Biography of William Picard Stephens
William P. Stephens, long known as the “Dean of American Yachtsmen”, and “The grand old man of American Yaching” was born in Philadelphia, Aug. 5, 1854. He was a graduate of Rutgers Preparatory School and Rutgers College in 1873 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. His interests were mechanics, yachting, railroads, and opera. He first became interested in boating while in college, and later built his first boat, a Rob Roy Canoe.
In 1878 Stephens worked for the John Roach Shipyard in Chester, Pa., and remained there for two years. After that he started a boat shop in West Brighton, Staten Island where for five years he designed and built canoes and small yachts. In 1880 he was one of the founders of the American Canoe Association. In 1883 he was offered and accepted the post of canoeing and yachting editor of Forest and Stream, a position he held for many years. He was also one of the organizers of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. In 1903 he was the editor of Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts, a post he held for 29 years. William P. Stephens had a vast knowledge of the history and development of yacht designs, and a thorough knowledge of boats.
He wrote a column in the magazine Forest and Stream, and had also contributed many articles to other publications as well. He held memberships in the Humber Yawl Club, the New York Canoe Club, the Royal St. Lawrence and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Clubs and was a charter member and historian of the Cruising Club of America. William P. Stephens’ life was devoted to the sport he loved best, and he wrote extensively on the subject. His books include: Canoe and Boatbuilding for Amateurs; Supplement to Small Yachts; American Yachting, and Traditions and Memoirs of American Yachting. William P. Stephens died on May 10, 1946 at his home in Bayside, N.Y. at the age of 91.
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the G. W. Blunt White Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Cruising Club of America
New York Yacht Club
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (U.S.)
Subjects:
America’s Cup races
Boatbuilding–United States
Boats and boating–United States
Canoes and canoeing–United States
Yachting–United States–History
Document Types:
Photographs
Specifications
Administrative Information
Coll. 91, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Indexes
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Papers; 1845-1946 | |||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | Article from Brentano’s Monthly entitled “Sloop Yacht ACTIVE, of the New York Yacht Club, her record and performances, by Blue Jacket.”; undated | |||||||||||
2 | Papers pertaining to Charles Francis Adams, including letters and articles; 1890-1941 | ||||||||||||
3 | Clippings pertaining to anchors; undated | ||||||||||||
4 | Papers pertaining to the American Neptune, including letters, brochures and reports; 1940-1942 | ||||||||||||
5 | Papers including notes, letters, announcements, and resolutions, pertaining to the American Canoe Association; 1933-1942 | ||||||||||||
6 | Papers including report of yacht classification and miscellaneous notes; 1889-1898 | ||||||||||||
7 | Clippings from newspapers and magazines, pertaining to rules and regulations of yachts and yacht racing of the Atlantic Coast Conference; 1903-1906 | ||||||||||||
8 | Letters exchanged between W. P. Stephens and Colin Archer and later J. Archer; 1884-1939 | ||||||||||||
9 | Clippings pertaining to the sloop-yacht AVENGER of Boston, Robert A. Emmons II, owner, including newspaper clippings and a photograph; 1907 | ||||||||||||
10 | Papers including letters, clippings, and specifications pertaining to the Barnegat Cruiser; 1892-1893 | ||||||||||||
11 | Letter of J.R. Barnett, concerning George Lennox Watson (1887-1904, Naval Architect.); 1904 | ||||||||||||
12 | Letters by or to Walwin Barr of the American Canoe Association; 1937-1943 | ||||||||||||
13 | Papers pertaining to ballast, including specification, clippings, and notes; 1852-1872 and undated | ||||||||||||
14 | Clipping reprint of an 1879 article by Charles G. Yale entitled “San Francisco Bay Yachting”; 1926 May 22 | ||||||||||||
15 | Letters to or by F. W. (Casey) Baldwin, on the subject of yacht and small craft construction; 1917-1920 | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers pertaining to John Beavor-Webb (Naval Architect), including letters and clippings; 1885-1927 | ||||||||||||
17 | Papers pertaining to Block Island boats, including letters and a clipping; 1872-1915 | ||||||||||||
18 | Papers pertaining to boat builders, including memoranda, notes, and letters; 1921-1941 | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers including letters, notes, and sketches pertaining mostly to the racing yacht BOGIE; 1895-1901 | ||||||||||||
20 | Clipping pertaining to the Brooklyn Yacht Club; 1870-1872 | ||||||||||||
