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Collection Summary

Creator
Villiers, Alan
Title
Papers of Alan Villiers
Date Range
1900 - 1980
Collection Number
MS 6388
Extent
25.05 metres (143 ms boxes + 2 phase boxes + 12 map folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

It comprises correspondence, drafts of Villiers' writings, log books, journals, diaries, notebooks, war service records, photographs, maps, plans, drawings and press cuttings.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn484857).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Alan Villiers, National Library of Australia, MS 6388, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Provenance

The collection was purchased by the National Library from Alan Villiers in 1980.

Biographical Note

Sailor and author. Reporter on Mercury, 1924-1929. Resigned to pursue a career as an author and adventurer and wrote more than 30 books about his experiences as a seaman on a variety of craft. His books include The Way of a ship, Give me a ship to sail and Set of the sails.

Item Descriptions

Series 1. Subject files and correspondence

A.I.C.H. International Association of Cape Horners 1976-8,32nd congress Aland - Mariebramn (see also Folder 4), list of members, magazine, a newsletter, 1 silver jubilee edition of The Cape Horners news 1977 (File 1) - Box 1

1 Vol. 4 No. 5 edition of The Cape Horners news 1975-6, only two letters to A.V. and two copies of letters by A.V. Adelaide - correspondence with Mrs Edwards 1972 mostly programmes and brochures on Adelaide Festival 1972, Admiralty: correspondence 1950-63 (File 2) - Box 1

AGUAS Joochim, Lisbon, correspondence, 1950-1964 (File 3) - Box 1

'Alan Villers': Portuguese trawler called 'A.V.', Aland-Mariehamn 32nd AICH congress, programme, newspapers, only printed matter (File 4) - Box 1

Alaska Arctic some correspondence 1965-6, 1969, 1976 with Herb Hilscher mostly printed matter (File 5) - Box 1

America: sail training - correspondence, 1973 (File 6) - Box 1

America: heritage - correspondence, 1957 (File 6) - Box 1

America: magazines - correspondence, 1940-55 (File 6) - Box 1

Amsterdam - printed material only (File 7) - Box 1

Anchors - printed material only (File 7) - Box 1

Anglo - Portuguese Society 1953-66 very few letters, mostly circulars and agenda (File 7) - Box 1

Antartic, some correspondence 1969 (A.G. Jones) (File 8) - Box 1

Anthology: correspondence George Newnes Ltd, 1958-64 (File 10) - Box 2

Anthology: Seamen's Sea Stories, edited by A.V (File 11) - Box 2

Anthology: Original material (File 12) - Box 2

Argentine 'Libertad' training ship, 1 letter, 1 photo, newspaper cuttings (File 13) - Box 2

'Argus' Schooner, correspondence 1950-2, scale drawings of schooner (File 13) - Box 2

Armada Symposium 1974, printed matter only (File 14) - Box 2

Articles - stories, some suggestions for talks (File 14) - Box 2

Artists correspondence with John Allcot, 1970-4 (File 15) - Box 2

Artists correspondence with Marine Artists, 1938-66 (File 16) - Box 2

Artists correspondence with Marine Artists, 1967-68 (File 17) - Box 2

Artists correspondence with Marine Artists, 1969-75 (File 18) - Box 2

Australia: general correspondence, 1968-75 (File 19) - Box 3

Australia: general correspondence with ABC, 1956-66 (File 20) - Box 3

Australia: general, press cuttings, newsletters etc (File 20) - Box 3

Australia: news and information bureau, 1962 (File 21) - Box 3

Australia: ex-service association, 1947 (File 21) - Box 3

Australia: Authors' Society, correspondence, 1947 (File 21) - Box 3

Australia Sailing Ships correspondence, 1968-77 (File 22) - Box 3

B.P. Magazine, correspondence and articles, 1961-62 (File 23) - Box 3

'Balclutha' - story of an old ship, mostly printed material and article by A.V (File 24) - Box 3

Barges correspondence with Bob Roberts and others 1968, also with Aubrey Bowden, 1972 (File 25) - Box 3

Baker, Authur Ltd publisher, correspondence, 1971 (File 26) - Box 3

Beaglehole Prof T.C., obituary and article (File 26) - Box 3

Bell and Howell, Film and Camera equipment, pricelists, guarantee, receipts (File 26) - Box 3

Bell and Barque 1970-71 correspondence (File 27) - Box 3

Bellatrix correspondence and article on Bellatrix, 1952-59 (File 26) - Box 3

Bermuda newspaper article only, 1960 (File 28) - Box 4

Birmingham Mail - correspondence, 1949-50 (File 28) - Box 4

Black Brother (Australia) press cuttings only (File 28) - Box 4

Blackwoods, William and Son publishers, correspondence, 1968-73 (File 28) - Box 4

Bles Geoffrey correspondence 1945-7, 1 letter 1930 (File 28) - Box 4

Bligh, Capt William - articles, drafts and lecture on W. Bligh (File 29) - Box 4

Blogm and Voss, printed material only, 1973-4 (File 30) - Box 4

Blue Funnel Line, mostly correspondent, 1948-9 (File 30) - Box 4

Blyth, Chay reports and press cuttings, 1970-1 (File 30) - Box 4

Bobbs-Merrill Comp publishers correspondence, 1947 (File 30) - Box 4

Books, correspondence, order for books receipts, catalogues, booklists etc (File 30-33) - Box 4

Brahmaputra: Visit to East Pakistan 1967-8; correspondence and photos (File 34) - Box 4

Bremen - One booklet in German, correspondence, 1972-3 (File 35) - Box 4

B.B.C. correspondence, radio talks etc, 1950-7 (File 36-37) - Box 4

B.B.C. continued radio talks Sea and Ships, Grain and race etc. drafts of talks correspondence, 1953-73 (File 38-43) - Box 5

Council, Portugal 1950-1 correspondence (File 44) - Box 1

Broadcasting U.S.A. 1956, 1959 correspondence (File 44) - Box 5

Brockhampton Press Ltd (File 44) - Box 5

Brown, Son and Ferguson - Nautical Magazine, 1973-8 (File 45) - Box 5

Bridges Harry One envelope only, 1975 (File 46) - Box 5

Brigs, general (File 46) - Box 5

'British Isles', Ship, correspondence mostly, 1968 (File 46) - Box 5

Bromley, John 2 letters, 1958 (File 47) - Box 5

Brooke Bond, Ship cards correspondence, 1968 (File 47) - Box 5

Bucklers Hard correspondence 1964 + 1 booklet (File 47) - Box 5

Bunker, John correspondence, 1968 (File 47) - Box 5

C general: L. Casson, 1 letter 1963 Cruising Association 1962, 2 letters (File 48) - Box 6

Cable Trams - history on Cable trams (File 48) - Box 6

'Calbuco' - ship information from Paul Bennewitz (File 48) - Box 6

Cameras - orders, receipts, correspondence (File 48) - Box 6

Cambridge - correspondence 1959 (3 letters A. Churchill) (File 48) - Box 6

Cape Verdeis correspondence 1963 (2 letters Bicheno) (File 48) - Box 6

Camoes - literary prize 1953 correspondence (File 49) - Box 6

Canada: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation correspondence, 1956-66 (File 50) - Box 6

Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation correspondence, 1974 (File 50) - Box 6

Cape Horn - information for new book some notes, little correspondence, 1966 (File 51) - Box 6

Caper Horners' Association Correspondence newsletters, reports etc 1962-75 see also folders 1 and 4 (File 52) - Box 6

Carrington, Noel correspondence, 1947 (File 53) - Box 6

Cauldwell, H.T. - Artist correspondence 1952-56 see also Folders 15-18 (File 54) - Box 6

Certificates Order of St James, Title of Honorary Chief of the Cherokee, Honorary Texan etc (File 55) - Box 6

Ceylon correspondence A.J. Melhuish 1956 and travel brochures (File 56) - Box 6

Challis, Chris, correspondence, 1974-6 (File 57) - Box 7

Cheltham Festival 1970 (only 3 letters) (File 57) - Box 7

Children's Encyclopaedia, 1959 (File 57) - Box 7

Chichester, Francis correspondence 1964-72 notes and newspaper clippings (File 58-60) - Box 7

Chile - general, some correspondence 1969-76, travel brochures, hotel receipts, newspaper cuttings, reports and other printed matter (File 61-63) - Box 7

Clark, Capt. G.V. correspondence 1963-78 and manuscript 'Four Captains' by G.V. Clark (File 64-65) - Box 8

Clippers - opening of the Clipper exhibition and other printed material, draft of 'The Quest for Speed' (File 66) - Box 8

Clubs - Circumnavigators Club, Cosmon Club correspondence and printed material (File 67) - Box 8

Coastguard - U.S. correspondence 1955 and article 'Under Canvas in the Atomic Age' by A.V (File 68) - Box 8

Colombia - Columbus, press cuttings, one photograph of the ship 'Colombia' (File 69) - Box 8

Colson - Advertising 1973 correspondence (File 70) - Box 8

Colton, J.F. correspondence, 1948-9 (File 71) - Box 8

'Comet' printed material on the first European commercial steamship Coombs, Capt. W.H. - 3 letters, 1956 (File 72) - Box 8

Coplestone Press, correspondence and drafts on text in Encyclopaedia, 1977 (File 73) - Box 8

Course, Capt. A.G. correspondence, 1969-75 (File 74) - Box 9

Courtauld, August correspondence, 1957-8 (File 74) - Box 9

Craft - newspaper cuttings only (File 75) - Box 9

Crewlists correspondence with Public Record Office and others for reports, crew lists and agreements (File 75) - Box 9

Crews reports, 3 letters only, 1957, 1963 (File 75) - Box 9

Craig Mullen-Barque, one Magazine: Sea Breeze Vol 1 No 5 (File 76) - Box 9

Cruising Association Bulletin, 1958 (File 76) - Box 9

Cunard Lines (File 77) - Box 9

Curtis Brown Publishers, correspondence, 1930-59 (File 78) - Box 9

'Cutty Sark' correspondence, minutes of meetings, annual reports, press clippings, etc, 1956-75 (File 79-81) - Box 9

