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Fishing Log of Captain Clyson James Coffin

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1822-sc

Content Description

Log of Captain Clyson James Coffin of a fishing trawler (unnamed) operating off the Maine and Canadian coast, 1933-1947, with loose notes and charts inserted in pages. Documents fishing depths, times and courses on trawl, and totals trawled as well as times passing buoys and marks.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1947

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access.

Conditions Governing Use

Rights remain the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions.

Biographical Note

Captain Clyson James Coffin, master mariner, was born in St. George, Maine in 1901. He was married to Ethel Lavina Jones and together they had one son, Joseph Wallace Coffin. Captian Clyson passed away in 1987.

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Some brittle pages and deteriorated binding.

Title
Guide to the Fishing Log of Captain Clyson James Coffin
Status
No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
Author
Elizabeth Russell
Date
August 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686