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Undine Barge Club records

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The Undine Barge Club was first organized May 9, 1856 to "take into consideration the expediency of forming an association whose object would be healthful exercise, relaxation from business, friendly intercourse and pleasure, having in view to this end the possession of a pleasure barge on the River Schuylkill" (Heiland, p. 13). The club incorporated in 1861. The club occupied a small frame house along the Schuylkill River which the City condemned in 1859. Quartered in number 14 Boathouse Row from 1860 to 1882, the club commissioned architects Furness and Evans to design boathouse number 13, into which they moved in 1883 and still occupy. The club was made part of the Schuylkill Navy in 1861. Undine Barge also made use of an "up-river house for receptions... which they named [Castle] Ringstetten, after the castle on the Rhine of Sir Rupert..."

Bibliography: Scharf, John Thomas and Thomas Westcott. History of Philadelphia, Vol. III. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., 1884. p. 1871. (Accessed online via Google Books, February 19, 2010: http://books.google.com/books?id=8uYkAAAAYAAJ&dq=History+of+Philadelphia,+Vol.+III&source=gbs_navlinks_s).

Heiland, Louis. Undine Barge Club of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell Co. Printers. 1925.

The Undine Barge Club records dates from 1856 to 1986. The records represent the rowing and social events of Club, as well as its administrative history. The collection includes annual records on membership participation, correspondence, files regarding stewdarship of Castle Ringstetten, and scrapbooks documenting significant Undine Barge Club events. In addition to this material, the collection also houses the personal papers of J. F. Carroll, though his role within Undine Barge Club is unclear. Researchers interested in the history of this organization, or on the history of activity on the Schuylkill River would find this collection useful.

The collection is comprised of seven series: “Administrative files,” “Logbooks,” “Castle Ringstetten files,” “Scrapbooks and Photographs,” “Printed Materials,” “J. F. Carroll personal papers,” and “Objects and Ephemera.”

The first series, “Administrative files,” contains five subseries: “Meeting Minutes,” “Reports,” “Membership records,” “Financial records,” and “Subject files.”

The first subseries, “Meeting Minutes,” contains minutes ledgers and related records for general Undine Barge Club meetings, as well as for the Elective, Ringstetten, Art Association, and Stated and Executive committees. The general meetings, housed in ledger books, appear first in the subseries, and are arranged chronologically. The individual committee minutes are represented next, and are arranged alphabetically. The subseries spans from 1856 to 1978.

The second subseries, “Reports,” contains reports produced by various committees and members of Undine Barge Club. Included in the subseries are reports from Boat and House Committee, Fairmount Committee, and Tennis Committee, among several others. Also included in the series are collected reports, which were bound together in boxes, and thus were not separated into individual files. These collected reports include reports from the Logkeeper, Finance Committee, Captain, Ringstetten Committee, and Executive Committee. The files are first arranged alphabetically by committee or member name. After these individual reports, the collected reports are arranged chronologically. The subseries spans from 1869 to 1983.

The third subseries, “Membership records,” contains files related to membership activity of the Club from 1890 to 1981. Included in the subseries are letters from Undine Barge Club to its members, Elective Committee material on membership standing, and resignation letters from members. The files are arranged alphabetically by document type.

The fourth subseries, “Financial records,” contains records of Undine Barge Club’s financial activity from 1868 to 1980. The files are arranged alphabetically by document type, with general ledger books and membership account ledgers representing the bulk of the subseries. There are also boat house loan records from the 1880s.

The fifth subseries, “Subject files,” contains records of numerous activities and events of which Undine Barge Club was involved. The files include correspondence between members and other rowing organizations, Annual Cross Country Run material, newspaper clippings regarding Undine Barge Club, and programs from various regattas. Other material of note includes records from a legal dispute between Undine Barge Club and the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen over qualifications for the Moscow Championships in 1971. The subseries spans from 1867 to 1982.

