John Edward Handran Papers, 1928-1977
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Brief Description: Circa 1930s sea stories and other materials belonging to John Edward Handran, a mariner from approximately the 1920s through the 1950s.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 2019-015
Created by: Handran, John Edward (1904-1977)
Volume: 17.0 Folders
Acquired: 03/22/2019.
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Biographical Note for Handran, John Edward (1904-1977) : John Edward Handran was born on May 28, 1904 in Rockport, Massachusetts. He was a master mariner and served in the Navy during World War II. Handran married Michelina Roselli on May 11, 1934 in Kings, New York. He married Sarah Ann James Strickland on April 14, 1967 in Norfolk, Virginia. Handran died on November 16, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
International travel
Merchant mariners
Ocean travel
Rockport (Mass.)
Seafaring life
Storms
Genres/Forms of Material
Certificates
Correspondence
Diagrams
Envelopes
Logs (records)
Notebooks
Reports
Sea stories
Speeches (documents)
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes: Brett Bebber by donation
PreferredCitation: John Edward Handran Papers, MSS 2019-015, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.