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COLLECTION Identifier: Mss:252 1847-1851 B244

Ship Barclay logbook

Scope and Contents

Account of a whaling expedition bound eastward from Nantucket, Massachusetts on October 29, 1847 but which cruised in the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Entries include weather observations, sailing direction, longitude and latitude direction, other ships seen and whales caught. The master of the ship is not identified in the logbook.

Dates

  • Creation: 1847-1851

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.

Extent

.25 linear feet (1 volume)

Biographical / Historical

Ship sailing out of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Built in Rochester, Massachusetts, 1819; condemned in 1856.

Details of this historical note are from the Library of Congress Authorities online database.

Physical Location

MANU

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Charles H. Taylor.

Existence and Location of Copies

A logbook of the ship Barclay (1847-1851) is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35mm.) for use in the Special Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 88-1810.

Processing Information

Processed: April 2021 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff

Processing Information

To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of logbooks of whalers from Massachusetts in April 2021.

Author
Baker Library
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
bak01406

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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