“Logbooks,” the second series, contains volumes that record the landings and distances of each rower and crew that rowed from the Undine Barge Club boathouse. The logbooks also document significant historical events, like major battles and movements of troops during the Civil War. Another notation indicates the day that President McKinley was assassinated. Along with the handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, regatta programs, Schuylkill Navy Cross Country Run programs and dinner programs are pasted into the volumes. Logbooks kept during war times, such as the Civil War and World War I, include information about enlisted Undine members and their activities on the battlefront. Logbooks are arranged chronologically, with log summaries at the end of the series. The log summaries consist of monthly and yearly rowing statistics regarding mileage of rowers and boats. The series dates from 1863 to 1986, with gaps between 1910-1914, 1943-1946 and 1979-1986.

The third series, “Castle Ringstetten,” consists of documentation relating to the social house of the Undine Barge Club. Records include a cash book and account ledger, a copy of the original lease, logbooks, music books, Stewards of Castle Ringstetten records and a visitor’s register. The logbooks make up the majority of the series with twenty-one volumes. Like the logbooks kept for the boathouse, these logbooks recorded all activity that happened at the social house of the club. The volumes document dinners, receptions and parties that were thrown at the Castle and contain menus, sketches of social functions, photographs, sheet music, newspaper clippings and drink recipes. These logbooks offer a glimpse into the social activities of members and patrons of the club. The visitor’s register is also interesting in that it records Thomas Eakins, a prominent artist, visit to the boathouse on October 31, 1878. The series is arranged alphabetically and dates from 1876 to 1980. The bulk of the records date between the 1890s and the 1920s.

“Scrapbooks and Photographs,” the fourth series, contains scrapbooks made by members of the club and a small collection of photographs. The series is arranged first by scrapbooks, which represent the bulk of the series, and then photographs. All scrapbooks are from the Undine Barge Club, with the exception of one attributed to the Schuylkill Navy. Mostly newspaper clippings, the scrapbooks consist of information regarding boat clubs, races, regattas and Undine members and also contain photographs, ribbons, programs and the club newsletter, The Undinian. The photographs are grouped into subjects since no identifying information was found about them. The series dates from 1873 to 1989.

The fifth series, “Printed Materials,” is composed of publications produced or collected by the Undine Barge Club. Publications well-represented within the series are: the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen meeting minutes, annual reports and official guides; Programs of various regattas and dinners; books about the legend of Undine; the Undine Barge Club membership booklets; and The Undinian newsletter. The series is arranged alphabetically and dates from 1871 to 1981.

J. F. Carroll personal papers,” the sixth series, contains records relating to the life and travels of James F. Carroll. Envelopes, business cards, honorable discharge papers, notes, promotion papers and a passport are held in this series. It is unknown how the personal papers of Carroll relate to Undine Barge Club or how they were attained. The small series is arranged alphabetically and dates from 1898 to 1925.

The seventh and final series, “Objects and Ephemera,” contains plaques, medals, buttons, and coins related to rowing events and celebrations. Few objects from this series are identified however.

Gift of Undine Barge Club, 1990 (multiple accessions).

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Finding aid prepared by Megan Good and Forrest Wright
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Collection Inventory

