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Brooklyn Navy Yard publications and ephemera collection

Call Number

ARC.222

Date

1865-1966, inclusive

Creator

New York Naval Shipyard

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet in one manuscript box and one half manuscript box

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Brooklyn Navy Yard publications and ephemera collection spans the period 1936 to 1966 and measures 0.63 linear feet. Materials in the collection primarily document workers and employment at the Navy Yard during this time period.

Historical note

The origins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (officially known as the New York Naval Shipyard) date to 1801, when the United States Navy acquired what had previously been a small, privately owned shipyard in order to construct naval vessels. By the time the Department of Defense ceased shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, 88 vessels had been manufactured at the facility. In 1967, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was acquired by the City of New York and was converted for private commercial use.

Scope and Contents

The Brooklyn Navy Yard publications and ephemera collection spans the period 1936 to 1966, as well as 1865, and measures 0.63 linear feet. Materials in the collection primarily document workers and employment at the Navy Yard during this time period. Included in the collection are employee identification cards; training certificates; manuals; job offers; reduction in force notices; a Brooklyn Navy Yard Veterans constituion; programs and souvenirs from events at the Navy Yard, including the commissionings of the USS Independence and USS Saratoga; several issues of The Shipworker newspaper, as well as a publication called The Keel; and a flier advertising a protest rally against the closing of the Navy Yard. The collection also contains a 1865 letter to the President regarding conditions in the Navy Yard from the Committee of the Workingmen of New York.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Navy Yard publications and ephemera collection, ARC.222, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection comprises several donations to the Brooklyn Historical Society, all of which were received in 1987 and 1988.

Related Materials

The Brooklyn Historical Society holds many other collections and information resources that document the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Please consult with the Othmer Library staff for more information on accessing these materials.

Collection processed by

Matthew Gorham

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:11:12 +0000.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: English

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level.

Material found in repository added to collection by Lena Evers-Hillstrom in October 2018.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: ARC.222 Box 2 of 2 (Material Type: Text)
Box: ARC.222 Box 1 of 2 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201