The addendum to steam schooner WAPAMA HAER Report CA-67, includes a detailed history of maintenance and overhaul efforts since 1958, fity-two black and white photographs, thirty reduced copies of measured drawings, and two CD-ROM discs.

The Robert G. Aldrich logbook and correspondence, 1843-1930 (SAFR 23816, HDC 1660) collection contains a logbook written by Aldrich while aboard the CONSTANCE (schooner) and several letters to his sisters. The collection has been processed to the file unit level...

Collection Summary: Approximately 575 linear feet including folders of textual materials, ledgers and logbooks, oversize folders of textual or graphic material, scrapbooks, photographic prints in standard and oversize formats, negatives, transparencies, motion picture film, audiotape and objects. The collection is...

American Seamen's Certificate of Protection for Isaiah West Taber (SAFR 17616, HDC 51) is a single document dated 1845. This document was created when Taber was fifteen years old and stiipulates that he is a seaman and an American citizen....

Annie M. Reid (built 1892; bark, 4m) logbooks (SAFR 16443, HDC 158) consists of two ship's logs describing voyages of the ANNIE M. REID between Australia, France, London and New York. The log of the voyage of 1913 under Master...

Humphrey Anthony papers (SAFR 14287, HDC 79) consists of three letters from Anthony, a New Bedford whaling outfitter, to his wife written from shipboard in San Francisco Bay. Writes about daily activities of organizing a company to mine gold. Gives...

APOLLO (ship) records (SAFR 13575, HDC 29) is comprised of three logbooks, a letter, and one chart. The three rough logs were kept from January 16, 1849 to November 12, 1849 by Joseph Perkins Beach, the son of the ship's...

The Aquatic Park Bathhouse Bayview Room Restoration documentation, 1994 (SAFR 23110, HDC 1638) is comprised of correspondence regarding the restoration of paint schemes in the Bayview Room, an assessment of actions having an effect of the Bayview Room's decor, and...

The Astoria (freighter) logbook (SAFR 14034, HDC 118) is comprised of one logbook containing information for a voyage on the ASTORIA from Hong Kong to San Franicsco, January 18, 1919 to September 1, 1919. It records time, course, knots, deviation,...

The Avon Refinery Crude Oil Shipping, Receiving and Handling Study and Utah Construction Company Dredge specifications (SAFR-23819, HDC 1662) consists of a report produced by the Bechtel Corporation, Refinery Division of San Francisco for the Tidewater Oil Company about the...

The Captain C.R. Barney logbook for the yawl Jester (SAFR 14041, HDC 121) is comprised of one volume that records voyages made around the San Franicsco Bay from June 27, 1908 to June 20, 1909 and includes a trip to...

The F. Barreda and Brother records (SAFR 14316, HDC 61) collection consists of ten folders containing various charter agreements, receipts, bills of lading, invoices, and lists of vessels that together comprise the business records of F. Barreda and Brother, a...

The F. Barreda and Brother records (SAFR 14317, HDC 62) is comprised of the business records of F. Barreda and Brother, a firm that acted as agents for the government in Peru in the sale of guano to the United...

The Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner) (P79-128, SAFR 14918) consists of the camera original black-and-white 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. safety negative, a black-and-white 5-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. copy negative, and a black-and-white 4 x 4 in. copy...

The collection consists of 1 (8 x 10 in.) photographic print of the steamer BEAVER, in 1870.

BELUGA (steamer-bark, whaler) logbook (SAFR 14266, HDC 56) is comprised of a one volume, 62 page logbook kept by W.H. Watston from February 1 to November 4, 1888. The logbook records a whaling trip from San Francisco to the Arctic...

The Robert S. Benner photographs of boatswains' whistles, 1976-1995, (SAFR 23340, P76-082L) are comprised of 712 photographic prints and 6 inventories of photographs of boatswains' whistles in the donor's personal collection. The collection has been processed to the series level...

The collection of 52 postcards are views of various square-rigged sailing vessels.

This collection consists of photographs of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division machinery, employees and War Production Board activities in San Francisco, California during the Second World War.

This collection (SAFR 14037, HDC 43), consists of billheads from various companies for grain, coal, and clothing. All have good illustrative graphics. This collection has been processed and is open for use without restriction.

The F. J. Bodilsen papers (SAFR 17606, HDC 33) include correspondence, memos, personal records and other printed materials from Bodilsen's work with the U.S. Lighthouse Service. This collection is processed and available for research use without restriction.

The Alphonzo B. Bowers Papers, (SAFR 22225, HDC 1618) consists of correspondence, drawings, patent bulletins, court proceedings and images regarding the inventor, Alphonzo Benjamin Bowers (1830-circa 1926) and the development of the hydraulic dredge and system and infringement lawsuits. Inclusive...

The John C. Brethauer journal of the 1887 voyage of the schooner Vanderbilt consists of a handwritten journal of an able seaman engaged in an illegal seal hunting expedition, and 14 pressed botanical specimens removed from the pages of the...

C. D. Bryant (bark) logbook (HDC 186, SAFR 16469) is a photocopy of a ship's log. The C.D. BRYANT carried coal between Seattle, Hawaii and San Francisco. Mate H.L. Nelson records nautical observations, course, winds, weather and there are many...

C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel (SAFR 14030, HDC 36) consists of two documents titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. One certificate, dated April 3, 1919, is titled Bill of Sale of...

C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) logbooks (SAFR 14024, HDC 109) is comprised of four pilot house logbooks that record three voyages between 1947-1950. These voyages are from: Port Angeles to Seattle, April 8, 1947 to March 5, 1950; Poulsbo,...

C.A. THAYER (built 1895; schooner: 3m) records, February-April, July, and October 2004, (SAFR 23002, HDC 1632) is a compilation of printed emails including color images regarding updates for the discovery (dismantling) phase of the restoration of the C.A. THAYER.

California Steam Navigation Company shipping receipts (SAFR 14275, HDC 67) consists of three receipts for three different paddle steamers: YOSEMITE (1864), CHRYSOPOLIS (1867), and CAPITAL (1868).

The California Transportation Company ledger, 1894-1903, (SAFR 21339, HDC 1614) consists of one bound ledger of accounts of business at river ports for steamers and barges owned by Captains A. Nelson and A. Anderson.

The Californian (freighter) logbook is titled "Nautical Diary and Day's Work Book." The voyage is from San Francisco, California to Honolulu, Guam, Manila, Taku (China) and Nagasaki and back to San Francisco. The first page contains an abstract of all...

The Canton (built 1835; bark) sea journal was kept by Daniel Flint Bradford from March 30 to October 3, 1849. The CANTON was voyaging from New York to San Francisco. On May 3, there is mention of the equatorial crossing...

One color lithograph postcard of the riverboat CAPITAL CITY.

THE CAPTAIN'S KID manuscript (SAFR 23810, HDC 1654) consists of the self-published 244 page memoir written by Mary Helen Borden, and is open for use without restrictions.

The Captain N.P. Carlsen papers (SAFR 17609, HDC 39) is comprised of a hospitality book (photocopy), reminiscences (photocopy) by the captain's daughter Anna McCaffrey, and one original Slop-Chest record book dated 1921-1922 from the ship WM. T. LEWIS (built 1891;...

The CELILO (built 1915; steam schooner) logbooks is comprised of three logbooks belonging to the mate, engineer, and pilot house. Each logbook records voyages during 1920, 1931-1932. The collection has been processed to the collection level and is open to...

The CELILO (built 1915; steam schooner) logbooks (SAFR 14312, HDC 104) is comprised of two logbooks belonging to the mate and pilot house. Each logbook records voyages from 1920-1921 and 1938. The collection has been processed to the collection level...

Charles Van Damme (built 1916; ferry) and City of San Rafael (built 1924; ferry) logbooks and papers (SAFR 16442, HDC 157) include materials dating from 1924 to 1955. The CITY OF SAN RAFAEL materials include logbooks dated 1931, 1932, 1935,...

