Overview of the Collection
Biography of Edwin S. Cramp
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Index to Personal, Corporate and Vessel Names
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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Cramp, Edwin S., b.1853 |
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Title:
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Edwin S. Cramp Collection |
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Dates:
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1850-1950 |
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Extent:
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ca. 1200 items |
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Abstract:
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Papers of Edwin S. Cramp
during and after his employment with the William Cramp & Sons Ships and Engine Building Co.
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The papers are primarily financial, although both personal and
business. They also reflect Cramp's campaign for government subsidy of the United States
merchant marine shipbuilding industry. Collection also contains photocopies of trial photos for
two Cramp Cruisers, the Alabama and the Varia. |
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Identification:
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Coll. 275 |
Born in Philadelphia, March 19, 1853, the son of Charles H. Cramp, shipbuilder and
grandson of William Cramp, founder of The William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building
Co., Edwin began working for the family company in 1871. Apprenticed to the Engineering
Department, Edwin Cramp immediately began work on some of the Shipyard's largest vessels,
the OHIO, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, and the ILLINOIS. By 1892 Edwin Cramp had been
promoted to head of the Engineering Department. He continued to rise in the company until the
time of his resignation in 1907 when he held the positions of Vice-President and Director.
During his term with the Company and until his death, Cramp continuously lobbed for
federal legislation and subsidies to support the United States Merchant Marine shipbuilding
industry. Much of the papers comprising this collection are a result of these efforts. Others
reflect his interest with general business and financial investments such as the Nevada Tonopah
Mines, Standard Motor Co, and details of the 1904 St. Louis Universal Exposition.
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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.
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
Corporate Bodies (Including Vessels):
Alabama (Cruiser)
Varia (Cruiser)
William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co.
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Shipbuilding
Subjects:
Merchant marine--United States
Mines and mining
Shipbuilding--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Shipbuilding subsidies
Document Types:
Correspondence
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Preferred Citation
Coll. 275, 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 American Academy of Political And Social Science in Box 1, Folder 5 of the collection.
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American Academy of Political And Social Science |
1/5 |
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American Ship Building |
2/18, 2/19, 2/20 |
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Ashmed, A. |
1/12 |
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Atlas Steamship Co. |
1/14 |
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Bailey, John F. |
1/4 |
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Baltimore Dry Dock Co. |
1/14 |
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Barnes, William H. |
2/16, 2/22 |
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Bartol, George E. |
2/7 |
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Behr, V. (Capt.) |
2/4 |
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Biles, Charles H. |
2/9 |
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Biles, J.H. |
1/14, 1/18 |
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Bonner, James B. |
2/9 |
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Bowles, Francis T. |
2/11 |
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Brooke, George G. |
2/12 |
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Brown, Oren Britt |
1/10 |
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Buell, A.C. |
2/3 |
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Burton, Robert |
1/14 |
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Carlisle, John G. |
1/7 |
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Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. |
1/21 |
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Chickering, G.O. |
2/11 |
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CITY OF EVERETT (Ship) |
1/14 |
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Clyde Steamship Co. |
1/13 |
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Coffin Arc. Welding Co. |
1/4 |
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Colkert, L.M. |
2/12 |
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Converse, E.C. |
2/9 |
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Corbin, E.A. |
1/21 |
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Cottu, H. |
2/3 |
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Cramp, Charles H. |
2/4 |
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Dallas, S.J. |
1/6 |
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Daugherty, John |
2/7 |
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Davis, Aaron |
2/4 |
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Denny, A. |
2/5 |
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Dickson, Samuel |
2/1 |
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Dixon, George D. |
1/14 |
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DOLPHIN (Ship) |
1/14 |
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Dromio, ? |
1/11 |
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Dudley & Michener |
1/18 |
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Dudley, ? |
2/12 |
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Erben, Henry |
2/9 |
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Evans, R.D. |
2/14 |
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Ewasing, William |
1/14 |
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Faber, R.N.G. |
1/14 |
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Fenlon, E.J. |
1/4 |
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Fitzgerald, J.W. |
1/14 |
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Frazier, J.B. |
1/7 |
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Free Library of Philadelphia |
1/13 |
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Gallandet, Edward R. |
1/6 |
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Gary, E.H. |
2/16 |
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Gibbs, W.W. |
1/20 |
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Glover, George H. |
2/12 |
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Graham, G.S. |
1/21 |
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Griscom, C.A. |
2/13 |
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Grove, Henry S. |
2/22 |
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Hamburg American Line |
1/14 |
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Hand, H.W. |
1/17, 1/18, 2/2 |
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Hanna, ? |
