Extent: 3 boxes (1 Hollinger box, 1 Ovz box and 1 Flat box) Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological The Ships Series is a set of files regarding ships collected by Z. Taylor Vinson. The folders are arranged by subject, maintaining Mr. Vinson s originals arrangement. Within the folders, the items are arranged chronologically. Material formats found in this series include, but are not limited to, brochures, clippings, menus, programs, passenger lists, and ship plans. The materials are mostly in English, but include a few items in Italian, French, German, Russian, and Spanish. AGWI Lines, Argentina, and Bohn, 1939-1941, n.d. Contains materials pertaining to AGWI Lines, the S.S. Argentina, and Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation. The AGWI Broadcasts items include news reports transmitted by AGWI Lines to its ocean liners offshore. The Argentina items include a brochure for this American ocean liner s voyage July 1939 voyage to South America for the World Federation of Education Associations conference. The Bohn items include a Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation magazine advertisement featuring a futuristic ocean liner. Andrea C, n.d. Contains miscellaneous materials from the Italian ocean liner Andrea C. Items include a menu, 2 folders containing stationery, ticket stubs, receipts, postcards, and a ribbon. Argonaut, n.d. Contains air mail stationary from the Greek cruise ship M.V. Argonaut. Atlantic Menus and Programs, 1953 Contains menus and daily programs from the Italian ocean liner S.S. Atlantic. Atlantic Music Logs, Passenger Lists, and Ship Plan, 1953 Contains music logs, passenger lists (including those listing Z. Taylor Vinson as a passenger), a ship plan, and a photocopied timetable from the Italian ocean liner S.S. Atlantic.
Atlantic: Passenger Information and Ephemera, 1953 Contains general passenger information and miscellaneous ephemera from the Italian ocean liner S.S. Atlantic. Items include information flyers, Z. Taylor Vinson s passage contracts, a confirmation form, stationary, baggage tags, an invitation, a landing card, and an embarkation card. Baggage Tags, Bills, and Ticket Stubs, 1906-1909, 2003 Contains baggage tags, bills, ticket stubs, and other miscellaneous ephemera. Items include baggage tags from French Line, American Line, and United States Lines. Also includes bills from a tailor and several hotels, and a ticket stub from the Cape May Lewes Ferry. A matchbook from the French ocean liner S.S. France, a contribution card from the Seaman s Welfare Committee, and an invoice from American Line are found in this folder as well. Oversized: Cape May Lewes Ferry, Caronia, Chris-Craft, Colombie, and Cunard, 1912-2004 Contains materials pertaining to the Cape May Lewes Ferry, the R.M.S. Caronia, Chris- Craft, the S.S. Colombie, and Cunard Line. The Cape May Lewes Ferry items include an April 2003-May 2004 timetable and reserved room card. The Caronia items include 2 passenger brochures for this British ocean liner, which feature ship plans. The Chris- Craft items include 2 magazine advertisements for Chris-Craft motor boats. The Colombie items include a booklet for this French ocean liner, which features ship plans. The Cunard items include a brochure this British passenger ship line s express ocean liner service between Southampton, England and New York City, and a history of the Cunard Line between 1840 and 1912. Chester Bridgeport Ferry, 1937 Contains a road map of express automobile routes from the Chester Bridgeport Ferry, which operated on the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Oversized: Clipping File, 1904-2004 Contains miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to ships and small boats. Oversized: Clipping, 1936 Flat 1 Contains an oversized newspaper clipping of an unidentified proposed superliner.
Currents and Trans-Atlantic American, 1906, 1996-1997 Contains May 1996 and Winter 1997 issues of the ship enthusiast newsletter Currents, and a July 14, 1906 issue of The Trans-Atlantic American magazine. The Trans-Atlantic American was published on board the American ocean liner S.S. Philadelphia. Dodge Boats, 1930-1931, n.d. Contains magazine advertisements for Dodge motor boats, which were built by Horace E. Dodge Boat & Plane Corporation of Norfolk, Virginia and Horace E. Dodge Boat Works, Incorporated of Detroit, Michigan. England-Continent via Folkestone-Flushing, HoverTravel, Mahart, Majestic, and Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company, 1980, n.d. Contains materials pertaining to Folkestone-Flushing, HoverTravel, Mahart, R.M.S. Majestic, and Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company. Folkestone-Flushing items include a brochure for Zeeland Steamship Company s ferry service between Folkestone, England and Flushing, Netherlands. HoverTravel items include a timetable for hovercraft service between Southsea, England and Ryde, Isle of Wight. Mahart items include is a 1980 timetable for this river boat line s service between Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. The Majestic items include a booklet of photographic impressions for the British ocean liner R.M.S. Majestic. Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company items include a booklet about this passenger ship line s service between Washington, DC, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, and all points south. French Line, 1935-1939, n.d. Contains materials regarding ocean liners operated by French Line. Items include a foldout ship plan of the S.S. Normandie, French Line magazine advertisements for the S.S. Normandie, a menu from the S.S. Normandie, and a brochure for the S.S. Ile de France. Oversized: Italian Line and Moore-McCormack Lines, 1955, n.d. Contains materials pertaining to the Italian Line and Moore-McCormack Lines. Items include an Italian Line magazine advertisement for its ocean liner S.S. Andrea Doria, and a Moore-McCormack magazine advertisement for its ocean liner service between New York City and South America.
