William and Joan Swan Collection, circa 1900-1985

Collection Overview

Title: William and Joan Swan Collection, circa 1900-1985

Predominant Dates:1930s-1960s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2019-022

Creator: Swan, William H.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Oversized materials are separated by size in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 05/20/2019

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection primarily includes published materials relating to ships and maritime-related subjects. It includes booklets, nautical charts, and small magazines, with most materials dating between the 1930s and 1960s. Topics include the International Naval Review in Hampton Roads, Virginia, the S. S. United States, and training materials from the New York State Maritime Academy.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

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 Source: William and Joan Swan by donation

Preferred Citation: William and Joan Swan Collection, MSS 2019-022, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed May 22, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Book, Sailing Vessels: How to Distinguish their Different Rigs, circa 1900

Folder 2: Excerpt, Lesson 2: Ships, circa 1930s-1940s

Folder 3: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1930s-1940s

Folder 4: Booklet, Special Notice to Mariners, One Hundredth Anniversary Number, 1930

Folder 5: Publication, The U. S. Coast Guard, 1932 March

Volume 5.

Folder 6: Booklet, Distances Between United States Ports, 1938

Folder 7: Booklet, Welders Safety Regulations, circa 1940s

Folder 8: Booklets, The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 1940, 1944

Folder 9: Course Materials and Notes, New York State Maritime Academy, circa 1942-1943 October

Folder 10: Booklet, The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 1943 April

Folder 11: Publication, Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council, United States Coast Guard, 1944 January - March

Volume 1, No. 1-3.

Folder 12: Booklet, Welcome Aboard the Leading Leyte, circa 1950s

Folder 13: Publication, Norfolk, 1957 April

Folder 14: Booklet, International Naval Review, 1957 June 8-17

Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Folder 15: Clippings, International Naval Review, 1957 June 11-16

Folder 16: Card with Envelope, Launching of N. S. Savannah, 1959 July 21

Folder 17: Log Book, S. S. United States V. H. F., 1962 March 6 - 1967 April 5

Folder 18: Correspondence, S. S. United States, 1955-1967

Folder 19: Weather Reports, S. S. United States, 1968-1969

Folder 20: Photographs, 1970, circa 1980

Item 1: Photograph, Spirit of Norfolk, William H. Swan & Sons, and Omni Hotel, circa 1980
Item 2: Print, Headquarters, United States Continental Army Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1970

Folder 21: Nautical Charts, 1966-1985

Item 1: Nautical Chart, Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles to Norfolk Harbor, Virginia, 1966 April
Item 2: Nautical Chart, Norfolk to Albemarle Sound, 1970: Intracoastal Waterway via North Landing River or Dismal Swamp Canal, Virginia - North Carolina.
Item 3: Nautical Chart, New York Harbor, New York, 1971
Item 4: Nautical Chart, Norfolk to Albemarle Sound, 1985 November: Virginia - North Carolina Intracoastal Waterway, via North Landing River or Great Dismal Swamp Canal.