Physical Description

17 document boxes

Meeting minutes ledger, 1856 May-1868 December.
Box 1 Folder 1
Meeting minutes ledger, 1867 January-1872 November.
Box 1 Folder 2
Meeting minutes ledger, 1872 November-1880 December.
Box 1 Folder 3
Meeting minutes ledger, 1881 January-1889 July.
Box 1 Folder 4
Meeting minutes ledger, 1895 August-1901 November.
Box 2 Folder 1
Meeting minutes ledger, 1889 August-1895 July.
Box 2 Folder 2
Meeting minutes ledger, 1901 December-1909 April.
Box 2 Folder 3
Meeting minutes ledger, 1909 August-1927 January.
Box 2 Folder 4
Articles and meeting minutes of the Art Association of Undine Barge Club, 1887.
Box 2 Folder 5
Elective Committee and Ringstetten Committee meeting minutes, 1981.
Box 3 Folder 1
Stated Meeting minutes, 1972 December 2.
Box 3 Folder 2
Stated and Executive Meeting minutes, 1973.
Box 3 Folder 3
Stated and Executive Meeting minutes, with annual reports and budgets, 1978.
Box 3 Folder 4
Meeting announcement postcard, 1920s-1930s.
Box 3 Folder 5
Announcements and progress reports, 1962.
Box 3 Folder 6
Boat and House Committee reports on maintenance and other issues, 1890-1898.
Box 3 Folder 7
Boat and House Committee reports on maintenance and other issues, 1892-1908.
Box 3 Folder 8
Committee on Enlargement of Active Roll, 1877 January 2.
Box 3 Folder 9
Committee to Investigate Complaint Against A.P. Douglas, by Elective Committee, 1893 September 7.
Box 3 Folder 10
Committee on Subscription list for 4-Oared barge, 1892 March 5.
Box 3 Folder 11
Distribution of Money Relative to Robbery on July 1st, 1865 notes, 1869 May 4.
Box 3 Folder 12
Fairmount Committee reports, 1961-1963.
Box 3 Folder 13
Logkeeper's Report, 1940.
Box 3 Folder 14
President Hart's report on purchase of cigars by W.H. Henderson Jr., 1895 December 5.
Box 3 Folder 15
Ringsetten Committee reports on finances and maintenance, 1892-1908.
Box 4 Folder 1
Tennis Committee report, 1904.
Box 4 Folder 2
Tennis Committee report on finances, 1895.
Box 4 Folder 3
Treasurer's report and related material, 1976-1979.
Box 4 Folder 4
Collected reports: Logkeeper's, Finance Committee, Captain's, and Ringstetten Committee, 1948-1976.
Box 4 Folder 5
Collected reports: Logkeeper's, Captain's, and Ringstetten Committee, 1969.
Box 4 Folder 6
Collected reports: Captain's, and Ringstetten Committee, 1970.
Box 4 Folder 7
Collected reports: Annual, Treasurer's, and Ringstetten Committee, 1971.
Box 4 Folder 8
Collected reports: Logkeeper's, Finance Committee, Executive Committee, and Fairmount Committee, 1972.
Box 4 Folder 9
Collected reports: Logkeeper's and Finance Committee, 1973.
Box 4 Folder 10
Collected reports: Logkeeper's, Treasurer's, Ringstetten Committee, and Fairmount Committee, 1974.
Box 4 Folder 11
Collected reports: Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and Fairmount Committee, 1976.
Box 4 Folder 12
Various reports and correspondence regarding finances and maintenance of boats and buildings, 1967-1983.
Box 4 Folder 13
Various committee reports, 1973-1979.
Box 4 Folder 14
Membership records notebook, before 1900.
Box 5 Folder 1-2
Membership records notebook, 1895-1901.
Box 5 Folder 3
Active members of Undine Barge Club history, 1896 January 1st.
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence: 50 year membership plaque mailings, 1961-1965.
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence: Membership dues acknowledgement letters, 1961-1965.
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence: Membership dues and solicitation letters, 1970-1981.
