Saunders Family Collection
Abstract
Correspondence, documents, research notes, clippings and articles collected by John A. and Laura S. Saunders regarding the Saunders' family shipbuilding, shipyard and ferry operations. The Saunders family built several schooners, steamboats, ferries and yachts in their Rhode Island shipyards. Several members of the family held either Pilot's Certificates or ship master's licenses which along with some bills of sale are included in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1879 - 1990
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 the Saunders Family
The Saunders family were Rhode Island shipbuilders and shipyard owners from the early nineteenth century until 1960. John A. and Laura Saunders are family descendants with an avid interest in family history.
Extent
2 box(es) (500 pieces)
- Title
- Saunders Family Collection (Coll. 262)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of Their Papers 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