21 | Article by William U. Swan on the subject of 75th anniversary of the Boston Yacht Club; undated | ||||||||||||
22 | Papers of or about Edward Burgess, Naval Architect, including letters, clippings, and a photograph; 1880-1936 | ||||||||||||
23 | Papers pertaining to the work of Edward Burgess, including manuscripts, notes, and clippings; 1882-1885, and 1946, plus undated | ||||||||||||
24 | Article entitled “By’n Large’n Runnin’ Free”; undated | ||||||||||||
25 | Clippings pertaining to the Canada’s Cup series of yacht races; 1901-1907 | ||||||||||||
26 | Clippings pertaining to the subject of yacht capsizes; 1852-1894 | ||||||||||||
27 | Papers pertaining to catboats, including clippings, specifications, notes, and photographs; 1895 and undated | ||||||||||||
28 | Clippings pertaining to catamarans; 1877-1878 | ||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | Papers pertaining to weighted centerboards, including letters and a clipping; 1867-1906 | |||||||||||
2 | Papers pertaining to Robert Center, Commodore Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, including letters and clippings; 1890-1895 | ||||||||||||
3 | Papers on the subject of centerboard yachts, including a copy of a patent, clippings, and a letter; 1867-1905 | ||||||||||||
4 | Papers pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay (bugeyes), (log canoes), and (pungies), including a pamphlet, specifications, and a clipping; 1908-1933 plus undated | ||||||||||||
5 | Correspondence between William P. Stephens and Howard I. Chapelle; 1933-1944 | ||||||||||||
6 | Clippings pertaining to the cutter CLARA.; 1888 | ||||||||||||
7 | Papers pertaining to Thomas Clapham, including letters, clippings, and photographs; 1883-1895 | ||||||||||||
8 | Clippings pertaining to classification of vessels; 1887-1889 | ||||||||||||
9 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and K. Adlard Coles, pertaining to yachting; 1941-1945 | ||||||||||||
10 | Article from the Scientific American, pertaining to the construction of the America’s Cup yacht CONSTITUTION; 1901 May 11 | ||||||||||||
11 | Papers pertaining to the cutter COQUETTE, including articles, letters, notes, photographs, schematics, and specifications; 1918-1944 | ||||||||||||
12 | Article by J. Fredric Tames, entitled “What it costs to put a yacht in commission”; undated | ||||||||||||
13 | Letters pertaining to the yacht COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN; 1935 | ||||||||||||
14 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and W. J. Creasy; 1941-1946 | ||||||||||||
15 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and Carl C. Cutler; 1940-1945 | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers pertaining to cutter rigged vessels, including notes, clippings, and schematics; 1930 plus undated | ||||||||||||
17 | Miscellaneous papers pertaining to cutters, including letters, notes, yacht list, specifications, classifications, and clippings; 1881-1946 | ||||||||||||
18 | Papers pertaining to the yacht DAUNTLESS and other vessels, including letters, brochures, and clippings; 1899-1934 | ||||||||||||
19 | Clippings pertaining to Captain Samuel Samuels of the yacht DREADNAUGHT; 1870-1884 | ||||||||||||
20 | Papers pertaining to tank testing of hulls conducted by Kenneth S. M. Davidson, Stevens’ Institute of Technology; 1936-1941 | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers pertaining to Jeff Davis, including letters and clippings; 1937-1946 | ||||||||||||
22 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and Professor Kenneth S. M. Davidson; 1936-1942 | ||||||||||||
23 | Papers pertaining to the sloop-yacht DEFENDER of the America’s Cup Race; 1895 plus undated | ||||||||||||
24 | Papers pertaining to Johnston de Forest, including letters, notes, and specifications; 1930-1945 | ||||||||||||
25 | Papers pertaining to the yacht DEUCE, including letters from E. M. Clarks, specifications, and a photograph; 1883 | ||||||||||||
26 | Papers pertaining to the development of small cruisers, including letters, notes, clippings, and specifications; 1938-1944, plus undated | ||||||||||||
27 | Article on the subject of the development of yacht measurement, (to accompany Bill Swan’s record of yacht races); Mar. 4, 1935 | ||||||||||||
28 | Clippings entitled “Devoted Yachtsman” which appeared in the chronicle Spirit of the Times; 1870-1887 | ||||||||||||
29 | Papers pertaining to the yacht DILEMMA, built by Nat Herreshoff in 1891, including letters and a clipping; 1941 | ||||||||||||
30 | Papers pertaining to dingy class boats, including letters, advertisements, and brochures; 1938, plus undated | ||||||||||||
31 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and William A. Dobson, plus 1 letter Nov. 18, 1882, to William P. Stephens from A. W. Belcher; 1935-1939 | ||||||||||||
32 | Clipping pertaining to Lord Dunrayen’s charges against C. Oliver Iselin and the yacht DEFENDER; 1895-1896 | ||||||||||||
33 | Loft prints of design supplements for “The Yachtsman” magazine; 1903-1905 | ||||||||||||