Oversized: Mauretania, 1938 Contains a commemorative publication for the launching of the British ocean liner R.M.S. Mauretania. Owned by Cunard White Star Lines, the R.M.S. Mauretania was built by Cornell Laird & Company Limited and was launched at this shipbuilder s yard in Birkenhead, England on July 28, 1938. The ship s naming ceremony was performed by Lady Bates. Menus and Programs, ca. 1880-1972 Contains menus and programs from several passenger ship lines and ocean liners. The menus include those from British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company s R.M.S. Scythia (ca. 1880); the U.S.M.S. St. Louis (1906); Canadian- Australasian Royal Mail Line (ca. 1927); French Line Steamers (1927); Red Star Line (1927); Panama Mail Steamship Company s S.S. Colombia (1928); the S.S. Dresden (1931); the S.S. Africa Maru (1935); Cunard White Star s M.V. Britannic (1936); Norddeutscher Lloyd s S.S. Bremen (1936), and the Andrea C. (ca. 1972). The programs include those for Holland America Line s S.S. Rotterdam (1932) and the Andrea C. (ca. 1972). Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle, Potomac River Boat Rides, Queen Frederica, and Rotterdam, 1925-1997 Contains materials pertaining to the Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle, Potomac River Boat Rides, Queen Frederica, and Rotterdam. The Paddle Steam Kingswear Castle items include a brochure for this tourist steamboat operating on the Medway and Thames Rivers in Rochester, England. The Potomac River Boat Rides items include a 1973-1974 timetable for tourist river boat trips on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The Queen Frederica items include a booklet for this Greek ocean liner operated by National Hellenic American Line. The Rotterdam items include a publication regarding a 1925 luxury cruise to the Mediterranean, Palestine, and Egypt, by the Dutch ocean liner S.S. Rotterdam, which was operated by Holland America Line. Passenger Lists, 1880-1984 Contains passenger lists from several ocean liners. The passenger lists found in this folder include those from: Cunard Line Royal Mail Steamers R.M.S. Scythia (1880); Red Star Line s Friesland (1890); American Line s S.S. Philadelphia (1906 and 1909); American Line New York Plymouth Cherbourg and Southampton (1909); Norddeutscher Lloyd s Prinzess Irene (1909); Red Star Line s S.S. Lapland (1912); Cie Gle Transatlantique s Paris (1922); Holland America Line s S.S. Rotterdam (1925); Cunard Line s R.M.S. Queen Mary (1936), and Sun Line s Tss Stella Solaris (1984).
Oversized: Queen Elizabeth, 1938 Contains a commemorative publication for the launching of the British ocean liner R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth. Owned by Cunard White Star Lines, the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth was built by John Brown & Company, Limited and was launched at this shipbuilder s yard in Clydebank, Scotland on September 27, 1938. The naming ceremony was performed by Queen Elizabeth. Oversized: Queen Elizabeth 2, 1976-1995 Contains materials regarding the British ocean liner R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 2. Items include stationary, booklets for European tours, a menu, and newspaper advertisements. Oversized: Queen Mary, 1934-ca. 1990s Contains materials regarding the British ocean liner R.M.S. Queen Mary. Items include a commemorative launching publication, an inaugural publication, 2 brochures, a magazine article, and a guide map for the Queen Mary & Spruce Goose museum in Long Beach, California. Queen Mary 2, 2004-2006 Contains materials regarding the British ocean liner R.M.S. Queen Mary 2. Items include 3 brochures and an inaugural publication. Royal Viking Line, Steamboat Delta Queen, and Stefan Batory, 1968-1990 Contains materials pertaining to Royal Viking Line, the Steamboat Delta Queen, and the T.S.S. Stefan Batory. The Royal Viking Line items include a magazine advertisement for Royal Viking Line ocean cruises. The Steamboat Delta Queen items include a 1968 brochure and timetable for this American steamboat s river cruises on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The Stefan Batory items include a passenger accommodation plan for this Dutch ocean liner. Ship Plans, 1903, n.d. Contains ship plans for the following ocean liners: American Line s S.S. Philadelphia (undated); American Line s S.S. St. Louis and S.S. St. Paul (undated); and Dominion Line s S.S. Mayflower.
Oversized: Sterling Engine Company, 1931-1933, n.d. Contains magazine advertisements for marine engines built by Sterling Engine Company of Buffalo, New York. Sudoexport, ca. 1985 Contains brochures for icebreaking transport ships, hydrofoils, and dredging vessels built by Sudoexport, which was headquartered in Moscow, Soviet Union. Sudoexport was a shipbuilder owned by the Soviet government. Titanic, 1987-1998 Contains materials regarding the sinking of the British ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic. Items include an invitation to the 75 th Anniversary Memorial Service and Dinner aboard the Princess of New York, a photocopied magazine article, a newspaper article, and printouts of R.M.S. Titanic lifeboat passenger lists. Oversized: Toyota Marine, United States, U.S. Lines, and White Star Line, 1998-n.d. Contains materials pertaining to Toyota Marine, the S.S. United States, U.S. Lines, and White Star Lines. Toyota Marine items include a trade catalog for the Toyota Marine Epic motorboat. The United States items include a magazine advertisement and a magazine article regarding this American ocean liner. The U.S. Lines items include a magazine advertisement for this American passenger ship line s ocean liner service between the United States and Europe. The White Star Line items include a magazine advertisement for this British passenger ship line s service between the United States and Europe. Turkish Maritime Lines, n.d. Contains single sheet black and white advertisements for this Turkish ship line.