CHISPA (built 1879; schooner, 2m: yacht) logbook,1915-1918 and 1973-1977 (SAFR 16447, HDC 163) is comprised of 1 logbook that describes many pleasure cruises of the yacht CHISPA, a few pleasure cruises of the yacht EMMA, and some historical information that...

The H. W. Chittenden sea journal kept on board the Croton (built 1843; bark, 3m), (SAFR 14299, HDC 0091), logs experiences during a journey from New York, New York to San Francisco, California, from January 16 to October 22, 1849...

The Harry Christophersen papers (SAFR 13557, HDC 12) includes various personal papers that date from 1877 to 1902.

The Christy Family papers (SAFR 14021, HDC 4) consists of a family history, legal records and correspondence; the log of the schooner GENERAL GEORGE CADWALADER; assorted inventories, manifests and other business records pertaining to John Washington Salman; and correspondence of...

City of Para (steamer) logbook kept by Captain Andrew W. Nelson (SAFR 17629, HDC 173) consists of over 1000 pages. It describes voyages from San Francisco to Ancon, Panama Zone during the period of 1908 to 1910. The collection is...

City of Sacramento (ferry) station bill (SAFR 18487, HDC 151) lists fire and lifeboat stations on board the vessel. This collection is cataloged and available for use without restriction.

City of Topeka (passenger vessel) rough logbook (HDC 184, SAFR 16467) is an 1899 pilot house logbook for a number of voyages of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's passenger vessel under the command of Captain William Thompson. The CITY OF...

The Ron Cleveland photographs, 1965-1984 (SAFR 22583, P90-062) is comprised of photographs of ship models KOHALA, KATHLEEN, and LEON built by Ron Cleveland from 1965-1984 and photographs of vessels, model ships, and places Cleveland traveled, circa 1960s-1980s. The collection is...

Coast Seaman's Union/Sailors Union of the Pacific letterbook is a photocopied reproduction of the original dated June 1890 to September 1892 in two volumes. A number of pages are noted as missing and some pages were stuck together. This material...

Collection of correspondence, vouchers and a journal (SAFR 13570, HDC 24) is comprised of correspondence to Magoun & Sons of Boston reporting on voyages of their ships, vouchers for gold and clipper cards, and a journal kept by F. H....

Commerce (ship) logbook (SAFR 18464, HDC 148) documents a voyage from Canton toward New York. Other stops include Valpariso, Africa and Lima, Peru. The collection is cataloged and available for research use without restriction.

This collection consists of copy negatives of newspaper clippings west coast vessels.

Copy of the the Log of the Stmr. San Francisco from New York to San Francisco Dec. 1853 (SAFR 14313, HDC 105) is comprised of one engine room logbook used during a Pacific Mail Steamship Company passenger voyage from New...

Crew Lists and documents (SAFR 14044, HDC 50) collection is comprised of crew lists from different vessels arriving at San Francisco for the Gold Rush in 1851, four hospital returns, a document from the Treasury Department, a Custom House document,...

The Crossing the line certificate (SAFR 14028, HDC 0034) commemorates an equator crossing, a seafaring milestone. This certificate, dated February 10, 1910, was made out to E. Schwerin while a Mariner aboard the S.S. MARIPOSA (built 1883; steamer), and was...

The Patrick Cunneen collection of South End Rowing Club photographs, 1880-2003, (P07-004, SAFR 23145) is comprised mainly of club members rowing, swimming, running, and socializing at their boathouse in San Francisco and in other locations in the San Francisco Bay...

The Captain Clifton Curtis papers (SAFR 14304, HDC 96) contains the papers of Captain Curtis while he was Master of the steamships WEST KATAN, WEST ERRAL and SUSQUEHANNA during the years 1919 to 1923 and 1925 to 1927. The papers...

The Michael Dobrin photograph collection, 1938-1998, bulk 1989 (SAFR 23354, P02-007) is comprised mainly of photographic prints and negatives of San Francisco Bird Boats, 1938-1989. The collection has been processed to the item level and is open for use.

The Charles Fyner Docker, Jr. sea journal (SAFR 14035, HDC 119) is comprised of one journal recording an American Mail Line voyage aboard MADISON (freighter) from San Francisco to Manila and return from September 27 to November 17, 1929. This...

The Robert Stanley Dollar Christmas card and Marco Polo club membership card collection (SAFR 23826, HDC 1667) consists of an unsigned Christmas card and a membership card in the Marco Polo club of circumnavigators.

The DOROTHY LUCKENBACH QUINN (built 1919; freighter) logbook (SAFR 14264, HDC 54) is comprised of one 96 page logbook kept by E.A.S., 2nd mate; I. Lystad, 3rd mate; and G.A. Raphaelian, 4th mate during a voyage between San Francisco and...

The James L. Douthit photographs and oral histories, circa 1965-1975, 1989 (SAFR 22588, P91-058) consist of 239 photographs and oral history interview transcripts about Monterey clippers, boat builders and fisherman of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 20th century....

The collection consists of papers kept by Harry Dring, as Supervisor of Ships Restoration and Maintenance and later Conservator of Ships for the National Park Service, from 1954 to his retirement in 1982. The papers consists of correspondence, contracts, weekly...

The collection primarily documents the restoration and maintenance of the historic vessels at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park from 1954 to 1982. The bulk of the collection holdings consist of black-and-white photographs and negatives created or collected by the...

The Captain L. A. Dunnigan scrapbook (SAFR 18067, HDC 142) is dated 1886 to 1939. It was kept by Dunnigan while he was master of the ferries SAN PEDRO, NEWARK and others of the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...

Captain Alfred Durkee papers, 1862-1955, (SAFR 22227, HDC 1620) consists of materials apparently compiled by a Durkee family descendant.

Echo (barkentine) logbook (SAFR 16459, HDC 176) documents voyages between Scotland, Callao, Sydney and Oregon under Captain C.J. Jenson. The ECHO was engaged in the lumber trade under the ownership of the Simpson Lumber Company from 1914 to 1916. The...

The Jack Ehrhorn collection of Stone Boat Yard naval architectural drawings (SAFR 22826, HDC 1611) consists of 1069 naval architectural plans, of which 176 are original drawings from the Stone Boat Yard or one of its predecessor businesses. This collection...

The Jack Ehrhorn collection of Stone Boat Yard photographs, circa 1885-2005, bulk 1920-1975, (SAFR 23147, P05-081) is comprised mainly of photographs of yachts under construction at the Stone Boat Yard and underway in the San Francisco Bay area during the...

A single postcard of the ferries on San Francisco Bay with the Southern Pacific ferry El Paso in the center.

El Paso (built 1924; ferry) records (SAFR 16446, HDC 162) includes an engine room log for trips between Richmond and San Quentin, California, two letters to captains of Richmond and San Rafael Ferries and Transportation Company regarding regulations. The collection...

The ELMHURST (ship) journal (SAFR 14263, HDC 53) consists of a 34 page, unbound sea journal from the trip of the British ship ELMHURST that left San Francisco on September 1, 1893 and arrived in Queenstown, Ireland on January 13,...

The Encore (schooner) logbook (SAFR 14042, HDC 122) is comprised of one volume logbook kept by H.P. Palmgren during a voyage from San Francisco to Grays Harbor and Valparaiso, Chile from September 12, 1912 to sometime in 1913. Recorded in...

Eureka (built 1890; ferry) certificate (SAFR 14305, HDC 97) consists of one certificate of inspection for the ferry EUREKA dated 1957. A photocopy of the certificate is with the original. The collection has been processed and is open for use...

Ferryboat logbooks (SAFR 14284, HDC 146) includes seventeen logbooks and twenty-four documents on ASBURY PARK, BERKELEY,CALISTOGA, CHARLES VAN DAMME, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, GOLDEN AGE, JANE NETTLETON, MENDOCINO, NAPA VALLEY, OAKLAND, REDWOOD EMPIRE, SAN MATEO, SONOMA VALLEY and YOSEMITE ranging in...

