Collection of William H. Tripp
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-058
Abstract
This collection was assembled by William H. Tripp of New Bedford, Massachusetts and pertains primarily to the subject of whaling. It includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, account books, logbooks, and other miscellaneous manuscript items and memorabilia. Persons represented include H. Percy Ashley, and shipmasters Edward F. Potter, William Potter II, and Zenas Winsor.
Dates
- Creation: 1802 - 1959
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Biography of William Henry Tripp
William Henry Tripp (1880-1959) was the Curator of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society and the Bourne Whaling Musuem in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Mr. Tripp was also a recognized authority and lecturer on the American whaling industry, and gained prominence as an author, historian and amateur photographer.
Extent
3 box(es) (ca. 1107 items; 7 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Index to Personal and Corporate Names
- Andrews, Henry G. 1/20
- Andros, R.S.S. 1/20
- Armington, George W. 1/10
- Ashley, H. Percy 1/1
- Baker, J.C. 1/18
- Banigan, Sharon S. 1/10
- Barnes, W.M. 1/18
- Baxter, ? 2/24
- Bennett, Ron 1/10
- Bierstadt, Albert 1/10
- Bliss, Whiting & Parker 1/18
- Borden, Parker 2/13
- Britain, Brinton 1/10
- Brother, Jemima Ann 1/18
- Brown, Henry Alis 1/18
- Browning, Edna 1/10
- Bryant, Seth 1/18
- Bullard, Jack 1/10
- Carmichael, Michael 1/10
- Clark, Francis E. 1/10
- Clark, Shubael 1/10
- Cleveland, Jacob L. 1/10
- Coffin, ? 1/1
- Coleman, Zenas M. 1/10
- Collins, Mary 1/20
- Collins, Michael A.S. 1/20
- Cook, Albert 2/2
- Costa, ? 1/10
- Crosby, Everett U. 1/10
- Culver, Chris 1/10
- Cutler, Carl C. 1/1
- Delano, Andrew 1/6
- Dodge & Olcutt 1/20
- Dunbar, Joseph 1/10
- E.P. Dutton & Co. 1/10
- Earle, Silvia 1/10
- Eastwood, Enos 1/18
- Eckstine, Harry 1/1
- Edwards, A.T. 1/10
- Eldridge, Barzillai 1/2
- Esling, George J. 1/6
- Evans, Elliot 1/10
- Fisher, Charles W. 1/18
- Fisher, Thomas N. 1/20
- Fraser, A.A. 1/34
- Freeman, E.H. 1/18
- Fuller, Read & Co. 1/18
- Gibson, William 2/12
- Gifford, Lucy B. 1/10
- Gifford, Ray 1/10
- Gould, ? 1/2
- Grant, ? 1/1
- Green, Edward Howland Robinson 2/33
- H. Hackfeld & Co. 1/20
- Hamilton, George 1/20
- Hancox, J.B. 1/18
- Hathaway, Thomas S. 1/20
- Hayden, Luther P. 1/18
- Healy, Sumner 1/1
- Heath, Sarah A. 2/12
- Howland, Walter F. 1/10
- Hussey, George 1/6
- Hussey, H. 1/6
- J. & W.R.R. Wing 1/20
- J.C. Merrill & Co. 1/20
- J. Morisen & Co. 1/18
- James Andrews & Son 1/20
- Jenkins, ? 1/1
- Johnson, Anna R. 1/20
- Johnson, Horace C. 1/20
- Joy, Moses 1/1
- Kaiser, Thomas F. 1/10
- Karr, Jimmy 1/1
- Lawrence & Co. 1/18
- Lockwood, Dunbar 1/10
- Lopes, Samuel 1/10
- Macedo, Manuel P.S. 1/10
- Macey & J. Barton 1/10
- MacMillan Co. 1/10
- Macullar, Williams & Parker 1/18
- Macy, Will 1/1
- Maloney, Paul R. 1/10
- Mann, Dorothea Lawrence 1/10
- Manter, Cyrus 1/20
- Manter, William G. 1/20
- Martin, H. 1/18
- Mayo, Samuel 1/20
- McCall, ? 1/1
- McCann, ? 1/1
- Miner, Beal & Co. 1/18
- Mitchell, West 1/20
- Mott, Robert 1/1
