New York Shipbuilding Corporation collection, 1958 and undated.

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New York Shipbuilding Corporation collection, 1958 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/311081927

Photographs of ships, shipyards, and shipbuilding in Camden, N.J., blueprints, plans, and trim and stability booklet from the New York Shipbuilding Corporation; together with photograph album (1958), relating to the keel laying of the NS Savannah including images of Patricia Nixon at the ceremony.

5 document boxes.

Camden County Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7306606

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New York Shipbuilding Corporation

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Company founded 1899 by Henry G. Morse, located in Camden, N.J. Held numerous government contracts during both World Wars, also many private commissions. Built ships for U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Emergency Fleet Corporation and Department of Commerce, Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Standard Oil, and American Export Lines, among others. Closed in 1967. From the description of Records, 1895-1967 (Independence Seaport Museum). WorldCat record id: 69117130 Shipbuilders, ...

Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993

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As the wife of the President Richard Nixon, Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan Nixon was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. She was an avid supporter of charitable causes and volunteerism. Born Thelma Catherine Ryan on March 16, 1912 in Ely, Nevada, “Pat” Nixon acquired her nickname within hours. Her father, William Ryan, called her his “St. Patrick’s babe in the morn” when he came home from the mines before dawn. Soon the family moved to California and settled on a small truck fa...