Collected correspondence, maps, newsletters, clippings, philatelic material, certificates and photographs, relating to Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, Operation Deep Freeze, International Geophysical Year, and the DEW line.

Postcards, brochures, menus, time-tables, tickets and other ephemeral material collected by Mystic Seaport, relating to vessels that carried passengers, even if that vessel had other primary functions.

Race records, membership information, newsletters, general correspondence, organization histories, scrapbooks, and other records, of the association, New England Intercollegiate Association (NEISA), and other regional associations. Includes A Study of Collegiate Sailing in the United States by Lester Rhoads and John Rousmaniere's History of the ICYRA; and extensive information concerning individual races and trophies presented.