Biography of Roy G. Roberts
Served in the U.S. Merchants Services, achieving the rank of Lieutenant (J.G.) during World War II. His civilian rank after the war was Chief Mate. It appears that he may have been an instructor or student at the training facility at Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. and officer’s training facility at Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn. during World War II at which time the Merchant Service alternated between the War Shipping Department and the U. S. Coast Guard.
Scope and Contents of the Papers
This collection is organized chronologically as follows:
Series 1: Navigation workbooks, logbooks and worksheets; 1942-1946
Series 2: Training materials; undated
Series 3: Papers; 1938-1964
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:
Roberts, Roy G., 1914-2006
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Benjamin Williams (Steamship)
Cape Comfort (Steamship)
Clara Barton (Steamship)
Edward Sparrow (Steamship)
Hagerstown Victory (Steamship)
Kenmar (Steamship)
Ray K. Johnson (Watercraft)
Places:
Fort Trumbull (New London, Conn. : Fort)
Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Navigation
United States Maritime Service
United States. Coast Guard–Officers–Training of
Document Types:
Logbooks
Papers
Training manuals
Occupations:
Seaman
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Administrative Information
Coll. 337, 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.
| Series 1: Navigation workbooks and logbooks. 1942-1946, undated | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Navigation workbook and worksheets; 1942-1944 (51 pieces) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Logbook, CLARA BARTON(Steamship); 1943-1944 (1 Volume) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Logbook, EDWARD SPARROW (Steamship) and RAY K. JOHNSON (Watercraft); 1945 (1 Volume) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Logbook, RAY K. JOHNSON (Watercraft), HAGERSTOWN VICTORY (Steamship) and CAPE COMFORT(Steamship); 1945 (1 volume) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Logbook, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (Steamship); 1946 (1 volume) | ||||||||||||
| Series 2: Instructor training manuals. undated | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (68 pieces) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (67 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (62 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (43 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (82 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (67 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (45 pieces) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sheepshead Bay, New York; undated (56 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.; 43 pieces (43 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.; undated (75 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Miscellaneous training materials; 1942-1943 (25 pieces) | ||||||||||||
| Series 3: Papers. 1938-1964 | |||||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Papers pertaining to cargo handling; 1938-1964, undated (53 pieces) | |||||||||||
| 7 | Calmar Steamship Corp. papers; 1944-1945, undated (15 pieces) | ||||||||||||