Leadbetter correspondence

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Leadbetter correspondence

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2012.7

Scope and Content

Photocopies of correspondence between Wm. Dewey Loucks and Capt. Horace S. Leadbetter regarding Loucks's yacht Wildel. Leadbetter was the captain of this yacht. Also included is a questionnaire from yacht researcher Fred Crockett of Camden, Maine to Horace Leadbetter asking for information on the yachts he served on, including the Lyndonia, Robador, and Wildel, and Crockett's subsequent two articles and photograph of the Wildel. There is a specification of a 90-foot fast gasoline cruiser for William Dewey Loucks, Esq. of New York City from Luders Marine Construction Co. of Stamford, CT.

Collection

Walsh History Center

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2012.7

Source or Donor

Ms. Linda Norton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Yachts

Search Terms

Robidor VI, Lyndonia, "Wildel"

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1933 - 2000

Archive Notes

Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Wall

Crockett Collection

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 24, 2012

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Crockett, Fred E.

Person or Organization

Leadbetter, Horace B.

Person or Organization

Loucks, William Dewey

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2012-01-24

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 24, 2012

Updated By

Administrator (Heather)

Update Date

January 24, 2012