U.S. Shipping Board correspondence with American Ship Building Company
Collection – Reel: 1
Identifier: GLMMS-0344-mf
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents
Nearly 600 pages of correspondence, specifications, and memoranda sent to the American Shipbuilding Company relating to cargo vessel construction for World War I.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1918
Extent
1 Reels (1 reel of 35mm microfilm)
Creator
- United States. Shipping Board. Emergency Fleet Corporation (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is in the public domain.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
The original records in this collection are part of Record Group 32 held by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. Richard J. Wright in 1969.
Custodial History
This microfilmed was originally purchased from the National Archives and Records Administration by Richard J. Wright in January 1968.
Subject
- United States. Shipping Board. Emergency Fleet Corporation (Organization)
- Wright Marine Collection (Organization)
- American Ship Building Company (Organization)
Source
- Wright, Richard J., Dr., 1935-1986 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the U.S. Shipping Board correspondence with American Ship Building Company
- Author
- Mark Sprang
- Date
- May 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Reel: 1 (Microform)