Customs Excise 1951-66 correspondence (File 82) - Box 9

Danish vessels - correspondence, price lists, 1967-1972 (File 83) - Box 9A

Denmark - ship correspondence, 1972 (File 83) - Box 9A

Darr, Omer Capt. correspondence, 1967 (File 83) - Box 9A

David and Charles publishers correspondence, 1970 (File 84) - Box 9A

Devitt and Moore - Nautical College, 6 letters, 1954 (File 84) - Box 9A

Dell Books - 'Sea Stories' by A.V., correspondence 1957 - drafts of stories and quarterly journal The Seafarer 1953 No. 80 (File 85) - Box 9A

Denmark correspondence, 1938-1956 (File 85-87) - Box 9A

Denmark correspondence with publishers, 1944-59 (File 85-87) - Box 9A

Denmark and manuscripts of short stories (File 85-87) - Box 9A

Dictionary - correspondence, 1967 (File 88) - Box 9A

Dory - correspondence 1955 bringing a dory to Oxford (File 89) - Box 9A

Down Easters - 2 Letters, 1968 (File 90) - Box 9A

Dowd, John correspondence, 1967-73 (File 90) - Box 9A

Drake see folder, 304 (File 91) - Box 10

Drummond, Malwyn correspondence, 1974-5 (File 91) - Box 10

Dude Schooners - Phoneys 1964-71 articles, newspaper cuttings, photos, some correspondence (File 92) - Box 10

Dugout (File 93) - Box 10

Dundee - articles for Weekly News 1953-9 and correspondence about ships built in Dundee, 1974 (File 93) - Box 10

Dulk, Hans Publishers correspondence, 1953-9 (File 94) - Box 10

Dutch publishers, 1955-72 (File 95) - Box 10

Dutton and Co Publishers 1960-3 correspondence (File 96) - Box 10

Egerton - 3 letters, 1937, 1949, 1977 (File 97) - Box 11

Economic - Newspaper cuttings only (File 97) - Box 11

Elder Dempster Line correspondence, 1962-9 (File 97) - Box 11

Empire Society - application for membership rule book, 1949 (File 97) - Box 11

Letters 1951-52, 54 EHS Essendon High School (File 97) - Box 11

Encyclopaedia Britannia, 1970-73 (File 98) - Box 11

"Endeavour" NZ Sailing model (File 99) - Box 11

New Endeavour cruises, 1969 (File 99) - Box 11

Minutes of meetings Endeavour (File 99) - Box 11

Trust some personal correspondence (File 99) - Box 11

end of Endeavour scheme, 1968-70 (File 99) - Box 11

Engel, Hans, Capt correspondence, 1973-76 (File 100) - Box 11

English Speaking Union, membership card, pamphlets E.S.U. rules receipts (File 100) - Box 11

Enloe, Dr Cortez correspondence 1968-74 (Nutritionto-day) (File 101) - Box 11

Erikson, Gustaf, letter, 1954 (File 102) - Box 11

ESSO correspondence 1964, article by A.V. Eye of the Wind, 1 letter, 1978 (File 102) - Box 11

Euterpe (Star of India) correspondence 1961-3 printed material some photographs (File 103) - Box 11

Falls of Clyde - printed material, photographs some correspondence, 1963-70 (File 104) - Box 12

Fan mail, 1952-73 (File 105-110) - Box 12

Field, The magazine 1966 - article by A.V (File 111) - Box 12

Figureheads some letters, 1964 (File 111) - Box 12

Film "John Adam" some photographs and correspondence, 1964-8 (File 112) - Box 13

Film Association Rediffusion, 1959 (File 113) - Box 13

Film HMS Bounty, press cuttings - printed materials only, 1960-2 (File 114) - Box 13

Film Cecil Foster Kemp, correspondence 1961-3 also one working drawing of Viking Ship (File 115) - Box 13

Films - France correspondence Philippe Lehambre Paris, 1970 (File 116) - Box 13

Films - France correspondence L. Rochemont N.Y, 1958-64 (File 116) - Box 13

Films Commentaries 1959 correspondence Beckett (File 117) - Box 13

Ealing Corporation etc 1964-71 correspondence (File 118) - Box 13

Film strips, 1953-4 (File 119) - Box 13

Films general, mostly correspondence (File 120-123) - Box 13

J.P Jones Productions correspondence, 1958-9 (File 124) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

J.P Jones Sicily correspondence, 1956 (File 125) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

J.P Jones Photographs and notes (File 125) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Kay Film Labs 1956-63 correspondence (File 126) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Hawaii - correspondence 1962-66 some press clippings (File 127) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Hawaii - personal correspondence, receipts (File 128) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

M.C.A. correspondence 1951 and story (File 129) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

"Captain Silvic" by A.V. also WA Films 1933-34 correspondence (File 129) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

M.G.M. correspondence 1968 and photographs (File 130) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Moby Dick correspondence 1954-55, some newspaper cuttings (File 131) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Mutiny correspondence, 1961 (File 132) - Box 14 (MS 6388)

Films at National Maritime Museum correspondence 1973-74 (see also Series 14) (File 133) - Box 15

Sailing Ships suitable for film correspondence 1956-68, press clippings and photos (File 134) - Box 15

Adrian Small correspondence 1961-66 regarding film ships (File 135) - Box 15

Universal City Studios correspondence 1967-68 photographs and printed material (File 136) - Box 15

Films Weinstein, Robert A. correspondence 1970 concerning purchase of hull, some price lists, notes, photos of press clippings (File 137) - Box 15

Walt Disney production 1955 correspondence (File 138) - Box 15

Film and TV programme, ideas, correspondence with A. Watkin, 1960 (File 138) - Box 15

Film and TV USA correspondence, 1957-64 (File 139) - Box 15

Film and TV General - correspondence, 1957-64 (File 140) - Box 15

Film and TV General - correspondence, 1975-70 (File 140) - Box 15

Finance - personal accounts, statements from publishers, accounts, royalties, 1931-62 (File 141-3) - Box 16

Finland - correspondence, Gunnar Boman 1947-75 and others, one photo of A.V., press cuttings and manuscript "Swelling Sails" by E. Konistoinen (File 144) - Box 16

Fishing Vessels - financial statements and reports of the Hull fishing vessel owners' assoc 1969, 2 letters (File 145) - Box 16

Fishing and trawling royal mission to deep sea fishermen magazine (File 146) - Box 16

Flying: press clippings only (A.V. Collison with Sea Gull), 1937, 1970 (File 147) - Box 16

Ford Foundation - correspondence, 1956 (File 148) - Box 16

Foreign Rights - various correspondence, 1938, 1948-49, 1965 (File 148) - Box 16

Fountain Press - 5 letters only, 1948 (File 149) - Box 16

Fox, Ewin - 2 letters A. Ericsen 1970, 1 photograph (File 150) - Box 16

France - Patrick Stephens publications, correspondence and agreements, requests for reprint etc, 1971-74 (File 151-4) - Box 17

France - correspondence H. Picard and M. Paille, 1396, 1973-74 (File 155) - Box 17

French Fishermen - French maritime records report and list of missing French vessels (File 156) - Box 17

Franklintmit collection, correspondence 1973-74 brochures of silver ingots (File 157) - Box 17

"Great sailing ships of history" (File 157A) - Box 17

Friends of the Earth correspondence 1970-71 and press cuttings (File 158) - Box 17

Friends - miscellaneous correspondence, 1974-77 (File 158) - Box 17

G. general file (File 159) - Box 18

Galapagos - mostly printed material (File 170) - Box 18

'Garth' - Windjammer by A.V. correspondence, 1969 (File 161) - Box 18

Gazela - printed material, 1968 (File 161) - Box 18

Geographical magazine correspondence (File 162) - Box 18

Geographical Royal Geographical Society correspondence, 1947-50 (File 162) - Box 18

'Georg Stage' correspondence, 1953-55 (File 163) - Box 18

Germany - correspondence with Jurgen Meyer and others, 1968-69 (File 164) - Box 18

Germany - miscellaneous correspondence, 1947-60 (File 165) - Box 18

Germany - Sailing Ships correspondence, 1969-72 (File 166) - Box 18

Germany - Crew lists 1972 (see Folder 456) (File 167) - Box 18

Gerr, Stanley, correspondence and manuscript by S. Gerr, 1974 (File 168) - Box 19

"Gil Eannes" (new vessel) correspondence 1955 some printed material 'GJOA' 1 press cutting of GJOA Vessel (File 169) - Box 19

Glasier, Capt. M.B. - correspondence, 1949-76 (File 170-72) - Box 19

'Golden Hind' some correspondence, 1973 (File 173) - Box 19

Press clippings, photographs (File 173) - Box 19

Goodall, Natalie, Argentina, - 2 letters, 1975 (File 174) - Box 19

Goodman, Bob, correspondence, 1960-62 (File 174) - Box 19

Granada publications Ltd - 1 letter and replay, 1973 (File 175) - Box 19

Great Britain - ship correspondence 1968-73, photocopies of letters 1958, printed material, press clippings, photograph (File 176-7) - Box 20

Greece, Triremes, mostly newspaper cuttings 2 copies of letters, 1972, 1975 (File 178) - Box 20

Greenhill, Basil correspondence, 1975 (File 179) - Box 20

Greenland Trade mostly printed material and photographs (File 180) - Box 20

Grethe - Visit to Hamburg, 1977 (File 181) - Box 20

Grolier Society correspondence, 1964 (File 182) - Box 20

Grosset and Dunlop, N.Y. publishers, correspondence 1971, also draft for a preface for SAIL (File 182) - Box 20

Guinness Publishers 2 letters, 1975 (File 183) - Box 20

Gulf Stream - correspondence 1956 and drafts "GulfStream" by G.A.V. some press cuttings (File 183) - Box 20