Florence (ship) logbooks (SAFR 16454, HDC 170) document numerous voyages from between San Francisco, New York, England, Australia and South America. There are also a few trips to Manila. Of the fifteen volumes, most contain sketches. In particular, volume ten...

Correspondence, notes, and log book relating to the activities of members of the Franklin Family, including E. Fred Franklin, Phil F. Franklin, the California Maritime Academy, and the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.

French to English Translation List of Nautical Terms (SAFR 16760, HDC 124) is a typed document on 15 lined legal sized sheets of paper. Terms are listed alphabetically in one to two columns per page with pencilled additions and annotations....

The Leonard John Gates papers (SAFR 14032, HDC 38) is comprised of 18 documents spanning the years 1848, 1879,1883-1889. Documents include letters of reference regarding job performance on the KIMBERLEY (steam schooner) and MOUNT EDGECUMBE (steam schooner) as well as...

The General Steamship Corporation, Ltd. charter party ledgers, 1923-1941 (SAFR 23818, HDC 1663) collection contains charter party agreements pasted into 6 large ledger books. The collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for use without restrictions.

The George G. Champlin (bark) logbook (SAFR 14271, HDC 63) is comprised of a photocopy of a logbook kept by Philip G. Bailey and later by Richard Mitchell Sherman. The logbook dates are 1844 to 1848. This collection has been...

The Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection HDC 149; SAFR 18485) is unrestricted and open for use. The collection contains five sheets of naval architectural and marine engineering plans.

The Gold (paddle steamer) logbook records time and place on daily runs between Petaluma and San Francisco, California in 1924. This rough log is available for research use without restriction.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Maritime Museum photographs and media, 1977-1988 (SAFR 22245, P91-069) consists of 3.2 linear feet of materials created by Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Maritime Museum staff during the course of their work...

The John B. Goodman papers (SAFR 18786, HDC 133) consists of four files of notes, correspondence and drawings created by John Goodman while working as the art director for Paramount Pictures and Universal film studios on the set of the...

Gotama (schooner) and Letitia (schooner) whaling journals (SAFR 16466, HDC 183) are photocopies of two sea journals from 1903 to 1911. The GOTAMA journal was kept by J.A. Macomber on an expedition from San Francisco to the Artic Ocean. It...

Grandfather Paty's journal (SAFR 14297, HDC 138) is the title of this typescript reminiscence. It recounts John Paty's activities in maritime trade on the East and West Coasts of the United States, the West Coast of Mexico, Hawaii, Tahiti and...

The Al Graves collection of West Coast vessel photographs, circa 1860s-1965, (SAFR 23146, P96-045) is comprised mainly of photographs of vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations on the Pacific West Coast, and several waterfront views of...

Captain R. Greigg logbooks (SAFR 16456, HDC 172) consists of two logbooks with references to more than fifty voyagees between England, Australia, South America and the United States on the following vessels: bark ROSEDALE, schooner BEN-MORE, ship HANNAH, ship LANDLES,...

The William H. Grunwald photographs, circa 1960-1997, (SAFR 19671, P99-007) are comprised of photographs (3 boxes containing 3 photograph albums, 124 loose photographic prints, 3 textual items) of boats that Grunwald built from the 1960s-1990s. The boats are shown being...

This collection of photographs consist of 2 postcards, 5 small photographic prints related to Sigurd Hagen. 26 photographic prints are primarily of the Wilson Brothers fleet of steam schooners at Rotten Row, Oakland Creek, California in the 1950s.

Edward Hallin certificate and menu, 1940-1941, (SAFR 22684, HDC 1625) consists of two documents: a "crossing the line" certificate for Edward J. Hallin, a shellback on the PRESIDENT POLK (passenger vessel) dated October 29, 1940 and an Easter dinner menu...

Hamburg-American Lines records (SAFR 14302, HDC 94) contains correspondence, brochures, and rate books for passenger service. Correspondence between Focke, Wilkens & Lange, General Southern Passenger Agents for Hamburg American Line, and T.E. Hunt of the Southern Pacific Galvaston, Harrisburg and...

The William Wallace Hanscom papers ([SAFR 16121], [HDC 131]) consists largely of scrapbooks and notebooks, but also includes some trade catalogs and oversize naval architecture and marine engineering plans. The research strength is largely in the area of technical aspects...

This collection consists of 5 postcards primarily of scenes along the San Francisco (Calif.) waterfront and with a single card of the GJOA on display in Golden Gate Park.

The Captain Curt Hasenpusch photograph collection, circa 1900-1960s (bulk 1920-1950), (SAFR 23352, P07-005) is comprised mainly of photographs of tugboats, pilot boats and barges and pile drivers, mostly in the San Francisco Bay. It also contains photographs of other vessels...

This is a single blue colored advertising postcard of the Heinhold's First and Last Chance Bar, with the caption "Original bar made famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street, Oakland, Calif."

The Wilhelm Hester photographic envelopes (SAFR 14039, HDC 45) comprises two original manufacturers envelopes used for photographic paper and a fragment of an original note from Hester, photographer. During the 1890s and early 1900s, Hester documented the sailing ships and...

Marine photographer Wilhelm Hester's images of sailing ships and seamen of Washington's Puget Sound from 1893-1905. The collection of mostly 8 x 10 inch glass gelatin dry plates includes broadside views of vessels at anchor, crew portraits, masters and family...

The Hicks Engine plans and marketing materials (SAFR 17336, HDC 1092) contains mainly fabrication drawings for Hicks engines and parts, and assembly lists for Hick's engines produced between 1918 to 1950. A small number of documents include 2 offset printed...

The Hind, Rolph & Company records (SAFR 14280, HDC 72) consists of a telegram, business correspondence, charters, and lumber agreements between the Charles Nelson Company and Hind, Rolph & Company dating 1913. Included in the collection are note cards with...

The postcard album contains 75 marine vessel postcards and 39 train postcards collected by Martha Hoffman. The train postcards, out of scope, have been retained to maintain the integrity of the album. 32 of the marine vessel postcards are of...

Hopps and Ranson Mechanical Engineers records (SAFR 13559, HDC 14) include specifications for a marine boiler for SOUTH COAST (steam schooner), three tickets for NORTH FORK (passenger vessel) from San Francisco to Eureka and specifications for a steam schoonerfor Sudden...

Howard D. Troop (built 1892; bark, 4m) and Annie M. Reid (built 1892; bark, 4m) logbooks (SAFR 16441, HDC 156) contains fifteen logbooks for the four-masted bark known first as HOWARD D. TROOP and subsequently as ANNIE M. REID. The...

The Captain Harold Huycke letters (SAFR 14310, HDC 102) consist of 11 letters written by Huycke and four letters addressed to him. The letters span the years 1955-1965 and discuss various ships such as the C.A. THAYER and the KAIULANI....

The Harold D. Huycke collection, 1868-2007 (SAFR 22224, HDC 1600) consists of the papers of maritime historian Harold Huycke as well as papers and records he collected from other individuals and organizations involved in maritime history. The majority of the...

The collection consists of copy negatives concerning Karl Standke and the German merchant fleet detained at Santa Rosalía (Jalisco, Mexico) during the First World War.

The Identification Photo Service records (SAFR 13561, HDC 16) contain correspondence relating to the Identification Photo Service (photos of U.S. Navy vessels) dated 1945. This collection is processed to the collection level and is available for research use without restriction.

The IDLER (yawl: yacht) logbook, 1901-1913 (SAFR 14262, HDC 136) consists of one logbook, Log of Yacht IDLER, Commander G.M. Shaw, Owners H.L. Martin and Geo. M. Shaw and one photocopy of a newspaper article on the Robert Vincent Handicap...

The Instructions for Operation and Maintenance of Main Propelling Machinery of C-3 type vessels (SAFR-23815, HDC 1659) consists of one unbound manual divided into 18 tabbed headings.

