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

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

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

↑ 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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-: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>
+[[Image:Mystic Seaport Museum.jpg|right|350px|Mystic Seaport Museum.jpg]]
+=== Contact Information  ===
+'''Email:'''<br>
+{{Block indent|[mailto:collections@mysticseaport.org collections@mysticseaport.org]}}
+'''Address:'''<br>
+{{Block indent|'''Mystic Seaport Museum Collections Research Center'''<br>}}
+{{Block indent|75 Greenmanville Ave.<br>}}
+{{Block indent|Mystic, CT 06355<br>}}
+'''Telephone:'''<br>
+{{Block indent|860-572-5367}}
+'''Hours and holidays:'''
+'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''
+'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
+*[http://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum]
+*[https://research.mysticseaport.org/collections/ Museum Collections]
+=== Collection Description  ===
+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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 *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.
-=== Links  ===
-*[http://www.mysticseaport.org/ Mystic Seaport Museum]
-*[http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=93A8707F-9BFF-A753-F4BE4C49129B408A Museum Collections]
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