Gilbart Mercier Collection

Name/Title

Gilbart Mercier Collection

Entry/Object ID

2022.27

Scope and Content

"Miscellaneous reference information of local area interest[from container list]: The source of this collection is unknown. The contents, which appear to be both personal and museum related, may have been in Mr. Mercier's desk in the ABM Library during his tenure as librarian. Collection was placed in 2 vinyl three ring binders and two 3x5 notecard boxes."

Collection

Gilbert Mercier Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2022.27

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 box

Restrictions

Access: Contact the Lou Smith Library and Marion Clayton Link Archives at the Antique Boat Museum for information about accessing this collection.

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Archivist: Emily Nichols Archivist's Notes: Inventoried July 12, 2019 by Linda Frangos Finding Aids: The library volunteers, Jim and Linda Frangos, created a container list. The physical copy is in the yellow binders in the library and archive, the digital copy is on the ABM Incoming Drive-> Library and Archives->Digital Yellow Binder Finding Aid->018 Container Lists. Level of Description: Fonds Location of Originals: Antique Boat Museum Lou Smith Library and Marion Clayton Link Archives 750 Mary St Clayton, NY 13624 315-686-4104 Rules: Metadata standard being used is DACS

Archive Items Details

Title

Page 1

Description

Envelope for THE WHITE HOUSE ( used for storage) containing newspaper clippings from the Watertown Daily Times of "Old St. Lawrence River Boats"

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 102

Description

Leyare Boat Works, Ogdensburg, NY "Racing and Cruising Motor Boats Yacht Tenders and Sail Boats"booklet

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Description

Green, marked 1. Contains 3x5 handwritten notecards

Container

Metal note card box

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Description

Beige, marked 2. Contains 3x5 handwritten notecards

Container

Plastic note card box

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 2-6

Description

Personal correspondence and photographs of Mr. Mercier

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 7-88

Description

Gil Mercier's notes on boats in collection,P.R. files and boats in boat show

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 91-92

Description

personal correspondence to Mr. Mercier (2) postcard of Schooner "Appledore" (?) and articles relative to Cris-Craft Plants

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 93-94

Description

copies of newspaper articles on Canoe Weekend (August, 1974), St. Lawrence Skiff exhibit and Letter to the Editor by Mr. Mercier

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 95-96

Description

notes, newspaper editorial comic,

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 97-101

Description

copy of history of Clayton by Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Jefferson County. New York. 1890 ( concerning McRae family and history of Grindstone Island), copy of picture of Village of Thursday on Grindstone Island, article from Pictorial History of the 1000 Islands, John Webster's information and a handwritten list of items left with Everett Smith by John Webster of books and photographs on 9/4/92

Container

Book 1 (Navy blue 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 104-105

Description

Booklet and postcard from dedication of the Clayton Post Office, June 15, 1963

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 106-107

Description

Booklet " St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project", gift of Harry Mercier in 1984 from Gilbart Mercier's collection

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 108-109

Description

booklet, " Black Bottom Runabouts"

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 110

Description

copy of newspaper article on the Atwood Manley's of Ogdensberg, NY

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 111

Description

Joseph Leyare and His Boats - article or speech?

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 112-134

Description

notes on envelopes, letters, pieces of scrap paper concerning requests

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 135-140

Description

hand written article "The St. Lawrence Double Ended Fishing Boat"

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 142-143

Description

hand written notes, found clipped together

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 143-144

Description

typed letter referencing attached photos, no photos found

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 145-158

Description

magazine article about Gar Wood

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 159-162

Description

notes

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 163-164

Description

notes, all clipped together

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 165-166

Description

Pennsylvania Iron WOrks Co. Booklet

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 167-177

Description

clippings, postcards, negatives, photos of old boats

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 178

Description

Legal contract. Transfer of Canal Boat "Knickbocker", built at Copley Shipyard 1848 or 1849, from Richard Near and Daniel E Davis (Orleans) to Alex Copley, 1852.

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 179

Description

Legal contract. mortgage papers on S.Y. "J.F.DAYAN"

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Title

Page 180

Description

Legal contract. Chattel Mortgage, 40' Naphtha Launch "FLEETA", T.I. Gardner to Axie Warren black and white picture of a photo taken in 1914 of St. Lawrence steamers docked in Alexandria Bay, originally may have been top of an annual calendar distributed by Thousand Island Sun, year unknown

Container

Book 2 (Black 3 ring binder)

Notes

Location: Space Saver 3 Container: Box 1

Location

Rolling Rack

*Space Saver 3

Room

*Marion Clayton Link Archives

Building

*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall Building