Board Of Managers Minutes 1931-1940

Title

Board Of Managers Minutes 1931-1940

Format (Extent)

1 bound volume (449 pages)

Description (Scope and Content)

Includes minutes from the monthly meetings held by the Board of Managers from January 1931 – December 1940. The following people are among those represented under this subject: Edmund L. Baylies; Rev. Harold H. Kelley; Rt. Rev. William T. Manning; Rev. Archibald R. Mansfield; Clarence G. Michalis; Franklin D. Roosevelt; and Janet L. Roper. Notable events include the institution of ten cent meals in response to the Great Depression in 1931; the creation of the Information Desk and Dental and Eye Clinics in 1931; the death of Edmund L. Baylies in 1932; the closing of the Information Desk for lack of funds in 1933; the death of Rev. Archibald R. Mansfield and appointment of his replacement, Rev. Harold H. Kelley, in 1934; opening of the Joseph Conrad Library in 1934; discovery of institutional documents from 1834, establishing the year 1934 as the 100th anniversary of SCI; launching of the Mansfield Memorial Fund for destitute mariners in 1935; opening of the Nautical Museum in 1936; resuming ship visiting in 1937 after 19-year hiatus; and reopening of the Information Desk, expansion of the Merchant Marine School (formerly New York School of Navigation and Navigation and Marine Engineering School), and affiliation with the Society for Seamen’s Children in 1937.

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Creator

Board of Managers of the Seamen's Church Institute of New York

Date

1931-1940

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Citation

Board of Managers of the Seamen's Church Institute of New York, “Board Of Managers Minutes 1931-1940,” SCI Digital Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://www.seamenschurch-archives.org/sci/items/show/1452.

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