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Overview of the Collection
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Creator:
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Iselin, C. Oliver (Charles Oliver) |
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Title:
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Charles Oliver Iselin Papers |
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Dates:
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1893-1903 |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence, construction
agreements, charter parties, outfitting documents, accounts, operating expenses, logs, journals,
and scrapbooks, relating chiefly to America's Cup races and yachts. Also includes clippings,
telegrams, and other items relating to the Lord Dunraven/Charles Iselin controversy. Other topics
include the construction, outfitting, and preparation of the COLUMBIA for the 1899 race and the
DEFENDER (1895), INTREPID, RELIANCE (1903), and VIGILANT (1893). |
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Quantity:
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ca. 505 items |
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Identification:
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Coll. 85 |
An avid yachtsman, Charles Oliver Iselin was a member of the New York Yacht Club.
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Papers, 1895-1902.
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Box
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Folder
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1 |
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Papers pertaining to
America's Cup yacht Defender, including construction contract, letters, and balance sheet. 1895 |
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2 |
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Papers pertaining to
the schooner yacht Intrepid, including a charter party, and a receipt of payment. 1897 |
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3 |
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Letters pertaining to
a yachting crew position, and good luck charms. 1898 Jan. |
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4 |
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Papers pertaining to
America's Cup yacht race, including letters, agreements, memorandum, and wind tables for
Sandy Hook, N.J. 1898 Aug. - Sep. |
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5 |
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Papers pertaining to
America's Cup yacht race, including letters, insurance bills, and wind tables for Sandy Hook, N.J. 1898 Oct. |
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6 |
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Letters pertaining to
outfitting a yacht for America's Cup race. 1898 Dec. |
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7 |
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Letters pertaining to
construction and outfitting a yacht for America's Cup race, including mostly sails and crew. 1899 Jan. 1899 Jan. |
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8 |
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Papers pertaining to
America's Cup Yacht, including letters, a telegram, and a construction contract. 1899
Feb. |
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9 |
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Papers pertaining to
America's Cup yacht, including letters on outfitting and crew, and an original poem proposing the
name of GOLDEN ROD. 1899 Mar. |
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10 |
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Letters pertaining to
America's Cup yacht, mostly concerning chartering, construction, crew, outfitting, and press
coverage. 1899 April |
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11 |
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Correspondence
pertaining to America's Cup yacht Columbia, including outfitting, a mooring request, and an
original poem. 1899 May |
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12 |
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Papers including a
charter party for the steamer St. Michaels, letters, and ship's documents for the yacht
COLUMBIA. 1899 Jun |
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13 |
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Balance sheets for
operating expenses charged to the yacht Columbia. 1899 Jun.-Dec. |
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14 |
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Abstract Log for the
steamer St. Michaels, used as a tender to the yacht Columbia 1899 Jun. 27-Oct. 31 |
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15 |
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Papers, pertaining
to the yacht Columbia, including N.Y.Y.C. certification of class, resolution of congratulations on
race results, and yacht inventories. 1899 Oct. - Dec. |
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16 |
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Address to the
officers and crew of the yacht Columbia, by S. Oliver Iselin upon disbanding. (9 copies). 1899 Nov. |
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17 |
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Letter proposing
race rule changes for America's Cup. 1900 Sept. 26 |
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18 |
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Papers pertaining to
forthcoming America's Cup race, including letters, telegrams, and rough notes. 1902 |
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19 |
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Papers including
two inventories, a crew list, and two equipment brochures. undated |
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Volumes, 1893-1903.
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Box
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Folder
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20 |
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Volume 1; Ledger for expenses
charged to the yacht Columbia 1899 |
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Box
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Folder
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Volume 2; Scrapbook of letters, telegrams, memorandum, clippings, and orders pertaining to the America's Cup yachts VIGILANT, DEFENDER, and COLUMBIA 1893-1899 |
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Volume 3; Scrapbook of letters, telegrams, notes, clippings, and certificates pertaining to the America's Cup yacht RELIANCE 1902-1903 |
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Volume 4; Journal kept on board the yacht RELIANCE, defender of America's Cup 1903 Apr 29 - Sep 3 |
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Volume 5; Typescript copy of Journal (Volume 4) 1903 Apr 29 - Sep 3 |