Title
Joseph Conrad Library
Format (Extent)
75 images
Type (Physical characteristics and technical requirements)
.jpg
Description (Scope and Content)
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 statue, and candid shots of merchant mariners reading and interacting with librarians are represented under this subject. Portraits of Joseph Conrad are included as well. Of particular note is the presentation of the Conrad Collection to the Joseph Conrad Library by B. Anne Papantonio, Executive Vice President of the Johnson Reprint Corporation, on April 11, 1983. Along with Papantonio, the following people are seen in this topic: Frank Huntington, SCI’s Director of Education; SCI librarians Bonnie Golightly and Bob Wolk; and maritime historian Frank Braynard.
Rights (Terms governing use)
Seamen’s Church Institute provides digital access to materials from its Archives for educational and research purposes. Responsibility for determining copyright status of and securing permission to use an item rests with the person desiring to use the material.
Date
1913-1985
Item Relations
Item Relations
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Citation
“Joseph Conrad Library,” SCI Digital Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, http://seamenschurch-archives.org/sci/items/show/219.
