Yachts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marjorie Merriweather Post Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-6-MMP
Scope and Contents
The Marjorie Merriweather Post collection consists of materials created by Marjorie Post or those created as a result of activities during her lifetime. Materials were added to the collection on a regular basis as they arrived at Hillwood via gift or donation. Formats include textual documents, photographs and photograph albums, publications, 16mm films, architectural drawings and blueprints, object catalogues, awards and certificates, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, cards,...
Dates:
1887-1973
Yacht Collection
Collection
Identifier: FA-5-YAC
Scope and Contents
The collection includes records pertaining to the construction, christening, and use of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s yacht, The Hussar, later known as Sea Cloud. The collection includes invoices, financial statements, customs declarations, personnel records, inventories, photographs, photograph plates and published articles pertaining to the ship. Contents cover the early life of the ship, its military service, and more recent career as a...
Dates:
1925-1958