H - general (File 184) - Box 21

HMSO publications and correspondence, 1974-75 (File 185) - Box 21

Hakluyt Society 1950-73 printed material of correspondence (File 186-7) - Box 21

Hale, Robert publisher (2 letters), 1955 (File 186-7) - Box 21

Hariot, Thomas - newspaper cuttings, 1972 (File 188) - Box 21

Harrap, G. publisher, correspondence, 1937 (File 188) - Box 21

Hauth, Harold (File 188) - Box 21

Hawkins, Cliff 1 letter (File 188) - Box 21

Hayes, Bully by A.T. Saunders - booklet correspondence 1970-74 about Hayes records (File 189) - Box 21

Heaton, Wallace, photographic guide (File 190) - Box 21

Herzogin, Cecilie 1 letter 1967 press cutting (File 190) - Box 21

Heyerdahl, Thor press cuttings about crossing the Atlantic in papyrus reed boat, 1970 (File 191) - Box 21

Hodder and Stoughton correspondence, 1934-49 (File 192) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton correspondence, 1949 (File 192) - Box 22

Set of the Sail (File 192) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton, 1950-52 (File 193) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton, 1952-54 (File 194) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton, 1953-66 (File 195) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton, 1968-77 (File 196-7) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton, 1969-77 (File 198) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton 1957 concerning Adventure atSea (File 199) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton 1955 HMS Mayflower (File 199) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton correspondence 1963-70 contracts and royalties (File 200) - Box 22

Hodder and Stoughton 1970 contract of press clippings The Deep Sea Fishermen (File 201) - Box 22

Hoffmann and Campe Verlag correspondence 1976 concerning Das Grosse Buch der Windjammerphotographs, notes and proofs (File 202) - Box 23

Holland - article by A.V. in National Geographic 1968, correspondence 1973, 1976 concerning translation into Dutch (File 203) - Box 23

Honolulu, visit to Honolulu, 1951 and lecture tour Horka, Archie correspondence 1964-70 (File 204) - Box 23

Hortense Schooner, correspondence, 1968, press cuttings (File 204) - Box 23

Humphrey, correspondence, 1970 (File 205) - Box 23

Hungary, Corvina Kiado Publishers, correspondence, 1972-72 (File 205) - Box 23

Huycke, Harold Capt, correspondence, 1941-73 (File 206-8) - Box 23

Hurst, Ales, 1973 (File 208) - Box 23

I Spy Annual, correspondence 1955 and article by A.V. "The Road to Zanzibar" (File 209) - Box 24

India, map of Indian Ocean, correspondence 1953, 1964 press cuttings and information on India (File 210) - Box 24

Indian Ocean draft and outlay for new book, photographs, notes of press clippings (File 211) - Box 24

Information For Books, correspondence, 1921-1938 and 1943, concerning article Whaling In the Frozen South; press clippings, one photograph (File 212) - Box 24

Inquiries for ship data, 1974 (File 212) - Box 24

Insurance Policies, Bray Gibb, Lloyds of London, 1968-75 (File 213) - Box 24

Ireland, correspondence 1974 concerning sail training vessel (File 214) - Box 24

Irish Celts - trish discoveries? letters 1959 press clippings (File 214) - Box 24

Irving Johnson correspondence 1970 and press clippings (File 215) - Box 24

Irving Johnson articles by I.J. and photo of I.J. correspondence (Newsletters), 1949-58 (File 216) - Box 24

Italy, correspondence 1952-74 concerning article LeVie del Mondo (File 217) - Box 24

James Craig, Barque, correspondence 1966, 1973-4, photographs, one scale drawing of Barquentine "Osprey" and press clipping (File 218) - Box 25

James, David, correspondence 1955-1960 concerning sailing ship scheme and article by A.V. The Impact of the Sea (File 219) - Box 25

"Jamestown" Ship, 1957 photographs, press cuttings, one letter 1957 by C.G. Bowman (File 220) - Box 25

Japan, personal correspondence with Basil Geenhill, British Embassy Tokyo, 1955-56 (File 221) - Box 25

Jarvis, Capt Brace-Winch, copies of the Cicero Correspondent Jan. - April 1883 and a booklet Wrinkles and suggestions for Sailing Vessels by J.C.B. Jarvis. Correspondence 1968 concerning Jarvis (File 222) - Box 25

Jockeys, Lester Piggott. Newspaper clipping only (File 223) - Box 25

John Williams, Mission Ship. Two leaves from a magazine (File 224) - Box 25

Jones, A.G.E. Two reprints of A.G.E. Jones articles and correspondence 1970 Josef Conrad, article by Huntington Hartford (File 225) - Box 25

Junkier J.B, correspondence, 1949-56 (File 226) - Box 25

Junks Chinese, Tsing hua Journal of Chinese Studies. No. 1 1960, newspaper cuttings, article on boat building in Early Ming period, two letters 1962, 1969 (File 227) - Box 25

Kaiulani (see folder 235) (File 228) - Box 25

"Kista Dan" correspondence 1953-6 photograph of "Magga Dan", journals and other articles on polar vessels (File 228) - Box 25

Knopf, Alfred, publisher, correspondence, 1968 (File 229) - Box 25

Kobenhavns Skribssaslgs, Bureau Correspondence, 1959 (File 230) - Box 25

Kodak, correspondence 1956-62 concerning cameras and film equipment (File 231) - Box 25

Kortum, Karl correspondence 1965-1970, agreement to serve on the barque Wandia signed by all seamen and officers, articles from magazines and press clippings, some photographs, police report and statements to obtain tug "Reliant" by deception (File 232-4) - Box 26

"Kaivlani" Barque, Committee for the preservation of the "Kaiulani", including memorandum, correspondence with Karl Kortum about Kaivlani, correspondence with Hutchison, articles and press cuttings (File 235) - Box 26

Krage, Fred, Capt, correspondence, 1969-73 (File 236) - Box 26

Krusenstern, one letter and reply regarding Krusenstern, 1975 (File 236) - Box 26

Kungsholm, correspondence, 1975 (File 237) - Box 26

Kuwait, one article in The Times, 1976 (File 237) - Box 26

Lacroix, Louis, Capt. Three letters, 1960 (File 238) - Box 27

Laeisz, Erich and others concerning information on sailing ships, 1932-1953 (File 238-9) - Box 27

"lancing", square rigger, one letter and reply, 1970 Gavin Craig, one photograph, press cuttings (File 240) - Box 27

Lamu, two letters, 1971, concerning Lamu Boats (File 240) - Box 27

"Lawhill" sailing vessel. Photographs, correspondence and notes by V.L. Bosazza on the end of the "Lawhill", 1959-77 (File 241) - Box 27

Learmont, James, correspondence, 1955, 1972 (File 242) - Box 27

Lectures and notes, requests for talks etc. also thank you notes, 1966-73 (File 242) - Box 27

Libel, one press cutting, 1971 only (File 243) - Box 27

Lifeline for Youth, one letter and reply, 1969 (File 243) - Box 27

"Lilla Dan", press cuttings, plan of vessel, and correspondence, 1959-60 (File 243) - Box 27

Lindfords, Harold Capt. One letter, 1976 (File 244) - Box 27

Lindsay, Norman, two letters concerning shipmodels made by Norman (File 244) - Box 27

Lloyds, London, one contract 1934, correspondence, 1955, 1962, 1966 (File 244) - Box 27

Loch Ness Monster, printed material and press cuttings, 1966-7 (File 245) - Box 28 (MS 6388)

Log Chips, periodical publication, 6 issues 1953-5, 1958-9 and correspondence with John Lyman, 1950-9 (File 245) - Box 28 (MS 6388)

Long, Dwight, correspondence, 1974-5 re lectures (File 246) - Box 28 (MS 6388)

Look and Learn publication, correspondence with editor John Davies concerning articles for magazine (File 247) - Box 28 (MS 6388)

Lutterworth Press (File 248) - Box 28 (MS 6388)

1. Correspondence, 1947-8, and manuscript story of the 'Joseph Conrad"

2. Correspondence, 1959-73, memorandum of agreement between A.V. Carter Brown concerning anthology (Sea, 1959, also for "My Favourite Sea Story" 1971), some notes and drafts

McCouni, Robert, correspondence, 1969-70 (File 249) - Box 29

McCurdy, H.W, correspondence, 1970 (File 249) - Box 29

McDonald, Capt, correspondence, 1938, 1975 (File 249) - Box 29

McGrail, F.J, one letter, 1937 (File 249) - Box 29

McGraw-Hill, correspondence, 1952-8, 1942-3 and agreement for "Indian Ocean", 1950 (File 250) - Box 29

McGregor, David and Patsy, correspondence, 1953-64 (File 251) - Box 29

McMillan Company Publishers, correspondence, 1962-6 also agreement for "The Battle of Trafalgar" (File 252) - Box 29

McNeill, Malcolm, one letter, 1937 (File 252) - Box 29

Madden, Sir Charles Admiral, correspondence, 1968, 1974 (File 253) - Box 29

Magazines, correspondence, 1952, notes and drafts (File 254) - Box 29

Magellan, correspondence mostly with National Geographic Society about Magellan story, 1975 (File 255) - Box 29

Magellan manuscripts and notes and press cuttings (File 156) - Box 29

Maldive Islands and GOA correspondence, 1956-58, 8 manuscripts by A.V. 'The Marvellous Maldive Islands', 'In Golden Goa To-day' and 'Goa and Diu', 1956, also stamps and money notes (File 257) - Box 29

Marconi International, correspondence, 1953, concerning article on radio communication, also article by A.V. 'Where Radio has saved many lives' (File 258) - Box 29

Marine Casualties, press cuttings, only Marine Corps Gazette, correspondence, 1948-9 concerning a series of reports and articles (File 259) - Box 30

Mariners' Mirror, correspondence, 1971 (File 260) - Box 30

Maritime Museums, General, 1965. Agenda, meetings of trustees, pamphlets, souvenir postcards from Penobscot Marine Museum (File 261) - Box 30