Box 6 Folder 1-2 Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence: Membership hearings held by Elective Committee, 1967.
Box 6 Folder 3
Correspondence: To R.T. Middleton regarding membership status, 1984 April 23.
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence: Nominations mailings, 1896-1904.
Box 6 Folder 5
Elective Committee membership reinstatements and nominations, 1965-1966.
Box 6 Folder 6
Elective Committee summons, 1967.
Box 6 Folder 7
Refreshments brought by members records, 1894-1896.
Box 6 Folder 8-9
Resignation letters, 1890-1894.
Box 6 Folder 9-10
Resignation letters from members, arranged alphabetically by member's last name, A-Y, 1893-1909.
Box 7 Folder 1 Box 6 Folder 11
Various membership dues solicitations and Finance Committee records, 1979-1980.
Box 7 Folder 2
Account book, 1896-1897.
Box 7 Folder 3
Bill records, 1978-1979.
Box 7 Folder 4-5
Boat House Loan account book, 1882-1900.
Box 7 Folder 6 Box 8 Folder 1-2
Boat House Loan account book, 1883-1887.
Oversize 19
Cash account book, 1868.
Box 8 Folder 3
Check stubs, deposit slips, and bank books, 1968-1979.
Box 8 Folder 4
Deposit record books, 1922.
Box 9 Folder 1
Expenditure account ledger, 1930-1932.
Box 9 Folder 2
Expenditure account ledger, 1935-1936.
Box 9 Folder 3
Finance Committee statements, 1979-1980.
Box 9 Folder 4
Financial statements, 1964-1970.
Box 9 Folder 5
General ledger book, 1856-1859.
Box 10 Folder 1-2
General ledger book, 1887.
Box 10 Folder 3
General ledger book, 1888-1891.
Box 10 Folder 4
General ledger book, 1904-1906.
Box 10 Folder 5-6 Box 11 Folder 1
General ledger book, 1921-1948.
Oversize 18
General ledger book, 1937-1951.
Oversize 19
General ledger book, 1968-1979.
Box 11 Folder 2
General ledger book, 1972-1976.
Membership accounts ledger, 1875-1890.
Box 12 Folder 1-3
Membership accounts ledger, 1894-1905.
Box 12 Folder 4 Box 13 Folder 1-3
Membership accounts ledger, 1935-1938.
Box 14 Folder 1
Membership accounts ledger, 1960-1972.
Box 14 Folder 2
Membership accounts ledger, 1976-1980.
Box 14 Folder 3
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society records, 1968-1977.
Box 14 Folder 4
Receipt book, 1899.
Box 14 Folder 5
Receipt books, 1902-1906.
Box 15 Folder 1-2
Receipts and invoices, 1922-1923.
Box 15 Folder 3
Repairs receipts and invoices, 1970-1976.
Box 15 Folder 4
Trust Company of Pennsylvania account book, 1902.
Box 15 Folder 5
35th Anniversary of Undine Barge Club news clipping, 1891.
Box 15 Folder 6
40th Anniversary of Undine Barge Club party description, 1876.
Box 15 Folder 7
110th Anniversary of Undine Barge Club celebration invitation, 1966.
Box 15 Folder 8
Annual Cross County Run reports, programs, and correspondence, 1922-1925.
Box 15 Folder 9-12
Annual Cross County Run report, 1928 December 17.
Box 15 Folder 13
Annual meeting agenda, 1964 January, 1965 January.
Box 15 Folder 14
Articles, by-laws, and membership records of Undine Barge Club(Secretary's copy), 1891.
Box 16 Folder 1
Articles and by-laws of Undine Barge Club, undated.
Box 16 Folder 2
Automobile pass, undated.
Box 16 Folder 3
William Bartley obituary, undated.
Box 16 Folder 4
Bell Telephone service agreement, 1904.
Box 16 Folder 5
Charter, by-laws, and amendments notebook, 1875-1884.
Box 16 Folder 6
Constitution and by-laws of Undine Barge Club notebook, 1867.
Box 16 Folder 7
Correspondence: to A.W. Russell, Secretary of Undine Barge Club, from individuals arranged by last name, A-W, 1900-1907.
Box 16 Folder 8
Correspondence: to Antonin B. Schweizer, regarding Castle Ringstetten Committee and Fundraising Committee, 1975 January 18.
Box 16 Folder 9