1/7 |
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Harrison, Benj. |
2/12 |
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Hayden, James H. |
1/3 |
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Hethington, A.C. |
1/7 |
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Heysinger, I.W. |
2/12 |
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Hill, John W. |
1/7 |
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
1/5 |
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Hitners Sons |
2/23 |
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Hoadley, J.H. |
2/7 |
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Industrial Title, Trust & Savings Co. |
2/9 |
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Inman Line |
1/14 |
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International Navigation Co. |
2/13 |
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Johnson & Higgins |
1/14 |
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Kaler, L.B. |
2/7 |
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Keenan, J. |
1/1 |
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Laughlin, Robert |
1/7 |
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Lavens, E. |
2/7 |
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Leary, Richard P. |
2/14 |
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Leheigh Coal & Navigation Co. |
2/1 |
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Lewis, Vivian (Prof.) |
1/18 |
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Lindsay, Jason G. |
2/8 |
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Locomotive Smoke Preventer Co. |
1/4 |
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Loudenslager, Henry C. |
1/7 |
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Lynn, J.J. |
1/14 |
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MAINE (Battleship) |
2/1 |
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Mallory Line |
1/14 |
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Marsden Co. |
1/20 |
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Martin, Frank S. |
1/9, 1/14 |
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Matlack, D.J. |
2/23 |
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Matthews, Edward J. |
2/12 |
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McCammon, Joseph K. |
1/3 |
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McClean, Arms Co. |
2/7 |
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McFarland, W.M. |
1/11 |
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McKechine, John |
1/14 |
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McMichael, Morton |
2/22 |
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Mellville, G.W. |
1/11 |
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Minis, Jason G. Lindsay |
2/8 |
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Mitchell, James L. |
2/12 |
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Moffett, W.A. |
1/12 |
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Morgan, L.H. |
2/3 |
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Morton, Paul |
2/12 |
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Mullen, ? |
2/12 |
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N.Y. & Cuban Mail Steamship Co. |
1/19 |
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Narto, Katsuro |
2/10 |
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Naylor, John S. |
2/5 |
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Neall, Frank L. |
1/2 |
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Nenhans, F.A. |
2/14 |
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New York Steamship |
2/13, 2/22 |
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Nixon, Lewis |
2/5 |
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Oceanic Steamship Co. |
1/22 |
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Ochs, George W., |
2/9 |
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Opera, Grand |
2/12 |
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Overn, Frank |
1/6 |
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Panama R.R. Co. |
1/14 |
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Parson Marine Steam Turbine Co. |
1/18 |
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Parsons, H. DeB. |
2/5 |
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Patterson, John |
2/7 |
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Pell, F.R. |
2/4 |
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Pennypacker, Samuel |
1/5 |
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Pepper, Marsden (Dr.) |
1/20 |
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Potter, E.C. |
1/14 |
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Potts, Francis L. |
1/23, 2/22 |
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Pyle, Edward W. |
2/11 |
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Quincy, Josiah |
1/4 |
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Raymond, C.W. |
2/5 |
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Read, John R. |
1/7 |
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Richardson, E. M. |
1/21 |
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Richardson, Spencer & Co. |
1/14 |
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Ridgeway Machine Tool Co. |
2/3 |
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Robbins, John N. |
2/13 |
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Rutter, C.H. |
1/14 |
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Schack, Hans |
1/6 |
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Schoenfelt, William |
2/13 |
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Seaboard Steel Casting Co. |
2/6 |
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Selden, W.C. |
1/13 |
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Selfridge, ? (Mrs.) |
2/9 |
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Seligman, Henry |
2/8 |
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Shack, Hans |
1/14 |
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Simpson, A.B. |
2/11 |
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Simpson, T.B. |
2/12 |
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Sims, Gardiner C. |
2/9 |
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Smith, Alfred G. |
1/19 |
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Smith, Fredk. H. |
1/6 |
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Smith, H.J. |
1/18 |
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Smith, M.F. |
2/7 |
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Smith, R.A.C. |
1/14 |
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Southern Pacific Steamship Co. |
1/14 |
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Sproul, William C. |
2/6 |
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Standard Oil Co. |
1/14 |
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Stevenson, Sara G. |
2/11 |
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Strauss, O.S. |
1/12 |
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Terle, N. |
1/18 |
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Tilden, S.J. |
1/7 |
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Tromp, Adrian |
1/12 |
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Turner, J.K. |
2/12 |
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Upperman, Watson D. |
2/3 |
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Van Valkenburg, E.A. Canals |
2/5 |
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Warwick, Charles F. |
1/7 |
