Name/Title
Jacobson Family and Andrea Doria CollectionEntry/Object ID
2022.8Scope and Content
Collection contains Jacobson family history, photographs, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, a DVD, and VHS tapes. The scrapbook, newspaper clippings, the DVD, and one of the VHS tapes pertains to the July 1956 Andrea Doria shipwreck, created by Selma Jacobson. Selma had been a passenger aboard the Stockholm, the ship that collided with the Andrea Doria. An essay on her experience is included in the collection.Context
The SS Andrea Doria was a luxury cruise liner of the Italian Line out of Genoa, Italy. It had been approaching Nantucket, United States, during heavy fog, and had collided with ocean liner Stockholm, from the Swedish American Line. Tragically, 46 people lost their lives. 1,660 of the passengers and crew were rescued.Acquisition
Accession
2022.8Source (if not Accessioned)
Martha and Mary JacobsonLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
ScrapbooksSearch Terms
Massachusetts--Nantucket, Swedish American LineArchive Details
Creator
Selma JacobsonDate(s) of Creation
1956Primary Language
EnglishRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Selma Jacobson, Martha and Mary Jacobson, Martha Jacobson, Mary JacobsonReproductions
Notes
Reproduction of the Museum's archives for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written permission.