The JAMES ROLPH (ship, 3m) logbook (SAFR 14265, HDC 55) is comprised of one volume kept by C.A. McArthur, mate, dated from 1919-1920. The first voyage was from Ipswich, England to Costa Rica; the second voyage was from Costa Rica...

The Mary Janislawski papers, 1908 - 2005 (SAFR 23806, HDC 1649) document the teaching career and professional associations of Mary Janislawski.

The JOHN B. COLLEY (bark) logbook (SAFR 13573, HDC 27) is comprised of a single volume sea journal written by an unidentified author during a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to San Francisco, California on the JOHN B. COLLEY (bark) in...

John B. Winthrop (ship) records (SAFR 14278, HDC 70) consists of a single volume of the outfit records for the JOHN B. WINTHROP dated 1907 for voyage number 16. William T. Shorey, an African American, was the Master. This collection...

John D. Spreckels (built 1880; brigantine) papers (SAFR 17617, HDC 52) is comprised of three photostats of prose written by sailors on the JOHN D. SPRECKELS dating from 1883 and 1885. The photostats are from an autograph book. This collection...

The collection consists of 35 copy negatives selected from three albums of photographic prints related to the Sea Scouts and their activities in Aquatic Park, San Francisco including activities aboard Sea Scout Ship and landscape features of Aquatic Park between...

Journal kept by Charlotte Coffin Gardener while on board ship Sarah Parker (SAFR 16452, HDC 168) is dated 1852 to 1855. The author's husband, William Gardner, was captain of the vessel. The ship sailed from Nantucket to the Washington Territory...

The Journal of Events of a Voyage made in the Bark Drummuir (SAFR 14315, HDC 108) is a bound volume which includes photographs and sketches in addition to the handwritten text. The entries date from January to July 1911. Some...

Kate Davenport (ship) and Red Cross (ship) logbook (SAFR 16451, HDC 167) is a rough log for the KATE DAVENPORT under the command of Captain James E. Howland for a number of voyages between New York, Oregon, Washington, China, Hawaii,...

Kenilworth (bark, 4m) and Star of Shetland (bark) logbooks (SAFR 16457, HDC 174) consists of photocopies of two logbooks. The first logbook is from the 4-masted bark KENILWORTH under Captain William Taylor. The owner was Arthur Sewell. The logkeeper A....

The collection consists of 2 postcards of the ships loading in Oakland, CA and the USS California log.

The collection consists of 1 photographic print of a cable car in front of the San Francisco Ferry Terminal and 3 black-and-white negatives of railroad cars at the Golden Gate International Exposition.

The Girard Koch collection (SAFR 13572, HDC 26) is comprised of correspondence, court papers, legislative documents, and other documents relating to life in San Francisco during the Gold Rush. The collection also includes documents relating to maritime matters in and...

The collection consists of 15 copy negatives of the Laflin family made from original ambrotypes, tintypes, and albumens.

The George R. Lamuth photographs of Eppleton Hall (built 1914; tugboat), 1970 March - 1989 September, (SAFR 23143, P99-015) consists of 26 color slides of EPPLETON HALL and related vessels. Most of the images are of EPPLETON HALL arriving in...

The Captain John Leale autograph books (SAFR 14027, HDC 112) collection is comprised of two volumes created between 1910-1963. Volume one covers the years between 1910-1939 and volume two 1939-1963. They list the names of passengers and military officers, contain...

Ledger and scrapbook, 1876-1881, 1898-1931 (SAFR 23108, HDC 1636) is a single volume used as cash account book by George F. Hoeffer and used by Johnson as a maritime scrapbook largely containing newspaper clippings from the turn of the century...

Jack Lilburn diary of events following the wreck of the Strathcona on Minerva Reef (SAFR 14036, HDC 120) is dated Thursday, June 10 to Sunday July 8. The STRATHCONA (built 1914; schooner) was on its maiden voyage from Auckland to...

William G. Lindelof certificate (SAFR 14290, HDC 82) consists of one certificate of service issued by Southern Pacific Golden Gate Ferries, Limited. Lindelof was employed as a deckhand and the reason for the certificate of service was reduction in forces...

This collection consist of 56 postcard views of port cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as 6 postcards of marine vessels. The bulk are color lithographs, there is one photochrome card from ca. 1940.

Logbook and documents (SAFR 13574, HDC 28) is comprised of one volume with a sketch, negatives, and passenger list tucked inside. The logbook was maintained by the same indiividual throughout five voyages documented. The rough log details one voyage of...

Logbook for A. J. West (schooner) and Newsboy (built 1889; steam schooner) kept by Captain F. E. Rensch (SAFR 16453, HDC 169) recorded voyages for the West Coast lumber trade. This photocopy of the original includes mention of a lunar...

Logbook: Harbors & Islands, California Coast by Claude George Putnam (SAFR 16455, HDC 171) is primarily a publication with a guest log included. The book has been annotated and the guest log portion is heavily embellished with illustrations, letters, comics,...

This collection, Logbooks, 1799-1883, contains six logbooks, a remembrance card and two leaves from The Art Journal. Named vessels in the logbooks include MODOC, ROCKHAMPTON, ST. PAUL, GEORGE OF PROVIDENCE, JAMES BROWN and RESOURCE. The author of the logs, where...

This collection of Logbooks (HDC 189, SAFR 16472) contains four volumes for three different vessels captained by H.C. Lund. There is an undated pilot house log for the steam schooner ECOLA on a voyage from Valparaiso, Chile via Honolulu to...

Logbooks for Alaska Packers Association vessels under the command of Captain Charles Wiese (SAFR 16445, HDC 161) describe voyages on the CENTENNIAL (barkentine), KANAK (power fishing boat), STAR OF ENGLAND (bark, 3m), STAR OF FINLAND (ship, 3m) and STAR OF...

The Logbooks for Schooner Idaho and Steam Schooner William H. Smith (HDC 196, SAFR 16476) consists of three logbooks and two additional items.

The Louis Weule Company records (SAFR 13569, HDC 1) contains records about nautical charts, instruments and supplies, was founded in 1862 by Charles Pace of London, and taken over by Louis Weule in 1892.

This collection consists of a photographic album containing 276 mounted photographs of vessels on the west coast of the United States of America.

One color lithograph postcard of the Manchuria (built 1904; passenger vessel).

Manila (schooner) account ledger (HDC 185, SAFR 16468). This volume is undated. It is available for use without restriction.

The collection consists of 33 photographs of mostly United States Navy vessels at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California.

Sydney Smith Marshall papers (SAFR 14279, HDC 71) contains a copy book of letters written from January to March 1915 while trading in North China. The letters combine feelings and daily activities with discussion of business dealings. The letters begin...

The Don Maskell photographs (SAFR 23144, P02-022) consists of 1,695 photographs (4.8 linear feet) mainly depicting aerial views of merchant and U.S. Navy vessels in the San Francisco Bay, taken during his career as a marine photographer from 1961 to...

The certificate (SAFR 17603, HDC 0031) was issued to Mr. V.P. McMurdo November 4, 1957. The certificate has two foil seals, one gold and one red. The replica key is scotch taped to the red foil seal.The collection is processed...

The G.F. Matthews papers (SAFR 14282, HDC 74) consists of contracts, specifications and agreements for schooners OLGA, JOHN A., ESTHER JOHNSON and steam schooners DAISY GRAY and SAN DIEGO from 1889, 1892 and 1923. The collection also includes a list...

The Joseph M. McBride papers (SAFR 18577, HDC 0529) consists of reference materials and papers generated or collected by McBride while working as the Chief Engineer aboard eight different USAT ships from aproximately 1940 to 1947.

The Alexander McFarlan journal recorded on board the California Packet (built 1849; ship, 3m) (SAFR 17627, HDC 210) describes the author's journey from Machiasport, Maine to San Francisco, California aboard the CALIFORNIA PACKET (built 1849; ship: 3m) from December 1849...

