Records of O.C. & K.R. Wilson
Abstract
Bills, receipts, accounts, correspondence, and other business records; printed materials, either for Wilson or associated businesses; items relating to yachting; signal flag drawings and measurements, photographs, and pamphlet; stock certificates; account books; and miscellaneous materials, including photographs, obituaries, stationery, advertisements, and business cards.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1870-1950
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.
History of O. C. & K. R. Wilson, Inc.
O.C. & K.R. Wilson, originally founded as Jarrard & Wilson around 1880, and subsequently sold to Kendrick R. Wilson, and Oliver C. Wilson operated out of New Jersey, and later, New York City. O.C. & K.R. Wilson, Ship Chandlery & Engineers' Supplies, was a major distributor of Plymouth Cordage Co. rope. The firm sold goods to tugs, barges and ships and various yachts.
The last address of O.C. & K.R. Wilson, Inc. was 32 North Moore Street, New York. The previous address, 78 Dey Street, was demolished in March 1966 to accommodate the World Trade Center. The business name and inventory was sold in 1985 to W.H. Swann & Sons.
Extent
3 box(es) (156 item(s))
6 volume(s)
- Title
- Records of O.C. & K.R. Wilson (Coll. 243)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of Records at the G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org