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Shipbuilding

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Levin Richardson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1405
Abstract

The collection contains materials related to Levin Richardson (1783-1874), a public notary and shipbuilder, who lived in Church Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland.

Dates: 1670-1865; Majority of material found in 1819-1865

Winans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0916
Abstract Railroad engineers and inventors, Ross Winans (1797-1877) and his son Thomas Winans (1820-1878), are the principal figures around which the Winans papers are built. The collection includes the correspondence, legal papers, accounts, bills, and receipts of both men. There is also a variety of other materials such as patents, drawings, designs, and experimental data relating to steamship building. The collection is strong in documenting the business and manufacturing of Ross Winans from 1835...
Dates: 1828-1963