G.W. McNear papers (SAFR 17618, HDC 68) consists of correspondence, billheads, surveyor's reports, newspaper clipping, cargo plan, letter book, telegrams, receipts and manifests from the grain brokerage firm of G. W. McNear dating from 1876 to 1941. This collection has...

The postcard collection consists primarily of views of west coast United States of America seaports and views of marine vessels.

Messenger (ship) logbook (SAFR 16458, HDC 175) documents the 1868 voyage from Savannah to Calcutta via Liverpool under Captain Waldo Hill with a cargo of cotton and salt. The collection is available for research use without restriction.

The Ted Miles postcard and photograph collection, 1900-1967, (SAFR 23265, P94-023) is comprised of postcards depicting various maritime scenes circa 1900-1967, and photographs of BALCLUTHA (built 1886; ship, 3m: museum ship) docked at Pier 43 for display by the San...

Captain Warren F. Mills papers, ferryboat records and vessel history index cards collection (SAFR 18467, HDC 89) ranges in date from 1908 to 1977. Mills' papers include two folders of correspondence and patents. The ferryboat records consist of a 1977...

The Moore Dry Dock Company Ships Plans collection (HDC 1065) consists of naval architecture and marine engineering drawings from the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, CA. It contains 21,700 drawings dating from 1882 to 1962. The company was first...

Captain George D. Morrison papers (SAFR 16440, HDC 155) include sea journals, rough and ship's logs of voyages taken by different vessels all under the command of Captain Morrison. The collection is available for use without restriction.

The Moyes family papers, 1940-1945, 2000 (SAFR 23386, HDC 1647) is comprised of records and photographs relating to Captains Roy and Anthony J. Moyes' work as lifelong mariners.

This collection consists of 3 photographic prints, 2 postcards, and 1 page from a scrapbook primarily related to west coast maritime vessels.

Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Company records (SAFR 14295, HDC 87) consists of photocopies of specifications for tugboats: BEAR FLAG, ELLEN MURPHY, F.L. FULTON, G.B. MARSHALL, GOLDEN EAGLE, JAMES FULTON, JEANIE MURPHY (formerly named PALOMAR), KELLY MURPHY (formerly named SAN JACINTO)....

The handmade book titled My visit to the C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m), 1987 (SAFR 23107, HDC 1635) was created for a school project by Linnaea Holgers after an overnight Girl Scout trip (Troop 321) aboard the vessel.

The NAUTILUS (bark) logbook (SAFR 14269, HDC 59) consists of a single volume and contains a nearly daily record of James Lamoureaux Pangburn's long voyage around Cape Horn to the California gold fields in 1849. It seems that a company...

The Navigation logbook and instructions collection (SAFR 14029, HDC 113) is comprised of one hardcover navigation logbook and a smaller booklet without a cover of instructions. The logbook records an unidentified vessel's voyages from San Francisco to Tahiti, and a...

The Navigation practice journal and Star of Finland (built 1899; bark, 3m) logbook (SAFR 14031, HDC 114) contains figures for chronometer and azimuth readings, parallel sailing, mercator sailing, great circle sailing, middle latitude sailing and time conversion dating from 1896....

New York (passenger vessel) journal (SAFR 14273, HDC 65) is comprised of a one volume souvenir journal kept by Mr. S.C. Sellers during a voyage from New York to Hamburg, Germany aboard the Hamburg-American Line's NEW YORK. The journal begins...

Newsboy (bark) lines, spar rigging list and letter consists of two 8x10 prints of lines and a spar rigging list for the NEWSBOY. The letter is from Howard I. Chapelle, the Curator of the Division of Transportation at the Smithsonian...

The J.B. Newton & Company papers (SAFR 14277, HDC 69) consists of business correspondence, billheads, bills of lading, and insurance policy. The dates are 1845, 1848 to 1851 and 1854 to 1865. Most of the the business correspondence is between...

Niles (passenger vessel) records (SAFR 14276, HDC 137) contains items dated from 1920 to 1931. Two ships logs document voyages of the NILES between San Francisco, Hawaii (Honolulu), Canada (Vancouver), Japan (Yokohama) and China (Shanghai, Hong Kong). They record the...

The L. Christian Norgaard photographs, circa 1954-1995, bulk 1960-1980, (SAFR 22581, P95-035) consists of 15 photograph albums, loose photograph album pages, and loose photographs of vessels that L.C. Norgaard worked on during his career as a naval architect while consulting...

The North Alaska Trading Company logbooks (SAFR 17620, HDC 106) consists of three letter books from the North Alaska Trading Company. They document vessel movements and local and maritime events. The pages are fragile and difficult to read due to...

Notebook of Sailing and Steam Vessel Specifications (SAFR 18470, HDC 129) is a small bound volume of handwritten entries by A. C. Diericx probably in a British shipyard in approximately 1889. Each single line entry includes the vessel name, remarks,...

This is a single color lithograph postcard captioned "Oakland, California, Estuary."

A single color photomechanical postcard of the Southern Pacific Company's wharf in Oakland's Inner Harbor.

The Nancy and Roger Olmsted papers (SAFR 23820, HDC 1665) consist of 571 files in 34 boxes separated into 3 series. This collection has been processed to the file unit level and is open for use without restrictions.

The Nancy Olmsted scow schooner slide show, May 17, 1991, (SAFR 23342, P92-108) is comprised of 80 black-and-white slides and a VHS 1/2 in. videocassette, color with sound, of a slide show held in the J. Porter Shaw Library on...

The Captain Andrew Olsen papers (SAFR 17611, HDC 41) is comprised of 52 items spanning the years 1890-1919. The collection contains correspondence, legal papers, insurance documents, personal letters written by Olsen to his wife and daughter, postcards, certificate registering Capt....

The Captain Andrew Olsen papers (SAFR 17610, HDC 40) is comprised of a (parchment-like) United States Citizen Certificate issued to Andrew Olsen on September 6, 1889. Copies of the document and copies of immigration department cards are included. The certificate...

This is a single black-and-white photographic postcard of a marine painting of the bark OPHELIA.

The Allan R. Ottley photograph and postcard collection, 1900-1992 (bulk 1902-1950s), (SAFR 21641, P97-007) is comprised of photographic material Allan used for research and reference, and postcards that were sent to or collected by Allan Ottley and his wife, Nancy....

A Pacific Legacy slide show, December 11, 1991, (SAFR 23341, P92-105) is comprised of slides of photographs in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park collection, created by the Park's Photo Lab for an exhibit coinciding with the publication of...

Pacific Mail Steamship Company record (SAFR 14301, HDC 93) contains a six page letter dated September 29,1874 and envelope. Letter is addressed to Robert Kelly Palache from the agents of Taylor & Cox regarding Palache's application for the position of...

The Pacifico (freighter) records (SAFR 14281, HDC 73) consist of correspondence, an agreement, a bond payment received by John Leale, and court papers dating 1921 to 1922 and 1924. The records include claims for service performed by D. Dorward, Jr....

Panama Mail Steamship Company operations receipts, 1933 (SAFR 23142, HDC 1644) is comprised of bills of sale and receipts from suppliers to Grace Line (W. R. Grace & Co.) and its subsidiary, Panama Mail Steamship Company. Most of the reciepts...

A single black-and-white postcard captioned "Panorama (north from Call Building), San Francisco, Cal."

The George S. Payne 1835-1840 journals onboard NIANTIC (built 1835; ship, 3m), (SAFR 23812, HDC 1656) consists of four handwritten journals containing the observations and musings of able seaman and second mate George S. Payne while sailing on four year-long...

The collection consists of 5 postcards are primarily of scenes in San Francisco Bay (Calif.) with one postcard of the U.S. Torpedo Boat Destroyer WORDEN.

This collection, Emil Petersen notebook (SAFR 14309, HDC 101) consists of a notebook of 105 pages of typed research notes on Alaska Packers Association and other vessels. Also records some songs and poetry. There is no date associated with the...

This collection consists of 4 sepia-tinted images depicting sailing vessels.

