Steinway/S.S. United States correspondence and notes, 1946- 1952.

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Steinway/S.S. United States correspondence and notes, 1946- 1952.

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This collection contains written notes and typed correspondence concerning the specifications and plans for, sale, and installation of four Steinway pianos on board the S.S. United States. Some of the correspondence is between the purchasing agent for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (where the ship was built) and the retail sales manager for Steinway & Sons. Also, includes notes concerning the specifications with descriptions of wood finishes and prices of the pianos. Some letters discuss fireproofing and waterproofing pianos with metal undercarriages and naugahide bench covers. There is also correspondence between Theodore Steinway and William Francis Gibbs.

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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

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The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company was founded in 1886 by Collis Potter Huntington in Newport News, Va. From the description of Records : of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, ca. 1886-1961. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 30694323 ...

Steinway & Sons

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Nationality: English. From the description of Model D Pianoforte, No. 54538 [electronic resource]. 1884. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute). WorldCat record id: 222507745 ...

Steinway, Theodore E., 1883-1957

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President of Steinway & Sons. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Munich July 9 1925, to Herr Dünnebeil [at Breitkopf & Härtel], 1925 July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670083 From the description of Autograph letter signed and telegram, dated : [New York] Mar. 27 1917 and 10 February 1928, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1917 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270670085 ...

Steinway, William Richard, 1881-1960,

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Gibbs, William F. (William Francis), 1886-1967

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United States (Ship)

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