Scope and Contents
A collection of eleven logs of whalers mostly sailing from New London and Norwich, Connecticut. Also two from Massachusetts (New Bedford and Provincetown) and one from Sag Harbor, Long Island. Also in the collection are newspaper clippings relating to whaling vessels.
Dates
- 1830-1970
- Majority of material found within 1830 - 1912
Conditions Governing Access
The entire collection is available on microfilm. Patrons must use FILM HM 21 instead of the originals.
Existence and Location of Copies
Log records of thirty-nine whaling and sealing voyages are available on microfilm (3 reels, 35mm.) from Scholarly Resources, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. 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.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 folio)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
A collection of eleven logs of whalers mostly sailing from New London and Norwich, Connecticut. Also two from Massachusetts (New Bedford and Provincetown) and one from Sag Harbor, Long Island. Also in the collection are newspaper clippings relating to whaling vessels.
- Commodore Perry (Ship)
- Connecticut (Ship)
- Hamilton (Ship)
- Logs (records)
- New Bedford (Mass.)
- New London (Conn.)
- Norwich (Conn.)
- Provincetown (Mass.)
- Roswell King (Ship)
- Sag Harbor (N.Y.)
- Shipping -- Connecticut
- Shipping -- Massachusetts
- Shipping -- New York (State)
- Stonington (Ship)
- West Indies
- Whaling
- Whaling ships
- Title
- Guide to the Whaling Logs Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Thomas J. Connors
- Date
- August 1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511