Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection

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1 116 Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh. Last updated on January 12, Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library

2 Table of Contents Summary Information...3 Biography/History...4 Scope and Contents... 5 Administrative Information... 6 Related Materials... 7 Controlled Access Headings...7 Collection Inventory... 9 Series I. Personnel... 9 Series II. Photographs...12 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera Series IV. Measured drawings and ships plans Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library Title Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection Call number 116 Date [inclusive] Extent 8.9 linear feet Language English Abstract The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly known as the Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard in the United States. The original site of the shipyard (Federal Yard) was located on Federal Street along the Delaware River, but the facility was eventually moved due to overcrowded conditions and increasing urban development. The new location at League Island was acquired by the Federal Government in the 1860s, while the old location at Federal Yard continued to operate until During the Spanish-American War and the years leading up to World War I, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard rapidly transformed into a major production facility, and the first Naval ship, the U.S.S. Henderson, was commissioned in During World War II the shipyard built 53 ships and conducted repairs, conversions, and overhauls of 1,218 other vessels. Throughout the 20th century, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard actively completed repairs, constructions, and conversions; developed new materials and methods; and built special equipment for Navy ships. The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection houses personnel records and memorabilia related to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. This collection, which dates from 1859 to 1998, with the bulk of materials dating from 1914 to 1998, consists of a variety of materials, including photographic prints, handbooks, manuals, - Page 3 -

4 printed volumes, schedules, lists of wages, notebooks, booklets, registers, ships plans, clippings, and other ephemera. These materials document various aspects of the Apprentice Training Program (including jobspecific technical requirements) and daily shipyard activities such as ship repairs and construction. The celebrations of significant events such as Navy Day, Armed Forces Day, ship launchings, and retirement parties are also documented. This collection thus documents the activities of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, concentrating mostly on the period between 1950 and Cite as: [Description and date of item], [/folder number], Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection, [dates], Independence Seaport Museum. Biography/History The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly known as the Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard in the United States. The original site of the shipyard (Federal Yard) was located on Federal Street along the Delaware River, but the facility was eventually moved due to overcrowded conditions and increasing urban development. The new location at League Island was acquired by the Federal Government in the 1860s, while the old location at Federal Yard continued to operate until During the Spanish-American War and the years leading up to World War I, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard rapidly transformed into a major production facility, and the first Naval ship, the U.S.S. Henderson, was commissioned in During World War II the shipyard built 53 ships and conducted repairs, conversions, and overhauls of 1,218 other vessels. Throughout the 20th century, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard actively completed repairs, constructions, and conversions; developed new materials and methods; and built special equipment for Navy ships. The site's role as a U.S. Navy facility ended on September 30, Soon after, the west end of the site became a commercial shipyard, currently called the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. The Navy still maintains a presence at the location, especially via the Naval Surface Warfare Center Ship Systems Engineering Station, and the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NIMSF), which continues to store decommissioned and mothballed ships. - Page 4 -

5 Information used to write this note can be found in 7, 6. Scope and Contents The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection houses personnel records and memorabilia related to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. This collection, which dates from 1859 to 1998, with the bulk of materials dating from 1914 to 1998, consists of a variety of materials, including photographic prints, handbooks, manuals, printed volumes, schedules, lists of wages, notebooks, booklets, registers, ships plans, clippings, and other ephemera. These materials document various aspects of the Apprentice Training Program (including job-specific technical requirements) and daily shipyard activities such as ship repairs and construction. Additionally, the collection features celebrations of significant events such as Navy Day, Armed Forces Day, ship launchings, and retirement parties. This collection thus documents the activities of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, concentrating mostly on the period between 1950 and This collection contains four series:?i. Personnel, ??II. Photographs, ??III. Printed materials and ephemera, ? and?iv. Measured drawings and ships plans, ? Series?I. Personnel? dates from 1859 to 1995 and is arranged chronologically. This series includes materials related to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard?s employees, including wage and work schedules; identification cards; technical manuals and company handbooks (including materials relating to the Apprentice Training Program); performance reports; telephone and departmental directories; photographic prints (including employee identification photographs); records regarding unions and labor management relations; and invoices of spare parts, tools, and equipment. This series also contains several volumes, including a collection of letters documenting the Navy career of Robert Potts, a register of Navy boats, Muster books of construction and repairs, a visitors? register from the Office of the Shipyard Commander, and a time study for United States Navy shipbuilding. Researchers should note that other materials related to personnel can also be found in Series?II. Photographs? and Series?III. Printed materials and ephemera,? including photographs of various Naval Yard employees and materials related to training. Series?II. Photographs? dates from 1950 to 1990 and is arranged chronologically. This series contains photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies relating to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, its employees, and vessels built or repaired at this location. A majority of photographs depict construction or repair of various vessels between the 1950s and 1980s, including the U.S.S. Valley Forge, Wisconsin, and the aircraft carrier Kennedy, as well as other ships. Other photographs feature the shipyard?s drydocks and ammunition and supply depots. This series contains numerous candid photographs of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard employees, particularly Shop 72. A 1989 set of microfiche card index of Navy publications and forms is also included. A portrait of Captain Robert LeConte Halberstadt of the United States Navy Reserve is housed separately in oversized flat file drawers. - Page 5 -

