Short (William H.) photographs, 1958-1993

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Summary

Title:
William H. Short photographs
Dates:
1958-1993
Creators:
Short, William H.
Extent:
19 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P94-039 (SAFR 24437), William H. Short photographs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The William H. Short photographs (P94-039, SAFR 24437) consists of black-and-white and color photographs of Pelican sailboats, the first Pelican Chloe Maru, Bill Short and his family from 1958-1993.

The photographs cover William "Bill" Short's work as a tugboat captain, his design of the Pelican class sailboat, launching and testing of the first Pelican CHLOE MARU along with his wife and children and Pelican Trans-Bay Race. All photographed by various photographers including Muriel Short, Art Rogers and Tom Moore. The collection is processed to the item level.

Biographical / historical:

Tugboat captain William Short designed the San Francisco Pelican, a twelve foot design registered in the One Design class in 1959. This type of vessel is small, safe, and easily tailored so that it can be built at home inexpensively.

The Pelican combines the lines of Banks fishing dory with the forward end of an oriental sampan with two transoms and a standing lug rig. Short was also inspired by naval architect Gerald T. White. Captain Mower designer of the Snowbird Dinghy and the Seabird Yawl inspired the Pelican mainsail.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00794

SAFR-01364, SAFR-01497

The materials were donated by the widow of William H. Short to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 1994, 1999 and 2000.

Processing information:

The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.

Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in 3 series as accrued to the collection.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Taylor Horton2015.
Date Prepared:
2015
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. 9/30/2015 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

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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], P94-039 (SAFR 24437), William H. Short photographs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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