34 | Letters and article re. ETHELWYNN, a half-rater; 1895-1896 | ||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | Papers on various 19th century yachts, including notes, letters, and descriptive material; 1937-1942 plus undated | |||||||||||
2 | Letters exchanged between William Fife Jr. and William P. Stephens, also includes clippings pertaining to Fife’s obituary and biographical sketch; 1886-1944 | ||||||||||||
3 | Photographs of the William Fife and Son Shipyard of Fairlie, Scotland; undated | ||||||||||||
4 | Papers pertaining to figureheads, including, clippings, notes, and photographs; 1909 plus undated | ||||||||||||
5 | Papers pertaining to Capt. Robert Fish, (yacht designer), including a letter, clippings, and notes; 1883, 1933, plus undated | ||||||||||||
6 | Papers pertaining to the yachts FLEETWING, VESTA, HENRIETTA, including letters and clippings; 1867-1876, and 1947 | ||||||||||||
7 | Schematic or the yacht FREDA, built by D. Hatcher for T. G. Freke Esq.; 1876 | ||||||||||||
8 | Broadside setting forth the freeboard markings for steamers; undated | ||||||||||||
9 | Papers pertaining to miscellaneous anecdotes of the sea, including letters, notes, and clippings; 1870-1939 | ||||||||||||
10 | Clippings pertaining to Capt. Robert Bennet Forties, China Merchant; 1853, 1942, plus undated | ||||||||||||
11 | Clipping pertaining to the question of fouls and protests as answered by the London newspaper “Field”; 1891 Jan 17 | ||||||||||||
12 | Clipping pertaining to the forth coming Fox’s Yaching Annual, published by Edward Fox; 1872 Jan 15 | ||||||||||||
13 | Clipping Vol. I, no. 12, of the Plymouth Cordage Notes, of an article entitled “The Rigging of an Old Friggate”; 1926 Mar 20 | ||||||||||||
14 | Article entitled “Robert Fulton’s Original Drawings” given by Frederick D. Herbert, before the Society of Architects and Marine Engineers; ca. 1934 | ||||||||||||
15 | Papers pertaining to the yacht GLORIANA, including clippings, letters, notes, and articles; 1891-1910 | ||||||||||||
16 | Article on the catboat GRACIE, owned by J. A. Serrell, and built by Herbert F. Crosby in 1887; 1942 Jun | ||||||||||||
17 | Letters pertaining to the sloop-yacht GRACIE, mostly to or concerning Steven C. Hunter; 1919-1940 | ||||||||||||
18 | Papers on the subject of yacht design, including notes, brochures, and manuscripts; 1895-1940 | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers pertaining to Henry Haff, yacht captain, including clippings and an article; undated | ||||||||||||
20 | Clipping depicting four reproductions of Charles Ellery Steadman’s lithgraphs from his volume entitled Mr. Hardy Lee, His Yacht as it appearedin Harvard Alumni Bulletin; 1953 Feb 7 | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers including clippings, letters, notes, and photographs, pertaining to John Harvey; 1876-1900 | ||||||||||||
22 | Papers consisting mainly of letters from Lt. William Henn, Royal Navy, plus volume XCVI, no. 2, June 1893 of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine; 1885-1895 | ||||||||||||
23 | Clippings concerning to the yacht HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, and her owners Richard Mansfield of Groton, Conn., and Col. F. De Funick of Louisville, Ky.; 1893-1894 | ||||||||||||
24 | Notes pertaining to biographical information of members of the Herreshoff family; undated | ||||||||||||
25 | Correspondence between William P. Stephens and L. Francis Herreshoff; 1938-1945 | ||||||||||||
26 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and the management of the Herreshoff Co.; 1937-1943 | ||||||||||||
27 | Papers pertaining to the Herreshoff Family and boatyard, including clippings, articles, notes, and letters; 1880-1951 | ||||||||||||
28 | Papers pertaining to Capt. Nathaniel G. Herreshoff (yacht designer), including letters, notes, clippings, articles, and pamphlets; 1906-1943 | ||||||||||||
29 | Article from Munsey’s Magazine, entitled “The Story of the Great Hoboken Fire”, by Reginald L. Foster; undated | ||||||||||||
30 | Papers pertaining to hikers, tuckupsp and duckers, including photographs and a letter; 1942 plus undated | ||||||||||||
31 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and Linton Hope; 1896-1915 | ||||||||||||
32 | Clipping of an article entitled “The Formula for Indicated Horsepower”, which appeared in The Engineers’ Review; undated | ||||||||||||
33 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and C. Sherman Hoyt; 1920-1944 | ||||||||||||
34 | Papers pertaining to Hudson River Yacht Clubs, including clippings and programs; 1890-1891 | ||||||||||||
35 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and John Scott Hughes; 1943-1946 | ||||||||||||
36 | Correspondence exchanged between William P. Stephens and Torsten R. Hedengreno; 1938 | ||||||||||||
37 | Correspondence between William P. Stephens and Torsten R. Hedengren; 1939 | ||||||||||||
38 | Correspondence exchanged between William P. Stephens and Torsten R. Hedengren; 1940 | ||||||||||||