The first half of this volume is a chronometer book and the second half is a cash book for a vessel departing from Hong Kong on 30 May 1849 and arriving in San Francisco on 21 August 1849. The auther...

Photocopy of the Ordnance Survey map showing Scotstoun Shipbuilding Yard, Glasgow, Scotland, displays the Scotstoun Shipbuilding Yard where the BALCLUTHA was built by Charles Connell in 1886.

The Lewis Pierce papers (SAFR 14291, HDC 83) consists of three cargo manifests from schooners WEST WIND, W.E. ANDERSON, and sloop C. ALISON at Port of Suisun bound for San Francisco between 1863 and 1865. Items were shipped by Lewis...

The Jerome B. Piper billhead and contract (SAFR 13568, HDC 23) is a billhead from Goodwin and Company dated 1859 and a contract between the U.S. Government and Piper to furnish North Beach sand for construction of a new branch...

President Grant (passenger vessel) souvenir sea journal (SAFR 14272, HDC 64) is comprised of a single volume kept by an unknown passenger onboard the Admiral Line's PRESIDENT GRANT during its voyage from Shanghai to Seattle, March to April 1926. The...

The President McKinley (passenger vessel) bridge logbook (HDC 195, SAFR 16475) documents a voyage from Seattle, Washington to China and Japan under Captain R.E. Carney for the American Mail Line carrying a cargo of flour, machinery and lumber. This item...

The President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook (SAFR 18080, HDC 141) is dated November 25 to December 27, 1936. It is the rough log of the Dollar Steamship Company's passenger vessel PRESIDENT POLK. C.W. Hawkins was in command of voyage number...

The President Taft (steamship) rough logbook was kept by the Chief Officer in 1923. The logbook is available for use without restriction.

President Taylor (passenger vessel) deck logbooks consists of nine volumes and one other item.

The collection consists of 2 black-and-white photo postcards, depicting the steamer PRINCESS SOPHIA on Vanderbilt Rock.

One 8 x 10 in. black-and-white photographic print captioned "'The Klondike Fever' Loading for Alaska."

The Reindeer (built 1863; ship) logbook (SAFR 14043, HDC 123) is a carbon copy of a transcript of the log from the ship REINDEER during a whaling voyage taken from New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii during...

Restoration of the C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) records, 1983-1984 (SAFR 23383, HDC 1640) were created by Stephen W. Hastings, former Marine Maintenance Foreman at the National Maritime Museum, to chronicle the 1983-1984 restoration of the lumber schooner.

This collection, River Lines Company records (SAFR 13560, HDC 15), consists of freight receipts and abstracts of way bills from 1945. This collection is processed to the collection level and is available for use without restrictions.

The Robert Dollar Company notebook (SAFR 18483, HDC 140) was kept by the company cargo agent. It is arranged and tabbed alphabetically and includes copies of contracts, booklets and ruled paper with handwritten notes. It is dated 1916 to 1923....

The collection consists of images of the Dollar family, the Dollar lumber empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the many activities of the Dollar Steamship Lines across the globe throughout the first half of this century....

William Davidson Robertson papers (SAFR 14292, HDC 84) consists of engineering drawings, correspondence, notes, articles and patent for Robertson's track laying machine dating from 1867 to 1868. This collection has been processed to the collection level and is open for...

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.

The William H. Robinson Papers (SAFR 13553, HDC 8) consists of 18 items including correspondence regarding Robinson's service in the United States Navy.

The William J. Rockstroh papers consist of the Chief Engineer's logbook for the SS Sea Devil from November 1943 to March 1944, a US Coast Guard Merchant Marine engineering license exam booklet and a photograph of Mr. Rockstroh in his...

The Hal Roth papers, 1948-2009, (SAFR 22822, HDC 1613) consists of personal papers, diaries of both Margaret and Hal Roth, correspondence, vessel logbooks, maps, photographic images, audio-visual films, books, manuscripts, and articles pertaining to American sailor, author, and photographer Hal...

Rough log and journal (SAFR 14303, HDC 095) contains two volumes that record voyages of the U.S.S. LACKAWANNA and U.S.S. CHARLESTON between 1880-1891. The log from the U.S.S. LACKAWANNA was kept by a man named Bostwick during a voyage from...

Royal Home (schooner) logbook (SAFR 16460, HDC 177) documents voyages from New York to Nicaragua, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and New Foundland under Captain Samual Isaac from 1883 to 1884. The collection is available for research use without restriction.

The Alexander Ryan photographs, circa 1895-1926, bulk 1900-1920, (SAFR 23353, P77-003) are comprised mainly of photographs depicting views aboard American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and Matson Navigation Company merchant steamships, taken during Ryan's career as a marine engineer. The collection has been...

The Michael J. Ryan specifications for reconversion of SS SEA STAR (SAFR 23828, HDC 1669) consists of one bound volume of the allowance list section of the specifications for the reconversion of the troop transport SS SEA STAR from military...

Sacramento (built 1877; paddle ferry) logbooks are deck logs and provide the times, number of vehicles, tides, weather, explanation of delays, restaurant and newstand inspections and signatures of the captain and the engineer in charge on the vessel's crossings between...

This is a collection of 3 (8 x 10 in.) black-and-white photographic prints of the three-masted schooner SADIE, taken from her deck.

The Safety Program records, 1992-2010 (SAFR 23109, HDC 1637) consists of files maintained by Timothy Przygocki, Safety Manager at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The collection is open for use without restrictions.

Aaron Isadore Safine papers (SAFR 14300, HDC 92) consists of a seaman passport, discharge certificates where he served as a waiter on board, smallpox vaccination certificate, union dues receipts, seaman's certificate of identification, lifeboat information and tickets, postcard from San...

Five color lithograph postcards of the San Francisco, California waterfront.

San Francisco Marine Exchange scrapbooks, 1939-1959, (SAFR 21699, HDC 1619) are comprised of two bound scrapbooks and one folder containing compiled published materials such as newspaper clippings and circulars relating to the Marine Exchange of San Francisco.

The collection consists of 10 black-and-white photographic prints of yacht racing and a US Navy destroyer.

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park event photographs, 1979-2001 (SAFR 22236, P09-008) consists of photographs and audiovisual materials from annual events and special events held at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park from 1979-2001. The collection is described...

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park events records, 1991-2007, (SAFR 23001, HDC 1631), is a compilation of visual communication containing posters, events calendars, brochures, advertisements, programs, invitations, tickets, and a poem titled "Ode to a Scottish Ship" by Stephen Canright,...

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Facilities and Ships Division photographs and media collection, circa 1986-1991 (SAFR 22585, P91-071) consists of photographs and media created by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park staff during the course of their work...

This collection chiefly consists of photographic prints from the shipping and maritime-related files of and its predecessors, and which were daily newspapers of San Francisco, Calif.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park records, 1985-2000 (SAFR 23385, HDC 1642) consists of documents related to the preservation and rehabilitation of vessels and facilities at the park, information about external reports, and a cooperating agreement. The collection has been...

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Records, 1967-1992 (SAFR 23384, HDC 1641) consists of files about the restoration and maintenance of Park vessels and the donkey engine. The collection has been processed to the file level and is open...

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park reports, 1992, 2001, 2002 (SAFR 23111, HDC 1639) consists of three bound reports on conditions investigations and waterproofing of the Maritime Museum building (Aquatic Park Bathhouse), a schematic design report of the Maritime...

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park staffing document (SAFR 23813, HDC 1657) consists of a large (34" x 15") rolled organizational chart, dated January 18, 2001.

The San Francisco Maritime State Historic Park photographs and motion picture collection, 1956-1977 (SAFR 22247, P91-078) consists of photographs and media created by San Francisco Maritime State Historic Park staff during the course of their work from 1956-1977 and several...

Files of the San Francisco Museum of Science & Industry-Marine Section, predecessor of the San Francisco Maritime Museum (1940-1953). This collection of correspondence files was originally divided into two sections, subject and general (1940-1949). The files were left in their...

