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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: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Three articles from different sources are shown reporting on the death of Capt. Charles Baldwin with photo included.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article reporting on an upcoming fashion show in the music hall for the benefit of the Staten Island Mental Health Society.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article named ""63 Islanders' Voting Right Challenged"" is shown from the Staten Island Advance regarding voting rights for three Snug Harbor residents.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A Staten Island Advance article named ""Ship's Master Takes Snug Harbor Helm"" reports on Capt. William C. Twigg's appointment as the new Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor with photo included.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A news clipping of Market Comments from the Real Estate Forum is shown Keywords: Washington Square, Grace Church, lease

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A newspaper article ""Snug Harbor's Financial Woes: Officials Spend 1,000,000 Improving Plant, More Money Helping Harbor Residents"" by David Eisen with photos included

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An incomplete article ""They Help The Dead Spend Their Money"" by Henry F. and Katharine Pringle criticizes fund use for Sailors' Snug Harbor. A rebuttal from Trustee George Coppers was printed in a letter to the editor correcting misstatements said in the article.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A news article ""Modernization Welcomed At The Harbor"" by Robert A. Olwig reports on various building and landscaping improvements at Sailors' Snug Harbor with photo included.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two news clippings are shown one from the Wall Street Journal ""Aged Seamen, 2 Banks, a Union, Several Realtors Involved in Wanamaker's closing"" by Brenton Welling Jr. and from the Staten Island Advance "" Older Adults To Be Rotary Yule Guests."" Keywords: Manhattan, real estate, Union, Local 9, Staten Island Rotary Club, Christmas

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article from the Villager is shown named"" Wanamaker Can Be Saved, Union Says."" Keywords: Manhattan, real esatate, Washington Square,Local 9, NYU

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Several articles from the Staten Island Advanceare shown. Keywords: Prince of Peace, Omero Castellucii, William W. Wood, chaplain, Trustee meeting, Capt. Charles Baldwin, Joseph Louchheim.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A Staten Island Advance article written by Erwin Endress and entitled ""Snugs Find Life Is Livelier With Gal Around The House"" with photo included. Keywords: Bumboat, Miss Elizabeth Smith, The Harbor Watch,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Various news clippings are shown from the Staten Island Advance and the New York Herald Tribune. Keywords: Capt. Charles Baldwin, death

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A Staten Island Advance article named ""Snug Harbor Chapel to Mark Centennial"" reporting on the service of the chapel centennial at Sailors' Snug Harbor.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Various news clippings are shown from the New York Times one entitled "" Work is Started On Suites In City"" by Maurice Foley. Keywords: Washington Square, Manhattan, real estate, advertisement, Brevoort, apartment, Randall House, Broadway, David Rose and Associates,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article from the Real Estate- Financial section of an unknown newspaper entitled ""Apartments Rise on Brevoort Site"" discusses construction of an apartment building located on 5th Avenue by Sam Minskoff & Sons where the Brevoort Hotel was once located. Minskoff & Sons also acquired additional property in the area, including Sailors Snug Harbor.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article named ""Builders of Brevoort Honored"" in The Villager reports on how Brevoort Builders were honored by The Greenwich Village Chamber of Commerce with photo included.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Various news clippings from New York Herald Tribune ""Every Man a Captain at Harbor,"" by Robert S. Burns, The New York Times, and The Villager dating from 1956 - 1957. Keywords: Chemical Corn Exchange, bank, Wanamaker's, Brevoort,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A Wall Street Journal article named ""Wannamaker Will Close All New York Stores, President Announces""

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A Staten Island Advance article named ""Snug Harbor Weights City's College Plan"" is shown with photo included. Keywords: Frank L. Hickock,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two news clippings are shown from the Staten Island Advance ""Court Reverses Ruling, Permits Snugs to Vote"" and an editorial from the Villager ""Wanamaker: Stay Here."" Keywords: New York Supreme Court , Thomas Fitzgerald, Pedro Sanders, Frederick S. McMurray, Council of American Master Master Mariners, rescue

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; An article from an unnamed source named ""Snug Harbor Future Dark"" with photos included. Keywords: Mayor Robert Wagner, Community College,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two news clippings from the Staten Island Advance are shown one named ""Rowdyism Costs Kids Free Movies"" and another with an incomplete title. Keywords: Louchheim, teen-agers, vandalism, harrassment, Richmond day center

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Various news clippings from Staten Island Advance and possibly other newspaper sources. Keywords: Men of Song, Christmas concert, Music Hall, Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences, Friendly Adult Club, Capt. William M. McGuire, New York Marine Society, Golden Age Group, Women's Voluntary Services, Men's Club Choir of Mariner's Harbor Reformed Church, Staten Island Hobby Show.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; A news article from the New York Times shows a photo of the old Bible House building that will be demolished and a new engineering building for Cooper Union will be erected in its place.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two news clippings from the New York Times ""Wanamaker Ready To Study Union Bid""and The Wall Street Journal ""Employes' Union Seeks To Buy Wanamaker's Main New York Store"" are shown. Keywords: Labor Union,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; The New York Herald Tribune article ""State Acts to Bar Levy on Sailors at Snug Harbor"" discusses how New York Attorney General, Nathaniel L. Goldstein, filed a complaint against Sailors Snug Harbor for charging maintenance fees against their patrons when they are a charitable organization.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Two news articles from The Staten Island Advance""Landlubber To Skipper Snug Harbor"" and ""City to Get Cost Sheets For College."" Keywords: New York Marine Society, Frank L. Hickock, Charles Baldwin,Staten Island survey,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Brink's Scrapbook; Various news articles from various newspapers report on Sailors' snug Harbor. Keywords: Mark Twain, Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Knights Templar, Glee Club, Easter, friendly adult club, chorus, hobby show, NYU, New York University, lease,

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of several paintings on display at an art show held at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a man standing under an awning outside on the grounds around Bumboat at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a man on crutches outside at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of the organ in the Randall Memorial Church at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a man holding a model ship at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a group of people who attended the Division of the Aging's Program Ideas Exchange 7th Annual Spring Meeting ""Fashion and Grooming for Older People"" at Christ Church in New York City. Included in the image starting second from the left is Captain William C. Twigg (Sailors' Snug Harbor Governor), Mary Ella Hopkins (Recreation Consultant and Program Coordinator, Division of the Aging) and Richard Lang (Associate Editor, Esquire Magazine).

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a man on crutches outside with three pigeons nearby at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a group of men setting up a nativity display on the grounds at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Sepia toned digital image of ceiling in Randall Memorial Church at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Sepia toned digital photographic image of a man walking past the barn at Sailor's Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York. ""Barn S.S.N"" is written on the original photograph.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of front exterior of Randall Memorial Church at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York. Image shows central aisle, pews and altar.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a group of men standing outside on the grounds around Bumboat at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image several people gathered at an outdoor party at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York. One man is in a wheelchair and 2 men are playing guitar.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of two men working with a textile loom at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a group of men standing outside on the grounds around Bumboat at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of 2 men (one possibly a priest or reverend) sitting and talking(?) in a pew in front of the altar of Randall Memorial Church at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image an older man and a young girl looking at a model ship at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a man and women sitting and talking at a desk at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York. Name plate on desk reads ""Miss EM Smith"".

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of a group of men standing near a nativity display on the grounds at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

: Sailors' Snug Harbor History_ Photographs; Black and white digital image of four men playing cards at Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island New York.

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