Overview of the Collection
Biography of Kenneth Durant
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Repository:
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G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport |
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Creator:
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Durant, Kenneth |
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Title:
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Whitehall Boat Collection |
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Dates:
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1959-1967 |
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Extent:
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350 pieces |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence, research notes,
photographs, clippings, and other papers, relating to the history and construction of Whitehall
boats (pulling boats developed in the 1820s near Whitehall St., New York, N.Y., used originally
as workboats but later for recreation), principally pertaining to the AMERICAN STAR, a
Whitehall boat, presented to Marquis de Lafayette in New York in 1825. Includes photographs
and other information for John Gardner's article on the AMERICAN STAR published in The Log
of Mystic Seaport in 1972. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 189 |
The Whitehall boat Collection is the result of research conducted by Mr. Kenneth Durant
form 1958 through 1968, into the history and development of the Whitehall boat. Mr. Durant
was then Research Associate for the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake in New York,
and was previously a journalist with close associations at United Press International. In addition
to information on Whitehall boats, Durant was able to discover the location of the AMERICAN
STAR, a Whitehall racing boat that was presented to the Marquis de Lafayette in New York in
1835, making it the oldest Whitehall still in existence. (The GENERAL LAFAYETTE, built in
Mystic Seaport Museum in 1976 is a replica of the AMERICAN STAR, and was the result of
Durant's research.)
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Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts
Division. See also: Mystic Seaport's copyright notice.
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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:
Gardner, John,--1905-1995
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de, --
1757-1834
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
American Star (Pulling boat)
Subjects:
Boats and boating
Whitehall boats
Whitehall boats--New York (State)--New York
Document Types:
Photographs
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 189, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum,
Inc.
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Correspondence, photos, clippings, research notes, etc.; 1958-1967
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Whitehall Boats; general correspondence; 1958-1968 |
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Whitehall Boats; research drafts & notes; ca. 1960 |
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Whitehall Boats; clippings, brochures, etc.; ca. 1960 |
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Cadwallader D. Colden - source information for Whitehall Boats
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Robert Rogers Journals - source information for Whitehall Boats
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W. P. Stephens - source information for Whitehall Boats
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Whitehall Boats - information found in various articles
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Rodman Gilder - information about the Battery section of Manhattan
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Whitehall Boat Races (including the AMERICAN STAR race.)
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AMERICAN STAR; relative correspondence; 1959-1967 |
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AMERICAN STAR; sources and research
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Photographs
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AMERICAN STAR
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Lake George Rowboat
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Shad boat, Port Ewen
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Whitehall-type, GRAY BONNET
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Whitehall-type racing boat at Mystic Seaport Museum
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Whitehall-type boat via John Gardner, Saugus, Ma.
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Pilot boats, St. Davids, Bermuda; 1930 |
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Whitehall-type boats used on Steamers
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Whitehall boats along the shore
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Richeleau River fisherman
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Philip C. Bolger and Whitehall-type, SPUR
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Lake George scenes with Whitehall boats.
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Miscellaneous photos relevant to Whitehall boats
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