Overview of the Collection
Biography of Morgan Barney
Scope and Content
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Indexes
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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Barney, Morgan, 1878-1943 |
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Title:
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Morgan Barney Collection |
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Dates:
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1838-1943 (bulk
1899-1943) |
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Extent:
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90 items |
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Abstract:
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Diaries, notebooks, diplomas, building specifications for various yachts, and miscellaneous papers. Includes invoices (1838-1843) of whale oil, sperm candles, etc., shipped by Capt. Edward Merrill of New Bedford, kept by Barney's father, George Barney, who clerked for Merrill; schoolboy diary and notebooks kept by his son, John "Peter" Barney, who worked on his father's boats on weekends and holidays; and diary (1943) reflecting Morgan Barney's debilitating stroke (leaving him with slurred speech, etc. ) the writing of which was taken over by his sister Ann (Barney) Sharp. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 207 |
Morgan Barney was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, September 25, 1878. He was the son of George and Juliet A. M. Barney of New
Bedford and related to the Barney's who came from Nantucket to New Bedford in the early
1800's to carry on the whaling industry in the latter city. He was also related to the Howland
family who were prominent merchants in New Bedford.
He spent the summers of his youth designing, building and racing small sail boats. He
attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1900 with a major in Naval
Architecture. He went to New York, working first for the naval architect, H.C. Wintringham,
and then opened his own office where he developed designs for many large motor yachts. He
also designed several cruising sailboats.
During World War I, he worked in New Bedford on the conversion of oil barges to oil
tankers, and on designs of vessels and weapons to combat the German submarine menace.
In later life he lived in Greenwich and Stamford, Connecticut, owning and chartering
several small sail boats, and managing the rental of various pieces of real estate that he, his wife
and his sister owned. He had many friends; belonged to the New Bedford Yacht Club and the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich; and was one of the founders of the New York
Technology Club as well as being an active MIT alumnus.
He was very close to his sister, Ann Barney Sharp with whom he spent his last days. At the
time of his death, on June 22, 1943 in Stamford, Connecticut, he left his wife, Nora Stanton Barney, a daughter, Rhoda, and a son John
"Peter".
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The collection consists of
two boxes: the first box holds nine diaries and an account book; the second box consists of
builder's agreements, primarily for yachts and boats designed by Morgan Barney, plus some
school notebooks belonging to his son, John "Peter" Barney and other miscellaneous papers.
The diaries cover distinctly different periods in Morgan Barney's
life, and because of this, give a somewhat disjointed picture, but they do show that he was a talented
yacht designer, a vociferous reader of all types of subject matter from the classics to the latest
technology, and a complicated personality who shifted from moments of inventive ideas and
enthusiasms to times of deepest depression.
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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:
Barney, George
Barney, John Peter
Merrill, Edward
Sharp, Ann Barney
Subjects:
Boatbuilding
Cerebrovascular disease
Whale oil
Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Yachts--Designs and plans
Document Types:
Diaries
Diplomas
Specifications
Occupations:
Naval architects--Connecticut--Stamford
Yacht designers--Connecticut--Stamford
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 207, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum,
Inc.
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Alfred Adler in Box 2, Folder 5 of the collection.
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Adler, Alfred |
2/5 |
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Barney, John |
2/7 |
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Bigelow, ? |
2/2 |
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Coffin, David |
2/7 |
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Coffin, Sarah |
2/7 |
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Davidson, M.T. |
2/1 |
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Dittenhoefer, ? (Judge) |
2/5 |
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Feuchter, Charlie |
2/2 |
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Gielow, Henry J. |
2/1 |
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Howland, C.N. |
2/7 |
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Howland, Edward W. |
2/7 |
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Howland, Gideon |
2/7 |
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Johnson, Eldredge R. |
2/7 |
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Jones, Frank Bowne |
2/2, 2/5, 2/7 |
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Krantz, Herm |
2/2 |
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Krumholtz, ? (Mrs.) |
2/7 |
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Lewis, Mary |
2/5 |
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Linnekin, Thomas |
2/4 |
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Luttgen, Walther |
2/1 |
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Maxim, Hudson |
2/2, 2/5 |
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Mayo, C. Arthur (Jr.) |
2/2 |
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Mulliken, Al |
2/2 |
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Murray, Rufus |
2/7 |
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Osborn, William R. |
2/5 |
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Pearce, E.A. |
2/5 |
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Quick, Charlie |
2/2 |
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Reid, Daniel G. |
2/1 |
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Richmond, Gerald M. |
2/5 |
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Sharp, Ann Barney |
2/5 |
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Sharp, B.K. |
2/5 |
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Smith, Edward B. |
2/1 |
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Smith, Mace |
2/2 |
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Taber, Fred |
2/7 |
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Tawreset, John Godwin (Rear Adm.) |
2/7 |
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Wayland, C.M. |
2/2 |
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Wharton, Georgianna |
2/7 |
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Wharton, William P. |
2/2 |
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Williams, E.L. (Capt.) |
2/5 |
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Wintringham, H.C. |
2/1 |
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Alfred B. Sands & Son in Box 2, Folder 1 of the collection.
