A guide to the Howard T. Livingston papers, 1964-1973, undated
Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Bailey), March 2015 (OAC).
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2015
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A Guide to the Howard T. Livingston papers
HDC0472
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2015, National Park Service
Title: Howard T. Livingston papers
Date: 1964-1973, undated
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0472 (SAFR 233)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
.2 linear ft.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Howard T. Livingston papers (SAFR 233, HDC 472) are comprised of typed and handwritten correspondence and narratives,
sketches, copies of articles, including "Coastwise on the CORONA" published in the Sealetter, May 1965. For the manuscript
of this article and additional correspondence with the San Francisco Maritime Museum, see HDC 900 SAFR 8885. Livingston's
writings feature maritime experiences from his youth dating around the turn of the previous century. The collection is also
rich in descriptions of his employment at the Fulton Iron Works, the San Pedro waterfront scene and the construction of the
north beach of the Marina district in San Francisco. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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Number], HDC0472 (SAFR 233), Howard T. Livingston papers, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
In 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park acquired this collection from Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Historical or Biographical Note
In a letter to the Gentlemen at the San Francisco Maritime Museum dated March 15 1965, Livingston provided the following biography:
Born in San Francisco, on Shotwell Street near 16th, October 17, 1889.
Resided in San Francisco, in Cow Hollow until 1901; in San Pedro, 1901-1905; back to Cow Hollow until 1914; in Berkeley until
1917; in San Francisco until 1926; in Los Angeles until 1960; in Portland to date (1965).
Attended Sherman and Pacific Heights schools in San Francisco; San Pedro grammar and high schools in San Pedro; Washington
Evening and Lowell High Schools in San Francisco; and the University of California, Berkeley, course in mechanical engineering,
class of 1915.
Employed at various times by the Fulton Iron Works, Moore and Scott Shipyard; Mare Island Navy Yard, Los Angeles Shipbuilding
and Drydock Corporation; in power plants of the United Railroads, Northern California Power company, Sierra and San Francisco
Power company, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Caterpillar Tractor Company, Southern California Edison Company, General
Petroleum Corporation and the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Engineering
Department.
Retired October 30, 1959.
September 22, 1917 to January 24 1919, in the U.S. Army Engineers, first in the 316th and last in the 220th, rank for the
last five months: second lieutenant
-From HDC 900 SAFR 8885
According to records at Ancestry.com, Livingston died on December 15, 1973 in Oregon. He is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park
in Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
Earlier cataloging information noted that the Livingston's moved to the Cow Hollow neighborhood in San Francisco in 1893.
His father worked for Warren and Malley who were hired to cut the sand dunes and fill in the north beach area now known as
the Marina district.
The Howard T. Livingston papers (SAFR 233, HDC 472) are comprised of typed and handwritten correspondence and narratives,
sketches, copies of articles, including "Coastwise on the CORONA" published in the Sealetter, May 1965. For the manuscript
of this article and additional correspondence with the San Francisco Maritime Museum, see HDC 900 SAFR 8885. Livingston's
writings feature maritime experiences from his youth dating around the turn of the previous century. The collection is also
rich in descriptions of his employment at the Fulton Iron Works, the San Pedro waterfront scene and the construction of the
north beach of the Marina district in San Francisco. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Materials are arranged in two folders in no particular order although subjects (i.e. Fulton Iron Works, San Pedro) are grouped
together.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
tugboats
Sloops
Fulton Engineering & Shipbuilding Works (San Francisco, CA)
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Typescripts
manuscripts (document genre)