39 | Correspondence exchanged between William P. Stephens and Torsten R. Hedengren; 1941 | ||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | Papers pertaining to ice boats, including articles and clippings; 1869 plus undated | |||||||||||
2 | Papers pertaining to the racing yacht INDEPENDENCE, including articles, letters and notes; 1901 and 1931 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pamphlets pertaining to integrator; 1883 and undated | ||||||||||||
4 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and Alfred Varian of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club; 1924-1925 | ||||||||||||
5 | Brochure of the 31st Annual Regatta of Jersey City Yacht Club; 1889 | ||||||||||||
6 | Clipping from the Manchester, New Hampshire News, pertaining to the Johnston Gasoline Motor Company; undated | ||||||||||||
7 | Papers pertaining to the yacht KITTEN of Hulls, Mass., propbably built in 1852, including notes and a photograph; undated | ||||||||||||
8 | Papers pertaining to Dixon Kemp, including letters, telegraph, clippings, articles, and a photograph; 1882-1898 | ||||||||||||
9 | Papers pertaining to the Knickerbocker Canoe Club, including lettes, notes, and receipts; 1881-1936 | ||||||||||||
10 | Papers pertaining to Charles Philip Kunhardt and the steamship CONSERVA, including letters, notes, and clippings; 1880-1942 | ||||||||||||
11 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and W. Loring; 1924-1934 | ||||||||||||
12 | Papers pertaining to Lloyds’ Rggister of Shipping, including a typescript copy of an article and clippings; 1906 and 1928 | ||||||||||||
13 | Notes containing copies of letters by Capt. Richard F. Loper to the editor of the Herald, pertaining to models of the yachts NADGIE, JOSEPHINE, and PALMER; 1865 | ||||||||||||
14 | Papers pertaining to the boatbuilder Patrick McGieghan, including a biographical sketch, articles, clippings, and photographs; 1870-1872 | ||||||||||||
15 | Clippings pertaining to R. T. MbMulen and the yacht PERSEUS; 1891 | ||||||||||||
16 | Miscellaneous letters with some notes and schematics; 1940-1945 | ||||||||||||
17 | Papers pertaining to the sloopyacht MARRIA, including letters, notes, and specifications; 1936-1944 plus undated | ||||||||||||
18 | Clipping from the Pontiac Michigan Gazette describing the Mackey Engine; 1901 | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers pertaining to the yacht MADGE, including notes, sketches, schematics, clippings, and photographs; 1881-1907 | ||||||||||||
20 | Clippings pertaining to the schooner yacht KAGIC of New York, New York; 1887 | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers pertaining to Phillip R. Mallory, including yacht lists, letters, and a photograph of a painting of Clifford D. Mallory; 1932-1944 | ||||||||||||
22 | Clippings from vol. LXIII, no. 22, of the Scientific American, showing the launching of the cruiser MAINE from the Brooklyn Navy Yard; 1890 | ||||||||||||
23 | Paper pertaining to the Marconi rig and how it was so named; undated | ||||||||||||
24 | Clippings pertaining to the system of yacht measurement; 1869 and 1872 | ||||||||||||
25 | Papers pertaining to the measurement of several yachts, including notes, clippings, and listings; 1881-1907 | ||||||||||||
26 | Papers pertaining to the British yacht measurement rules, including brochures, clippings, schematics, and photographs; 1879-1929 | ||||||||||||
27 | Specifications pertaining to the yacht META; undated | ||||||||||||
28 | Papers pertaining to the sloop-yacht MEDUSA, including clippings, letters, and a photograph; 1933-1935 | ||||||||||||
29 | Papers pertaining to the yacht METEOR, including an article, a clipping, and a typescript copy of a letter to the editor of The Sun; 1904 plus undated | ||||||||||||
30 | Article in French from the pages of Le Yachting on the subject of method in drafting; 1895 May 2 | ||||||||||||
31 | Clippings pertaining to the yacht MOHKWK; undated | ||||||||||||
32 | Papers pertaining to ship models, including articles, brochures, catalogs, and letters.; 1925-1943 | ||||||||||||
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5 | 1 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and J. S. Morgan; 1925-1929 | |||||||||||
2 | Clippings pertaining to the British yacht MOSQUITO; undated | ||||||||||||
3 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and C. F. Chapman and F. W. Horeburger editor and associate editor of the Motor Boating Magazine; 1934-1946 | ||||||||||||
4 | Letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and readers of his articles which appeared in the magazines Motor Boating and Forest and Stream; 1880-1945 | ||||||||||||
5 | Clippings pertaining to various aspects of yachts and yachting; 1891 plus undated | ||||||||||||
6 | Papers pertaining to the yacht NARRAGANSETT and a painting of her in The Museum of New York City, including letters, notes, and a typed article; 1941-1942 | ||||||||||||
7 | Papers pertaining to the New York Yacht Club, including clippings, articles, and brochures; 1870-1909 | ||||||||||||
