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
- 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.
- Atlantic cod fisheries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fishing -- Canada -- Atlantic coast Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fishing -- Maine -- Atlantic coast Subject Source: Local sources
- Haddock fisheries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Halifax (N.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logs (Records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Saint George (Me. : Town) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Trawlers (Vessels) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
