Collection Summary

Inventory

Series 1: Correspondence, 1876-1912, undated

1          1          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Robert Burton: 9 letters, 9 addressed to Cramp, in chronological order          October 30, 1903-February 11, 1904

1          1          Report on Baltimore’s Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. by P.C. Asserson, U.S.N.; note: Burton was a Baltimore attorney          Undated

1          2          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and William and Thomas Clyde: 15 letters between these men, in chronological order; note: Thomas Clyde was William’s son, and they operated the Clyde Steamship Company          December 9, 1893-March 29, 1894

1          3          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Benjamin H. Cramp: 67 letters or telegrams between the two brothers, mostly from 1910, in chronological order         October 9, 1879-January 4, 1911

1          4          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and James L. Crandall: 33 letters or telegrams between the two men, in chronological order; note: Crandall was president of the company H.I. Crandall & Son Co., Engineers and Contractors          September 18, 1907-March 28, 1908

1          5          Correspondence, Cramp Dry Dock Company: 3 newspaper articles on creation of this company          Undated

1          5          “Prospectus of Hampton Roads Dry Dock Company”, Norfolk, Va., 33p          October 15, 1906

1          5          “Estimated Cost of buildings, shops and equipment”          December 14, 1908

1          5          “Certificate of Incorporation of Cramp Dry Dock, Inc.”          January 21, 1908

1          5          “Prospectus – The Cramp Dry Dock Company”, Norfolk, Va.          January 22, 1908

1          5          “Bill of Incorporation” for Cramp Dry Dock Co.          circa 1908

1          5          “Financial plan” for Cramp Dry Dock Co.          circa 1908

1          5          Specification for “Railway Dry Docks for the Pescara Land Company”, Norfolk, Va.          circa 1908

1          5          Correspondence between Edwin S. Cramp, J. Groner, and George Norris, 60 letters or telegrams in chronological order          May 18, 1907-April 11, 1908

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Father (Charles) to son Edwin, September 15-October 16, 1876; undated

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Courtland Cramp to “brother”          October 6, 1877

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Harry Cramp to Edwin          November 30, 1877

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Harry to “brother”          March 14, 1883

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Father to “Eddie?”          April 21, 1885

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Benjamin, Howard, and Courtland to Edwin          November 22, 1887

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Edwin to “Dollie”         July 9-August 13, 1896; undated

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Benjamin to Father (Charles)          August 28, 1899

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: (?) Hutchinson (Secretary) to Miss Cramp (Dorothy?)          October 17, 1903

1          6          Correspondence, Cramp family: Francis Cramp to Edwin          June 8, 1910

1          7          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Henry S. Grove: 119 letters, mostly between these two men, in chronological order; note: Grove became president of the Cramp company in October 1903          August 10, 1903-February 6, 1907

1          8          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Edwin Lavens: 33 letters or telegrams, mostly from Lavens to Cramp, etc., in chronological order          November 14, 1900-March 11, 1904

1          9          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Philip McElhone: 20 letters or telegrams from McElhone to Cramp with regards to a ship subsidy bill in Congress, in chronological order; note: Cramp was resigned from the company’s Board of Directors in early 1907 and was not the immediate recipient of these letters          February 9, 1907-May 8, 1907

1          10          Correspondence, Edwin S. Cramp and Carroll S. Smith: 32 letters or telegrams, all from Smith, in chronological order          July 31, 1901-September 25, 1905

2          1          Brass Foundry: correspondence about foundry, in chronological order          June 10, 1904-January 18, 1911

2          1          Brass Foundry: financial data from foundry, in chronological order          August 31, 1904-October 31, 1910

2          2          Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 61 pieces (approx.), in chronological order          Undated-October 5, 1904

2          3          Correspondence, Miscellaneous 2, 51 pieces (approx.), in chronological order          August 31, 1905-May 28, 1912

2          4          Correspondence, T.S.S. Mexico: 12 letters concerning this ship, in chronological order          May 17, 1906-June 13, 1906

Series 2: House Remodeling, 1903-1905, undated

2          5          House remodeling 1: miscellaneous materials (drawings, correspondence, etc.) on the remodeling of Edwin S. Cramp’s residence, 127 E. 61st St., New York City, in chronological order          Undated-August 31, 1903

2          6          House remodeling 2: more miscellaneous materials, in chronological order          September 1, 1903-December 31, 1903

2          7          House remodeling 3: more miscellaneous materials, in chronological order          January 1, 1904-June 23, 1905

Series 3: Engineering Tests and Journals, 1892-1904

3          1          Ballistic Tests of Armor Plates          November 30, 1892

3          1          Group #6, test of 23 “Maine” Barbette plates          March 22, 1893

3          1          Group #8, test of “Texas” Redoubt plates and “Indiana” Barbette plates          May 31, 1893

3          1          Group #9, test of “Texas” Turret plates and “Puritan” Barbette plates          February 3, 1894; February 17, 1894

3          1          Group #13, test of 20 “Puritan” Side Armor plats          May 15, 1894

3          1          Group #15, test of “Maine”, “Puritan”, and “Monadnock” Turret plates          July 20, 1894

3          1          Group #14, test of 20 “Indiana” Side Armor plates          July 20, 1894