Maritime Trust correspondence with Shaw-Kennedy, Cutty Sark Society, minutes of meetings press releases, Ship Committee meetings, etc, 1969-1974 (File 262-267) - Box 30

Maritime Trust (File 268-69) - Box 31

Marsh, Ike W., seaman and model builder, correspondence, 1956-72 (File 270) - Box 31

Martin, Jack and Martin, Esmond, correspondence, 1972 75-7 (File 271) - Box 31

Mary Rose, project of lifting the 'Mary Rose', 1970 (File 272) - Box 31

Masefield, John, correspondence, 1971, concerning barque Gilcruix and L. Masefield's journey to Chile (File 273) - Box 31

Masters of sailing ships, correspondence, 1930-74, concerning their stories and experiences on sailing ships (File 274) - Box 31

May, Ernst, 1970-1, research ideas on early discoverers (File 275) - Box 31

Melbourne Herald, correspondence and articles, 1946-56 (File 276) - Box 32

Merchant Navy, information, press cuttings, Sailers' News, publication, 1950-1 (File 277) - Box 32

Meyer, Dr Jurgen, concerning background information, 1968-73 (File 278) - Box 32

Meyer, Mark, marine artist, correspondence, 1970-79, concerning drawings for dustjackets, photographs and proofs (File 279) - Box 32

Miethe, Capt. Don Robert, correspondence, 1970-4 and his story, some photographs and A.V. notebook on R. Miethe and visit to Chile (File 280) - Box 32

Miles, Bernard, correspondence, 1975, concerning exhibition of sea photographs at Mermaid Theatre (File 281) - Box 32

Millar, one letter, 1976 (File 282) - Box 32

Michinton, Prof. Comments on A.V. papers 'British Ports of Call in the 19th Century', 1969 (File 283) - Box 32

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1949 and A.V's article 'What the Deepsea Seaman Read Today' (File 384) - Box 32

Missing Ships, correspondence, 1954-5, concerning Radio talk on Missing Ships (File 285) - Box 33

Missing Ships, correspondence, 1955-7, notes, background material, press cuttings etc for book Posted Missing (File 286 A-B) - Box 33

Missing Ships - Trawlers, press cuttings, few letters, 1968 (File 287) - Box 33

Missing Ships - Trawlers, newspaper cuttings, few letters, 1968 (File 288) - Box 33

'Moby Dick', printed material only, 1972 (File 289) - Box 33

Model craft, correspondence re building of sailing ship models, 1948 (File 290) - Box 33

Morison, Prof. Samuel Eliot, correspondence, 1969-72, press cuttings (File 291) - Box 34

'Moyana' - Training vessel, press cuttings, report and few letters concerning Moyana, 1956 (File 292) - Box 34

Muller, Charles Capt. correspondence, 1948-1965 (File 293) - Box 34

Muller, Charles, letter by Ch. Miller and his story also photograph of C.M. correspondence, 1965-9 (File 294) - Box 34

Museum Press, correspondence, 1948-53 (File 295) - Box 34

Museum Press, correspondence, 1954-76 (File 296) - Box 34

Mystic Seaport, correspondence with Marine Historical Association, 1948-53 (File 297) - Box 34

Mystic Seaport, pamphlets, photographs and correspondence, 1970-4 (File 298) - Box 34

Mysteries, correspondence, 1956-7, 1963, 1965 and press cuttings (File 299) - Box 34

Naish, George, two letters Society of Nautical Research, 1973 (File 300) - Box 35

National Maritime v Historical Society, correspondence, 1974 (File 300) - Box 35

National Geographic Society, correspondence, 1958-61; also notes, photographs and articles by A.V. for N.G.S (File 201-2) - Box 35

National Geographic Society, photographs with text for articles (File 303) - Box 35

National Geographic Society, correspondence, 1977 and printed material concerning Francis Drake journey (File 304) - Box 35

Nautical Magazine, correspondence, 1947-66, also drafts of articles by A.V (File 305-6) - Box 35

Nautical Photo Agency, correspondence, 1952-60 (File 307) - Box 35

Nautical research Society, correspondence, 1947-56, also minutes of meetings, reports, notes and lecture notes (File 308-313) - Box 36

Nautical research, correspondence concerning articles in Mariner's Mirror (File 314) - Box 36

Navigation Institute, one letter, 1966, Navy Record Society concerning membership (File 315) - Box 36

Nelson, W. Capt. one letter, 1972 by granddaughter of Capt. W. Nelson Nelson, Land, correspondence, 1963 and draft 'The Battle of Trafalgar' (File 316) - Box 37

Nelson, Lord, printed material, mostly agenda and minutes of meetings of the Victory Advisory Technical Committee, 1967-7 (File 317-318) - Box 37

Nelson, W.A. Capt. 'Memoirs of my Life at Sea' draft by W.A. Nelson (File 319) - Box 37

New Guinea, printed material about Papuan Canoes (File 320) - Box 37

New Venture magazine, two letters, 1956-58 and article by A.V (File 321) - Box 37

New York Times, correspondence, 1937, 1947-50. 1972, draft of article by A.V. newspaper cuttings (File 322) - Box 37

New Zealand, correspondence, 1968-74, some photographs (File 323) - Box 37

New Foundland, two letters 1972, one letter 1963 (File 324) - Box 38

News Cronicle, three letters, 1955, one press cutting (File 325) - Box 38

Nissen, Capt. Two letters by H. Thielig (File 326) - Box 38

North Pole, by R.O.R. one press cutting, 1971 only (File 327) - Box 38

North West Passage, draft and article, 'Northwest Passage' by A.V., some correspondence, 1954, 1957 (File 327) - Box 38

Norway, correspondence, 1952-56, some printed material (File 328) - Box 38

Ocean Book, 'The Story of Man's Conquest' by A.V., manuscripts only (File 329) - Box 39

Oceanography, printed matter and press cuttings (File 330) - Box 39

'Oceans Magazine', drafts of articles by A.V., correspondence, 1968-1972 (File 331-2) - Box 39

Odhams Press, correspondence, 1952-9 (File 333) - Box 39

Operation Sail, correspondence, 1961-54, circulars and printed material (File 334) - Box 39

Operation Sail in Australia, 1964-65 (File 335) - Box 39

Operation Sail in New York, correspondence, 1975, some letters of printed materials (File 336) - Box 39

Outward Bound, correspondence, 1947-70 and printed material and drafts of book by A.V (File 337) - Box 39

Oxford University Press, correspondence and press cuttings, Oxford Seminar miscellaneous (File 339) - Box 39

Pacific, personal letters, 1938-9 by R. Brudo (File 340) - Box 40

Packet Ships, one letter of reply, 1952, photos press cuttings (File 340) - Box 40

Paddle Steamer, one letter, 1961, one pamphlet, 1963 (File 341) - Box 40

Pakistan, two letters, 1957-69, one letter 1951 also article by A.V. nee also Folder 34 (File 342) - Box 40

'Pamir', correspondence, 1947-58, notes, press cuttings and article 'Pamir-Peking', 1974 (File 343-4) - Box 40

'Pamir', mostly printed material and other background notes on the loss of the 'Pamir' (File 345) - Box 40

Pan Books, correspondence, 1955 re publishing The Set of Sails (File 346) - Box 40

Panama, one personal letter, Dean Webster, 1973, brochures, postcards, magazine (File 346) - Box 40

'Parma', vessel, document, 1931, for grain cargoes South Australia to United Kingdom (File 347) - Box 40

Parson magazine (File 347) - Box 40

Passages, receipts of bookings and travel arrangement 348 (File 347) - Box 40

Patrick Stephens, publishers, correspondence, 1973-6, drawing of Rothesay Bay, newspaper cuttings, 1937 (File 347) - Box 40

Pearls, 3p. article from magazine only (File 3459) - Box 41

Penguin Books, correspondence, 1946-7, concerning articles on modern whaling, correspondence, 1971-7 regarding chapter from Set of The Sails (File 350) - Box 41

Penn, William's Ship 'Welcome', correspondence, 1960-5 regarding rebuilding of 'Welcome' some photographs and drawings (File 351) - Box 41

Percival Marshall, publication correspondence 1948-57 and article by A.V. 'A Fine New Polar Vessel' (File 352-352A) - Box 41

Pereira, Dr Theotonio correspondence, 1949-1965 (File 353-355) - Box 41

Peru correspondence, 1953-4 (File 356) - Box 41

Phoenicians, one press cutting only (File 357) - Box 42

Photographic Agents correspondence Dorin Leigh 1938, 46 correspondence Poyser 1946-7 and others (File 357) - Box 42

Piening, Herman Capt.correspondence 1949-68 and photocopies of letters (File 358-9) - Box 42

Pierrot, George correspondence, 1974-6 (File 360) - Box 42

Pilger, correspondence concerning Pilger's memoirs (File 361) - Box 42

Pirates, articles by A.V. press cuttings and two pamphlets (File 361) - Box 42

Pitman magazine 1970 two letters (File 362) - Box 42

Pitt Rivers museum correspondence, 1970 (File 362) - Box 42

Plimoth Plantation, correspondence and printed material, 1973-7 (File 363) - Box 42

Pohl, Frederick correspondence concerning forward in F.P. Viking book (File 364) - Box 42

Poland correspondence 1961-4 concerning publication of The Conrad in Polish (File 365) - Box 42

"Polly Woods", one newsletter, 1977 (File 365) - Box 42

'Pommmern', Barque correspondence 1968 to save the barque (File 365) - Box 42

Popper, Paul and Co, Literary Services, articles for Paul Popper correspondence 1946-1970, statements, press cuttings, manuscripts of articles etc (File 366-371) - Box 43

Portugal draft by A.V. "The Tuna Fishermen of Southern Portugal", notebook, and correspondence 1951-74 containing some personal letters to Nancy and Alan V., printed material and press clippings (File 372-374) - Box 43

Portugal, correspondence 1964-6 press cuttings, printed material (File 375) - Box 44

