 1948

: Memorandum regarding eventual replacement of Harbor buildings; Part 3: Accomplishments to date, continued

: Michael Coppinger Property; Purchase of several parcels of land, board minutes

: President's Report 1897; Report by President of Board of Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor, p. 2

: President's Report 1897; Report by President of Board of Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor, p. 1

: Privateering Founded Snug Harbor; Article from [The Sun's Rays] with history of Sailors' Snug Harbor

: Purchase of Soria Farm; Deed for sale of Soria farm to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor for, p. 2

: Purchase of Soria Farm; Deed for sale of Soria farm to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor, p. 1

: Purchase of Soria Farm; Caption of deed for sale of Soria farm to Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor

: Raynor House; Carbon copy of letter from Executive Manager to Staten Island Historical Society asking for clarification as to their interest in Raynor House

: Raynor House; First four inside pages of brochure on Historic Village of Richmondtown

: Raynor House; Brochure for Historic Village of Richmondtown and Historical Museum, front cover

: Raynor House; Letter from Museum of Staten Island Historical Society expressing interest in Raynor House

: Raynor House; Letter from Museum of Staten Island Historical Society expressing further interest in Raynor House

: Raynor House; Untitled

: Raynor House; Last four inside pages of brochure on Historic Village of Richmondtown

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor containing bid for construction of sea wall

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Counsel of November 24, 1926 to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor regarding damage to sea wall, p. 1

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; SIRTRR map showing right of way across property of Sailors' Snug Harbor, Shore Road

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Application for permit from Department of Docks, City of New York, to construct sea wall, p. 2

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Application for permit from Department of Docks, City of New York, to construct sea wall, p. 1

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Counsel of November 24, 1926 to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor regarding damage to sea wall, p. 2

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Counsel of July 30, 1926 to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor regarding damage to sea wall, p. 1

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Chart of Sailors' Snug Harbor dock: "soundings in feet taken upon completion of dredging operations at ordinary low tide," p. 1

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor warning of damage to embankment

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Letter from Counsel of July 30, 1926 to Comptroller of Sailors' Snug Harbor regarding damage to sea wall, p. 2

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; Chart of Sailors' Snug Harbor dock: "soundings in feet taken upon completion of dredging operations at ordinary low tide," p. 2

: Reinforcement of sea wall and rail road; SIRTRR map showing right of way across property of Sailors' Snug Harbor, Richmond Terrace

: Sailors' Snug Harbor; Article on history of Sailors' Snug Harbor with photos in The Otis Bulletin, p. 2

: Sailors' Snug Harbor; Article on history of Sailors' Snug Harbor with photos in The Otis Bulletin, p. 1

: Sailors' Snug Harbor; Photograph of men outside the Stevedores Otis S.A. in The Otis Bulletin, cover

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History Photographs; Black and white digital image of a woman sitting behind a counter with a register at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York. She seems to be working at a caf�. There are coffee pots behind her and a sign about milk on the wall.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two articles from the New York Times ""Favorable Weather Helps Speed Construction on New Brevoort"" and ""Wanamaker to Close Main Store After 58 Years on Broadway Site"" are shown along with a Tribune article ""Wanamaker Sale to Union Proposed with photo included. Keywords: apartments, Washington Square, Manhattan,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two newspaper clippings from the Staten Island Advance titled ""Islander is Given Music Doctorate"" and ""Freak Accident: Plane Vibration Cracks Flagpole."" Keywords: Music, Doctorate, H. Blaine Courtney, Maintenance manager, Findlay College, Plane, Flagpole.

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