History of Roann (Dragger)
The 60-foot long, eastern-rig Dragger ROANN was designed in 1944 by Albert H. Condon and built in 1948 by Newbert and Wallace. Her first owner, Roy W. Cambell, fished out of Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Her next two owners, Chester H. Westcott and Tom Williams fished out of Point Judith, Rhode Island. In 1997, Mystic Seaport acquired the ROANN for its collection.
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The Records of Dragger ROANN consist of those items found aboard the vessel when it was acquired by Mystic Seaport. These items include receipts, appliance and equipment instructions, regulations, notes, and magazine articles about the ROANN, as well as photocopies of two logbooks from the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the items reflect the ownership of the Williams family.
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:
Farago, Mike
Westcott, Chester H.
Williams, Aaron
Williams, Nathan
Williams, Tom
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Princess (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Autumn (Yacht) — Sightings and encounters
Big Dipper (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Dauntless (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Elizabeth Ann (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Four Brothers (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Huntress (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Jaguar (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Joyce Ann (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Kim (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Ocean Wave (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Roann (Dragger : 1947)
Sea King (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Turtle (Dragger) — Sightings and encounters
Places:
Buzzards Bay (Mass.)
Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
Narragansett Bay (R.I.)
Nova Scotia Point Judith (R.I.)
Vineyard Sound (Mass.)
Subjects:
Dragging (Fishing) Fisheries
Fishing boats — Rhode Island
Document Types:
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Invoices
Occupations:
Fishers — North Atlantic Ocean
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Administrative Information
Coll. 325, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Records of Dragger ROANN; 1968-1991 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Logbook of Dragger ROANN (photocopy); 1961 – 1970 (1 item) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Logbook of Dragger ROANN (photocopy); 1970 – 1978 (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | National Geographic article, “New England’s ‘Lively Experinement,’ Rhode Island,” featuring photograph of Dragger ROANN; 1968 Sept (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | New Haven Register Sunday Pictorial article, “Lobster Heavyweights of the Continental Shelf,” featuring Dragger ROANN (scanned copies, original shelved with oversized material); 1969 Jun 8 (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Providence Sunday Journal article, “Summer Lingers in Galilee,” featuring Dragger ROANN; 1991 Sep 17 (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Photographs of fishing (scanned copies of photographs, originals removed to curatorial department); 1954; 1970 Oct 30 (4 items) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Murphy, Susan A., “The Gulf of Maine Delimitation Case and its Effect on the New England Harpoon Swordfish Fishery” (scholarly paper); 1991 Fall (22 pages) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Thank you letters from Mrs. Tsakeres’s 4th Grade class; 1974 May 17 (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Receipt, Offshore Lobsters; 1970 Jul 20 (2 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Receipts, Stoves; 1971 Nov (6 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Plans from Hubbs Engine Co. (collection catalog accession number 1977.137.1582 and 1997.137.1599; removed to Ships’ Plans); 1963 Feb 25 (2 items) | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Settlement sheet from Dragger ROANN; n.d. (1 item) | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Items removed from Dragger ROANN and accessioned individually in collection catalog (accesstion number 1997.137), Part 1; c. 1997 (18 items) | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Items removed from Dragger ROANN and accessioned individually in collection catalog (accesstion number 1997.137), Part 2; c. 1997 (10 items) | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Items removed from Dragger ROANN and accessioned individually in collection catalog (accesstion number 1997.137; some items removed to curatorial department), Part 3; c. 1997 (10 items) | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Items removed from Dragger ROANN and accessioned individually in collection catalog (accesstion number 1997.137), Part 4; c. 1997 (10 items) | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Items removed from Dragger ROANN and accessioned individually in collection catalog (accesstion number 1997.137), Part 5; c. 1997 (20 items) | ||||||||||||