8 | Papers pertaining to the New York Yacht Club, including articles, clippings, brochures, and photographs; 1857-1904 | ||||||||||||
9 | Tynpscript of an article by William P. Stephens concerning the Naval Architect John Harvey; 1910 May 27 | ||||||||||||
10 | Papers pertaining to the New York Yacht Club Race Committee and the order of filing the Race Committee records; 1938 Sep-Nov | ||||||||||||
11 | Papers pertaining to New York Yacht Glub 30 ft. class boats, including notes and clippings; 1905 plus undated | ||||||||||||
12 | Correspondence exchanged between William P. Stephens and George Nichols on the subject of yachting history; 1938-1943 | ||||||||||||
13 | Papers pertaining to the North American Yacht Racing Union, including letters, racing rules, circulars, and clippings.; 1934-1944 | ||||||||||||
14 | Papers pertaining to the yacht NORTHERN LIGHT, including typescript copy of a newspaper article and notes; 1941 | ||||||||||||
15 | Papers pertaining to the National Yachting Association of the U.S., including clippings and circulars; 1879-1880 plus undated | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers including clippings and letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and. the yacht builder Henry B. Nevins; 1920-1946 | ||||||||||||
17 | Papers concerning Newport boats, including clippings and a letter; 1853, 1876, and l887 | ||||||||||||
18 | Papers pertaining to New York Ferries, including historical notations and a clipping; 1935 and undated | ||||||||||||
19 | Form letter announcing the donation of the l00 Guinea Cup won by the yacht AMERICA in 1851 to the New York Yacht Club; 1882 Feb 15 | ||||||||||||
20 | Notes pertaining to North River sloops (more commonly called Hudson River sloops); undated | ||||||||||||
21 | Letters written by W.P.S. to Martim Moore in Sewickley, Penn.; 1924-1943 | ||||||||||||
21 | Letters from W. P. Stevens to Martin L. Moore (SNIKERSNEE); 1924-1943 | ||||||||||||
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6 | 1 | Clippings pertain to the ocean race of 1870; 1870-1889 | |||||||||||
2 | Paper by William Gradner entitled, “The Development of the Sail Yacht, Steam Yacht, and Motor Yacht In American Waters”, delivered before the meeting og the International Engineering Congress at San Francisco, California; 1915 Sep 20 | ||||||||||||
3 | Clipping from Harpers’ Week entitled “The CITY OF RAGUSA”; undated | ||||||||||||
4 | Papers pertaining to a model of an English man-of-war BRITANNIA (1682), including 1880 notes from Forest & Stream office, a 1921 catalog for the sale of the Fred J. P. Collection by the Anderson Galleries, showing item no. 257 as a model of the BRITTANNIA, and a template marked 2-15-40, of number 10 section of the model; 1880, 1921, and 1940 | ||||||||||||
5 | Papers pertaining to Niels Olsen, including a letter and a clippting written by C. W. Spikins; 1920 | ||||||||||||
6 | Letter from Frederick M. Hoit to the Regatta Committee of the New York Yacht Club, pertaining to the subject “one Gun” start; 1902 Jun 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Lists of American yachts which have completed ocean passages to Europe between 1851 and 1905; undated | ||||||||||||
8 | Papers including clippings and Regatta programs for the Pavonia Yacht Club, Jersey City, New Jersey; 1889-1891 | ||||||||||||
9 | Clippings describing the trial cruise of the 6 ton logger PERSEUS; 1891 | ||||||||||||
10 | Clipping pertaining to the naval architect and naval shipbuilder Henry Piepgras; undated | ||||||||||||
11 | Papers pertaining to the sloop-yacht PILGRIM, including letters, sketches, and photographs; 1887 plus undated | ||||||||||||
12 | Clippings pertaining to pilot boats; 1877 and 1895 | ||||||||||||
13 | Descriptive literature pertaining to the use of the planimeter; 1886-1903 | ||||||||||||
14 | Papers pertaining to the schooner yacht PRIMROSE, including a specification note, photograph, and letters; 1944 plus undated | ||||||||||||
15 | Papers pertaining to the half-rates QUESTION, including notes and a clipping; 1895-1896 | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers pertaining to Thomas W. Ratsey, including correspondence, clippings, genealogical, and photographs; 1921-1935 | ||||||||||||
17 | Papers including clippings and correspondence between William P. Stephens and George E. and Ernest W. Ratsey; 1936-1946 | ||||||||||||
18 | Clippings pertaining to the America’s Cup yacht RESOLUTE; undated | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers pertaining to Captain Franklin Ratsey including a clipping and correspondence conducted with William P, Stephens; 1925-1943 | ||||||||||||
20 | Reminiscences of A. Carey Smith, relative to his life long association with yacht racing; 1902 Dec | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers pertaining to sails, including letters, broadsides, brochures, and soil cloth samples; 1906-1932 | ||||||||||||
22 | Papers including clippings and a copy of an article entitled “Yachting in Southern California,” by Walter Mayhew, which appeared in The Californian, vol. IV; 1886, 1893, plus undated | ||||||||||||