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Alfred B. Sands & Son |
2/1 |
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American Linen Co. |
2/5 |
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American Ship Windlass Co. |
2/1, 2/2, 2/7 |
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Ashcroft Mfg. Co. |
2/1 |
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Boston & Lockport Block Co. |
2/2 |
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Brigham, Hopkins Co. |
2/2 |
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Day, Summers & Co. |
2/2 |
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Ellis M. Pearce & Co. |
2/5 |
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George F. Blake Mfg. Co. |
2/1 |
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Harper Transportation Co. |
2/7 |
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Hayden & Derby |
2/1 |
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Huntington Line |
2/4 |
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Merriman Bros. |
2/2 |
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Mississippi River Power Co. |
2/5 |
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Richmond, Dorrance & Co. |
2/5 |
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Standard Mfg. Co. |
2/1 |
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Stearns & McKay |
2/2 |
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Stone & Webster |
2/5 |
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Tams, Lemoine & Crane |
2/1 |
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NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the vessel A.R. TUCKER in Box 2, Folder 7 of the collection.
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A.R. TUCKER |
2/7 |
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ADDIE (Sloop) |
2/7 |
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AEOLUS |
2/7 |
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CASSANDRA (Steam yacht) |
2/5 |
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CHARLES W. MORGAN (Bark) |
2/7 |
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CORANTO (Steam yacht) |
2/2 |
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FREELANCE (Yacht) |
2/7 |
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GRETCHEN (Yacht) |
2/7 |
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LEXINGTON (Steamer) |
2/7 |
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NARCISSUS |
2/7 |
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NELLIE C. HART (Tug) |
2/7 |
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PORTSMOUTH (Barge) |
2/7 |
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QUO VADIS |
2/7 |
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RIVAL |
2/7 |
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SUNBEAM (Yacht) |
2/2 |
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WANDERER (Yacht) |
2/7 |
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WONTONIA (Yacht) |
2/2 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Volumes; 1899-1943
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Volume
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1 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney; 1899 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney; 1890 |
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Diary/Notebook,
Morgan Barney and others; 1911-1912 |
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Diary, Peter Barney; 1936 |
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Diary, Peter Barney; 1938 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney; 1940 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney; 1941 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney; 1942 |
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Diary, Morgan
Barney/Ann Barney Sharp (sister); 1943 |
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Account Book,
containing invoices of whale oil and sperm candles etc., primarily by Edward Merrill of New
Bedford. Also records of expenses and receipts of rentals of houses owned by Morgan Barney; 1909-1912 |
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Miscellaneous papers, builders agreements and notebooks; 1900-1943
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Builders agreements,
primarily for yachts and boats designed by Morgan Barney, New York N.Y.; ca.
1900-1910 |
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2 |
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Builders
Agreements, etc., as described above; ca. 1900-1910 |
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3 |
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Builders
Agreements, etc., as described above; ca. 1900-1910 |
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Builders
Agreements, etc., as described above; ca. 1900-1910 |
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Miscellaneous
correspondence; ca. 1920-1940 |
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"Circular of
Information for Employees", Cox & Stevens, Inc.; 1942 Jul 7 |
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Miscellaneous
papers; ca. 1920-1940 |
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School notebooks
and assignment book, John Barney; 1941 |
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Notebook,
"Activities at Cox & Stevens"; 1942 Mar-1943 Feb |
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Surveying &
Navigation calculations, J. Barney; 1941 |
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Steam Engine
Calculations, Morgan Barney; ca. 1920 |
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