Name/Title
Miscellaneous National and International Steamship PapersEntry/Object ID
2026.040.104Scope and Content
Collection of correspondence, accounts, timetables and promotional materials for several steamship companies operating international routes or routes outside of the Northeast United States, c. 1880 - 1948. Includes records from the White Star Line, the Red Star Line, the Intercolonial Steamship Company, the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, National Line Steamers, the ST. Louis & New Orleans Anchor Line, the Memphis & Cincinnati Packet Co., the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company, the Luckenbach Steamship Company, as well as records related to the steamboats ST. PETERSBURG., CORSAIR, PRESIDENT JEFFERSON, and the battleship USS CONNECTICUT.Collection
Carol Kimball CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.040Source or Donor
Carol KimballAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
PamphletNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
circa 1880 - 1948Archive Size/Extent
1 folderProvenance
Notes
Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026