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Watson, James E. |
1/7 |
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WATURUS (Yatch) |
1/14 |
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Wayne, Charles S. |
2/12 |
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Weeks, H.B. |
2/11 |
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West, M.I. |
2/14 |
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Wheeler, Norman W. |
1/18 |
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White, Samuel |
1/1 |
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White, William |
1/7 |
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White, William H. |
2/12 |
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Williams, George B. (General) |
1/12, 2/3, 2/5 |
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Wilson, J. Shields |
1/14 |
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Wilson, James H. |
2/12 |
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Wood, William |
2/9 |
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Wyncoop, W.C. |
1/8 |
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The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Indexed papers; 1880-1910
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201 - Real estate,
rent correspondence with I. Keenan; 1896-1911 |
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203 -
Correspondence with Frank Neall concerning iceboats; 1903-1907 |
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204 -
Correspondence with Joseph McCammon and James Hayden - lawyers - concerning government
and business; 1901-1907 |
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205 -
Correspondence with Smoke Preventer Company and New Century Engine; 1904 |
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206 - Rules &
regulations for awards at the St. Louis Universal Exposition; 1904 |
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207 -
Correspondence on employment / positions, and letters of introduction; 1901-1906 |
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7 |
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208 -
Correspondence - political; 1884-1907 |
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209 -
Correspondence - Tonopah mines "Concern Nevada Mines near Tonopah"; 1902 |
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210 -
Correspondence with Frank Martin; 1906 |
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10 |
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211 -
Correspondence with Judge Oren Britt Brown; 1907 |
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214 - Melville,
G.W. Dromio; 1892-1902 |
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12 |
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215 -
Correspondence concerning shipbuilding for Turkish Sultan; 1899-1904 |
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216 -
Correspondence with Clyde Steamship Co. - W. C. Selden and Clyde; 1891-1897 |
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14 |
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217 - Plans and
correspondence for Hamburg American Steam line and other info; 1901 |
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217 - Plans and
correspondence for Hamburg American Steam line and other info; 1875-1906 |
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218 -
Correspondence concerning and with the Free Library of Philadelphia; 1903-1906 |
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219 - Bills and
receipts; 1904-1905 |
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220 -
Correspondence and plans of Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co.; 1880-1907 |
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221 -
Correspondence with New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co. - Alfred G. Smith; 1899-1907 |
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222 -
Correspondence with Gibbs, W.W., and Marsden Co.; 1895-1897 |
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223 -
Correspondence with the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.; 1901-1906 |
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224 -
Correspondence, personal and business concerning the Oceanic Steamship Co.; 1893-1901 |
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225 -
Correspondence with Francis L. Potts; 1901-1906 |
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226 -
Correspondence regarding Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. with A.S. Dickinson; 1901-1906 |
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227 - Information
and records on Parson's Bronze - "Parsons Manganese for Bronze for bearings - Reference to
Armstrong gun mounts; 1883-1902 |
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228 - Russian
Correspondence, some in relation to Russo-Japanese War; 1898-1906 |
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229 -
Correspondence, personal between Cramp family, mostly business matters; 1885-1907, and undated |
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230 - Canal
Development; 1893-1907 |
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232 -
Correspondence concerning stock of Seaboard Steel Casting with W. C. Sproul; 1901-1907 |
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233 - McClain Arms
Company; 1884-1902 |
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234 -
Correspondence regarding Tonopah Mining interests; 1907 |
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235 -
Correspondence - Selfridge - Mine development and Industrial Title & Trust Savings Co.; 1893-1907 |
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238 -
Correspondence with Japanese legislation; 1895-1899 |
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239 -
Correspondence of thanks and support (Names in index); 1901-1907 |
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240 -
Correspondence and report on water supply; 1887-1907 |
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242 -
Correspondence, plans, test, concerning S.S. New York, International Navigation Co.; 1892-1902 |
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243 -
Correspondence with R.D. Evans, F.A. Nenhans, M.I. West; 1899-1904 |
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244 - Bills &
legislation, River and Harbor Committee, conditions of American shipbuilding, etc.; 1891-1900 |
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245 -
Correspondence with W. H. Barnes; 1903-1910 |
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246 -
Correspondence with J.A. Niclausse & Niclausse Boiler, information; 1899-1901 |
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248 -
Correspondence, reports and information on American Shipbuilding, reports of construction
dept. and valuation of Cramp Brass Foundry; 1892-1898 |
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248 -
Correspondence, reports and information on American Shipbuilding, reports of construction
dept. and valuation of Cramp Brass Foundry; 1899-1900 |
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248 -
Correspondence, reports and information on American Shipbuilding, reports of construction
dept. and valuation of Cramp Brass Foundry; 1901-1905 and undated |
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248 - Pamphlet,
"Horse Power and Speed Curves"; undated |
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249 -
Correspondence on Cramp Co. reorganization and employees; 1902-1907 |
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250 - Notes from H.