Correspondence: from 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, 1932 August 6.
Box 16 Folder 10
Correspondence: from Helmut Schoenbrod, regarding boat repair, 1964 January.
Box 16 Folder 11
Correspondence: from Harry S. Sharp regarding dinner celebration for W.E. Gilmore, 1923 October.
Box 16 Folder 12
Correspondence: between Frank A. Schell and Samuel Boyd regarding bills, 1923 August.
Box 16 Folder 13
Correspondence: between Frank A. Schell and John Arthur Brown regarding American Rowing Association Regatta, 1923 May.
Box 16 Folder 14
Correspondence: between Frank A. Schell and Samuel Truitt (Commodore of Schuylkill Navy) regarding 4th of July Regatta, 1923 June-1923 August.
Box 16 Folder 15
Correspondence: between Adolph Woll and Bedford Wolley, 1958-1959.
Box 16 Folder 16
Correspondence: regarding National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Delegate meeting attendance, 1891-1892.
Box 16 Folder 17
Correspondence: regarding National Association of Amateur Oarsmen meeting transactions and committee appointments, 1895-1905.
Box 16 Folder 18
Correspondence: regarding Middle States Regatta notification of meeting forms, and by-laws and constitution of Middle States Regatta, 1897.
Box 16 Folder 19
Correspondence: regarding nomination of Henry C. Rommel to succeed Fred Fortmeyer as committee member of National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, 1895.
Box 16 Folder 20
Correspondence: regarding Schuylkill Navy Regatta schedule, judges, and funding, 1923 May-1923 June.
Box 16 Folder 21
Correspondence: regarding valve timing of engine, 1934 January 27.
Box 16 Folder 22
Club Regatta dinner event, 1979.
Box 16 Folder 23
Entry blank for Schuylkill Navy Cross Country Run, 1933.
Box 16 Folder 24
Fairmount House Centennial celebration planning, 1982.
Box 16 Folder 25
Flag design patterns for steel cuts, undated.
Box 16 Folder 26
Histories of Undine Barge Club, undated.
Box 16 Folder 27
Legend of Undine, translated by Nan Graef, undated.
Box 16 Folder 28
"Mazurka," song composed for Undine Barge Club, undated.
Box 16 Folder 29
Moscow Championships qualification lawsuit, filed by Undine Barge Club against National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, 1971, 1973.
Box 17 Folder 1
Moscow Championships qualification lawsuit related material, 1973-1974.
Box 17 Folder 2
New York Times article on Haverford College Rowing Team, 1962 April 29.
Box 17 Folder 3
News clippings regarding rowing, 1975-1988.
Box 17 Folder 4
News clippings regarding Undine Barge Club events and members, 1950s.
Box 17 Folder 5
Note cards depicting a Schuylkill Navy regatta, undated.
Box 17 Folder 6
Race results and diplomas from regattas, 1978, 1980.
Box 17 Folder 7
Reproduction engravings of Schuylkill River scenes, 1970s.
Box 17 Folder 8
Roster of boats, undated.
Box 17 Folder 9
Rowing mileage totals, undated.
Box 17 Folder 10
Schuylkill Navy 125th Anniversary material, 1981.
Box 17 Folder 11
Schuylkill Navy Regatta program, 1923 June 16.
Box 17 Folder 12
Schuylkill Navy Regatta program, 1928 June 16.
Box 17 Folder 13
Schuylkill Navy Regatta and People's Regatta programs, 1950.
Box 17 Folder 14
Uniforms of Undine Barge Club correspondence and specifications, 1894, 1907.
Box 17 Folder 15
Uniforms of Undine Barge Club purchase order cards, undated.
Box 17 Folder 16
Written history of Undine Barge Club founding, first officers, and committees, after 1872.
Box 17 Folder 17
Yale Songbook, given to Undine Barge Club from Francis Kellogg in 1889, published in 1892, 1892.
Box 17 Folder 18
Miscellaneous administrative material, undated.
Box 17 Folder 19

