Scope and Contents
The collection consists of ships' logs, nineteenth-century cargo manifests of Connecticut ships on fishing voyages, and the papers of ships sailing to the West Indies for rum and sugar and to the Antarctic on sealing expeditions. Also included are miscellaneous legal documents related to ships and shipping and a group of ten letters to Captain George W. Lee or to members of his family (1811-1833). Among the writers is Asa Fitch. Charts, writings on voyages to the Antarctic, including an essay by Alexander O. Vietor, copies of "The Voyage of the Huron and the Huntress" by Edouard A. Stackpole and a small amount of Vietor's correspondence concerning the logbook of the ship, Huron, complete the collection.
Dates
- 1774-1956
- Majority of material found within 1815 - 1867
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Logbook of the ship Huron of New Haven, Connecticut is available on microfilm. Patrons must use FILM HM 21 instead of originals.
Existence and Location of Copies
Logbook of the ship Huron of New Haven, Connecticut, is available on microfilm, (3 reels, 35mm.) from Scholarly Resources, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.
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 Alexander O. Vietor, 1940-1956.
Extent
3.25 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 consists of ships' logs, nineteenth-century cargo manifests of Connecticut ships on fishing voyages, and the papers of ships sailing to the West Indies for rum and sugar and to the Antarctic on sealing expeditions. Also included are miscellaneous legal documents related to ships and shipping and a group of ten letters to Captain George W. Lee or to members of his family (1811-1833). Among the writers is Asa Fitch. Charts, writings on voyages to the Antarctic, including an essay by Alexander O. Vietor, copies of "The Voyage of the Huron and the Huntress" by Edouard A. Stackpole and a small amount of Vietor's correspondence concerning the logbook of the ship, Huron, complete the collection.
Biographical / Historical
Alexander O. Vietor (1913-1981): associate of naval architecture firm of Cox & Stevens in New York, 1937-1940; in 1941 became assistant to Yale University director of Art Gallery; in 1943 named curator of maps at Yale; from 1948-1950, secretary of Yale Council on Libraries and Museums.
- Title
- Guide to the Alexander Orr Vietor 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