Name/Title
Miscellaneous New England and New York Steamship PapersEntry/Object ID
2026.040.103Scope and Content
Collection of correspondence, accounts, timetables and promotional materials for several steamship companies operating out of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, c. 1827 - 1934. Includes records from the Montauk Steamboat Company, the Maine Steamship Company, the Metropolitan Steamship Company, the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company, the Iron Steamboat Company, Eastern Steamship Lines, Starin's Transportation Line, Boston & Charleston Steamship Line, and the Boston, Newport and New York Steamboat Company, as well as records related to the steamboats JOHN ROMER, LONG BRANCH, WHAT CHEER, GREAT EASTERN and CHICKASAW (associated with the New York - Galveston route).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
1827 - 1934Archive 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