Portugal correspondence 1974-51 concerning Portuguese trip and stay 1950, 51, 52, 53 (File 376) - Box 44

Portuguese Publishers correspondence, 1951-58 (File 377) - Box 44

Powell, Joe correspondence 1973-4 idea for film on sailing ships (File 378) - Box 44

"Preussen" - Five-mast Ship correspondence, articles, press clippings, photographs and "Preussen" (File 379) - Box 44

"Prince Louis" ship correspondence 1969 Primitive Craft newspaper cuttings only (File 380) - Box 44

Prolss, William correspondence 1957-1963 concerning new idea of the Dynaship (File 381) - Box 44

Prolss, William data and printed material on the Dynaship, some correspondence, 1968-195 (File 382-3) - Box 44

Pete [Villers] about Proxy Votes personal letters and three photos of Peter Villiers and A.V (File 384) - Box 44

Publicity - Press cuttings, correspondence, 1952-56 (File 385) - Box 45

Publishers - Contracts and agreements, 1931-68 (File 386) - Box 45

Publishers - general correspondence, 1937-66 (File 387-8) - Box 45

Publishers - U.S.A. mostly correspondence 1974-5 also contracts and draft (File 389) - Box 45

Puget, Peter 1965-1822 Newspaper article and one letter concerning Puget (File 390) - Box 45

Race, Notebook 1956 press cuttings and souvenir programme and printed material about Bermuda Race-Torbay To Lisbon (File 391) - Box 46

Raymond - Whitcomb re South American Voyage, 1976 (File 392) - Box 46

Readers Digest correspondence 1956, 1969-1972, some newspaper cuttings, draft of article (File 393) - Box 46

Reed, Eleanor personal correspondence 1947-8, also personal letters from Michael Folan, 1947-8 (File 394) - Box 46

Reford, Robert and Co. Correspondence, 1957-64 (File 394) - Box 46

"Regina Maris" correspondence press releases and photos, 1969 (File 394) - Box 46

Replicas, draft of article by A.V. printed materials, photographs, photocopies, press cuttings, some correspondence, 1971 (File 395-6) - Box 46

Reprints of articles by A.V (File 397) - Box 46

Requests - mostly from publishers, 1968-71 (File 398) - Box 46

Research notes miscellaneous notes by A.V (File 399) - Box 46

Reviews of some books by A.V, 1971-4 (File 400-401) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Riggers and Rigging One letter by J. Wood 1972 Roskill, Miss June Correspondence, 1969-71 (File 402) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Rogers, Bruce correspondence 1934-1955, and correspondence about Bruce Rogers 1970's (File 403) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Roman Ships newspaper clippings only "Romance" -Brigantine, one letter, printed material (File 404) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Routledge - Publisher, agreements and correspondence, 1946-64 (File 405) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Routledge Publishes, statements an accounts (File 406) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Rowing - newspaper clippings only (File 407) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Royal Society souvenir programme 1969 only (File 407) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Rudder Publications, correspondence, 1969 (File 408) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Runciman, Vicount Three invitations (File 408) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

Russian - article on a ship Voyage form Odessa to Baltimore, press cuttings, photographs (File 408) - Box 47 (MS 6388)

S-general, correspondence with N. Searle, Stan Sharhand, Stauffer and others (File 409) - Box 48

"Sagres" Voyage - receipts and statements correspondence 1952-4 also draft of a sea story and article on the Portuguease sail-training ships, press cuttings and printed material (File 410) - Box 48

Sail - general: Return of the Sail research material, correspondence and draft of article (File 411) - Box 48

Sail training articles, printed material and newspaper clippings, correspondence (File 412-13) - Box 48

Sail training Sail training Association U.K. minutes of meetings 1962-69 correspondence, research material and articles by A.V (File 414-17) - Box 48

Sail-training "Operation Sail" New York articles, newspaper cuttings (File 418) - Box 49

Sail-training Ship - School ships (British) 'Plea for a soul' article by A.V (File 419) - Box 49

Sail-training Ship - International race committee 1955-58 notebook, correspondence, articles and agreement with publishers for "A Book of Sea Adventures" (File 420) - Box 49

Soul Training Vessel, for British project minutes of meetings, 1960-62 (File 421-422) - Box 49

Sailors - correspondence, 1934, 1957, 1964-67 (File 423) - Box 49

Sailing Education Association - America correspondence, newsletters, meetings, 1972 (File 424) - Box 49

Sailing Ship - general Three letters only requests to serve on S.S (File 425) - Box 49

Sailing Ship Book - correspondence 1934, 1952 also drafts of articles, printed material (File 426) - Box 49

Sailing Ship Schemes mostly correspondence, 1947-8, 1951-5, 1965 (File 427) - Box 49

San Diego Two letters 1970, 1967. Maritime Museum Association of San Diego (File 428) - Box 50

San Francisco correspondence Maritime Museum S.F. 1954-1957 also newspaper cuttings (File 429) - Box 50

Santa Maria 1955, 1963-5 correspondence, newspaper cuttings, photographs and model of the "Santa Maria" (File 430) - Box 50

Saturday Review - 1969 concerning Manuscript "The Voyage of Magellan" also draft of manuscript (File 431) - Box 50

School Ship - "Albatros" 1961 newspaper cuttings only (File 432) - Box 50

School Ship - "Albatros" 1961 newspaper cuttings only (File 432) - Box 50

School Ship - educational, 1962 (File 432) - Box 50

School Ship - tragedies, press cuttings, 1957 (File 432) - Box 50

School Ship - Danish 1964, printed material concerning "Georg Stage" + two letters (File 432) - Box 50

School Ship-Europe, printed material one article by A.V (File 433) - Box 50

School Ship - Sweden - Norway correspondence 1937 concerning Christian Radich also correspondence 1957, 1960s, press clippings etc (File 434) - Box 50

School Ship Race 1954-6 correspondence with International Race Committee, 1954-6 (File 435) - Box 50

School Ship Race 1956-1960 correspondence and press clipping (File 436) - Box 50

School Ship's 1967-1972 mostly printed material (File 437) - Box 50

Schoolboys - Square Riggers - draft of manuscript, 1962 (File 438) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Schooners - draft of manuscript (File 439) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Scribner and Son correspondence with"Editor Alice Dalgliesh 1952 and Agreements (File 440) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Scribner and Son correspondence with P. Knowlton, Harry Baraque, 1958-63 (File 441) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Scribner and Son correspondence with Wallace Meyer, 1948-58 (File 442-3) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Scribner and Son - London correspondence with Max Perkins, 1938-40 (File 444) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Scribner and Son - New York correspondence with Whitney Darrow, 1943-1972 (File 445-448) - Box 51 (MS 6388)

Sea Breezes - publication, correspondence and articles for Sea Breezes, 1947-74 (File 449) - Box 52

Sea Cadet Corps - Sea Travel, mostly public material and press cuttings (File 450) - Box 52

Sea Craft - publication 1947 some correspondence and articles (File 451) - Box 52

Seafarers Education Service some correspondence, 1963-9 (File 452) - Box 52

Sealers - one publication in Swedish, press clippings and notes (File 453) - Box 52

Sailors Four letters from sailors, 1973 (File 453) - Box 52

Seaman One letter from old seaman, 1975 (File 454) - Box 52

Ship Information - model of "Joseph Conrad" (1956) (File 455) - Box 52

Ship Information 1973-5 correspondence (German documents), German crew lists, 1872 (File 456) - Box 52

Ship Information, some letters 1976-8 mostly printed material (File 457) - Box 52

Set of Sails, correspondence 1949 - foreign rights and translations of Set of Sails (File 458) - Box 52

Thames Shiplovers Ship Model Society programme, 1981 (File 459) - Box 53

Ship Mates reunion 1967-1975 correspondence also two group photographs First Villers and mates, 1928, second photograph much later - maybe, 1969 (File 459) - Box 53

Shipwrecks - press cuttings only (File 459) - Box 53

Ships - correspondence, 1962 (File 460) - Box 53

Ships - miscellaneous press clippings (File 460) - Box 53

Ships and Sailing, magazine correspondence and articles, 1951-55 (File 461-3) - Box 53

Ships and Sailing, magazine correspondence and articles, 1951-55 (File 464) - Box 53

Ships schemes and preservation etc, 1968-71 (File 465) - Box 53

Ships odd and old sailing ships (File 466) - Box 53

Ships preservation and ship scholars (File 467) - Box 53

Sigma Delta CH1 carollment and certificate for membership (File 468) - Box 53

Small, Adrian - correspondence, 1970-75 (File 469) - Box 53

Society of Nautical Research 1971-75 correspondence with S.N.R (File 470-471) - Box 54

Sout Street Seaport Museum N.Y. correspondence and printed material, 1967-75 (File 472) - Box 54

Speak - invitation and correspondence, 1975 (File 473) - Box 54

Sperling, Karl Heinz correspondence (File 473) - Box 54

Splivalo, Josef (File 473) - Box 54

Sports - Illustrated, correspondence with editor concerning articles (File 473) - Box 54

Square-Riggers Club, San Francisco, 1967-8 (File 474) - Box 54

"Star of India" 1970 some letters, photographs, printed material (File 475) - Box 54

Stephens Patrick - publishers correspondence, 1974-6 (File 476) - Box 54

Suez Canal - Swiss Publishers (File 477) - Box 54

Tahiti correspondence, 1969 (File 478) - Box 55

Tailor - Civil and military tailor personal correspondence (File 478) - Box 55

Tankers - Oil Carriers some correspondence and printed material (File 479) - Box 55

Tasmania mostly correspondence with State Library of Tasmania (File 480) - Box 55

Tasmania - Adult Education Board, correspondence, 1960-62 (File 481) - Box 55

Sout Street Seaport Museum N.Y. correspondence and printed material, 1967-75 (File 472) - Box 55

Speak - invitation and correspondence, 1975 (File 473) - Box 55

Sperling, Karl Heinz correspondence (File 473) - Box 55

Splivalo, Josef (File 473) - Box 55

Sports - Illustrated, correspondence with editor concerning articles (File 473) - Box 55