The San Francisco Yacht Club records (SAFR 4834, HDC 645) contains materials dating from 1880 to 1958. The bulk of the materials date from 1926 to 1932. The collection contains yearbooks, scrapbooks, souvenir programs, brochures, articles, clippings, illustrations and sketches,...

San Leandro (built 1923; ferry) records, 1955-1956, (SAFR 22683, HDC 1624), consists of three documents: daily time report (blank), dated July 8, 1955; a list of work to be done, dated May 2, 1956; and a list of repairs to...

Santa Barbara (steam schooner) and Wellesley (steam schooner) logbooks and papers (SAFR 16463, HDC 180) consists of two engineers logbooks each for the steam schooners SANTA BARBARA and WELLESLEY. Both vessels were involved in the coastal lumber trade and travelled...

Santa Barbara (steam schooner) engineers logbooks (SAFR 16462, HDC 179) consist of two volumes dated 1925 to 1926. They were kept by chief engineer G. Hansen. The vessel, carrying lumber, traversed the Pacific Coast between San Pedro at the southern...

Santa Barbara (steam schooner) logbooks (SAFR 16461, HDC 178) consist of two engineers and one ship log for the steam schooner SANTA BARBARA on numerous voyages between San Francisco, San Pedro, Oregon, Washington and Alaska from 1906 to 1921. The...

F.J. Schaeffer bills of lading (SAFR 13554, HDC 9) includes four bills of lading: two from Sutton & Company, one from Randolph M. Cooley and the last one is unidentified.

Scrapbook of shipping news (SAFR 18471, HDC 135) contains newspaper articles, magazine articles, booklets and reports dating from 1920 to 1928. The collection is available for use without restriction.

Sea Foam (built 1905; steam schooner) cargo manifests (SAFR 13565, HDC 20) contains 34 cargo manifests dating from 1907-1910. The collection is available for research use without restrictions.

The Sea journals kept by Dr. L.L. Stanley aboard the City of Los Angeles (built 1899; passenger vessel) (SAFR 16503, HDC 159) document travel to South America in 1928. Stanley, formerly a physician at San Quentin prison, took this voyage...

The Captain Loring N. Shaw photographs (P85-001, SAFR 17776) consists of 3 photographic portraits of Captain Shaw and his wife from 1849 to 1909.

This collection consists of a reminiscence and three newspapers.

This collection primarily depicts various maritime scenes and vessels. While 90% of the postcards have a maritime theme, only about half of these relate to the Pacific Coast. The postcards and photographic prints were collected by J. Porter Shaw as...

Sheridan (USAT) and Warren (USAT) logbook (SAFR 16450, HDC 166) is a rough log, not kept daily, for two U.S. Army transport vessels covering the Pacific during the first World War under the command of Captain Jack Murphy. These vessels...

The collection consists of postcards primarily of the Great White Fleet.

The Jack Shickell annotated book and photograph, circa 1950-60, (SAFR 22685, HDC 1626), contains of a copy of "Salt-Water Poems and Ballads" by John Masefield, 1960 edition, and a black and white photograph.

The Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Company agreement (SAFR 14040, HDC 46) is comprised of one agreement between Shipowners & Merchant Towboat Company and the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, San Francisco Division, regarding wages, overtime, subsistence, hours, working conditions, vacations,...

This collection of Ships' papers (SAFR 13567, HDC 22) includes financial records, bills of lading for various vessels; brochures for Oceanic Steamship Lines, and an account ledger possbily from a commission merchant.

This collection of Ships' papers (SAFR 13558, HDC 13) consists of various documents that date from 1851 to 1893.

Dating from 1860 to 1905, these Ships' papers (SAFR 13566, HDC 21) contain documents such as vessel bills of sale, mortgages and tonnage reports for 19 different vessels. The collection is available for research use without restrictions.

The Captain Henrik E. Sievers collection (SAFR 22131, HDC 1580) is a record of voyages, duties, responsibilities, events, correspondence and commentary about the maritime industry and culture between 1930 and 1993.

The H. Alan Sims photographs of Eppleton Hall (built 1914; tugboat), circa 1950s, 1970 March 24 (SAFR 22590, P99-014) consists of 56 color slides (1 folder) of EPPLETON HALL arriving in San Francisco on March 24, 1970. The material has...

John Gustaf Sjoberg naval architecture and marine engineering drawings (SAFR23387; HDC 1648) is open and available for use, with some restrictions as noted. Papers of John Gustaf Sjoberg, engineer for Union Construction Co., and later Pacific Coast Engineering Company. The...

Harold Lee Smith papers (SAFR 14289, HDC 81) consists of two certificates issued to Harold Lee Smith in 1926. The first is a certificate of service to able seaman No. 149887 and the second is a certificate of efficiency to...

The collection consists of 8 photographs depicting and related to the sea life of Capt. Frank J. Sommer.

A.H. Sorensen Logbook and pamphlets (SAFR 14267, HDC 57) consists of one logbook and ten Notices to Mariners pamphlets dating between 1978-1933. The logbook records the exercises Sorensen did to practice navigation calculations. The pamphlets give the correction of sailing...

The Captain A.H. Sorensen papers (SAFR 17608, HDC 37) is comprised of correspondence, letters of reference, newsclippings and other papers regarding the Captain's career from 1924 to 1938. The collection is processed and is open for use.

Southern Pacific Company Harbor Master daily journals (SAFR 16448, HDC 164) are photocopies of six volumes for the ferry AMADOR as she traversed the route between Vallejo Junction, South Vallejo and North Vallejo.The journals were kept by Captain Charles R....

The Southern Pacific Company records (SAFR 18486, HDC 150) includes rate and tariff schedules and correspondence regarding ferryboats. The documents date from 1908 to 1935. The collection is available for use without restriction.

The items in this collection, SPARTAN (built 1874; ship, 3m) papers (SAFR 13563, HDC 18) are a ship register and a list of crew members both dated 1897. The collection is available for use without restriction.

The collection consists of 4 color postcards, all involving San Francisco Bay maritime scenes.

The Star of Italy (built 1877; ship, 3m) certificate (SAFR 14294, HDC 86) is from Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. It is dated January 11, 1887. It certifies that the STAR OF ITALY is from Belfast, bound for...

The Charles H. Stoddard papers (SAFR 16122, HDC 145) consists of three series of documents. The first series are financial records that appear to concern Stoddard's personal investments. Series two are notebooks on mechanical engineering, kept while Stoddard was a...

The item in this collection, Summerset (schooner) bill of lading (SAFR 13562, HDC 17) dated 1796 for the schooner SUMMERSET. It is available for use without restriction.

TEMPLAR (built 1858; ship, 3m) logbook (SAFR 14268, HDC 58) consists of one logbook and a photocopy of the logbook recording the voyages of the TEMPLAR. The first voyage departs from Calcutta on January 26 and arrives in Liverpool on...

The Dudley Thickens photographs (P06-030, SAFR 22582) contains approximately 3,450 photographs and 0.4 linear feet of manuscripts concerning vessels in the San Francisco Bay and other locations, along with photographs of lighthouses, transportation, family and other subjects. The documents consist...

The Dudley Thickens' World Ship Society papers (SAFR 2381, HDC 1658) consist of the files related to Mr. Thickens tenure as the West Coast representative of the World Ship Society from approximately 1963 through 1985.

The Arthur J. Thompson photographs, 1939-1973, bulk 1958-1963, (SAFR 22584, P95-012) consists of 4,600 photographs (5.25 linear feet) of domestic and foreign vessels, military and merchant, primarily in the San Francisco Bay, but also including other locations, and Thompson's detailed...

The Captain Thompson collection (SAFR 17607, HDC 35) is comprised of a variety of poems and illustrations about sailors on the 'Goodship K', circa 1915. Illustrations and poems are drawn on the unprinted side of accounting log sheets from the...