1863.
Box 21 Folder 1
1864.
Box 21 Folder 2
1865.
Box 21 Folder 3
1866.
Box 21 Folder 4
1867.
Box 21 Folder 5
1868.
Box 21 Folder 6
1869.
Box 21 Folder 7
1870.
Box 21 Folder 8
1871.
Box 21 Folder 9
1872.
Box 21 Folder 10
1873.
Box 21 Folder 11
1874.
Box 21 Folder 12
1875.
Box 22 Folder 1
1876.
Box 22 Folder 2
1877.
Box 22 Folder 3
1878.
Box 22 Folder 4
1879.
Box 22 Folder 5
1880.
Box 22 Folder 6
1881.
Box 22 Folder 7
1882.
Box 22 Folder 8
1882-1890.
Box 22 Folder 9
1883.
Box 23 Folder 1
1884.
Box 23 Folder 2
1885.
Box 23 Folder 3
1886.
Box 23 Folder 4
1887.
Box 23 Folder 5
1888.
Box 23 Folder 6
1889.
Box 23 Folder 7
1890.
Box 23 Folder 8
1891.
Box 24 Folder 1
1891-1896.
Box 24 Folder 2
1892.
Box 24 Folder 3
1893.
Box 24 Folder 4
1894.
Box 24 Folder 5
1895.
Box 24 Folder 6
1896.
Box 24 Folder 7
1897.
Box 24 Folder 8
1898.
Box 24 Folder 9
1899.
Box 25 Folder 1
1900.
Box 25 Folder 2
1901.
Box 25 Folder 3
1902.
Box 25 Folder 4
1903.
Box 25 Folder 5
1904.
Box 25 Folder 6
1905.
Box 25 Folder 7
1906.
Box 25 Folder 8
1907.
Box 26 Folder 1
1908.
Box 26 Folder 2
1909.
Box 26 Folder 3
1910.
Box 26 Folder 4
1914.
Box 26 Folder 5
1915.
Box 26 Folder 6
1916.
Box 26 Folder 7
1917.
Box 26 Folder 8
1918.
Box 27 Folder 1
1919.
Box 27 Folder 2
1920.
Box 27 Folder 3
1921.
Box 27 Folder 4
1922.
Box 27 Folder 5
1923.
Box 27 Folder 6
1924.
Box 27 Folder 7
1925.
Box 28 Folder 1
1926.
Box 28 Folder 2
1927.
Box 28 Folder 3
1928.
Box 28 Folder 4
1929.
Box 28 Folder 5-6
1930.
Box 28 Folder 7
1931.
Box 28 Folder 8
1932.
Box 29 Folder 1
1933.
Box 29 Folder 2
1934.
Box 29 Folder 3
1935.
Box 29 Folder 4
1936.
Box 29 Folder 5
1937.
Box 29 Folder 6
1938.
Box 29 Folder 7
1939.
Box 30 Folder 1
1940.
Box 30 Folder 2
1941.
Box 30 Folder 3
1942-1943.
Box 30 Folder 4
1946.
Box 30 Folder 5
1947.
Box 30 Folder 6
1948.
Box 30 Folder 7
1949.
Box 31 Folder 1
1950.
Box 31 Folder 2
1951.
Box 31 Folder 3
1952.
Box 31 Folder 4
1953.
Box 31 Folder 5
1954.
Box 31 Folder 6
1955.
Box 31 Folder 7
1956.
Box 31 Folder 8
1957.
Box 32 Folder 1
1958.
Box 32 Folder 2
1959.
Box 32 Folder 3
1960.
Box 32 Folder 4
1961.
Box 32 Folder 5
1962.
Box 32 Folder 6
1963.
Box 32 Folder 7
1964.
Box 33 Folder 1
1965.
Box 33 Folder 2
1966.
Box 33 Folder 3
1968.
Box 33 Folder 4
1969.
Box 33 Folder 5
1970.
Box 33 Folder 6
1971.
Box 33 Folder 7
1972.
Box 33 Folder 8
1973.
Box 34 Folder 1
1974.
Box 34 Folder 2
1975.
Box 34 Folder 3
1976.
Box 34 Folder 4
1977.
Box 34 Folder 5
1978.
Box 34 Folder 6
1979.
Box 34 Folder 7
1986.
Box 35 Folder 1
Log summaries, 1894-1900.
Box 35 Folder 2
Log summaries, 1901-1908.
Box 35 Folder 3
Log summaries, includes 1930 membership roster, 1909-1917.
Box 35 Folder 4
Log summaries, 1918-1926 April.
Box 35 Folder 5
Log summaries, 1926 May-1935 June.
Box 35 Folder 6

