8. Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of curriculum guides, handouts, workbooks, logs, photos, and evaluations used to support the many educational programs, school visits and special events for which the vessel was used between 1989 and 2003. Similar records can be found at the DCR archives in Boston, repository for the official records of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey since it was acquired by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1983.

Content Description Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey papers of James B. Pond, III:1. White binder with 272 negatives and one short film strip (11 frames), 1940 Greenland Expedition 2. Photo album with prints of these negatives, most loose, 1940 3. 4 folders of photos regarding the Ernestina-Morrissey, collected by Pond 4. Diary kept by Pond on 1940 expedition 5. Correspondence regarding the 1940 expedition 6. Photos of the crew on the 1940 expedition 7. Collected research articles on the history...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of one scrapbook, 14 x 12” with 49 pages and 144 black and white photographs, and a leather cover stamped with “Frederick O. N. Littleton” in gold on the lower right corner of the cover. There is a hand-written title page which describes the scrapbook as the “Arctic Cruise of the Schooner Effie M. Morrissey/Capt. Bob Bartlett/1940/Frederick C N. Littleton.” For preservation purposes, the album is stored separate from its binding and cover. The collection also...

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Collection consists of 23 art and/or craft items depicting the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, by various artists, as well as 43 nautical artifacts removed from the schooner and one artifact purchased.

Scope and Contents

the collection is divided into four series: (1) ship documents; (2) newspaper clippings and collected records; (3) photographs; (4) oversized newspaper articles/photographs, and video collections The content in this collection details the ships long and illustrious history.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of newsclippings and notes compiled through the research of Michael Platzer on the history of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, the official ship of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.