23 | Papers pertaining to the yacht SAPPHO, including clippings and letters, specifications, and loft figures; 1870-1873 and 1931-1945 | ||||||||||||
24 | Papers pertaining to the yacht SCARECROW, including notes, schematics, loftings, and clippings; 1887-1894 | ||||||||||||
25 | Papers pertaining to M. Roosevelt Schuyler, yachtsman, including letters, notes, schematics, and clippings; 1881, 1921-1940 | ||||||||||||
26 | Papers pertaining to the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, including letters, notes, phmphlets, and clippings; 1887-1898, and 1932-1945 | ||||||||||||
27 | Papers pertaining to the sloop SHADOW, including letters, notes, schematics, and clippings; 1872-1888 and 1926-1927 | ||||||||||||
28 | Articles which appeared in Yachting Magazine, by Edwin S. Parker entitled, “How to Build Sharpies.”; 1930-1931 | ||||||||||||
29 | Papers pertaining to old time shipbuilders, including a typescript account of Joshua Brown (1828-1901), a clipping pertaining to Everett B. James, one pertaining to Henry Eckford, and one pertaining to Christian Burgh; 1930 plus undated | ||||||||||||
30 | Article which appeared in Brentano’s Monthly, pertaining to the yacht builder George Roahr (1831-1881); 1881 | ||||||||||||
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7 | 1 | Papers pertaining to the sloop yacht MAYFLOWER, renamed the SILVIE on May 7, 1867, including registrations and enrolments, clippings, letters, notes, and photographs; 1851-1854, 1935-1944 | |||||||||||
2 | Clippings from the Forest & Stream pertaining to single-hand yachts; 1881 Feb 17 | ||||||||||||
3 | Calendar prints for the MAYFLOWER (1620), the U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION (1812), the yacht AMERICA (1851), and the SS ARGO (1853); undated | ||||||||||||
4 | Article by Don Pace entitled, “Ship Models as a Fine Art”; undated | ||||||||||||
5 | Papers mostly correspondence between Griffith Baily Coale and William P. Stephens, but includes some announcements and broadsides pertaining to the Ship Model Society; 1923-1941 | ||||||||||||
6 | Correspondence between William P. Stephens and M. Heckstall-Smith, editor of the British magazine “The Yachting Monthly”; 1924-1926 | ||||||||||||
7 | Papers pertaining to sneakboxes, including letters, clippings, brochures, and loftings; 1945 plus undated | ||||||||||||
8 | Papers including ccrrespondence between “William P. Stephens and A. Cary Smith (1837-1911), clippings, notes, and articles; 1878-1911 | ||||||||||||
9 | Papers pertaining to the yawl SNIKERSNEE owned by William Picard Stephens, including licenses, applications, letters, and notes; 1940-1943 | ||||||||||||
10 | Scattered clippings from the New York newspaper Spirit of the Times, pertaining to yachts and yachting; 1850-1882 | ||||||||||||
11 | Papers pertaining to the “Southern Yacht Club,” including letters, clippings, and a rules book; 1902-1905 | ||||||||||||
12 | Papers pertaining to the “Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers,” including letters, notes, clippings, applications, and brochures; 1895-1945 | ||||||||||||
13 | Papers consisting mainly of letters exchanged between William P. Stephens and Nelson Spratt with a few notes; 1945-1946 | ||||||||||||
14 | Clipping pertaining to James Rumsey so called inventor of the steamboat; undated | ||||||||||||
15 | Clipping from the New York Herald entitled “Steam Yachting”; 1883 Jul 23 | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers including clippings, schematics, notes, and loftings for the single-handed yacht SYLVIA, yacht MYRA, and Henry K. Wicksteed; 1892 plus undated | ||||||||||||
17 | Notes pertaining to the yacht MARY TAYLOR, Richard Brown, master; undated | ||||||||||||
18 | Brochure from the Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point, Hoboken, New Jersey, entitled “Towing Tanks and Hulls”; 1937 | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers pertaining to the yacht TERN, registered to John Hyslop of Larchmont, New York, including photographs, schematics, and letters; 1919 plus undated | ||||||||||||
20 | Papers pertaining to the 1905 class of 30ft. racing yachts, including letters, notes, and listings for the 18 yachts in the class; 1924 plus undated | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers pertaining, to the top-sail schooner yacht THISTLE, Robert E. Todd, owner, including clippings and notes; 1902-1910 plus undated | ||||||||||||
22 | Papers pertaining to Frank J. Thompson, including a letter, a clipping, and reminiscences; 1901 plus undated | ||||||||||||
23 | Papers pertaining to the measurement of tonnage for ships and yachts, including letters, clippings, notes, and brochures; 1924-1941 plus undated | ||||||||||||
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8 | 1 | Article from Harpers’ New Monthly Magazine by Rear Admiral Edward Simpson USN entitled, “U.S. Naval Artillery”; undated | |||||||||||
2 | Illustrations to accompany Theodore D. Wilsons’ paper entitled “Steel Ships of the U.S. Navy”; 1893 | ||||||||||||