Cash book, 1893.
Box 35 Folder 7
Committee accounts ledger, 1889-1892.
Box 35 Folder 8
Event invitations, 1979-1980.
Box 36 Folder 1
Lease (copy) and correspondence regarding extension of lease, 1891 June.
Box 36 Folder 2
Logbook, volume 1, 1876 May-1879 January.
Box 36 Folder 3
Logbook, volume 2, 1879 January-1881 July.
Box 36 Folder 4
Logbook, volume 3, 1881 July-1884 June.
Box 36 Folder 5
Logbook, volume 4, 1884 June-1887 April.
Box 36 Folder 6
Logbook, volume 5, 1887 April-1889 November.
Box 36 Folder 7
Logbook, volume 6, 1889 November-1892 April.
Box 36 Folder 8
Logbook, volume 7, 1892 April-1894 July.
Box 37 Folder 1
Logbook, volume 8, 1894 July-1897 September.
Box 37 Folder 2
Logbook, volume 9, 1897 September-1900 October.
Box 37 Folder 3
Logbook, volume 10, 1900 October-1905 June.
Box 37 Folder 4
Logbook, volume 11, 1905 June-1910 May.
Box 37 Folder 5
Logbook, volume 12, 1910 May-1915 May.
Box 37 Folder 6
Logbook, volume 13, 1915 May-1920 February.
Box 38 Folder 1
Logbook, volume 14, 1920 February-1924 November.
Box 38 Folder 2
Logbook, volume 15, 1924 November-1929 May.
Box 38 Folder 3
Logbook, volume 16, 1929 May-1936 January.
Box 38 Folder 4
Logbook, volume 17, 1936 March-1941 December.
Box 38 Folder 5
Logbook, volume 18, 1941 December-1950 April.
Box 38 Folder 6
Logbook, volume 19, 1950 May-1956 November.
Box 38 Folder 7
Logbook, volume 20, 1956 December-1962 June.
Box 39 Folder 1
Logbook, volume 21, 1962 July-1969 December.
Box 39 Folder 2
Members list of Castle Ringstetten Stewards, 1963, 1966.
Box 39 Folder 3
Music book, number 3, late 1800s.
Box 39 Folder 4
Music book, number 4, late 1800s.
Box 39 Folder 5
Proposed alterations to Castle Ringstetten, 1958 December 30, 1959 January 6.
Box 39 Folder 6
Stewards of Castle Ringstetten general records, 1968-1978.
Box 39 Folder 7
Stewards of Castle Ringstetten ledgers, bank statements and financial reports, 1976-1977.
Box 39 Folder 8
Utility costs, 1966, 1972.
Box 39 Folder 9
Visitor's register, 1876 May-1917 June.
Box 39 Folder 10