3          2          Blueprints: Imperial Ottoman Cruiser “Medjidia” design          September 13, 1902

3          2          Neafie and Levy “Plan of Property”          March 21, 1903

3          2          “Proposed torpedo boat”          May 10, 1904

3          2          Letter and 3 drawings from C.H. Wheeler Condenser and Pump Co.          September 14, 1905

3          3          Boilers: Engineering journal, p. 80-84, article on German Navy’s Durr Boiler          July 19, 1901

3          3          Engineering journal, p. 129-134, part 2 of Durr Boiler article          July 26, 1901

3          3          Engineering journal, p. 164-167, part 3 of Durr Boiler article; clipped letter to editor of Engineering journal, about Durr Boiler          July 26, 1901; August 2, 1901

3          3          Letter about boilers to Edwin Cramp from Rodman Griscom          October 4, 1901

3          3          Estimate report for boilers on U.S.S. “Tennessee”          October 19, 1903

3          3          Typed notes of conversation with Stirling Boiler Co.          October 26, 1903

3          3          Letter concerning boilers on Battleships Mississippi and Idaho          December 23, 1903

3          3          Letter (translation of) concerning Yarrow boilers          June 13, 1904

3          3          Letter concerning test of boiler at Barberton          August 1, 1904

3          3          Results of test of boilers, nos. 1 and 3, contract no. 40-B          December 17, 1904

Series 4: Financial Data, 1903-1905, undated

Series 4 contains various materials and information related to the finances of the company.

3          4          Comparison of costs for hull nos. 216 and 219, and hull nos. 319 and 321          Undated

3          4          Bids for city ice boats          Undated

3          4          Financial statement and business statement for Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co.          May 31, 1903

3          4          Itemized charge list for contract 208          August 18, 1903

3          4          Estimated cost for New York, New Haven & Hartford R.R.Co.’s “Sea Going Tugs”          August 25, 1903

3          4          Estimated cost for N.Y., et al R.R.Co.’s “Transfer Tugs”          August 25, 1903

3          4          List of price per pound of materials for U.S.S. Indiana, handwritten          August 13, 1903

3          4          Comparison of wages paid and average rate          September 1902, September 1903

3          4          Cost of contract order 208          November 13, 1902

3          4          Estimated cost for Battleships Mississippi and Idaho          January 11, 1904

3          4          Estimated cost for Clyde Line          January 12, 1904

3          4          Estimated cost for “proposed ship” handwritten          January 18, 1904

3          4          Estimated cost for U.S. Army’s “Suction Dredge”          May 17, 1904

3          4          Estimated cost for Panama Railroad Co.’s “Steamship”          July 12, 1904

3          4          Bids for proposal #330          December 16, 1905

3          4          Clipping from “Maine Review” concerning bids for building lightships          October 11, 1906

Series 5: Photographs, undated

3          5          20 black and white photographs of the Imperial Russian Navy Cruiser, Variag; note: on photograph #15, the U.S.S. Alabama is also visible          Undated

Series 6: Ship Data, 1867-1907, undated

3          6          Blank form used to compare ship data          Undated

3          6          Specifications for “triple expansion engine for Goodrich Transit Co.”          Undated

3          6          Specifications for “proposed Staten Island Ferry Boats”          Undated

3          6          Memo on “three deck cargo steamer”          July 3, 1897

3          6          Memo on “proposed single screw cargo steamer          January 5, 1898

3          6          Specifications for “proposed twin screw steamer”          April 6, 1897

3          6          Specifications for “proposed passenger and freight twin screw steamer for the Pacific (China) trade”          April 20, 1897

3          6          Booklet, “Cramp’s Ship Yard” for National Export Exposition, Philadelphia          1899

3          6          Comparison of “passenger accommodation between hulls #304 and #311”          October 9, 1901

3          6          “Engineering Data Card Magazine” (2) for “Oil Steamer – Capt. A.F. Lucas          February 1903

3          6          Comparison of “floor areas and weights per I.H.P”          February 27, 1903

3          6          Comparison of “I.H.P. per cu.ft. volume L.P. cylinder” for 26 ships          March 21, 1903

3          6          Data for S.S. Philadelphia          April 26, 1903

3          6          Letter about English steamers          May 15, 1903

3          6          Report on the “condition of work and stage of progress” on five battleships (“Georgia”, “Nebraska”, “New Jersey”, “Rhode Island” and “Virginia”)          June 10, 1903

3          6          “Velocity of steam” statistics for 10 ships          October 19, 1903

3          6          Letter about English steamers          October 21, 1903

3          6          Letter about turbine design/dimensions          March 25, 1904

3          6          Letter about torpedo boats          April 6, 1904

3          6          Letter about U.S. Navy Department          June 20, 1904

3          6          “List of Engines built by Wm. Cramp & Sons”          November 30, 1867-September 1904

3          6          Typed list, carbon, legal length, landscape. Comparison of four ships (“Tennessee”, “Montana”, “New Hampshire”, and “Maine”)          December 12, 1904

3          6          Correspondence about steamer “Asbury Park”, 11 pieces, in chronological order          September 20, 1905-November 25, 1905

3          6          Comparison of 11 ships built between 1879 and 1901          April 5, 1906

3          6          Article from “The American Marine Engineer” on the steamships Momus and Antilles          January 1907