Hiram Hamilton Maxim Collection
Scope and Contents of the Papers
Collection 351 is arranged chronologically in series as described below and includes the logbooks, notebooks and papers of Hiram Hamilton Maxim and Hiram Percy Maxim.
Series 1: Hiram H. Maxim papers; 1925-1972
Series 2: Volumes; 1925-1989
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1989
Language of Materials
English Latin
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restriction apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
Biography of Hiram Hamilton Maxim, 1900-1992
Hiram Hamilton Maxim, 1900-1992, was the son of Hiram Percy Maxim and Josephine Hamilton Maxim. He was married to Alison Hemingway Maxim, 1902-1990, with whom he shared his love of sailing. He owned GANNET, a cutter probably built by Ralph E. Winslow and later GANNET II, a catboat built in 1939, designed by Philip L. Rhodes and built by Henry B, Nevins, Inc. He worked in his family’s business, The Maxim Silencer Company.
Like his father, he was an inventor and author, improving upon the design of a portable Radio Direction Finder.
Biography of Hiram Percy Maxim, 1869-1936
Hiram Percy Maxim, 1869-1936, father of Hiram Hamilton Maxim, was a co-founder of the American Radio Relay League, inventor and author and held many patents for his inventions.
Both Hiram Hamilton and his father were avid yachtsmen.
Extent
4 box(es) (22 volume(s); 194 item(s))
Abstract
Collection, 1925-1989, consists mainly of logbooks and notebooks kept by Hiram Hamilton Maxim for his boats, GANNET and GANNET II (built 1939), as well as several logbooks kept by his father, Hiram Percy Maxim. It also contains Hiram Hamilton’s notes and newspaper articles about improvements made to a hand-held Radio Direction Finder in addition to manuscripts and pictures for “Precision Coastal Piloting” and “Miscellaneous Piloting Notes and Other Useful Items”.
- Title
- Hiram Hamilton Maxim Collection (Coll. 351)
- 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