Name/Title
Subject Files--Blessing of the FleetEntry/Object ID
1985.002.0058Scope and Content
1 folder ; 14 3/4" x 9 5/8"
Most of the contents are 8 1/2 x 14 posters for the event. There is one Congressional Record entry done by Senator Charles Mathias that includes Mr. Beitzell's history of St. Clement's Island.
Program for a Blessing ... that has no date. Most of the contents are Mr. Beitzell's history of the island. The back cover of the program is inscribed "To John J. Quinnette with love from Granddad."
1971 poster for [4th] Blessing,
1972 poster for 5th Blessing,
1973 poster for 6th Blessing,
September 30, 1974 Congressional Record, Vol. 120, no. 146
1976 small sheet for 9th Blessing,
1976 poster for 9th Blessing,
1977 small sheet for 10th Blessing,
1978 map of St. Clement's Island with the location of activities and concessions and photos of the queen and her court
August 27, 1980 memo from the activities chair, Bernard I. Johnson, about the 13th annual Blessing of the Fleet
1980 small sheet for 13th Blessing,
September 28, 1980 program for the Blessing of the Fleet,
September 26, 1983 clipping from Washington Post re 16th annual Blessing of the Fleet
1987 program insert for [19th] Blessing,Collection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1971 - 1987Location
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 3Shelf
Rack 09, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mathias, CharlesPerson or Organization
Johnson, Bernard I.Person or Organization
Quinnette, John J.