Edwin S. Cramp collection, 1850-1950.

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Edwin S. Cramp collection, 1850-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55040926

Papers of Edwin S. Cramp during and after his employment with the William Cramp & Sons Ships and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia. The papers are primarily financial, although both personal and business. They also reflect Cramp's campaign for government subsidy of the United States merchant marine shipbuilding industry. The collection also contains photocopies of trial photos for two Cramp Cruisers, the ALABAMA and the VARIAG.

ca. 1200 items.

G. W. Blunt White Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7685817

G. W. Blunt White Library

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Cramp, Edwin S., 1853-1913.

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Edwin S. Cramp was born in 1853, the grandson of the founder of the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company where he worked throughout his life. Apprenticed to the Engineering Department in 1871, he advanced to the positions of Vice-President and Director. Cramp resigned in 1907, and died in 1913. From the description of Edwin S. Cramp collection, 1850-1950. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 55040926 ...

William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co.

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A pioneer in the tradition from wood to metal shipbuilding materials, the Cramp firm handled commissions for more than 300 naval and commercial vessels from 1870 to 1918. From the description of Records, 1871-1929. (Independence Seaport Museum). WorldCat record id: 23250064 William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, one of the pioneering shipyards in the transition from wood to iron and steel shipbuilding. From the description of Ledgers, 1877-1919. (Independence Se...

Alabama (Croiseur)

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Variag (Cruiser : 1899)

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