Herbert E. Tracy Boat Shop Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains financial records of a boat shop and dock owned by Herbert E. Tracy in Winter Harbor, Maine. The collection contains five volumes of records. Tracy records expenses for services he provided to boats in his yard, including repairs, refittings, berth rentals, towing charges, wharf accounts, and sales of all kinds of nautical supplies. One of the volumes, listed as a memo book, contains town financial records for Winter Harbor for 1896, as well as a list of names and addresses of yacht and ship owners who used Tracy's services.
Dates
- 1896-1916
- Majority of material found within 1899-1913
Creator
- Tracy, Herbert E., 1853-1923 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Biographical Note
Herbert Tracy was born in Winter Harbor in 1853, the son of Leonard B. Tracy and Martha C. Stover Tracy. Tracy had been a master of ocean-going vessels before establishing his boat business, first in Bar Harbor and then in Winter Harbor. There he owned a fleet of small boats, including a gasoline-powered launch, which he made available to summer residents of the area. His letterhead lists his business as "steam and sail yachts, sail or rowboats and canoes to let, yachts of all sizes housed in winter, licensed pilots furnished, yachts put in commission, wharf and boat builder, and house painting." During World War I, answering a call for men with seagoing experience, he was put in charge of a schooner patrolling the Frenchman Bay area. At the age of 63, he thus became the oldest person in Maine to enter military service. After a year he was assigned as a construction officer at Bar Harbor and then was assigned to a radio station on Mount Desert Island where he served until he was discharged in 1920. He then returned to his business in Winter Harbor. He died in 1923.
Extent
1 cubic feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains financial records of a boat shop and dock owned by Herbert E. Tracy in Winter Harbor, Maine. The collection contains five volumes of records. Tracy records expenses for services he provided to boats in his yard, including repairs, refittings, berth rentals, towing charges, wharf accounts, and sales of all kinds of nautical supplies. One of the volumes, listed as a memo book, contains town financial records for Winter Harbor for 1896, as well as a list of names and addresses of yacht and ship owners who used Tracy's services.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Herbert E. Tracy records were purchased in 1984 by the Special Collections Department, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine.
- Boats and boating -- Maine -- Winter Harbor -- Equipment and supplies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boats and boating -- Maine -- Winter Harbor -- Maintenance and repairs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daybooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ledgers (Account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Winter Harbor (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yachts -- Maine -- Winter Harbor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Herbert E. Tracy Boat Shop Records
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
