- unitid
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{"value"=>"MssCol 397", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"397", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"British Apprentice Club records"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1921-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1921/1961"}
{"value"=>"1940-1952", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1940/1952"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9.10 linear feet (29 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- date_inclusive_start
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1921
- date_inclusive_end
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1961
- origination
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{"value"=>"British Apprentice Club", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The British Apprentice Club (BAC) was founded in 1921 by two American women, M. Moyca Newell and Katherine Mayo. The purpose of the club was to provide hospitality for cadets from the British merchant navy while their ships were berthed in the ports of New York City. While in service with the YMCA in Great Britain during World War I, Newell and Mayo were impressed by the hospitality extended towards American servicemen. Upon their return to the United States, Newell and Mayo founded the British Apprentice Club at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Lucile Brisbane Spaulding acted as the BAC manager and social director for thirty years. In 1923, the BAC was incorporated as a memorial to Walter H. Page who served as a ambassador of the United States to the court of St. James in London from 1913 to 1918. Attendance fell during the 1950s and the Club ceased operations in 1961.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"Nine series: I. Administrative Records; II. General Correspondence; III. Letters to the BAC from Sailors; IV. Letters to the BAC from the Parents of Sailors; V. Miscellaneous Papers; VI. Printed Material; VII. Logbooks; VIII. Registers; IX. Photographs", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Records contain administrative files, letters, logbooks, registers, and photographs of sailors documenting the Club's hospitality to British merchant sailors on shore leave in New York City.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The British Apprentice Club records are arranged in nine series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100911'>I. Administrative Records</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Administrative Records reflect the activities of the organization through by-laws; Board of Directors annual reports (1941-1960); files on the dissolution of the British Apprentice Club (1960-1961); the annual reports of the Resident Secretary (1940-1952), the Manager (1952-1959) and the Social Director (1952-1954); and the reports of the Treasurer (1941-1943) Proposals for the Officers Club, attendance records and wartime ration accounts (1942-1947) complete this section.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100922'>II. General Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The General Correspondence is arranged alphabetically. The bulk of the letters are addressed to Spaulding and to a lesser extent her colleagues Newell and Mayo There are copies of some replies The correspondence reflects the general interests of the BAC, inquiries regarding navel cadets, wartime activities and invitations Correspondents include George Wakeford (see: School of Navigation).</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100925'>III. Letters to the BAC from British Sailors</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series is arranged alphabetically The bulk of the letters were written to Spaulding There are a few replies The sailors who wrote to the BAC expressed their appreciation for the hospitality extended to them by the British Apprentice Club while they were on shore leave in New York City</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100928'>IV. Letters to the BAC from the Parents of Sailors</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series is arranged alphabetically The letters were written by the parents of the sailors (a few from siblings) who expressed gratitude to Spaulding for the kindness extended to their sons while they were on shore leave in New York City Other subjects included the sailors' current status and requests for assistance in forwarding information to their sons The reminder of this section contains letters to the BAC from the parents of deceased sailors.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100932'>V. Miscellaneous Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Miscellaneous Papers are arranged by subject This section contains sympathy letters on the deaths of Katherine Mayo and Lucile Brisbane Spaulding; obituaries; BAC solicitations 1940-1961; BAC participation in sports; special events of the BAC and miscellaneous addresses and notes.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100949'>VI. Printed Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Printed Material consists of an assortment of printed material by and about the BAC including articles, the BAC Newsletter, the BAC Review and leaflets.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100956'>VII. Logbooks</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Logbooks are a daily record of the cadets who visited the BAC These logbooks contain short reminiscences of the experiences of the cadets while on shore leave in New York City A few photographs are attached to the cadets' statements.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100963'>VIII. Registers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Registers contain the signatures of over 12,100 cadets who visited the BAC.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/397#c1100971'>IX. Photographs</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The photographs and the photograph albums are pictures of the sailors who visited the BAC The pictures were mainly taken aboard ships; however, there are also pictures of some of the sailors' families and their hometowns There are also a few photographs of dances and tea parties held at the BAC and of the unveiling of the plaque honoring the late Mrs Lucile Spaulding The reminder of the section consists of graphic material (sketches and a World War II poster).</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"MSS 61M63"}
{"accession_number"=>"MSS 92M15"}
{"date"=>"1961", "materials"=>"Volume on arrival unknown", "source"=>"British Apprentice Club", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Volume on arrival unknown: Gift, British Apprentice Club, 1961"}
{"date"=>"1992", "materials"=>"2 cartons", "source"=>"Warsash Association via the National Maritime Museum", "address"=>"(NMM) Greenwich, London SE10 9NF, England", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"2 cartons: Gift, Warsash Association via the National Maritime Museum, 1992"}
- keydate
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1921
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"British Apprentice Club records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}
- extent_statement
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9.10 linear feet (29 boxes)
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The British Apprentice Club (BAC) was founded in 1921 by two American women, M. Moyca Newell and Katherine Mayo. The purpose of the club was to provide hospitality for cadets from the British merchant navy while their ships were berthed in the ports of New York City. While in service with the YMCA in Great Britain during World War I, Newell and Mayo were impressed by the hospitality extended towards American servicemen. Upon their return to the United States, Newell and Mayo founded the British Apprentice Club at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Lucile Brisbane Spaulding acted as the BAC manager and social director for thirty years. In 1923, the BAC was incorporated as a memorial to Walter H. Page who served as a ambassador of the United States to the court of St. James in London from 1913 to 1918. Attendance fell during the 1950s and the Club ceased operations in 1961. Records contain administrative files, letters, logbooks, registers, and photographs of sailors documenting the Club's hospitality to British merchant sailors on shore leave in New York City.", "generated"=>true}
- date_start
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1921
- date_end
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1961
- date_bulk_start
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1940
- date_bulk_end
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1952