Square-Rigers Club, San Francisco, 1967-8 (File 474) - Box 55

"Star of India" 1970 some letters, photographs, printed material (File 475) - Box 55

Stephens Patrick - publishers correspondence, 1974-6 (File 476) - Box 55

Suez Canal - Swiss Publishers (File 477) - Box 55

Tahiti correspondence, 1969 (File 478) - Box 55

Tailor-Civil and military tailor personal correspondence (File 478) - Box 55

Tankers - Oil Carriers some correspondence and printed material (File 479) - Box 55

Tasmania mostly correspondence with State Library of Tasmania (File 480) - Box 55

Tasmania - Adult education Board, correspondence, 1960-62 (File 481) - Box 55

Tasmania Cat and Fiddle Press correspondence, 1974-5 (File 482) - Box 55

Tasmania Jam Fleet press cutting + one letter (File 483) - Box 55

Tasmania R.S.L (File 484) - Box 55

Tasmania Royal Yacht Club - general rules book and photos (File 484) - Box 55

Taxation and returns 1951-63 (personal) (File 485) - Box 55

Taxation and returns 1951-63 (personal) (File 486) - Box 55

Taxation receipts etc, 1966 (File 487) - Box 55

Thames Shiplovers Soc. and Ship Model Club Villiers' certificate of membership, newsletters, correspondence and some photos see also Folder 459 (File 488) - Box 56

Theiling, Herman personal correspondence 1972, Theiling Tours of Europe (File 489) - Box 56

"Titanic" and the California Incident printed material, few letters (File 490) - Box 56

Time - lifebooks 2 letters (1964,1977) (File 490) - Box 56

Tomkin, Warwick (File 491) - Box 56

Translation of Josef Conrad in to other languages (File 491) - Box 56

Transport History - magazine (File 492) - Box 56

Deep sea fisherman (File 493) - Box 56

Treasures - Press cuttings only (File 494) - Box 56

Trewin Coppelstone (File 494) - Box 56

Trident - articles by Villiers (File 495) - Box 56

True - magazine - correspondence and articles, 1948 (File 495) - Box 56

Typing - accounts and receipts for typing of articles - manuscripts (File 496) - Box 56

Underhill, Harold correspondence, 1952-56 (File 497) - Box 57

United States Nabal Institute, correspondence and article, 1965-6 (File 498) - Box 57

V - General, some letters and one press cutting (File 499) - Box 57

Vickers Ltd. magazine correspondence and article, 1964 (File 499) - Box 57

Van Zeller, Eduardo correspondence, 1952 (File 500) - Box 57

H.M.S. "Victory" reports and minutes of meetings of the Victory Advisory Technical Committee 1955-1974 and riggings (File 501-506) - Box 57

H.M.S. "Victory" Technical Committee, 1974-76 (File 507-8) - Box 58

Victory and Nelson manuscript, 1978 (File 509) - Box 58

H.M.S. "Victory" Survey Summary (File 510) - Box 58

Viking press clippings and photographs only (File 511) - Box 58

Ville de Mulhouse, photograph and letter (File 511) - Box 58

Voyages, newspaper clippings of odd voyages (File 512) - Box 58

Voyages, solo article by A.V. and press clippings (File 513) - Box 58

Voyages, ideas and planned (File 514) - Box 58

Voyages, other (File 514) - Box 58

Wales Welsh Historical Society correspondence, draft of article by A.V., printed matter, 1974-5 (File 515) - Box 59

"Wander Bird", one letter, of reprint of article, 1973 (File 515) - Box 59

Ward, Edmund publisher - correspondence, 1959 (File 516) - Box 59

Watches - brochures and receipts (File 516) - Box 59

Waterways, one brochure on Irish Inland cruising (File 516) - Box 59

Watkins, Mike, correspondence, 1949-1967 (File 517-519) - Box 59

Wavertree, printed material, photographs, correspondence, 1969 (File 520) - Box 59

Weinstein, Robert correspondence, 1969 (File 521) - Box 59

Whaling, mostly printed matter and press cuttings, some photographs (File 522) - Box 59

Whittlesey House, publishers, 1949 (File 523) - Box 59

Who's Who biographical entry, correspondence, 1973-5 (File 524) - Box 59

Windjammer, correspondence about Windjammer (File 524) - Box 59

Film 1930-31 and press clippings (File 524) - Box 59

Williams, Capt., correspondence, 1948 (File 524) - Box 59

Yachting, publication, correspondence and articles, 1947-1956 (File 525) - Box 60

Yachting accident (File 526) - Box 60

Yachts, small crafts (File 526) - Box 60

Yachts, America Cup (newspaper cutting only) (File 527) - Box 60

Yachts, small crafts (File 527) - Box 60

Yachts, for charter, correspondence, printed materials and photos (File 528) - Box 60

Yachts, clipper race 1973-75, drafts of articles, correspondence (File 529) - Box 60

Yacht, Dutch correspondence, 1958-59 (File 530) - Box 60

Yachts, Ocean race mostly printed material and press clipping (File 531) - Box 60

Yachts, oddities press clippings only (File 532) - Box 60

Radley College, 1958 (File 532) - Box 60

Yachts, single handed race, mostly press (File 533) - Box 60

Yachts, Women etc. press clipping only (File 534) - Box 60

Yachts, Yachting magazine correspondence 1965-56 only (File 535) - Box 60

Miscellaneous correspondence filed in date order (File 537) - Box 61-63

Series 2. Personal files, autobiographical note and family letters

Personal records, certificate and references, 1919-41 (File 562) - Box 64

Applications for Visas and passports for Alan and Nancy Villiers and Australian Passports (File 563) - Box 64

British passports and Pilot log book (File 564) - Box 64

Australia - personal correspondence, 1962 (File 565) - Box 64

Civil Service Exams of Christopher A. Villiers, 1968 (File 566) - Box 64

Financial estate; bank statements an accounts Alan and Nancy Villiers (File 567) - Box 64

Work - application for positions and references, 1946-49 (File 568) - Box 64

Personal letters 1935- (File 569) - Box 64

Family letters 1993-1980, one private journal with autobiographical notes (File 570-571) - Box 64

Personal correspondence with Fritz Eglerton (File 572-56) - Box 65

Series 3. General drafts

And Not to Yield. A story of the Outward Bound (File 577-581) - Box 66 (MS 6388)

The Battle of Trafalgar (File 582) - Box 66 (MS 6388)

By the Way of Cape Horn (See also Series 23) (File 583-585) - Box 66 (MS 6388)

Drafts and handwritten notes for Cape Horn Book (See also Series 23) (File 586) - Box 67

Cape Horn Ship manuscript (File 587-591) - Box 67

Coast Guard - training bark "Eagle", manuscript, notes and information on U.S. Coast Guard also Operation Orders from U.S.C.G. Academy 1954, some correspondence (File 592) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

Coral Sea - draft (File 593-594) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

Coral Sea - master copy (File 595-596) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

Little Joey the "Conrad's" Cat (File 597) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

Cutty Sark - A biography of a Clipper (File 598-600) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

Cutty Sark - appendices (File 601) - Box 68 (MS 6388)

The Deep Sea Fisherman, drafts and manuscripts (File 602-4) - Box 69

East Anglia draft, notes, printed material and other information (File 605-8) - Box 69

Evolution of the Ship - draft, proof and illustration, 1962 (File 609-11) - Box 70

Give Me A Ship To Sail - typescript (File 612-13) - Box 70

Give Me A Ship To Sail another draft (File 614-15) - Box 70

Grace Harwar's Voyage - draft (File 616-17) - Box 70

Grain Race notes and drafts for articles on talk (File 618) - Box 71

Grain Race - manuscript (File 619-620) - Box 71

Great Moments On The Sea - manuscript, 1960 (File 621) - Box 71

Hazardous Sea Profession - draft - see also subject Trawlers (File 622) - Box 71

Indian Ocean - draft (File 623) - Box 71

Magellan - drafts, notes and retyped article on Magellan, some correspondence, 1975 (File 624-625) - Box 71

Maldive Islands, note book, correspondence and article on Maldive Islands (File 626) - Box 71

Ocean of the World - draft, 1963 (File 627-630) - Box 72

Operation Sail - manuscript and illustration (File 631) - Box 72

Outward Bound - manuscript and notes, 1953 (File 632) - Box 72

Pioneers of The Seven Seas - manuscript (File 633-636) - Box 72

Posted Missing - draft (File 637-639) - Box 73

Posted Missing - draft (File 640-642) - Box 73

Posted Missing - rough draft (File 643-644) - Box 73

Posted Missing - draft (File 645-6) - Box 74

Quest Of The Schooner Argus - draft (File 645-649) - Box 74

Robertson - draft and notes (File 650-652) - Box 74

Round Cape Horn in a Grain Ship - draft (File 653) - Box 74

Sailing Eagle - typescript (File 654) - Box 75

The Sea and the Islands A journal of a Voyage around the World in the Ship "Joseph Conrad" (File 655-658) - Box 75

The Set of The Sails A story of a Cape Horn Seaman (File 569-661) - Box 75

The Set of The Sails - draft (File 662) - Box 75

The Set Of The Sails - draft (File 663-4) - Box 76

The Ship and I - draft (File 665) - Box 76

The Ship and I corrected typed copy (File 666-667) - Box 76

"South America Book" by Fritz Eggerton (File 668-669) - Box 76

Storm on the Quintanilla - see also Robertson Book (File 670-781) - Box 76

Voyaging with the Wind manuscript and published copy, also press release (File 672-673) - Box 77

War With Cape Horn orig. draft, 1970 (File 674-677) - Box 77

War With Cape Horn manuscript (File 678-681) - Box 77

War With Cape Horn manuscript and book (File 682-683) - Box 78

The Way of a Ship manuscript (File 684-687) - Box 78

The Way of a Ship information and notes some correspondence and printed material (File 688) - Box 78

Miscellaneous drafts (File 689-694) - Box 79

Research material to Sea Mysteries (File 695-696) - Box 79

Series 4. Diaries, journals, logs and notebooks

In one chronological sequence. See also logs and diaries belonging to specific subject series, e.g. Joseph Conrad.