3 | Papers pertaining to the subject utility in yachting, including pamphlets and a clipping; 1887, 1903, and 1905 | ||||||||||||
4 | Printed log of the ocean race from Sandy Hook Lightship, New York to Lizard Light, England run by the yacht VALHALLA.; 1905 May 17-31 | ||||||||||||
5 | Papers pertaining to the yacht VALKYR, including articles, receipts, and loftings; 1945 plus undated | ||||||||||||
6 | Bill of sale for the British sailing yacht VALKYRIE II built by D & W. Henderson &.Co., Patrick, Glasgow, Scotland, for Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin, Earl of Dunraven; 1895 Jun 20 | ||||||||||||
7 | Clipping depicting the launching of Lord Dunravens’ yacht VALKYRIE III; undated | ||||||||||||
8 | Typescript of a description of the yacht VANITIE, designed by William Gardner and Co., and built by George Lawley & Son, Corporation in 1914 for Alexander Smith Cochran; 1931 Jan 22 | ||||||||||||
9 | Papers pertaining to the yacht VIGILANT, including letters, notes, clippings, photographs, specifications, and schematics; 1893, 1894, plus undated | ||||||||||||
10 | Papers pertaining to Harold S. Vanderbilt, including clippings and a telegram; 1937 and 1940 | ||||||||||||
11 | Clippings pertaining to the Vanderbilt family; 1940 and 1943 | ||||||||||||
12 | Papers pertaining to the Naval Architect J. B. Van Deusen, including clippings and notes; 1869 plus undated | ||||||||||||
13 | Papers pertaining to the yacht VIM, including letters, clippings, and notes; 1939-1940 plus undated | ||||||||||||
14 | Papers pertaining to the Wave Form Theory, including letters, articles, clippings, and notes; 1885, 1893, 1899, and 1925 plus undated | ||||||||||||
15 | Papers pertaining to the yawl yacht WABASSO, designed and built by William P. Stephens in 1883 for Messrs, Klumpp and Wim, including letters and specifications; 1883 plus undated | ||||||||||||
16 | Papers pertaining to the “Whitehall” class workboats, including letters, clippings, notes articles, and schematics; 1934-1941 | ||||||||||||
17 | Article from the “Motor Boating” magazine entitled, “Why a Ship is Called ‘She'”; 1945 Nov | ||||||||||||
18 | Papers pertaining to Neet Willis, including letters and notes; 1937 plus undated | ||||||||||||
19 | Papers pertaining to the yacht designer George Lennox Watson of Glasgow, Scotland, including letters, biographical sketches, clippings, and a photograph; 1887-1937 plus undated | ||||||||||||
20 | Papers mostly notes pertaining to yacht builders, plus a letter, and a biographical sketch; 1888, 1936, plus undated | ||||||||||||
21 | Papers pertaining mostly to Yachting magazines, including letters and notes; 1935-1945, plus undated | ||||||||||||
22 | Papers pertaining to the magazine The Yachting Monthly, including letters, notes, subscription forms, and typescript copies of articles; 1928-1946 | ||||||||||||
23 | Papers pertaining to Yachting and the Press, including announcements, letters, and a listing of writers on the subject of yachting for the years 1870-1876; 1873 and 1878 | ||||||||||||
24 | Papers including a description of the yacht YANKEE built in 1930, and specifications for the yacht JUBMEE built in 1893; 1931 | ||||||||||||
25 | Papers pertaining to various yawl-rigged yachts, including clippings, notes, articles, schematics, and loftings; 1879-1906 plus undated | ||||||||||||
26 | Article from the magazine Brentano’s Monthly on the subject of the cutter yacht YOLANDE; 1881 Jan | ||||||||||||
27 | Papers pertaining to the yacht ZINITA, including letters, notes, and a photograph; 1933 plus undated | ||||||||||||
28 | Papers of a miscellaneous nature, including clippings and listing of yacht and racing records; 1870-1901 | ||||||||||||
29 | Clippings of a miscellaneous nature, about yachts and yachting; 1880-1885 | ||||||||||||
30 | Clipping of a miscellaneous nature, about yachts and yachting; 1904-1907 | ||||||||||||
31 | Letters of a miscellaneous nature, from foreign sources on the subjects of yachts and yachting; 1880-1895 | ||||||||||||
32 | Letters of a miscellaneous nature from American sources on the subject of.yachts and yachting; 1880-1896 | ||||||||||||
Papers about specific vessels | |||||||||||||
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9 | 1 | ABONE, ACTINIA, ADELAIDE, ADELE, AGASSIZ, AILEEN, AILSE, ALBATROSS, ALBORAH, ALCAEA, ALCEDO, ALERION, ALERT, ALGONQUIN, ALICE, ALICE ENRIGHT, ALICIA, ALLEGRA, ALME, ALPHA, ALPINE, ALVA, AMBASSADRESS, AMERICAN, AWA, ANACONDA, ANITA, ANOATOK, APHRODIE, AQUILO, ARAB, ARCTURUS, ARETHUSA, ARGO, ARIEL, ARROW, ASP, ATALANTA, ATLANTIC, ATHLON, AU REVOIR, AVEREL, AZTEC | |||||||||||
2 | BABBOON, BADGER, BANSHE, BARRACODA, BAYADERE, BEDOWIN, BERMUDA, BONA, BONNIE DOON, BRENDA, BROWNIE, BRUNHILDE | ||||||||||||
3 | CAPERCALZIE, CARESS, CARLOTTA, CASCO, CATSPAW, CHARLOTTE, CHIPPEWAY, CHIQUITA, CHISPA, CHOCTAW, CINDERELLA, CINITERVATION, CIRCLE, CLARA, CLEOPATRA, CLERMONT, CLIO, COCK ROBIN, COCATOO, COLONIA, COLUMBIA, COMANCHE, COMET, COMMANDER, CONNETQUOT, CONQUEROR, COOT, CORINTHIAN, CRUISER, CUHUOMA | ||||||||||||