A. Hitnes & Sons; 1904-1905 |
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251 - Miscellaneous
clippings and correspondence; ca. 1907 |
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Index to folders
201-251; undated |
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Merchant marine legislation correspondence and papers; 1903-1907
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Merchant marine
legislation - correspondence; 1903-1905 |
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Merchant marine
legislation - correspondence; 1906 Jan-Apr |
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Merchant marine
legislation - correspondence; 1906 May-1907 Feb |
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Merchant marine
legislation - general information, printed legislation, facts, speeches.; 1905-1906 |
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Business papers; 1899-1911
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Asiatic Steamship
Lines, literature and correspondence; 1906 |
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Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Co., Correspondence; 1899 |
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Diamond State Steel
Co. And W.A. Dunn and Rolling Machinery; 1911 |
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E.S. Cramp and
George Frederick Keene, Correspondence; 1904-1911 |
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G.F. Kenne & C.
Robert Buschner to E.S. and B.C. Cramp relating to Tonopah - Liberty Mines; 1904-1908 |
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Liberty & Tonopah
Mines - Correspondence & Papers; 1902-1905 |
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Liberty & Tonopah
Mines - Correspondence & Papers; 1906-1910, undated |
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Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Co., Appraisal work; 1909 |
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Philippine Islands,
letters and printed materials re: navigation and transportation; 1905-1906 |
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Standard Motor Co.,
Correspondence, stock information, plans; 1906-1910 |
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Steel twin-screw
barbette battleship, proposed specifications; undated |
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William Cramp &
Sons financial papers . Includes annual reports of The William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine
Building Co.; 1902-1910 |
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Other miscellaneous
William Cramp & Sons. information and correspondence; 1904-1911 |
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Personal papers; 1892-1911
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Financial documents,
reports and correspondence; 1892-1911 |
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Ephmera, Edwin and
Mrs Cramp - awards, playbills, high school diploma, dinner menu, Lincoln inaugural invitation; 1902-1953 |
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Ephmera, speeches,
government docs., etc.; 1902-1913 |
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Newspapers and newspaper clippings; 1885-1945
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Folder
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Newspapers -
Declaration of war headlines; 1917 |
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Newspapers and
clippings including 1885 "Harper's Weekly"; 1885-1945 |
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Newspapers and
clippings articles and headlines include coronation of George VI, WWII and Roosevelt; 1937-1941 |
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"In Honor of a Great
Philadelphia Industry and Its Founder," The Crow's Nest, v. 22, Spring 1941.; 1941 |
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Photographs (copies); 1850-1950
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Vessels built at the
Cramp shipyard including scenes onboard and group photos of yard crews; undated |
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Alabama (Cruiser),
Preliminary trials; 1899 Aug 28-29 |
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Varia (Cruiser) -
built for the Russians; undated |
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Cramp family and
descendents; 1850-1950 |
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Cramp family papers; 1899-1950
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5 |
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Research and
genealogy, most likely done by Dorothy Ross MacKay; undated |
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Scrapbook, Florence
B. Cramp - contains notes and invitations to social engagements, clippings, mementos and
ephemera of life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newport, Rhode Island; 1899-1900 |
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