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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7200
New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks, 1853-1862
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of 112 logbooks maintained by various New England fishing schooners during voyages conducted from 1852 to 1862. The logbooks contain data regarding weather conditions, number of fish caught, and, to a lesser degree, types of fish caught. The ports represented are: Barnstable, Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth.
Index Terms
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Subject
- Ichthyology
- Meteorology
- Schooners
- Fishing
- New England
- Barnstable County (Mass.)
- Provincetown (Mass.)
- Chatham (Mass.)
- Dennis (Mass. : Town)
- Harwich (Mass.)
- Truro (Mass.)
- Wellfleet (Mass.)
- Yarmouth (Mass.)
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7200, New England Fishing Schooner Logbooks