Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters, 1898-1926 and 1908-1937

Summary

Title:

Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters

Dates:

1898-1926 and 1908-1937

Abstract:

Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters (SAFR 18469, HDC 130) is a collection of two logbooks. This collection is available for research use without restriction.

Extent:

2 items

Language:

In English.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0130 (SAFR 18469), Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters (SAFR 18469, HDC 130) is a collection of two logbooks. This collection is available for research use without restriction.

The first logbook titled Transports and Battleships is dated from 1898 to 1926. It contains entries from the unnumbered pages through page 103. It includes an alphabetical index on the unnumbered pages at the front of the volume. Entries are alphabetical and include columns for information on date of sail, arrival date, commander, hour sailed, hour arrived and remarks. Four images are fixed to the inside front cover: a black and whilte photographic print captioned Steamer GENERAL MACDOWELL at Moore Scott 9/21/10, a cyanotype of the GRANT, a black and white photographic print of the RELIANCE and an unidentified steamer and a black and white photographic print captioned The Chief, Alameda, 9/1/01 which depicts two adult women, one adult man (The Chief, presumably) and two young girls standing around a carriage. Two younger girls are seated in the carriage.

The second logbook is dated from 1908 to 1937. It contains entries from the first leaves, throughout the alphabetical index pages (to page 27) and narrative entries through page 121. Each narrative entry concerns the demise of a particular vessel. There are four colorful Dollar Steamship Lines advertising stickers on the cover of the volume. Inside the front cover are some notations and one black and white photographic print captioned The Chief at Alameda, 12/25/03. It depicts two young girls, the Chief, two women and one young man all seated around a Christmas tree in an undentified parlor.

Biographical / historical:

This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

This is a collection of two logbooks.

Physical location:

San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department

Physical description:

.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Logbooks
Shipwrecks
Photographic prints

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Bailey).

Date Prepared:

2013

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 1/7/2013 .

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0130 (SAFR 18469), Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Building E, Fort Mason

San Francisco, CA 94123, US

Contact:

415-561-7030

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