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Includes sepia portraits of J. Augustus Johnson, elected as Lay Manager to SCI’s Board of Managers in 1882. Johnson also served as Chairman of the Committee on Legislation and fought for seafarers’ legal protection. He succeeded in convincing…

An oral history interview with Arnold Johnston, who joined the Merchant Marine in 1943 during World War II and worked on ships for many years after.

AJ describes attempting to join the Marines in 1943 at the age of 15 before he was foiled by his aunt.

AJ discusses taking a job on a ship that was headed for the North Russian Murmansk run before an accident on deck took him off the ship.

AJ talks about his disappointment in never making it to Murmansk, and about how the ship he was taken off of ran aground in Scotland before it was able to make the run.

AJ talks about loading strange cargo and delivering the goods at Normandy not long after the invasion there.

AJ talks about picking up G.I.s from Europe after the war ended and bringing them back into New York Harbor.

AJ discusses the atmosphere in New York City when the War ended. Although the fighting had stopped, AJ's work kept on going. He served on several ships before being drafted into the Army during the Korean War.

Includes black and white and color photographs of the Joseph Conrad Library at 25 South Street and 15 State Street, SCI's headquarters from 1913-1967 and 1968-1985, respectively. Interior views of the library, including close-ups of the Joseph Conrad…