John H. Mathis Company records 1919-1987

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John H. Mathis Company records, 1919-1987

John H. Mathis Company records 1919-1987

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_ISM_ISMMathis

Founded in 1870 by John H. Mathis and W.W. Reynolds, by the time of its 1913 incorporation, the John H. Mathis Company was an already established and well-represented shipbuilding firm in the maritime world. Located at Point and Erie Streets in Camden, New Jersey, the Mathis Company built and repaired yachts, river steamers, tugs, barges, car floats, ships and other varieties of floating vessels for private individuals and businesses as well as the Navy and Coast Guard. During World Wars I and II, a variety of ships were built, including minesweepers, transports, Coast Guard Cutters, and ferries. Of note, was the presidential yacht , which was built by Mathis Yacht Building Company as a separate but allied venture at the Mathis shipyard in 1910. The Mathis Shipyard closed in 1961. The Mathis Shipyard was later used by the firm Camden Ship Repair. The John H. Mathis Company records, which date from 1919 to 1987, consists of business records, correspondence, photographs, measured drawings, design plans, and other records documenting the work of the shipbuilding firm. The majority of the material dates from 1930 to 1960. The collection is divided into four series: "Shipbuilding Records," "Photographs," "Index” and “Measured Drawings.” Sequoia

195.0 Linear feet; 43 containers, 12 flat file drawers [includes 2,480-2,760 drawings]

Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library