Scrapbook: International Rowing Regatta for United States of America Centennial Celebration, 1876.
Box 40 Folder 1
Scrapbook: Schuylkill Navy, 1873.
Box 40 Folder 2
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1922.
Box 40 Folder 3
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1924-1925.
Box 40 Folder 4
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1925-1926.
Box 40 Folder 5
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1926 July-1927 June.
Box 40 Folder 6
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1927 July-1928 April.
Box 41 Folder 1
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1928 May-1929 March.
Box 41 Folder 2
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1929 March-1929 November.
Box 41 Folder 3
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1929 November-1930 July.
Box 41 Folder 4
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1930 August-1931 June.
Box 41 Folder 5
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1934 August-1936 November.
Box 42 Folder 1
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1937 January-1948 December.
Box 42 Folder 2
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, 1949 January-1955.
Box 42 Folder 3
Scrapbook: Undine Barge Club, includes issues of The Undinian, 1927-1989.
Box 42 Folder 4-8
Photographs: Louis Heiland memorial, undated.
Box 43 Folder 1
Photographs: Members, undated.
Box 43 Folder 2
Photographs: Rowing activities, undated.
Box 43 Folder 3
Photographs: Schuylkill Navy Cross Country Run, undated.
Box 43 Folder 4

The Annual Illustrated Catalogue and Oarsman's Manual, 1871.
Box 43 Folder 5
Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen Regatta Rules, 1956, 1957.
Box 43 Folder 6
Fairmount Park magazine, 1939 November.
Box 43 Folder 7
The History of Castle Ringstetten booklet, 1976.
Box 43 Folder 8
The Malta Boat Club Manual, 1936.
Box 43 Folder 9
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen meeting minutes and reports, 1895-1898, 1902.
Box 44 Folder 1
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen meeting minutes and reports, 1905, 1910, 1916.
Box 44 Folder 2
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen annual reports, 1932-1938.
Box 44 Folder 3-4
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Handbook for Referees, 1971.
Box 45 Folder 1
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Official Guides, 1939-1943, 1947-1963.
Box 45 Folder 2-4 Box 46 Folder 1-2
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Rowing Guides, 1973-1974, 1979, 1981.
Box 46 Folder 3
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Rule books, 1969-1971.
Box 46 Folder 4
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Rule book supplement, 1972.
Box 46 Folder 5
New York Rowing Association Official Yearbook, 1970.
Box 46 Folder 6
Newspaper clippings of obituaries for Seneker Woll and Adolph Woll, 1965, 1966.
Box 46 Folder 7
Programs: American Rowing Association regattas, 1912-1916, 1921-1931, 1934-1935.
Box 47 Folder 1-2
Programs: Crescent Boat Club annual regatta, 1920 June 26.
Box 47 Folder 3
Programs: Dinner of St. Catherines rowing championships in Ontario, Canada, 1967 August 11.
Box 47 Folder 4
Programs: Dinners of Schuylkill Navy, 1924 February 14, 1958 September 20.
Box 47 Folder 5
Programs: Dinners of Undine Barge Club, 1931, 1956, 1976, 1981.
Box 47 Folder 6
Programs: East Falls Regatta, 1930 June 14.
Box 47 Folder 7
Programs: Henley Royal Regatta, 1957 July 3.
Box 47 Folder 8
Programs: Middle States Regatta Association regattas, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1930, 1934, 1936, 1955.
Box 47 Folder 9
Programs: National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regattas, 1914, 1922, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1931-1932, 1934, 1939, 1942, 1946.
Box 47 Folder 10-11
Programs: New England Challenge Cup, undated.
Box 47 Folder 12
Programs: New York Rowing Association regattas, 1931 May 30, 1934 May 30.
Box 47 Folder 13
Programs: People's Regatta, 1910, 1912-1914, 1920, 1924-1931, 1933-1935, 1938-1939, 1945, 1954, 1980.
Box 48 Folder 1-3
Programs: Philadelphia Challenge Cup, 1950 September 23.
Box 48 Folder 4
Programs: Schuylkill Navy Cross Country Run, 1929, 1932, 1934-1936, 1981.
Box 48 Folder 5
Programs: Schuylkill Navy regattas, 1899, 1912-1914, 1916, 1920, 1924-1935, 1938.
Box 48 Folder 6-8
Programs: Water Carnival, 1917 July 4.
Box 48 Folder 9
Programs: Unidentified regatta, 1977 June 18.
Box 48 Folder 10
Schuylkill Navy membership booklet, 1893.
Box 49 Folder 1
Schuylkill Navy Review, volume 1 number 1, 1946 June.
Box 49 Folder 2
The Sunday Bulletin, Philadelphia newspaper, 1974 May 19.
Box 49 Folder 3
Undine and Sintram, from the German of Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, 1885.
Box 49 Folder 4
Undine and Other Tales, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, 1905.
Box 49 Folder 5
Undine Barge Club membership booklets, includes charters, by-laws and reports, 1884, 1891, 1906, 1924, 1928-1932, 1939.
Box 50 Folder 1-6 Box 49 Folder 6
Undine Barge Club of Philadelphia, 1925-1956 history supplement, 1956.
Box 50 Folder 7
The Undinian newsletter, 1929 October, 1930 October, 1965, 1966.
Box 51 Folder 1-2
United States Rowing Association Laws of Boat Racing and Regatta Rules, 1970s.
Box 51 Folder 3

Business cards, personal, undated.
Box 51 Folder 4
Business card for Henry Skelton, undertaker, after 1877.
Box 51 Folder 5
Envelope addressed to Hon. Jim Carroll, Barrageur Extraordinaire, undated.
Box 51 Folder 6
Envelope from Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo containing passport portraits and list of "The Second Cruise of the Ohio," compiled by Jack O'Connell, 1920s.
Box 51 Folder 7
Honorable discharge papers from United States Army and Navy, 1898 September 2, 1919 June 18.
Box 51 Folder 8-9
Letter from United States Veterans Bureau regarding adjusted compensation, 1925 January 1.
Box 51 Folder 10
Notes with addresses and employment history, undated.
Box 51 Folder 11
Obituary, undated.
Box 51 Folder 12
Passport, 1924-1925.
Box 51 Folder 13
Promotion papers for United States Army, 1918 March 9, 1919 April 22.
Box 51 Folder 14-15
Salesman's contract with Philadelphia branch of Ford Motor Company, 1914 October 1.
Box 51 Folder 16
Objects and Ephemera.
Box 52
Objects and Ephemera

This box contains plaques, medals, buttons, and coins related to rowing events and celebrations. One medal and a button are identified as being from the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, and one plaque is identified as from the West Philadelphia Boat Club. However, most objects are unidentified.

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