Charles Oliver Iselin Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-085
Abstract
Correspondence, construction agreements, charter parties, outfitting documents, accounts, operating expenses, logs, journals, and scrapbooks, relating chiefly to America's Cup races and yachts. Also includes clippings, telegrams, and other items relating to the Lord Dunraven/Charles Iselin controversy. Other topics include the construction, outfitting, and preparation of the COLUMBIA for the 1899 race and the DEFENDER (1895), INTREPID, RELIANCE (1903), and VIGILANT (1893).
Dates
- Creation: 1893 - 1903
Language of Materials
English Latin
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 Charles Oliver Iselin
An avid yachtsman, Charles Oliver Iselin was a member of the New York Yacht Club.
Extent
2 box(es) (ca. 505 items)
Index to Personal Names
NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about F.M. Allen in Box 1, Folder 7 of the collection.
- Allen, F. M. 1/7
- Almy, Albert 1/10
- Angrade Jr., Cipriano 1/4
- Bacon, Robert 1/5
- Bancroft, A. L. 1/8
- Barr, Charles 1/5, 1/7, 1/18
- Belmont, Auguste 1/3, 1/18
- Clarke, ? 1/18
- Cook, E. A. F. 1/7
- Duncan Jr., W. B. 1/7, 1/17, 1/18
- Duthie, John 1/7
- Fitzpatrick, John 1/7
- Forbes, Mac 1/18
- Hammond, W. 1/9
- Henning, Charles 1/12
- Herreshoff, Nathaniel 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/17, 1/18
- Hewson, Thomas A. 1/3
- Hoff, H. C. 1/7, 1/9
- Huston, A. F. 1/9
- Iselin, Adrian 1/18
- Kelley, A. L. 1/10
- Ledyard, ? 1/18
- Lippitt, ? 1/6
- Lipton, Thomas 1/18
- Lovejoy, ? 1/18
- Mack, Frank W. 1/10
- Morgan, E. D. 1/18
- Morgan, J. Pierpont 1/3
- Morgan, James 1/10
- Morton, William M. 1/7
- Oliver, Robert 1/8
- Piefgras, Henry 1/7
- Postley, ? 1/5
- Rossiter, ? 1/7
- Sedgewick, Robert 1/11
- Smith, A. M. 1/5
- Snow, A. S. 1/1, 1/11
- Stillman, James F. 1/7, 1/9
- Tams, J. Frederick 1/12
- Thayer, Bayard 1/9
- Travers, Hiram H. 1/7
- Vanderbilt, Cornelius 1/18
- Watson, David 1/3, 1/9
- Weber, Edmund Franklin 1/4
- Weed, Fred P. 1/7, 1/10
- Whitman, William 1/6
Index to Corporate Names
NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about Arlington Mills Corp. in Box 1, Folder 6 of the collection.
- Arlington Mills Corp. 1/6
- Associated Press 1/10
- Frank & Dubois Ins. Co. 1/7
- Harding, Whitman & Co. 1/7
- Hazzard & Brainard Towing Line 1/10
- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. 1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/11
- Hirsh & Co. 1/8
- Lawrence Duck Co. 1/6, 1/7
- Lukens Iron & Steel Co. 1/9
- Mechanical Fabric Co. 1/10
- Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. 1/5
- National India Rubber Co. 1/11
- New York Yacht Club 1/4, 1/18
- Phoenix Iron Co. 1/7
- Royal Ulster Club 1/18
- Tams & Lemoine 1/7, 1/9, 1/10, 1/12
Index to Vessel Names
NOTE: The fraction(s) indicate the Box and Folder numbers where that particular reference can be found. For example, the researcher will find information about the yacht ALISA in Box 1, Folder 6 of the collection.
- ALISA (Yacht) 1/6
- CHEROKEE (Yacht) 1/18
- CITY OF HARTFORD (Steamer) 1/9
- COLUMBIA (Yacht) 1/10, 1/11, 1/12, 1/18
- CONSTITUTION (Yacht) 1/18
- DEFENDER (Yacht) 1/1, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/11
- ELAINE (Yacht tender) 1/7
- GUIDE (Yacht tender) 1/7
- HARLEM (Steamer) 1/9
- LONG ISLAND (Steamer) 1/9
- NARADA (Yacht) 1/7
- OLD GLORY (Steamer) 1/9
- ROAMER (Yacht) 1/18
- ST. MICHAELS (Steamer) 1/10, 1/12
- VALKYRIE (Yacht) 1/6
- VIGILANT (Yacht) 1/9
- WALLACE B. FLINT (Tug) 1/10
- Title
- Charles Oliver Iselin Papers (Coll. 85)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Papers at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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