- Nawsett, Isaac 1/18
- Norris, John 1/20
- Nye, James 1/20
- Nye, Joshua 1/20
- O'Brien, Brian 1/10
- O'Connor, Jack 1/1
- Osborn, Samuel (Jr.) 1/10
- Pardee, James W. 1/10
- Parker, John Avery 1/10
- Parker, Sarah 1/10
- Peabody Museum 1/1
- Potter, Alden 1/10
- Potter, W.R. 1/18
- Providence Public Library 1/10
- Reynolds, John S. 1/10
- Rice, Cornelius 1/18
- Rich, David 1/20
- Rich, Thomas 1/20
- Roberg, G.A. 1/20
- Rogers, Stephen 1/1
- Ross, T.F. 1/18
- Rowlands, Pike & Co. 1/18
- Russell & Co. 1/6
- Satterly, Herbert 1/1
- Savage, Alma 1/10
- Savoie, Gladys Reynolds 1/10
- Sawyer, William P. 1/10
- Seabury, Humphrey N. 1/20, 2/12
- Seabury, Jason 2/12
- Sears, Joseph H. 1/18
- Selleck, George 1/10
- Sherman, Stuart C. 1/10
- Sherman, Wilbur G. 1/20
- Silva, Anthony 1/10
- Silva, Joseph 1/10
- Silvia, Antone K. 1/20
- Smith, George F. 1/20
- Smith, James L. 1/18
- Stacker, David 1/20
- Stackpole, Edouard A. 1/10
- Sweetser, Peter W. 1/10
- Swift & Allen 1/20, 2/34
- Swift, Dean H. 1/10
- Taber, Read & Co. 1/18
- Thomas Knowles & Co. 1/20
- Tilton, Allen 1/20
- Union Medical Marine Insurance Co. 1/20
- Vincent, R.H. 1/18
- Wade, Ebenezer 2/13
- Whaley, James A. 1/10
- Wheeler, John 1/20
- Whiting, William 1/10
- Wilbur, Allen 1/10
- Wilcox, P.S. 1/20
- Williams, Max 1/1
- Wilson, B.J. 1/18
- Wilson, H. 1/18
- Winsor, Zenas 1/6
- Wood, Frank 1/1
- Wood, J.C. 1/20
- Woolff, William 1/18
Index to Vessel Names
- ADELINE GIBBS (Bark) 1/10
- ALICE KNOWLES (Bark) 1/10
- ANDREW HICKS (Bark) 1/20
- BETSY (Brig) 1/10
- BREWER (Ship) 1/6
- CALABRIA (Brig) 1/10
- CHARELS W. MORGAN (Bark) 1/1
- CHARLES SHEARER (Schooner) 1/18
- CHEROKEE (Bark) 1/10
- CLARMONT 1/1
- CLEONE (Bark) 2/34
- COMMERCE (Bark) 1/20
- CORINTHIAN (Ship) 1/10
- CORIOLANUS (Ship) 1/20
- DANIEL WOOD (Bark) 1/20
- ELIZA ADAMS (Ship) 1/10
- EMBLEM (Bark) 1/6
- EMILY MORGAN (Ship) 1/10
- EMPEROR (Ship) 1/20
- EUNICE H. ADAMS (Brig) 1/10
- EUROPA (Ship) 1/20
- GEORGE & SUSAN (Ship) 1/18
- GEORGE WARREN (Bark) 1/6
- GLOBE (Bark) 1/6
- GOLCONDA (Bark) 1/10
- GRABER 1/1
- GRAND TURK (Brig) 1/20
- HELEN SNOW (Bark) 1/20
- HORATIO (Ship) 1/10
- HUNTER (Bark) 1/10
- HUNTSWELL (Ship) 1/20
- JAMES ARNOLD (Ship) 1/20
- JANET (Bark) 1/20
- JIREH PERRY (Ship) 1/20
- JULIAN (Ship) 1/10
- KENSINGTON (Bark) 2/34
- LEONIDAS (Brig) 1/10
- LOAN (Ship) 1/20
- MATHEW LUCE (Bark) 1/10
- MATTAPOISETT (Bark) 1/10
- MINERVA (Bark) 1/20
- MONONGAHELA (Ship) 2/12
- MONSOON (Ship) 1/20
- MORNING STAR (Bark) 1/10
- NIGER (Ship) 1/10
- OCTAVIA (Ship) 1/20
- OREGON (Bark) 1/6
- PLATINA (Bark) 1/10
- PRISCILLA (Steamer) 1/1
- REVENUS (Ship) 1/6
- ROSA BAKER (Brigantine) 1/10
- ROSCIUS (Ship) 1/10
- SAVANNAH (Steamship) 1/1
- SEAFOX 1/18
- SHENANDOAH (C.S.S.) 1/10
- SILAS RICHARDS (Bark) 1/20
- SMALLWOOD (Bark) 1/6
- ST. GEORGE (Ship) 1/18
- SUNNY SOUTH (Ship) 1/6
- SURF (Brig) 1/6
- TAMERLANE (Bark) 1/10
- TIMOR (Ship) 1/6
- TRIDEN (Ship) 1/10
- VICTOR (Bark) 1/6
- VIKING (Ship) 1/6
- VIOLA (Whaling ship) 1/1
- W. J. TREAT (Brig) 1/6
- WANDERER (Bark) 1/10
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Collection of William H. Tripp (Coll. 58)
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org