Records of Dragger ROANN
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The Records of Dragger ROANN consist of those items found aboard the vessel when it was acquired by Mystic Seaport. These items include receipts, appliance and equipment instructions, regulations, notes, and magazine articles about the ROANN, as well as photocopies of two logbooks from the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the items reflect the ownership of the Williams family.
Dates
- Creation: 1968–1991
Language of Materials
English Latin
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
History of Roann (Dragger)
The 60-foot long, eastern-rig Dragger ROANN was designed in 1944 by Albert H. Condon and built in 1948 by Newbert and Wallace. Her first owner, Roy W. Cambell, fished out of Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Her next two owners, Chester H. Westcott and Tom Williams fished out of Point Judith, Rhode Island. In 1997, Mystic Seaport acquired the ROANN for its collection.
Extent
1 box(es) (c. 90 items)
Abstract
Receipts, instructions, regulations, notes, magazine articles, and photocopies of two logbooks from the eastern-rig Dragger ROANN, a vessel in the Mystic Seaport watercraft collection.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Buzzards Bay (Mass.)
- Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
- Narragansett Bay (R.I.)
- Nova Scotia
- Point Judith (R.I.)
- Vineyard Sound (Mass.)
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Records of Dragger ROANN (Coll. 325)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of the Collection 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
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org