Everett St. John Papers
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The Everett St. John Papers are composed of the plans for the various marine instruments and small craft designed by St. John, as well as his correspondence, research, and other related papers. The Papers series contains the correspondence, a patent for the St. John Cleat, an application for a boating license, a membership card to the Steam Automobile Club of American, a manuscript of an article by St. John, some drawings and photographs of small watercraft, and various brochures about watercraft that were possibly used in St. John’s research. The Plans series contains marine instrument and small craft designs by St. John, as well as one design by Wiliam Atkin and on oversized design by C. Raymond Hunt.
Dates
- Creation: 1916 - 1977
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.
Biography of Everett St. John
Everett St. John designed marine instruments and small watercraft in southern Connecticut during the first half of the twentieth century.
Extent
1 box(es) (c. 150 pieces)
Abstract
Plans for marine instruments and vessels, correspondence, and research of Everett St. John, a twentieth century marine instrument and small craft designer based in southern Connecticut.
Genre / Form
- Boats and boating–Designs and plans
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Licenses
- Marine drawing, American
- Membership cards
- Pamphlets
- Patents–U.S.
- Photographs
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Everett St. John Papers (Coll. 326)
- 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