Records of Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Records of Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated are arranged by series as described below. The collection was loosely organized originally and as much as possible of that organization has been maintained, especially in series 5, 6 and 7. The remainder of the papers have been arranged chronologically within series that represent different groups of items found throughout the collection.
Series 1: Business correspondence. 1937-1970
Series 2: Vessel descriptions. 1929-1970
Series 3: Brochures and catalogs. 1935-1970
Series 4: Newspaper clippings. 1935-1992
Series 5: Manuscript drafts. 1968-1969
Series 6: Lists/Notes of yachts, dates, owners, and addresses. 1920-1948
Series 7: Notebooks/Journals. 1927-1946
Series 8: Stock certificates, ledgers, and proposals. 1920-1957
Series 9: Vessel drawings. Undated
Series 10: Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated portfolios and stationary. Undated
Series 11: Miscellaneous papers. 1929-undated
Series 12: Volumes. Undated
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1992, bulk 1920-1970
Language of Materials
EnglishLatin
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
History of Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated
Henry J. Gielow’s successor was Joseph A. MacDonald. MacDonald joined Henry J. Gielow, Inc. shortly after World War I and became its top salesman and eventually president of the company after Gielow’s death. The years between 1923-1929 were one of the wealthiest periods of U.S. history and Gielow, Inc. took the opportunity to sell large private yachts to wealthy clients. MacDonald, like Henry J. Gielow, succumbed to a fatal heart attack, passing away on January 11, 1935. The next president of Gielow Inc. was W. M. Rice, who turned the company over to a new prospect: floating power plants as America’s wealthy were no longer interested or capable of purchasing the ornate vessels of the past.
Extent
4 box(es) (1 volume(s); 713 item(s))
Abstract
Records, 1920-1992, of Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated, a naval architectural firm. Includes vessel descriptions and drawings of the yachts designed by Henry J. Gielow, Inc., business correspondence regarding military vessel and atomic power plant construction, correspondence regarding research on Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated, publications including articles, brochures and catalogs regarding vessels and yachting, journals, loose notes and lists of yachts and their owners.
- Title
- Records of Henry J. Gielow, Incorporated (Coll. 345)
- 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