The Captain William T. Thompson papers (SAFR 13571, HDC 25) is comprised of a logbook, cargo manifest, letter from Rebecca Plummer to her mother, lineage of Abigail Low, newspaper clippings, and newspaper article from the Pacific dated 1887. The collection...

The collection consists of 2 black-and-white photographic postcards related to shipwrecks and life-saving.

The Thrasher (barkentine) logbook (HDC 190, SAFR 16473) was kept by Andrew B. Townsend for a 1919 voyage of the barkentine THRASHER on a voyage between San Francisco and New Plymouth, New Zealand carrying lumber and gasoline. The Captain for...

The Herbert Tiesler papers (SAFR 17614, HDC 48) is comprised of 12 items spanning the years 1914-1942. The documents include newspaper clippings about ferries returning to San Francisco Bay, a drawing, a manuscript written in German, letters congratulating Tiesler on...

The Herbert Tiesler papers (SAFR 17615, HDC 49) are comprised of three photocopied items: a letter dated 1909 from Tiesler's parents giving him permission to go to sea, a letter of praise from Tiesler's supervisor dated 1936 and a lifeboat...

Tongass (steam schooner) logbooks (SAFR 14288, HDC 80) consists of 9 logbooks for voyages from Seattle to Northeast Alaska, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Everett, Washington. The entries are in columns and record time by clock, name of headland or...

The collection consists of photographs from Richard Tooker's research papers on West Coast shipping.

Transportation companies receipts, 1889-1916, (SAFR 22229, HDC 1622), consists of records of expenses relating to transportation services in the Bay Area.

Transports and Battleships logbook and a logbook of vessel disasters (SAFR 18469, HDC 130) is a collection of two logbooks. This collection is available for research use without restriction.

The Trimountain (built 1919; screw tanker) (SAFR 14038, HDC 44) record collection consists of a page (one page) of shipboard news entitled the "The Trimountain Bugle."

A trip around the world typescript, 1937, (SAFR 22682, HDC 1623), consists of one bound volume titled "A Trip around the World."

This collection includes correspondence, reports on voyages from seamen and ship documents.

Typescript of California Gold Rush Fleet (SAFR 23807, HDC 1651) is a copy of a typescript entitled, California Gold Rush Fleet: Vessels Sailing From the East Coast of the United States and Canada, December 7, 1848 - December 31, 1849,...

This collection, the UKIAH (built 1890; ferry) inspection records (SAFR 13556, HDC 11), consists of ten inspection documents for the UKIAH dated 1911 to 1912.

The UNION (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests (SAFR 13551, HDC 6) consists of three documents dated April 20, 1931, April 20, 1851 and June 27, 1851.

The United Brotherhood of the South Sea Islands records (SAFR 17619, HDC 76) comprises correspondence, petitions, statements, crew lists, sea journals, financial papers and newspaper clippings relating to the group's incorporation, acquisition of the PERCY EDWARD (built 1866; brig), the...

The United States Navy Department records, (SAFR 14274, HDC 66) comprises the Report on Marine Condensers; and on Corrosion and Deposits in Steam Boilers, Made Under Orders of the Secretary of the Navy, by J.C. Cresson and J.H. Alexander, Philadelphia,...

United States Shipping Commissioner wage book (SAFR13564, HDC 19) is dated 1905. It contains information on the pay and allowances of seamen. The item is available for research use without restrictions.

U.S. Navy Launch logbooks (SAFR 18481, HDC 132) consists of ten logbooks of launch transport between Alameda Naval Air Station and Hunter's Point Naval Station in San Francisco, California. The launches were referred to as #1 BOAT, #2 BOAT and...

U.S.Public Health Service Hospital records (SAFR 18581, HDC 99) consist of four volumes: records of the Marine Hiospital and Custom House, a register of permits to enter the hospital and two medical officers' journals describing the quarantine program on Angel...

The USS Uruguay (built 1928; passenger liner) survey report (SAFR 23827, HDC 1668) consists of copy number 6 of the comprehensive January 1946 survey and report of the condition of the USS URUGUAY.

Dirk Visser Discharge book (SAFR 14293, HDC 85) consists of one certificate and discharge employment service bureau book, issued under the authority of the Pacific American Steamship Association and the Shipowner's Association of the Pacific Coast. Records the seaman's service...

The sea journal titled Voyage to California from the Port of Boston in the ship Masconomo (SAFR 14025, HDC 110) covers the period from January 1, 1853 to June 13, 1853 in 183 entries (one per day). The master of...

W. H. Talbot (built 1891; schooner, 4m) logbook and newspaper clipping (SAFR 16449, HDC 165) includes a ship's log kept by mate O.E. Beden. He recorded nautical calculations of the voyages between Port Townsend and Shanghai. The collection is available...

The Jack R. Wagner papers (SAFR 23825, HDC 1666) consist of 5 short maritime related manuscripts written by Jack R. Wagner with associated research materials, and 2 small files of research material for 2 more unwritten manuscripts.

Captain Edgar Wakeman papers (SAFR 17621, HDC 116) contains correspondence, logbooks and a wide variety of paper ephemera from 45 years of maritime service. The collection is available for reference use without restriction.

The Charles Heussy Walker collection, 1897-1906 (SAFR 23817, HDC 1661) collection consists of 3 letters of introduction for Charles Heussy Walker, who was dispatched to provide relief for Pacific Steam Whaling Company whalers whose vessels were ice bound in Point...

The James R. Walsh sketchbook (SAFR 14314, HDC 107) is comprised of 42 pages of captioned sketches of people, mostly passengers of the ZEALANDIA or the CITY OF SYDNEY. Also there are depictions of places such as Honolulu, Tutuila Islands,...

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

Wanderbird (yacht) logbooks and papers (SAFR 16464, HDC 181) includes six rough logs and various loose pages that record weather conditions, location, passengers and other vessels as well as humourous entries for events and occurences. Warwick Tomkins was the master...

The Captain Charles A. Watts rough logbook (SAFR 16489, HDC 209) is for the calendar year 1919.

The George H. Wayland plans collection (HDC 1534) contains 721 items, the majority of which are original pencil on paper naval architectural drawings of yachts and smaller motor craft designed by George H. Wayland between 1921 to 1947. Most are...

The Victor W. Westerholm papers, 1918-1947 (SAFR 23106, HDC 1634) is comprised of professional papers from Westerholm's career as a seaman.

Wray Castle ledger (SAFR 14286, HDC 78) was prepared by the F.C. Danson & Company Average Adjusters of Liverpool and London for the owner of the WRAY CASTLE from 1906 to 1907. It begins with an index followed by four...

This collection consists of 18 photographs from aboard the freighter PACIFIC from 1910-1920.

The Yacht Racing Association records, 1948-1985 (SAFR 5321, HDC 644) is comprised of business records, meeting minutes, correspondence, race applications and results.The collection has been processed to the file unit level and is open for use without restrictions.

The Yacht Racing Association records. 1972-2002, (SAFR 21689, HDC 1650) contains business records, correspondence, race results and entry forms. The collection is processed to the file unit level and is available for use without restrictions.

The Yacht Racing Association records, 1947-1962 (SAFR 4859, HDC 646), is comprised mainly of newsletters, announcements and scrapbooks from San Francisco Bay area yacht clubs. Don Seaton, the Recorder for the Yacht Racing Association was the compiler. The collection is...

The Captain George Warner Yardley records SAFR 14306, HDC 98) consists of official documents, a scrapbook, and news clippings.

Captain L. W. York document dated April 16, 1959, (SAFR 23003, HDC 1633), is a carbon copy with original signature of R. L. Bucholz, Marine Personnel Manager of the Joshua Hendy Corporation.

This collection of 8 postcards of Yukon stern-wheelers.

The ZEALOUS (built 1844; bark) cargo manifests (SAFR 13552, HDC 7) consists of three cargo manifests for British bark ZEALOUS all dated 1851 August 12 for a voyage from Lisbon to San Francisco.