Diary on barque "Rothesay Bay" and on "James Craig", May 1920-June 1920 (Item 1) - Box 80

Diary on barque "Bellands", December 1920 (Item 2) - Box 80

Log of the barque "Bellands", December 1920-May 1921 (Item 3) - Box 80

Diary on the ketch "Hawk" and on the steamer "War Spray", December 1921-Feb. 1922 (Item 4) - Box 80

Log of the "Sir James Clark Ross", November 1923-Jan. 1924 (Item 5) - Box 80

Log of the "Sir James Clark Ross", Jan. 1924-April 1924 (Item 6) - Box 80

Diary of a journey around the world on the "Herzogin Cecilie", Jan. 1928-August 1928 (Item 7) - Box 80

Log 1 on the barque 'Herzogin Cecilie", January 1928 (Item 8) - Box 80

Log 2 on the barque 'Herzogin Cecilie", February 1928 (Item 9) - Box 80

Log 3 on the barque 'Herzogin Cecilie", March 1928 (Item 9a) - Box 80

Diary - U.S.A. Trip, January 1930-April 1941 (Item 10a) - Box 80

Portrait of a small boy dressed in double-breasted sailor jacket [picture]

Notebook on coats of sailing ships, August 1931 (Item 10) - Box 80

Notebook, 1931 (Item 11) - Box 80

Notebook - Interview with B. Jarvis, 1932 (Item 12) - Box 80

Diary - Travellings in U.S.A. February 1932 leave San Francisco by "Makura", 1932 (Item 13) - Box 80

Notebook on the ship "Parma", March 1932-33 (Item 13a) - Box 80

Log of the barque "Parma", March 1932-33 (Item 14) - Box 80

Journal of the barque "Parma", February 1933-Oct. 33 (Item 15) - Box 80

Log on the Schooner "Aimless", 1934 (Item 16) - Box 80

Diary sailing to Australia, 1935 (Item 17) - Box 80

Diary - with intended programme for the year, like "Complete The Coral Sea" (Item 18) - Box 81

Notebook - Coral Sea (Item 18a) - Box 81

Notebook - Coral Sea (Item 18b) - Box 81

Notebook first entry, June 1948-Dec. 1948 (Item 19) - Box 81

Diary with programme for the year (Item 20) - Box 81

Lecture tour U.S.A, January-April 1948 (Item 20) - Box 81

Log of a trail run from Aberdovery-Abersoch, 1949 (Item 21) - Box 81

Desk diary with programme of the year: until March-"Sail the Warspite"; March-August "Portuguese Codfishermen" story, 1950 (Item 22) - Box 81

Log No. 1 of the schooner "Argus" April-May, 1950 (Item 23) - Box 81

Log No. 2 of the schooner "Argus" June-September, 1950 (Item 24) - Box 81

Notebook March-September 1950 on Cod fishing, 1950 (Item 25) - Box 81

Notebook history of the "Argus" (Item 26) - Box 81

Booknotes on the "Argus" (Item 26a) - Box 81

Diary - domestic diary with family notes, 1951 (Item 27) - Box 81

Pocket diary - travel notes, 1951 (Item 28) - Box 81

Notebook - notes and addresses, 1951 (Item 29) - Box 81

Notebook personal accounts, 1951-2 (Item 30) - Box 81

Diary - personal, 1952 (Item 31) - Box 82

Notebook - notes on Walter Naylor and other sailors, 1952 (Item 32) - Box 82

Notebook - information on ships October 1952, 1952 (Item 33) - Box 82

Desk Diary - with personal and domestic notes, 1952 (Item 25) - Box 82

Notebook May 1952 leaving England by "Alcantara" and notes on photos taken, 1952 (Item 35) - Box 82

Notebook June 3-30 on the barque "Sagres", 1952 (Item 36) - Box 82

Desk diary - business and domestic notes, 1953 (Item 37) - Box 82

Pocket diary - business and domestic notes, 1953 (Item 38) - Box 82

Notebook May 1953 - Tuna fishing, 1953 (Item 39) - Box 82

Notebook notes on photographs taken, 1953 (Item 40) - Box 82

Notebook leaving Oxford for U.S.-expenses etc, 1953 (Item 41) - Box 82

Notebook on film and photos taken, 1953 (Item 42) - Box 82

Diary, programme for the year for lectures, broadcasts, articles, films etc, 1954 (Item 43) - Box 82

Diary, personal and domestic notes, 1954 (Item 44) - Box 82

Notebook on "Bellatrix Voyage" May 1954, 1954 (Item 44a) - Box 82

Log book "Eagle Cruise" - narrative account 1954, 1954 (Item 45) - Box 82

Logbook - of the "Pequod" used for the filming of "Moby Dick" September-October, 1954 (Item 46) - Box 82

Chief Officer's Logbook, Ship "Pequod", 1954 (Item 46a) - Box 82

Notebook - notes on missing ships October 1945-1955, 1954 (Item 47) - Box 82

Pocket diary - appointments and addresses, 1955 (Item 48) - Box 82

Notebook - notes on U.S. trip and expenses, 1955 (Item 49) - Box 82

Notebook January-April notes on U.S. trip and accounts, 1955 (Item 50) - Box 82

Notebook May notes on Portugal trip - "Gil Eanes", 1955 (Item 51) - Box 82

Logbook May 1955 on ship "Gil Eanes", 1955 (Item 52) - Box 82

Desk diary mostly domestic appointments, 1955 (Item 53) - Box 82

Notebook - Norwegian sailing vessels missing, 1955 (Item 54) - Box 82

Notebook - August-September notes at Lloyds, 1955 (Item 55) - Box 82

Pocket diary - personal diary and addresses, 1956 (Item 56) - Box 83

Diary - travel arrangements, London Rome, Karachi, 1956 (Item 57) - Box 83

Diary January-March mostly N. Villiers' appointments, 1956 (Item 58) - Box 83

Notebook - Baggvala voyage to Maldives, 1956 (Item 59) - Box 83

Notebook Pakistan, Goa, Ceylon, 1956 (Item 60) - Box 83

Notebook requirements, expenses, 1956 (Item 61) - Box 83

Diary personal and business appointments, 1957 (Item 62) - Box 83

Notebook September-October U.S.A. trip, expenses etc, 1957 (Item 63) - Box 83

Notebook February 1958-March work programme U.K lectures, 1958 (Item 64) - Box 83

Notebook, May-June fo. notes for voyage of the voyage of the "Marcel B. surdo", 1958 (Item 65) - Box 83

Chief Officers' Log book, June - August 1958 "Marcel B. Surdo" Italy to Spain 1958, 1958 (Item 66) - Box 83

Copy of agreement "Marcel B. Surdo", 1958 (Item 67) - Box 83

List of crew "Marcel B. Surdo", 1958 (Item 68) - Box 83

Pocket note book - Programme USA October-November 1958 expenses etc, 1958 (Item 69) - Box 83

Diary - personal and business appointments, 1959 (Item 70) - Box 83

Notebook March 1959 checklist for Voyage "Cristoden", 1959 (Item 71) - Box 83

Chief Officers' Log book, May "Cristoden" from Port Dinorwic to Scots Cruise 1959, 1959 (Item 72) - Box 83

Lloyd's Policy - "Cristoden", 1959 (Item 73) - Box 83

List of crew - "Cristoden" April 1959, 1959 (Item 74) - Box 83

Journal - "Cristoden" April-July Book 1, 1959 (Item 75) - Box 83

Journal - "Cristoden" July-September Book 2, 1959 (Item 76) - Box 83

Notebook, November-December US trip, 1959 (Item 77) - Box 83

Notebook - US trip, programme and expenses April 1960, 1960 (Item 78) - Box 83

Chief Officer's Log Book, cruise on the "Tectona", SW England, June 1960, 1960 (Item 79) - Box 83

List of crew "Tectona" June 1960, 1960 (Item 80) - Box 83

Journal, 1960 (Item 81) - Box 83

Notebook - photograph records on "Tectona", 1960 (Item 82) - Box 83

Journal August-September "Tectona", 1960 (Item 83) - Box 83

Notebook August-September records of photographs and expenses, 1960 (Item 84) - Box 83

Notebook September-December US trip expenses - programme, 1960 (Item 85) - Box 83

Diary - personal and appointments, 1961 (Item 86) - Box 84

Notebook Lecture trip UK (February 1961), 1961 (Item 87) - Box 84

Notebook Washington trip (March 1961), 1961 (Item 88) - Box 84

Logbook Journal on the "Marcel" and "Angiola", 1961 (Item 89) - Box 84

Notebook "Angiola" August-September, 1961 (Item 90) - Box 84

Notebook US trip lecture tour expenses, programme, 1961 (Item 91) - Box 84

Notebook trip to Devon December 1961 expenses programme, 1961 (Item 92) - Box 84

Diary - personal appointment diary, 1961 (Item 93) - Box 84

Notebook - Scandinavian trip, 1961 (Item 94) - Box 84

Notebook - Washington - Savarmah trip March-April, 1961 (Item 95) - Box 84

Notebook - Australian trip May-July expenses etc, 1962 (Item 96) - Box 84

Notebook on Australia - August 1962, 1962 (Item 97) - Box 84

Notebook on Australia - Tasmania, 1962 (Item 98) - Box 84

Notebook on Australia August 1962, 1962 (Item 99) - Box 84

Notebook on Australia Alice Spring Darwin September-December Darwin September-December, 1962 (Item 100) - Box 84

Notebook Washington trip December 1962-January 1963, 1963 (Item 101) - Box 84

Notebook on expenses US tour October-December 1963, 1963 (Item 102) - Box 84

Notebook on West Coast trip November 1963 expenses, 1963 (Item 103) - Box 84

Diary - Appointments, 1964 (Item 104) - Box 84

Notebook on expenses February 1964 leaving Oxford-Cairo-Singapore-Sydney etc, 1964 (Item 105) - Box 84

