Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center: Difference between revisions

Best first-stop for ships' logs and images, journals, ledgers, diaries, and documents from the whaling, fishing, and shipping industries. Preserves the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. 1,300 logbooks, 390 collections, and 800 related volumes from 1720-present.^[1]

Mission[edit | edit source]

To preserve the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. Is located in Mystic, Connecticut, less than two hours from Boston and New York and less than one hour from Hartford.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Was founded in 1929 by three Mystic residents: Dr. Charles K. Stillman, Edward E. Bradley and Carl C. Cutler.
s a private, not-for-profit educational institution governed by trustees and funded with a $20 million annual operating budget, provided by admissions, individual donors, foundations, sponsors, food service, the Museum Store, other retail operations, endowments and other investments.
Includes three major components for visitors: a re-created 19th-century coastal village with historic ships, a working preservation shipyard, and formal exhibit galleries.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Manuscripts in Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea (accessed 20 September 2015).

[1] Manuscripts in Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea (accessed 20 September 2015).

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 === Contact Information  ===
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+'''Email:'''<br>
+:[mailto:collections@mysticseaport.org collections@mysticseaport.org]
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-:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>
+'''Address:'''<br>
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+:'''Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center'''<br>
+:75 Greenmanville Ave.<br>
+:Mystic, CT 06355<br>
-'''Telephone:'''</ref> 800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:'''  802-000-0000<br>
+'''Telephone:'''<br>
+:860-572-5367
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+'''Hours and holidays:'''
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+'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''
 '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
+*[http://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum]
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+Art &amp; objects, books, film &amp; video, manuscripts, maps &amp; charts, periodicals, photography, ships' plans, sound archives, and watercraft.<br><br>
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+:Best first-stop for ships' logs and images, journals, ledgers, diaries, and documents from the whaling, fishing, and shipping industries. Preserves the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. 1,300 logbooks, 390 collections, and 800 related volumes from 1720-present.<ref>[http://www.mysticseaport.org/research/collections/manuscripts/ Manuscripts] in ''Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea'' (accessed 20 September 2015).</ref><br><br>
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-*NARA II
-*National Archives at _____
-*State Archives
-*State Library
-'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
+To preserve the maritime history of Connecticut and New England. Is located in Mystic, Connecticut, less than two hours from Boston and New York and less than one hour from Hartford.
-*<br>
+=== Historical Background  ===
-*<br>
-*National Personnel Records Center
-*LC
-*FHL
-'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
+*Was founded in 1929 by three Mystic residents: Dr. Charles K. Stillman, Edward E. Bradley and Carl C. Cutler.
+*s a private, not-for-profit educational institution governed by trustees and funded with a $20 million annual operating budget, provided by admissions, individual donors, foundations, sponsors, food service, the Museum Store, other retail operations, endowments and other investments.
+*Includes three major components for visitors: a re-created 19th-century coastal village with historic ships, a working preservation shipyard, and formal exhibit galleries.
-*<br>
+=== References  ===
-*County Vital Records Office
-*City Vital Records Office
-*County Archives
-*County Orphan's Court
-*County Probate Court
-*County Recorder
-*County Coroner
-*U.S. District Court
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