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New Bedford Shipping (1792-1818) records database project

 Collection
Identifier: MC -305

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of copies of clippings from newspapers, which were the primary source of information, student papers, a print out of the data in the database, and a digital copy of the Filemaker Pro database.

Dates

  • Record Keeping: 1978

Creator

Extent

.4 Linear Feet (One manuscript box and 4 3.5 inch data disks)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Data collected by students in HI 312, U.S. Maritime History taught by Professor Martin Butler in 1978. For several years the data was available on the Internet.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Martin Butler, July 2016 (accession # 17-006)

Title
New Bedford Shipping (1792-1818) records database
Status
Completed
Author
Judy Farrar
Date
2024 August
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository

Contact:
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth MA 02747 USA