Black (Captain) Family Collection, 1889-1966

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Summary

Title:
Captain Black Family Collection
Dates:
1889-1966
Creators:
Black, Arthur Joseph, 1901-1980 Black, Martin Louis, III, 1926-2001 Black, Martin Louis, Jr., 1895-1977 Black, Martin Louis, Sr., 1866-1936
Abstract:
Extent:
0.85 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Captain Black Family Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Captain Black Family Collection documents the daily lives of family members, their activities, associations, occupations, and interests in and around the Wilmington and San Pedro, California areas, between 1889 and 1966. The collection consists of World War II related materials, family and individual photographs, personal records, household receipts, invitations to events, and other papers. It also includes a small collection of books belonging to Louis Martin Black Sr. and Martin Louis Black Jr., most notably Six Horses, written by William Banning and George H. Banning. Collection highlights include a speech by Captain Louis Black Sr. commemorating the naming of the tugboat “Captain Louis Black,” Fireman’s Fund Registers documenting vessels on the Pacific Coast of the US and Hawaiian Islands (1928, 1930), and a scrapbook belonging to Arthur Joseph Black (photocopies), which includes early photographs of ships and crew members and newspaper clippings related to the first ship to shore airmail delivery between Honolulu and San Pedro. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Biographical / historical:

Please see finding aid with box list for biographical history.

Acquisition information:
The source and date of acquisition are unknown.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Wilmington Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1889-1966
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Captain Black Family Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Location of this collection:
309 W. Opp St.
Wilmington, CA 90744, US