Ships and the Sea for Me: Captain George Henry Jennings II

WHC 2024.24: Origsize: 8.25" x 10.5"
WHC 2024.24

Origsize: 8.25" x 10.5"

Name/Title

Ships and the Sea for Me: Captain George Henry Jennings II

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2024.24

Scope and Content

Self published book recounting the life of Captain George Henry Jennings II, a captain from Midcoast Maine who lived in Camden who also served in the Navy during WWII. Compiled by his son, George Henry Jennings III. The boat describes personal life details and includes many pictures of ships, documents of Jennings, and other items relevant to Jennings or his family. Included in the book are incidents that occurred on the water during his time sailing as a merchant marine and on research vessels.

Collection

Walsh History Center Collection

Cataloged By

Wyatt Porter

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2024.24

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sailboats, Sailing ships, Sailors, Naval warfare, Navigation

Search Terms

Diaries, World War II, War, U.S. Navy, Transport, Ships, Rivers, Maps, Domestic Life/Family, Jennings, George Henry I, Jennings, George Henry II, Jennings, George Henry III, Rush, Howard M, Churchill, John, Wilkinson, M J, Topping, S J, McNamara, R F, Jennings, Janetta, Hills, Henry, Hills, Pearl, Jennings, Richard, Decrow, Elmer, Jennings, Janey, Coffin, Robert P Tristram, Sailboats, Sailing ships, Sailors, Maine, Military, Naval warfare, Navigation, Diaries, World War II, War, U.S. Navy, Transport, Ships, Rivers, Maps, Domestic Life/Family

Archive Details

Creator

Jennings, George Henry III

Date(s) of Creation

1927 - 1982

Archive Notes

Date(s): 11/07/2024

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

B Jen

Location

Location

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Nov 7, 2024

Examined By

Wyatt Porter

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jennings, George Henry I

Person or Organization

Jennings, George Henry II

Person or Organization

Jennings, George Henry III

Person or Organization

Rush, Howard M

Person or Organization

Churchill, John

Person or Organization

Wilkinson, M J

Person or Organization

Topping, S J

Person or Organization

McNamara, R F

Person or Organization

Jennings, Janetta

Person or Organization

Hills, Henry

Person or Organization

Hills, Pearl

Person or Organization

Jennings, Richard

Person or Organization

Decrow, Elmer

Person or Organization

Jennings, Janey

Person or Organization

Coffin, Robert P Tristram

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Wyatt Porter Status Date: 2024-11-07

Created By

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Create Date

November 7, 2024

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025