6 This collection will prove valuable to users interested in the daily activities of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Activities of shop workers, especially employees working in Shop 72 between 1950 and 1990, are particularly well documented through photographs and printed materials. Although many employees are not identified specifically in these photographs, researchers familiar with these personnel and their job duties would find this collection useful. While not a comprehensive history of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, the collection would be most relevant to researchers interested in the general internal workings of the shipyard rather than information pertaining to specific vessels it produced. Administrative Information Independence Seaport Museum, J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library Finding aid prepared by Chase Markee and Evan Peugh. Sponsor The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources??Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project. Access Restrictions This collection is open for research use; however, please consult the Director of the Archives and Library for information regarding access to 'Series I. Personnel.' Use Restrictions Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives with requests for copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material. Immediate Source of Acquisition note This collection is created from multiple accessions. The accession numbers for these original entities are , 94.27, and Please see the archivist for information about accession records. Processing Information note The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources?? Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives? Project. This collection was minimally processed in , as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate - Page 6 -

7 processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder. Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections," the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages in 16 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 4 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections or complete any preservation work. Related Materials Related Archival Materials note Independence Seaport Museum: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard oral histories collection; Joseph Liener collection of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard photographs. Historical Society of Pennsylvania: There are numerous collections related to the PNS at HSP. National Archives and Records Administration: Various collections. Separated Materials note Objects have been removed from this collection and placed with the Curatorial collections of the museum. Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.). Form/Genre(s) - Page 7 -

8 Ephemera Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection Occupation(s) Naval Engineers Subject(s) Naval architecture -- history Shipyards - Page 8 -

9 Series I. Personnel Collection Inventory Series I. Personnel, Conditions Governing Access note Please consult the Director of the Archives and Library for information regarding access to this series. Volume Collection of letters documenting navy career of Robert Potts, 1859 December-1901 January. 1 Muster book, construction and repairs log, Time study for United States Navy Boat building, Register of Navy boats, circa Bureau of Construction and Repairs, Volume Schedule of wages, lists of employee wages, 1917, 1959, undated. 1 1 Lists of employee wages, notes on administrative matters, staff organizational chart, 1922, undated. 1 2 Invoices for spare parts, tools, and equipment, 1939 November Instruction booklet: "Vocational Training for War Production Workers," including photocopies, 1942, undated. 1 4 Letters, reports, and memoranda regarding the establishment of rating for loftsman and the Guild of Mold Loft Engineers, 1953, Page 9 -

10 Series I. Personnel Emergency call lists, lists of employees and departments, 1954, 1969, 1975, 1976, undated. 1 6 Telephone directories, 1957 October, Volume Visitors register, Office of the Shipyard Commander, Volume Pamphlet for Metal Trades Council, agreements between Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and local unions, 1965, 1968, Equipment operation qualification record card, 1966 February. 1 9 Handbook: "Introducing the Inexperienced to the World of Work", Employee handbook: "Working Together at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard", Monthly apprentice performance and hours reports, 1968 January-1971 June Handbook for riggers and handling weights, 1968 October Monthly apprentice performance and hours reports, 1971 July-1974 August School schedule for apprentice riggers, lists of employees and departments, 1977, undated Booklets: Labor-management relations agreements, constitution and bylaws, and occupational safety and health handbook, 1980, 1982, Apprentice training program plans, machinist trade, 31 shop, circa Page 10 -

11 Series I. Personnel Apprentice training commencement programs and Beacon newsletters, Employee appreciation week highlights program, Welding manual and shipfitter handbook, 1984 March, undated. 2 5 Telephone directory, Naval Base, Philadelphia, Ship schedules, Strategic plans for fiscal years, , Handbook of Employee Development Division, Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Handbook of Employee Development Division, Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy, Code 970 supervisor codes, pager numbers, phone extensions, Corporate plan for fiscal years , 1992 January. 3 1 "Labor-Management Relations Agreement Between Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Philadelphia Metal Trades Council", Blank employee of the month certificate, undated. 3 3 Employee notebook, undated. 3 4 Employee notebook, undated. 3 5 Envelope addressed to Mr. E. E. Blum, Master Rigger and Laborer, Philadelphia Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated Page 11 -

