Newspaper

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Looking Backward article

Looking Backward article

Name/Title

Newspaper

Entry/Object ID

0000.8.5

Scope and Content

Newspaper articles relating to ocean voyages. July 28, 1934 - "Looking Backward" Column has much interest. From the Brockton Enterprise. Rehashing previous articles from Nantucket. Mentioned in article: Whaleship "Alexander" (Capt. George B. Chase), Whaler "Rose" and sick crew, Bark "Walter Claxton" capsizing. July 4, 1931 - "The Ship on Which Herman Melville Sailed". The Whaleship "Acushnet" (sailed January 3, 1841). "Discovery of picture of "Acushnet", on which author of Moby Dicks sailed from New Bedford - Drawing in old log book at Widener Library at Harvard". Sister ship of Charles W. Morgan. Original sketch was found on the fly-leaf of a log book from 1845 voyage. (Also a photocopy). February 22, 1935 - Plan Memorial to Herman Melville at Bethel in This City he Immortalized. October 12, 1928 - The Financial Side of a Whaling Venture. Facts disclosed in the accounts of a voyage of the Ship "Arnolda", Capt. William T. Hawes. By Milton Briggs, The Morning Mercury. Break down of a whaling account book. Two copies.

Collection

Mendell Research

Acquisition

Accession

0000.8

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Whaling

Search Terms

Herman Melville, "Alexander" whaleship, "Walter Claxton" Bark whaleship, "Rose" whaleship, Acushnet, Ship, Arnolda, Ship

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1928 - 1935

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status Date: 2015-07-01

Created By

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Create Date

July 1, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

August 28, 2021