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Sailors' Snug Harbor Archives

“Wearily, we seek a haven”

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Sailors’ Snug Harbor, founded in 1801, was the first maritime home and hospital for retired sailors in the United States—and effectively the first nursing home in the country—offering food, lodging, healthcare and companionship. The Archives of Sailors’ Snug Harbor, a rich trove of records and photographs, reside at the Stephen B. Luce Library at SUNY Maritime College.

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About

The archives of Sailors’ Snug Harbor contain incredible and largely untapped riches that tell overlapping stories of maritime history, New York City history, 19th literature and art, and medical and social history.

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Digital

Portions of the collection have been digitized, thanks to generous funding from METRO.

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Finding Aid

The Sailors’ Snug Harbor Archives consist of 375 linear feet of documents, volumes, and photographs spanning 1797-2000.

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News

Maritime College Awarded 50K Grant by National Parks Service

Report in the Bronx Times

Cultural Partners

The Stephen B. Luce Library works closely with the Sailors' Snug Harbor Trustees, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, and the Noble Maritime Collection. Check out our resources page for more info.

Credits

Images courtesy of the Sailors' Snug Harbor Trustees. Website created by Annie Tummino, SUNY Maritime Archivist.

SUNY Maritime College

6 Pennyfield Ave
Bronx, NY 10465
(718) 409-7231

Contact Us

We'd love to hear from genealogists, scholars, and others who are using the digital collection or would like to access the collections onsite. Please email us at library@sunymaritime.edu or give us a call at (718) 409-7231.

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