Robinson, Leighton (Captain) scrapbook of maritime clippings, 1928

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Summary

Title:
Captain Leighton Robinson scrapbook of maritime clippings
Dates:
1928
Creators:
Robinson, Leighton
Abstract:
The Captain Leighton Robinson Scrapbook of Maritime Clippings, 1928 (SAFR 22223, HDC 1617) consists of a 1926 Yearbook used as a scrapbook by Captain Leighton Robinson.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1617 (SAFR 22223), Captain Leighton Robinson scrapbook of maritime clippings, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Captain Leighton Robinson Scrapbook of Maritime Clippings, 1928 (SAFR 22223, HDC 1617) consists of a 1926 Yearbook used as a scrapbook by Captain Leighton Robinson.

It contains newspaper clippings related to maritime matters, mostly from 1928. The collection is available for research.

Biographical / historical:

Biography: Captain Leighton Robinson, 1871 Oct 7-1956 Jan 19

Capt. Robinson was born in Cornwall, England in 1871. He went to sea in 1888 and settled in Sausalito, California. He was a shantyman and was recorded with others by Sidney Robertson Cowell at Belvedere, California in 1939. The recordings are available for download at the Library of Congress American Memory Project.

Sources: "Captain Leighton Robinson, Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, and Leighton McKenzie performing Anglo-American Music", November 12, 1939. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/0055.html.

Ancestry.com. "California Death Index, 1940-1997." Database. Ancestry Library Edition, January 19, 1956.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

This item was originally given to the San Francisco Maritime Museum and later accessioned into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area museum collection. Later it was transferred to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

This is a collection of one item.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
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.
Date Prepared:
2012
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. 1/18/2012 .

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], HDC1617 (SAFR 22223), Captain Leighton Robinson scrapbook of maritime clippings, 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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