4 | DACODAK, DAGMAR, DAIMLER, DAISY, DANDY, DAREDEVIL, DART, DELVIN, DENCE, DILEMA, DINAH, DOLPHIN, DORA, DOROTHEA, DREAMER, DRUCILLA, DUNGENESS | ||||||||||||
5 | ECLIPSE, ECHO, EDNA, ELCHICO, ELEANOR, ELECTRA, ELEPHANT, ELFRIDA, ELLESMERE, ELLIDE, EMBLE, EMERALD, EMPRESS, ESTELLA, ETHELWYNN, EURYBI, EXILE | ||||||||||||
6 | F.L. HORTON, F. & S. CRUSIER, FANCY, FAD, FANCHOW, FANITA, FANSTINE, FANVETTE, FARENSIDE, FEDALMA, FIONA, FLEUR DE LYS, FLORA, FLORIDA, FOLLY, FORTUNA, FORYT FOOT CLASS, FORTY SIX FOOT CLASS, FRA DIAVOLO, FREAK, FRENCH DESIGN, FREYJA | ||||||||||||
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10 | 1 | GADFLY, GANNETT, GASSOON, GEE WHIZ, GENESEO, GERTURDE, GERTURDE, GEVALIA, GIOGA, GIRALDA II, GITANA, GLEAM, GLEAM, GLENDOVER, GOBLIN, GORILLA, GOSLING, GRACIE, GRAPMUS, GRAYLING, GUINEVERE, GULNARE | |||||||||||
2 | HALF RATE CLASS, HANDSEL, HARBINGER, HAWK, HELCIA, HELEN, HELVETIA, HAIWATHA II, HILADEE, HILDEGARDE, HIT OR MISS, HORNET, HUNTRESS, HURON, HYPOTIA | ||||||||||||
3 | NAVAHOE, IDOLIA, ILEEN, INA, INTREPID, INTREPID, INX, IROQUOIS, ISELIN, ITUNA, | ||||||||||||
4 | JACK O’LANTBORN, JATHNIEL, JAVELIN, JERSEY LILY, JESSIE, JESSIE, JO, JOSEPHINE, JOTO, JUBILEE, JULIET, JUNO | ||||||||||||
5 | KARL, KATHLEEN, KATRINA, KOORALI, KUMA, KWASIND | ||||||||||||
6 | LA BLANCHE, LA GLORIA, LADOGE, LADY EVELYN, LAGONDA, LAKSHMI, LANCASHIRE WITCH, LANCE, LASCA, LAUNCH, LEATHA, LEILA, LENORE, LIZARD, LIRIS, LOIS, LORELEI, LOTOWANA, LOWISE, LOYAL, LURELINE | ||||||||||||
7 | MAB, MABEL F. SWIFT, MADALINE, MADCAP, MADGE, MAGGIE, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGUELONNE, MAITLAND, MALOOLAH, MAID OF HONOR, MARGARITA, MARGARITA II, MARGURITE, MARGURITE, MARGURITE, MARIA, MARIA, MARIETTA, MARIQUITA, MARJORIE, MAYY II, MAYFLOWER, MAYFLOWER, MAYITA, MEDUSA, MELISSA, MERLS, META, METEOR II, MIGNON, MINEOLAI, MINERVA, MINETTE, MINOTA, MISCHIEF, MOCASSIN, MOHICAN, MOLLY, MONA, MONOMOY, MONTECITO, MOYA, MYTH, MYTH | ||||||||||||
8 | NADA, NAHLI, NAMONNA, NANON, NARWHAL, NATALIE, NAXUA, NAYAD, NAZLI, NEEDLE, NEMADJY, NEPENCHE, NETTIE, NEVA, NEVA, NEVERSINK, NIAGARA, NONELESS, NORAH, NORMAN, NORSEMAN, NOURMAHAL, NOW THEN, NOX, NYDIA, NYMPH | ||||||||||||
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11 | 1 | OCEAN GEM, OCONEE, OLIVETTE, ONEIDA, ORINDA, ORIOLE, ORIVA, OSCEOLA, OSPREY, OUTING, OWL | |||||||||||
2 | PALMYRA, PAPPOOSE, PAPPOOSE, PARADOX, PARALOS, PAROLE, PEERLESS, PELICAN, PEREGRINE, PHYLLIS, PICCAROON, PILGRIM, PILGRIM, PILGRIM, PIXIE, PLUCK & LUCK, POCOHONTAS, PRAIRIE, PRESTO, PRINCE KARL, PROBLEM, PUN JAUB, PURITAN, PUZZLE | ||||||||||||
3 | QUEEN MAB, QUICKSTEP | ||||||||||||
4 | R.D., R. H. FOX, RADHA, REAPER, RIPPLE, RIVAL, ROOSTER | ||||||||||||
5 | SACHEM, SAGAMORE, ST. LAWRENCE, SALMON, SANIBEL, SANTANIC, SAONA, SARACEN, SASQUA, SASSACUS, SATAN, SCARAMOUCH, SCHEMER, SERKARA, SEMINOLE, SENECA, SENORITA, SENTINEL, SEREDA, SHADOW, SHAMROCK, SHEARWATER, SHONA, SHRIMP, SIESTA, SIGMA, SIGRUN, SILVIA, SINBAD, SIREN, SIREN, SIROCCO, SKYLARK, SKIPJACK, SMUGGLER, SNIKERSNEE, SO-SO, SOCIAL, SOPHIA, SPEEDWELL, SPEEDY, SPENDTHRIFT, SPHINX, SPORT, SPRAY, STARTLED FAWN, STELLAR, STILETTO, STRANGER, STRANGER, SULTANA, SUNBEAM, SWANANSA, SYBIL, SYLPH | ||||||||||||
6 | TACOMA, TADPOLE, TAHOE, TALISMAN, THETIS, THISTLE, THRUSH, TIDAL WAVE, TOMAHAWK, TORONTO, TORPEDO, TORPEDO BOAT, TAROLINTA, TELEGRAM, TEN RATERS, THELGA, THERESA, THERESA, THESPIA, THETIS, TIGRESS, TILLIE, TITANIA, TITANIA, TITANIA, TOM BOY, TOM CAT, TOMBOY, TRANQUILO, TRENT, TRINKET, TRUANT, TWENTY-FOUR FT., TWENTY-ONE FT. CLASS, TWILIGHT, TYPHOON | ||||||||||||
7 | UARDA, ULIDIA, UTOWANA | ||||||||||||
8 | VALHALLA, VALIANT, VALKYR, VALKYRIE, VAMOSE, VANDAL, VANESSA, VARANDE, VARUNA, VEDETTE, VELMA, VENTURA, VENTURA, VENTURE, VERENA, VERONA, VERVE I, VERVE II, VESTA, VEVA, VIATOR, VIDETTE, VIGILANT, VIKING, VIM, VINDEX, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER | ||||||||||||
9 | WAHNITA, WAVE, WAYWARD, WAYZATA, WENONAH, WEWATT, WHIM, WHITE FAWN, WHITEWING, WHITEWINGS, WITCH, WIZARD, WONA | ||||||||||||
10 | XARA | ||||||||||||
11 | YAMA, YAMPA, YANKEE DOODLE, YOLANDE | ||||||||||||
12 | ZELMA, ZULU | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous papers; 1885-1941 | |||||||||||||
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12 | 1 | Miscellaneous drawings and correspondence of W.P. Stephens; 1885-1941 | |||||||||||
2 | Various specifications for yachts and small craft by W.P. Stephens; ca. 1900 | ||||||||||||
3 | Annisquan Marconi Cats Advertisements | ||||||||||||
Volumes; 1884, 1911-1916 | |||||||||||||
Volume | |||||||||||||
1 | Diary kept by Mrs. John. Hyslop of various trips and passages to London, Southamptonp and Bermuda from New York City, and also contains some travel expense accounts, with sales slips tipped in. Contains considerable information on weather conditions and social engagements during the periods abroad.; 1911-1916 | ||||||||||||
2 | Scrapbook of “Boat and canoe building”; 1884 |