John A. Hillborn papers, 1902-1940.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

John A. Hillborn papers, 1902-1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/698725120

5 photocopies of discharge papers and certificates for John A. Hillborn; a biographical sketch; a biographical sketch of Hillborn by Lorraine Hillborn; and a b&w photographic print of John Hillborn building his boat, Wayne in Chignik, AK, 1940. Included among the papers and certificates is one for discharge from the Balclutha.

7 items.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8000848

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Hillborn, John A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6571zwd (person)

John A. Hillborn was born in Gevle, Sweden, a seaport town north of Stockholm, in 1879. He left Sweden on a sailing ship as a cabin boy when he was 15 years old, sailing to Australia, Mexico, Hawaii and other ports. He finally ended up in San Francisco where he sailed for many years and also was a master on some of the ships. He eventually ended up sailing to Alaska and settling down in Chignik, on the Alaska Peninsula in the early 1920's, where he married. From the description of Jo...

Balclutha (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g784h0 (corporateBody)