John Edward Handran Papers, 1928-1977 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: John Edward Handran Papers, 1928-1977

Predominant Dates:1930s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2019-015

Primary Creator: Handran, John Edward (1904-1977)

Extent: 17.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 03/22/2019

Subjects: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), International travel, Merchant mariners, Ocean travel, Rockport (Mass.), Seafaring life, Storms

Forms of Material: Certificates, Correspondence, Diagrams, Envelopes, Logs (records), Notebooks, Reports, Sea stories, Speeches (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Circa 1930s sea stories and other materials belonging to John Edward Handran, a mariner from approximately the 1920s through the 1950s.

Biographical Note

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.

Subject/Index Terms

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
International travel
Merchant mariners
Ocean travel
Rockport (Mass.)
Seafaring life
Storms

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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: Brett Bebber by donation

Preferred Citation: John Edward Handran Papers, MSS 2019-015, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 25, 2019.

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