12 Series II. Photographs Illustrated glossary of shipbuilding terms and trade skill catalogue, undated. 3 7 Instruction books for siren, undated. 3 8 Instruction book for sprinkling pump, undated. 3 9 Letter of appreciation, undated Shift and identification badges, undated Staff photos, undated Series II. Photographs, Shipyard construction, cranes hoisting propeller, assorted components, Navy Yard, ships at various stages of construction, unidentified staff, ceremonies, Navy Yard, assorted views, including dry dock #1 and aerial view, 1954, 1966, 1968, undated. 4 1 Assorted views of Navy Yard, including construction, dry docks, and tugboat U.S.S. Menasha, 1956, circa 1980s, undated. 4 2 Transparency of draftsman working, 1959 September Transparency of machanist, 1959 September Unknown warehouse interior, 1959 September Page 12 -

13 Series II. Photographs Metal shop, 1959 October Metal workers, 1959 October Portrait of Captain Robert LeConte Halberstadt, USNR, 1960 February Captain Robert LeConte Halberstadt, USNR, Shop 72, construction cranes hoisting ship components, 1961, "Capstrona sonar array, 35 tons", "Hatch test", 1965, undated "Barge hook up: Also-mast," US Navy YC 1500, Cranes hoisting barges, Betelguese: Canvas covering, Life rafts, Transparency of worker and ship with annotations, 1975 September Navy Yard, assorted views of yard and construction, 1976, 1984, undated Charlie Bradford retirement party, unidentified staff and waterfront, 1982 October, undated "Floyd Kelly rigging", Microfiche of unabridged Navy index of publications, 1989 November Page 13 -

14 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera "USS Lake repair ship being scrapped", Ammunition and supply depots, undated Apprentice program graduation portraits and unidentified staff, undated "Caisson from NYS in Dry Dock 3": Men at work, undated Color transparencies of cartoons, undated. 5 1 Forklift and crane lifting blocks, undated. 5 2 Hoisting propeller on Wisconsin, undated. 5 3 "Last docking: Aircraft carrier Kennedy", undated. 5 4 NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic informational brochures, photographs of destroyers and captain, undated. 5 5 "Rudder removal circa 1970s", undated. 5 6 "To: Ship Supt Office Attn - Lt Moreland," photographs of underwater parching, undated. 5 7 U.S.S. Valley Forge, undated. 5 8 Assorted negatives: Children at zoo, group photo in front of statue, cannon, man at dock, undated. 5 9 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera, (Bulk, ). Philadelphia Navy Shipyard site proposal, Page 14 -

15 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera "The Elements of Mechanical Engineering, Volume IV: Answers to Questions", Souvenir program book for Navy Day, 1914 September Periodicals, Acceptance of Office forms and Oaths of Allegiance regarding rank of Lieutenant Leonard Booth Fidler, 1914 August-1920 January Program and souvenir book for Navy Day, 1929 October Program flyer for Navy Day, 1934 October Invitations and tickets to launchings, U.S.S. Philadelphia light cruiser: Clippings, launching programs, and invitations, 1936, undated Souvenir program book for Navy Day, 1937 October U.S.S. Wichita: Launching programs and tickets, Scrapbook with assorted clippings, U.S.S. Washington: Launching invitations and tickets, "Practical Mathematics for Shipfitters", Page 15 -

16 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera Booklets regarding nomenclature of naval vessels, Scrapbook with assorted clippings, "An Introduction to Shipbuilding, Shipbuilding Division, Bethlehem Steel Company", "Modern Ship Stowage, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce", Commissioning programs and invitations and newsletters, Memorandum regarding damage to U.S.S. Blakely and U.S.S. Taylor, 1943 November "Planing, Shaping and Slotting", Navy Day booklets, 1945 October Navy Day program booklet, 1946 October Manuals, Program for Armed Services Day, 1950 May Souvenir program book for Armed Forces Day, Commemorative program book for launch of the atomic-powered submarine Nautilus, Page 16 -

17 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera "Lubrication, Volume 40", "Lubrication, Volume 41", "Naval Shipyard Duty for Engineering Specialists, NAVPERS A", 1956 October. 16 "Lubrication, Volume 43", Catalogs and bulletins of ship parts, 1957, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1974, undated. 6 9 "Boatswain's Mate 1 and C, Navy Training Courses, NAVPERS B", "Boatswain's Mate 1 and C, Navy Training Courses, NAVPERS B", "Lubrication, Volume 44", "Lubrication, Volume 45", "Lubrication, Volume 46", Apprentice School catalogs, 1960, "Lubrication, Volume 47", "Lubrication, Volume 48", "Patternmaker 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS A", Page 17 -

