Papers of Lois Darling reflecting her maritime interests and including research notes, articles, clippings, sketches, correspondence, the logbook of the sloop SESAME and a scrapbook about the Larchmont Yacht Club. The papers document Darling's involvement with her catboats, the Catboat Association, yachts, model building, and the HMS Beagle.

Correspondence, documents, research notes, clippings and articles collected by John A. and Laura S. Saunders regarding the Saunders' family shipbuilding, shipyard and ferry operations. The Saunders family built several schooners, steamboats, ferries and yachts in their Rhode Island shipyards. Several members of the family held either Pilot's Certificates or ship master's licenses which along with some bills of sale are included in the collection.

Papers written or collected by Thomas C. Mendenhall regarding American collegiate rowing. Documents include research, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and drafts for Mendenhall's books entitled The Yale-Harvard Boat Race, 1852-1924, The Coming of Sport to the American College, A Short History of Rowing, and Coaches and Coaching. Collection also includes general research material on rowing history.