Overview
Records of a firm of ship riggers in Portland, Maine, 1822-1868
Dates
- Creation: 1822-1868 (inclusive)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1 linear feet (14 volumes)This collection contains fourteen volumes of financial records including day books, memorandum books, cash books and ledgers. Volumes dating from 1822 to1838 contain information on James Wylie’s rigging loft; the remainder contain financial accounts for Boyd and Hanson.
Historical Note:
In 1838, David Boyd and Gardner Hanson opened a rigging loft in Portland, Maine. Employed as riggers for James Wylie, the two men joined together to provide the same services to Wylie’s customers as well as seek new business. After the formation of the partnership, Hanson and Boyd continued to engage in the exacting and dangerous physical work required of a rigger, with Boyd adding accounting to his duties.
Maine, a center for shipbuilding during the nineteenth century, supported a variety of yards, builders and craftsmen throughout the state. Boyd and Hanson worked with the principal owners or on contract to install rigging after a vessel was framed and built, and the masts were completed. In addition to rigging, Boyd and Hanson employed men to load and unload ships as well as aid in commercial construction in Portland and surrounding towns.
Physical Location
MANU
Provenance:
Gift of Charles H. Taylor
Processing Information
Processed: 1997
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Boyd and Hanson. Boyd and Hanson Records, 1822-1868 (inclusive): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00066
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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