Walsh (Stuart P.) collection, 1918-1922, 1939-1941, 1947, 1973

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Summary

Title:
Stuart P. Walsh collection
Dates:
1918-1922, 1939-1941, 1947, 1973
Creators:
Walsh, Stuart P.
Abstract:
The Stuart P. Walsh collection (HDC 1320, SAFR 21383) consists of logbooks; letters and newspaper clippings, a Coast Guard operator's license and photographs.
Extent:
37 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1320 (SAFR 21383), Stuart P. Walsh collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Stuart P. Walsh collection (HDC 1320, SAFR 21383) consists of logbooks; letters and newspaper clippings, a Coast Guard operator's license and photographs.

Stuart P. Walsh collected logbooks for the WHITE LIGHT (built 1934; yacht); letters and newspaper clippings about the sinking of the PRINCESS SOPHIA (built 1912; passenger vessel) and the subsequent litigation. Walsh also had a license to operate motor boats carrying passengers for hire issued by the US Coast Guard; and photographs of various places and vessels in the Pacific Northwest. The collection has been processed to the file unit level and is open for use without restrictions.

Biographical / historical:

Stuart P. Walsh, who collected these documents, was head of the Seattle Boy Scouts and instrumental in starting the first Sea Scout Chapter in the city of San Francisco.

Walsh wrote five manuals for Boy Scout leaders including the pamphlet, Sea Scouts Afloat: Hints on Cruising in 1932 with his co-author Harry B. Jones. The yacht WHITE LIGHT sailed out of Seattle.

The passenger vessel the PRINCESS SOPHIA was built in 1912 by Bow, McLachlan and Company of Paisley, Scotland. The ship was built for the Canadian Pacific Line's Alaska run, and made its maiden voyage in June of 1912. On October 25, 1918, the steam ship struck Vanderbilt Reef, in Alaskan territory, and all 268 passengers on board were killed. According to "The Wreck of the Princess Sophia" (http://www.ssislander.co.uk/sophia.html), the ship's sinking was "Southeast Alaska's worst maritime disaster."

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00762

SAFR-02202 (11 items)

Gift from the Associates of the National Maritime Museum Library.

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 series: documents and photographs. Series 1 are documents contained in four file folders and Series 2 are photographs separated to a large flat box.

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: Historic Documents Department Staff (Brogden).
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. 3/1/2013 .

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], HDC1320 (SAFR 21383), Stuart P. Walsh collection, 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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