Robert B. Applebee papers, 1880s-1970s.

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Robert B. Applebee papers, 1880s-1970s.

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Transcripts of talks given in Searsport, Stockton Springs, Belfast, and other Maine towns; talks in Rockland include quotes of Frank Winslow on the loss (1882) of the schooner Almon Bird; correspondence containing information used to identify vessels; materials used in the preparation of Vessels Built in Frenchman's Bay; list of vessels; materials on the East Coast; newspaper articles; notes from sea stories given to Henry Buxton by several sea captains; contract (copy) for building the brig Sarah; copy of Lincoln Colcord's list of pinkey schooners; vessel list for the Crosby yard at Bangor and three letters from Mrs. Andersen, great granddaughter of Timothy Crosby on the Crosby family and its shipyard; letters from Preston Williams, photographer, about prints of vessels, made and sent; letter (1946) from Edwin Lord, Bangor, relating to the disposal of his shipping business records; and copy of letter (1972 Sept. 1) sent to radio station WEEI by Capt. William Coughlin with criticism of Edward Rowe Snow and his book, with emphasis on the Portland disaster. Also includes two copies of Applebee's Sailing Ship History (1956); receipts (1950s) for Applebee's gifts to the Peabody Museum; material relating to the production of Merchant Sail by William A. Fairburn (1950s); letters (1958) answering a request by Elizabeth Coatsworth; certificate of appointment (1925) as customs officer; copy of letter (1943) to D.C. War ration board; annual report of the operations of the U.S. Life Saving Service (1883 June); correspondence with Bath Marine Museum; letters concerning schooner Frank M. Noyes; photographs; clippings; and other materials, reflecting Applebee's interests in maritime history. Correspondents and persons represented include Grace Nash Pearce, Harry D. Hamilton, Horace A. Hilton, James McLeod, John Lyman, Walter Muir Whitehill, Charles Copeland, Ernest Dodge, Henry E. Sweet, Charles G. Glueck, Robert Barbour, Harry Erskine, Ethel M. Ritchie, George W. Ginn, A.W. Frost, Frank Adams, Capt. Wm. P. Couglin, Al Hallock, and Capt. Harold G. Foss.

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Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947

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Lincoln Colcord was a notable Maine author and translator of stories about the sea. Like his sister, Joanna Colcord, he was born at sea during a voyage of his father, ship's master Lincoln A. Colcord, undertaken after his marriage to Joanna French Sweetser. Ship's masters were allowed to bring their families with them on voyages. Joanna and Lincoln, Jr., were schooled at sea by their mother and others during their father's ocean voyages. Always listing Searsport, Me., as their official residence...

Glueck, Charles G.

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Ginn, George Washington, 1824-1887

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George Washington Ginn was a ship captain, of Prospect, Me.; his brothers Samuel H., and Alfred A., and other family members were residents of Prospect, Prospect Ferry, and Bucksport, Me. From the description of Ginn family collection, 19th century. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 712068411 ...

Fairburn, William Armstrong, 1876-1947

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Copeland, Charles T.

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Lyman, John T.

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John Lyman (1915-1977), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor of environmental chemistry and oceanographer, with interests in state and federal planning and support of development programs for marine resources. From the description of John Lyman papers, 1968-1976 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46547915 ...

Peabody Museum of Salem

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Almon Bird (Schooner)

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Sweet, Henry E.

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Hallock, Al

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Snow, Edward Rowe

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Dodge, Ernest

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Winslow, Frank

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Adams, J. Frank (John Frank)

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Frank M. Noyes (Schooner)

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WEEI (Radio station : Boston, Mass.)

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Pearce, Grace Nash

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Buxton, Henry

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Epithet: of Buxton, yeoman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x0000eb ...

Coughlin, William J.

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Bath Marine Museum

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Erskine, Harry

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Hilton, Horace A.

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Frost, A. W.

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Foss, Harold G., 1881-1965

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Barbour, Robert, 1780-1832

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Coughlin, William J. (William Jeremiah), 1929-1992

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Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978

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United States. Bureau of Customs

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Hamilton, Harry D.

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McLeod, James

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Anderson, Mrs.

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Lord, Edwin C. E.

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Lord received his S.M. from Harvard in 1901. Fox received his S.B. from Harvard in 1903. Hunt received his A.B. from Harvard in 1903. Tower received his A.B. from Harvard in 1903. Eaton received his A.M. from Harvard in 1906. Ferguson received his A.B. from Harvard in 1904. Mendelsohn received his S.B. from Harvard in 1905. Newman received his S.B. from Harvard in 1905. Stoltz received his S.B. from Harvard in 1905. Eggleston received his A.M. from Harvard in 1901. ...

United States. Life-Saving Service

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Applebee, Robert B., 1885-1979

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Career officer with U.S. Customs Service; maritime historian and author; considered an authority on Maine shipping. Wrote to and talked with men who had been deep water sailors; collected books, documents, artifacts, and photographs of ships and compiled information on vessels into vols. of typed mss., arranged by area. From the description of Robert B. Applebee papers, 1880s-1970s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 695042152 ...

Crosby, Timothy, 1766-1823

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Ritchie, Ethel M.

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Coatsworth, Elizabeth Jane, 1893-1986

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Born in Buffalo, New York in 1893, she married writer Henry Beston. She graduated from Vassar in 1915 and Columbia with an M.A. in 1916. Belongs to Phi Beta Kappa, won a Newbery Medal in 1931. Children's Spring Book Festival Honor Award, 1971, an L.H.D. from New England College, and has published numerous books and poems. See: "Something about the Author", v.2, p. 65. From the description of Papers 1930-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701398 Daughter of a prosperous ...