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Index to Yachting, MotorBoating, and The Rudder

 Collection
Identifier: other-08

Scope and Contents

The index contains 13,546 citations to articles and vessel references in Yachting, MotorBoating, and The Rudder dating from 1890 to 1979. Records may identify the article title, author, subject, vessel, designer, builder, vessel type, design, dimensions, engine, horsepower, and additional notes. The Yachting and MotorBoating entries focus primarily on particular vessels and do not represent complete article indexes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890 - 1979

Historical Notes

Yachting, MotorBoating and The Rudder were among the most prominent magazines writing about boats and yachting in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Extent

13546 record(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The records are arranged in three series by periodical: MotorBoating, The Rudder, and Yachting. MotorBoating and Yachting are divided into subseries by year, with entries arranged chronologically by issue month and then by page. Entries without a usable date are grouped in a Date unidentified subseries. The Rudder is divided into subseries by designer, arranged alphabetically, with entries arranged chronologically by citation within each designer.

Status
Completed
Author
Leah Prescott
Date
9/24/2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Other Resources Repository

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