18 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera "Boatswain's Mate 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS C", "Boatswain's Mate 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS C", "Instrumentman 3 and 2, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS C", "Mathematics, Volume 3, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAPERS 10073", "Seaman, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Naval Training Course, NAVPERS E", "Seaman, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Naval Training Course, NAVPERS E", Occupational safety manual, rigging cargo gear, "Illustrator Draftsman 3 and 2, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS 10469", Manuals, U.S.S. Irwin: Transfer ceremonies program, 1968 May "Molder 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course", "Patternmaker 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS B", Page 18 -

19 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera "Survival", Student study guides, 1969, Manuals, , undated. 7 1 Approval and procurement record for Navyships and Navyships , 1960s, undated. 7 2 "Fluid Power, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS B", "Molder 3 and 2, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS C", "Machinery Repairman 1 and C, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS C", "Tools and Their Uses, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rate Training Manual, NAVPERS B", "Mechinist's Mate 3 and 2, Naval Training Command, Rate Training Manual, NAVTRA D", Map of Philadelphia Naval Base, "Patternmaker 3 and 2, Naval Training Command, Rate Training Manual, NAVTRA C", Page 19 -

20 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera Booklet from U.S. Department of Labor, Women in Apprenticeship-Why Not?, "Patternmaker 1 and C, Naval Education and Training Command, Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course, NAVEDTRA C", Program for groundbreaking ceremony for new propeller facility, 1978 February "Boiler Technician 3 and 2, Naval Education and Training Command, Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course, NAVEDTRA H", "Boiler Technician 3 and 2, Naval Education and Training Command, Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course, NAVEDTRA H", Booklets and packets regarding history of shipyard, 1983, undated. 7 6 "Engineman 3 and 2, Naval Education and Training Command, Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course, NAVEDTRA C1", "Longshoring Industry OSHA Safety and Health Standards Digest," U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1985 September. 46 "Boatswain's Mate 3 and 2, Naval Education and Training Command, Rate Training Manual and Nonresident Career Course, NAVEDTRA G1", Bumper sticker for open house, Page 20 -

21 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera Student study guides, U.S.S. Thomas S. Gates commissioning materials, 1987 August Booklet of social customs and traditions of the Naval Service, "Ageless Warrior: U.S.S. Coral Sea (CV-43), Mediterranean Cruise, Decommissioning", " U.S.S. Dahlgren, Mediterranean Persian Gulf", Student manual for weather course, weather maps, and cloud chart, 1990, undated Issues of The Screamer newsletter, 1991, " U.S.S. Detroit AOE-4, Mediterranean Cruise", U.S.S. Forrestal: Decommissioning materials, including program and newspaper, 1993 September Report regarding reuse of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Phase I), 1993 Fall Report regarding reuse of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Phase II), 1993 Fall. 8 1 Programs for Master Lease Signing Ceremony at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1994 November Greeting card depicting Quarters M at Naval Base Philadelphia, Page 21 -

22 Series III. Printed materials and ephemera Commemorative program book for disestablishment ceremony, 1995 September U.S.S. Richmond K. Turner: Decommissioning ceremony materials, 1995, undated. 8 5 U.S.S. Truxtun: Decommissioning ceremony materials, 1995, undated. 8 6 Closure ceremony invitation and program, 1996 September Envelope with emblem and stamp, 1996 September Visitors register, Letter from Department of the Navy regarding donation of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard transition and closure plan report, 1998 March Blank letterhead and envelopes, undated Booklet of hierarchical organization of Philadelphia Navy Shipyard, undated Computer aided manufacturing packet, undated Decals and stickers, undated General information booklet, 151st anniversary, undated Illustrated historical account of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, undated Photocopies of badges, stickers, undated Ship tags, undated Page 22 -

23 Series IV. Measured drawings and ships plans Philadelphia Naval Shipyard collection Unauthorized toolbox warning sticker, undated " U.S.S. Sumter (LST-1181): The Final Cruise", undated. 51 Series IV. Measured drawings and ships plans, (Bulk, ). Oversize Sesqui-Centennial, Navy Yard and South Philadelphia aerial view from Public Leger Pictorial, 1926 August Oversize General arrangement: U.S.S. Cimarron, 1939 September Report and plans regarding salvage work done on Request 187, Oversize Project P-471: Propeller manufacturing facility, military construction project data, 1974 July. 1 3 Drawing no : U.S. Naval Base, Philadelphia P.A., condition map, undated. 1 4 Guild of Mold Loft Engineers crest, Philadelphia, Chapter no. 1, undated. 1 5 Milcon project 471: Proposed propeller facility, undated Page 23 -