Name/Title
Subject Files--Ships--Correspondence and MiscellaneousEntry/Object ID
1985.002.0166Scope and Content
1 folder ; 14 3/4" x 9"
Postcard showing the William B. Tennison near the Drum Point lighthouse. The scene is supposed to be in the mid-1940s. The ship does not look anything like the Tennison at the Calvert Marine Museum in the 21st century.
Pen and ink drawing of a skipjack and one of a bugeye by John Moll
Large (7 1/2"w x 5"h) postcard of a watercolor of an oyster tonger. On the verso is an ad for a gallery in Lexington Park. The postcard is in sepia tones.
Polaroid photo of Charles Lancaster and his model of the Mattie F. Dean taken on March 2, 1977.
"Sightseeing Map of the Historic Potomac River : Points of Interest Visible from Deck or Saloon of the Potomac River Steamers" copyright 1912 and sold for 10c. Each section has separated from the other and there may be one or more sections missing. 8 1/2"h x 4 3/8"w folded. One panel shows the steamer St. Johns and Mr. Beitzell has noted that the captain for several years was Uncle John Beitzell. The capacity of the ship was listed at 2500 people! She operated between Washington, D.C. and Colonial Beach, VA during the summer season.
Postcard showing a 2-masted schooner at the pier in Annapolis.
Photo postcard showing a large motor boat identified on the verso as the Gray Bat in the summer of 1910.
3 sheets of terms used in boating. Frederick Tilp created the list for a Sea Scouts training course.
Spring 1960 Letter from Bessie Ellis to Mr. Beitzell sending a nice sketch of the R.B. Haney, a round stern Chesapeake Bugeye rigged as a schooner. The Ellis family was planning to open a restaurant on E street NW in Washington, D.C. and were using the drawing as a trademark.
March 8, 1962 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mrs. Burgess re waterman on the Virginia side and boatbuilding.
April 11, 1962 Memo from Mr. Fenwick to Mr. Beitzell asking about the George W. Ash, a schooner.
July 16, 1962 Letter from James E. Nicholson to Mr. Beitzell listing names of steamers
July 17, 1962 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Nicholson asking permission to put the July 16 letter in the Chronicles.
July 19, 1962 Letter from Mr. Nicholson to Mr. Beitzell reminiscing about steamers on the Potomac.
March 13, 1963 Letter from Jane Smith at the National Archives advising Mr. Beitzell to contact the Bureau of Customs about the Col. R. Johnson Colton.
March 18, 1963 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to the Documentation Center of the Bureau of Customs asking about Col. ... Colton.
April 1, 1963 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Robert Kopel of Colton's Point suggesting Mr. Kopel restore a dory for exhibit.
April 5, 1963 Letter from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell about the Robert Lambdin shipyard.
April 11, 1963 Letter from Mr. Jones to Mr. Beitzell about the Robert Lambdin shipyard.
June 19, 1964 Letter from Robert Burgess to Mr. Beitzell re carving
October 12, 1964 Letter from Frank McLean to Mr. Beitzell about the family's boats
November 24, 1964 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to the Documentation Section asking for information on the Edith Marcy.
January 5, 1965 Letter from the Documentation Section to Mr. Beitzell suggesting ways to find more information on the Edith Marcy.
April 19, 1965 Letter from Frank McLean to Mr. Beitzell, notifying him of an article of interest in the Maryland Historical Magazine.
Article of sometime in 1965 about the Chesapeake log canoe by Mr. McVey.
July 23, [1965?] Letter from Mr. McVey to Mr. Fenwick giving permission to use an article in the Chronicles.
July 27, [1965?] Letter from Mr. McVey to Mr. Beitzell sending a book with pictures of log canoes.
September 26, 1965 Letter from William Phipps to Mr. Beitzell reminiscing about boats.
September 30, 1965 Letter from Mr. McVey's daughter to Mr. Beitzell to tell him Mr. McVey had died.
October 27, 1965 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. McVey's daughter.
October 10, 1966 Letter from Mr. Burgess to Mr. Beitzell asking about an area called Tasmakers.
October 14, 1966 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Burgess denying knowledge of Tasmakers.
November 1, 1966 Letter from Mr. Burgess to Mr. Beitzell re Tasmakers.
November 15, 1966 Letter from Celeste Dryden to Mr. Beitzell asking about the Caroline Dryden.
November 21, 1966 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Celeste Dryden advising her on how to learn about the Caroline Dryden.
March 3, 1968 Letter from Mr. Beitzell to Mr. Randall re the publication and illustrations for Life on the Potomac
November 27, 1968 Letter from John Lyman to Mr. Beitzell praising the book and asking about nancy boats.
December 9, 1968 Letter from John Lyman to Mr. Beitzell suggesting the Chesapeake Bay Museum in St. Michael's as a spot for a dory and sending along Lyman's answer to a query so Mr. Beitzell can critique it.
June 14, 1972 Letter from H.N. Budlong thanking Mr. Beitzell for a Chronicles issue.
November 11, [1974?] Letter from George Cary to Mr. Beitzell asking about local boatbuilders. A note on the letter indicates Mr. Beitzell took him on a tour of builders.
December 28, 1976 Letter from Harding Daiger to Mr. Beitzell about oyster scraping.
[February 1977] Memo from Fred Tilp to Mr. Beitzell re details in Tilp's book.
March 30, 1977 Letter from G.A. Stiverson to Mr. Beitzell defining petty auger/piragau.
February 13, 1978 Letter from Marvin [Joy] to Mr. Beitzell enclosing an article about steamships on the rivers.
July 23, 1982 Chart of Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe handicaps listing 24 canoes
July 20, 1983 Letter from Hans Hoffman to Mr. Beitzell about his plans for his sabbatical learning about the skipjack fleet
January 18, 1984 Letter from Virginia Cox to Mr. Beitzell asking about Mathias Clarke and the ship "Republican"
February 15, 1984 Letter from Virginia Cox to Mr. Beitzell passing on what she had learned about Mathias Clarke and the ship "Republican"Collection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1960 - 1984Location
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
Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)Person or Organization
Beitzell, JohnPerson or Organization
Ellis, BessiePerson or Organization
Jones, J. WebsterPerson or Organization
Lambdin, Robert D.Person or Organization
Lancaster, Charles C.Person or Organization
Tilp, Frederick