Rogers (Charles Gerard) Merchant Marine Seaman's documents, 1944-1976, bulk 1944-1946

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Summary

Title:
Charles Gerard Rogers Merchant Marine Seaman's documents
Dates:
1944-1976, bulk 1944-1946
Creators:
Rogers, Charles Gerard
Abstract:
Charles Gerard Rogers Merchant Marine Seaman's documents (HDC 1743. SAFR 24678) consist primarily of official records from his occupation as a fireman, watertender and lifeboatman including the U.S. Maritime Service, the U.S. Coast Guard. The types of documents include crew passes, identification documents, union cards, registrations, certificates, medical records and an Ancient Order of the Deep card dated January 17, 1945. The collection is available for use.
Extent:
40 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1743 (SAFR 24678), Charles Gerard Rogers Merchant Marine Seaman's documents, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

Charles Gerard Rogers Merchant Marine Seaman's documents (HDC 1743. SAFR 24678) consist primarily of official records from his occupation as a fireman, watertender and lifeboatman including the U.S. Maritime Service, the U.S. Coast Guard. The types of documents include crew passes, identification documents, union cards, registrations, certificates, medical records and an Ancient Order of the Deep card dated January 17, 1945. The collection is available for use.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Gerard Rogers was born in Corning, California on April 15, 1926. His U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner's document lists his occupations as Fireman, Watertender and Lifeboatman. In 1944, Rogers worked as a Fireman in the United States Maritime Service and on the U.S. Army Transport W.W. ATTERBURY. In 1945, he served on the S.S. CAPE MAY of the United States Lines and with Grace Lines. He also served on several Victory Ships: PLYMOUTH VICTORY, LOMA VICTORY and ADELPHI VICTORY in 1946. He was a member of the National Maritime Union. He died on January 5, 1982.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-02337

A private individual donated these items to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

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.

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Arrangement:

Two bulky items are in folder 1; 38 items are arranged chronologically in folder 2

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: Maritime Research Center, Historic Documents Department (Bailey), Feb 2016.
Date Prepared:
2016
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. 5/16/2016 .

Access and use

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], HDC1743 (SAFR 24678), Charles Gerard Rogers Merchant Marine Seaman's documents, 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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