History of O. C. & K. R. Wilson, Inc.
O.C. & K.R. Wilson, originally founded as Jarrard & Wilson around 1880, and subsequently sold to Kendrick R. Wilson, and Oliver C. Wilson operated out of New Jersey, and later, New York City. O.C. & K.R. Wilson, Ship Chandlery & Engineers’ Supplies, was a major distributor of Plymouth Cordage Co. rope. The firm sold goods to tugs, barges and ships and various yachts.
The last address of O.C. & K.R. Wilson, Inc. was 32 North Moore Street, New York. The previous address, 78 Dey Street, was demolished in March 1966 to accommodate the World Trade Center. The business name and inventory was sold in 1985 to W.H. Swann & Sons.
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
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.
Persons:
Wilson, Kendrick R.
Wilson, Oliver C.
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Jarrad & Wilson
Plymouth Cordage Company
Subjects:
Flags
Ship chandlers–New Jersey
Ship chandlers–New York (State)–New York
Ships–Equipment and supplies
Signals and signaling
Yachting
Document Types:
Account books
Advertisements
Business cards
Drawings
Obituaries
Photographs
Stationery
Stock certificates
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Administrative Information
Coll. 243, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Records
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| General Papers; 1870-1950 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | General Business Papers & Correspondence; 1870-1889 | |||||||||||
| 2 | General Business Papers & Correspondence; 1890-1899 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | General Business Papers & Correspondence; 1900-1950 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | General Business Papers & Correspondence; Undated/Unidentified | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Printed Material: O.C. & K.R. Wilson; ca. 1900-1920 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Printed Material: Marine Suppliers-Plymouth Cordage Co., New Bedford Cordage Co. and others; ca. 1880-1900 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Signal Flag Drawings: Private and Club; undated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Photos; 3 unidentified, 1 of the Steam Ship Yacht HUSSAR; undated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Pamphlet; American Association of Shipmasters; Constitution and By-Laws; 1910 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Pamphlet; Yacht Masters’ and Engineers’ Association, Constitution and By-Laws; 1915 | ||||||||||||
| Volumes; 1855-1950 | |||||||||||||
| Volume | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Scrapbook of Marine Suppliers with “Cost Codes”; ca. 1920-1950</unitdated> | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Scrapbook of Marine Suppliers & Invoices to E. B. Thorp; ca. 1860 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bound Stock Certificates: O.C. & K.R Wilson; 1897-1901 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Account Book “Cordage Book B”; 1855-1876 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Account Book “Journal No. 1”; 1897-1935 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bound Stock Certificates: O.C. & K.R Wilson; 1922-1939 | ||||||||||||
| Collages; ca. 1867-1940 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Collage of pictures, obituaries, stationary and advertisements re. O.C. & K.R. Wilson, (3×4); ca. 1900-1940 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Collage of pictures, bills of sale, advertisements and business cards re. O.C. & K.R. Wilson, and other marine suppliers, (3×4); ca. 1867-1905 | ||||||||||||