Scope and Contents
The collection of logbooks and ship's papers gathered by David Wagstaff, plus correspondence and reports concerning the Canadian salmon industry and student notebooks of Philip Kearny (1815-1862) and Thomas Richmond (d. 1859) when they were students at Columbia.
Dates
- 1810-1935
Creator
- Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951 (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
The logbooks and equipage inventories are also available on microfilm as part of Hist. MSS Film 21.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Wagstaff and the Wagstaff estate.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection of logbooks and ship's papers gathered by David Wagstaff, plus correspondence and reports concerning the Canadian salmon industry and student notebooks of Philip Kearny (1815-1862) and Thomas Richmond (d. 1859) when they were students at Columbia.
Biographical / Historical
David Wagstaff: broker and sportsman; B.A. Harvard, 1905; partner in the N.Y.C. brokerage firm of Dominick & Dominick, 1915-1929; collected sporting books, paintings, and prints which he later donated to the University of Virginia and Yale University.
- Title
- Guide to the David Wagstaff Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Thomas J. Connors
- Date
- August 1980
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511