Journal May-June Lisbon-Bermuda Race, 1964 (Item 106) - Box 84

Notebook October 1964 Copenhagen Grethe, 1964 (Item 107) - Box 84

Notebook US trip, 1964 (Item 108) - Box 84

US trip expenses, 1964 (Item 109) - Box 84

US trip, 1964 (Item 110) - Box 84

Notebook on expenses 1964-1965 on "Grethe", 1964 (Item 111) - Box 84

Diary personal appointments, Nancy and Alan, 1965 (Item 112) - Box 84

Notebook Hollywood "Hawaii" expenses etc, 1965 (Item 113) - Box 84

Notebook August - notes on Fens Bluntisham, 1965 (Item 114) - Box 84

Notebook October notes on Endeavour Project, 1965 (Item 115) - Box 84

Journal on the bark "Wandia", 1965 (Item 116) - Box 84

Diary - personal appointment diary, 1966 (Item 117) - Box 84

Pocket diary personal appointment diary, 1966 (Item 118) - Box 84

Notebook on expenses May-October, 1966 (Item 119) - Box 84

Desk diary with programme for the year, 1967 (Item 120) - Box 84

Notebook on US trip February-March and expenses, 1967 (Item 121) - Box 84

Pocket diary, 1967 (Item 122) - Box 84

Journal of a Voyage Vol. 1 July-September, 1967 (Item 123) - Box 84

Journal of a Voyage Vol. 2 September-November, 1967 (Item 124) - Box 84

Notebook August-September Galapagos Island etc, 1967 (Item 125) - Box 84

Notebook October - Darwin story, 1967 (Item 126) - Box 84

Desk diary with project for the year and work done, 1968 (Item 127) - Box 85

Pocket diary appointment diary, 1968 (Item 128) - Box 85

Notebook June trip to Germany, 1968 (Item 129) - Box 85

Notebook June Hamburg trip, 1968 (Item 130) - Box 85

Desk diary - work programme, 1969 (Item 131) - Box 85

Notebook December 1968 - sailing on "Nonsuch", 1969 (Item 132) - Box 85

Notebook July 1969, 1969 (Item 133) - Box 85

Journal August-September 1969, 1969 (Item 134) - Box 85

Notebook - "Arctic", 1969 (Item 135) - Box 85

Diary with year planner, 1970 (Item 136) - Box 85

Pocket diary - few entries, 1970 (Item 137) - Box 85

Notebook January - Chile via USA expenses, 1970 (Item 138) - Box 85

Notebook January notes on Captain Mictke and others, 1970 (Item 139) - Box 85

Notebook, 1970 (Item 140) - Box 85

Desk diary with year planner, 1971 (Item 141) - Box 85

Notebook leave Oxford for France June, 1971 (Item 142) - Box 85

Notebook on France, 1971 (Item 143) - Box 85

Diary with year planner, 1972 (Item 144) - Box 86

Notebook Devon-Bristol expenses etc, 1972 (Item 145) - Box 86

Notebook Oxford-Devon, 1972 (Item 146) - Box 86

Notebook notes on travel expenses Oxford-Madrid-Florida-Argentine etc, 1972 (Item 147) - Box 86

Notebook with year planner, 1973 (Item 148) - Box 86

February-April notes on US trip, 1973 (Item 149) - Box 86

Notebook notes on expenses, 1973 (Item 150) - Box 86

Notebook notes on expenses Sweden-Finland, 1973 (Item 151) - Box 86

Diary and year planner, 1974 (Item 152) - Box 86

Journal South America May 1974, 1974 (Item 153) - Box 86

Notebook South America expenses, 1974 (Item 154) - Box 86

Diary, 1975 (Item 155) - Box 86

Journal - Spain, South America, January-May, 1975 (Item 156) - Box 86

Notebook on Spain-Portugal January 1975, 1975 (Item 157) - Box 86

Notebook Straits of Magellan, 1975 (Item 158) - Box 86

Notebook to Guam, 1975 (Item 159) - Box 86

Diary, 1976 (Item 160) - Box 87

Undated diaries, notebooks etc (Item 161-175) - Box 87

Address book (Item 161) - Box 87

Notes on Indo-China (Item 162) - Box 87

Notes on navigation (Item 163) - Box 87

Notes on "Gazela", fishing in New Foundland (Item 164) - Box 87

Miscellaneous notes (Item 165) - Box 87

Miscellaneous notes (Item 166) - Box 87

Miscellaneous notes (Item 167) - Box 87

Miscellaneous notes (Item 168) - Box 87

Miscellaneous notes (Item 169) - Box 87

Private log of a voyage in the "Grace Harwar" (Item 170) - Box 87

Private log on the Grain Race (Item 171) - Box 87

Private log on fishing vessels (Item 172) - Box 87

Private log on East Anglia, first trip etc (Item 173) - Box 87

Private log miscellaneous (Item 174) - Box 87

Series 5. Contracts - Agreements - Accounts

Cashbook - personal expenditure, 1953 (Item 1) - Box 88

Cashbook - household accounts, 1954 (Item 2) - Box 88

Cashbook - expense account Australian Tour, 1962 (Item 3) - Box 88

Cashbook - expenditure - "Cristoden", 1962 (Item 4) - Box 88

Cashbook - "Kungsholm", 1070 (Item 5) - Box 88

Cashbook - Account book, 1971-8 (Item 6) - Box 88

Contracts and Agreements, 1925-45 (File 697) - Box 88

Accounts - receipts, 1945-60 (File 698) - Box 88

Series 6. Films and filmscripts

"Windjammer" and other narrations, correspondence with Cinemiracel Prod, 1956-1958 (File 699-671) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

"The Mutineers" correspondence with G.W. Films notes and shooting schedule, 1961 (File 672) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

"Hawaii" motion picture - correspondence, notes call sheets and shooting schedule, 1964-65 (File 673-675) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

"Before The Mast" BBC film, 1971 (File 676) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

'Sailing For The Movies - article - captions, 1965 (File 677) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

"Moby Dick" John Huston's production scripts and call sheets etc, 1954 (File 678-679) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

GOA and DIU research material photos and notebook (File 679A) - Box 89 (MS 6388)

Series 7. War service

Personal war letters 1941-5, also small purse with "Nancy Villiers" identifications tag (File 680) - Box 90

Navigating officer's notebook, 1941 (Item 1) - Box 90

Personal diary, 1941 (Item 2) - Box 90

Notebook on HMRML, 1942 (Item 3) - Box 90

Personal diary Scotland, 1942 (Item 4) - Box 90

Personal diary St Christopher Scotland, 1942 (Item 5) - Box 90

Pay and identity book, 1942 (Item 6) - Box 90

Navigating officers notebook - Mediteranean, 1943 (Item 7) - Box 90

Personal diary, 1943 (Item 8) - Box 90

W/T Operator's Log and diary - North Atlantic, 1943-04 (Item 9) - Box 90

Personal diary OBAN - Scotland, 1944 (Item 10) - Box 90

Calendar - appointments etc, 1944 (Item 11) - Box 90

Diary - squadron, 1944 (Item 12) - Box 90

Personal diary, 1944 (Item 13) - Box 90

Calendar diary - 'A' Squadron, Saigon, 1945 (Item 14) - Box 90

Journal Oban-Biscay-Malta-Port Said, 1945 (Item 15) - Box 90

Navigating officer's notebooks, 1945 (Item [unnumbered]) - Box 90

Navigating officer's notebook, 1946 (Item 22) - Box 90

Undated navigating notebooks (Item 23-25) - Box 90

Church Service books (Item 26-27) - Box 90

Correspondence 1938-44 A.V. appointment to Lieutenant RNVR Hornet, 1940 (File 681) - Box 91

Naval messages, operation orders, squadron reports, 1943-5 (File 682-686) - Box 91

Squadron histories - Flight U, XQ (File 687-689) - Box 91

Squadron histories, memorandas - reports, mostly, 1944-6 (File 690-697) - Box 92

10th flight sailing orders, 1943 (File 698-699) - Box 93

Force "L" memoranda, 1944 (File 700) - Box 93

Records and reports of officers (File 701-702) - Box 93

HMS "Furious", 1941 (File 703) - Box 94

Operation "Husky", 1943 (File 704) - Box 94

Operation "Baxton", 1943 (File 705) - Box 94

Operation "Corkscrew", 1943 (File 7065) - Box 94

Operation "Neptune", May-June 1944 (File 707-8) - Box 94

Operation "Tiderace" (File 709) - Box 94

Flight 'A' Subic Bay, 1946 (File 710) - Box 94

Book information for childrens' book "Tanki" (File 711) - Box 95

Lecture notes, reports "HMS St Christopher", 1941 (File 712) - Box 95

Lecture notes on navigation (File 713) - Box 95

Miscellaneous notes, accounts, newspaper cuttings, some photographs (File 714-6) - Box 95

RNVR reunion, postwar service, 194601977 (File 717) - Box 95

Aircraft recognition lectures and handbooks (File 718-721) - Box 96

Handbooks and silhouette cards on aircraft recognition and navy publications (File [unnumbered]) - Box 97

Material in the collection relating to the ship "Joseph Conrad" (See also folders 225, 455) (File [unnumbered]) - Box 97

Series 8. Box 98-102

There could be additional material in the general groups such as photographs, drawings, cuttings, diaries, especially as many items are not annotated and may be readily identifiable only to a skilled researcher.

Official log book, ship "Joseph Conrad", starting from 16 October 1934, Ipswich (1 vol.) (File 1) - Box 98

Volume entitled 'Ship Joseph Conrad (ex Georg Stage) (File 2) - Box 98

Private journal kept by A. Villiers, begun at Copenhagen, August 29, 1934". Ends on Monday, 12 October (File 2) - Box 98

Navigation notes for "Joseph Conrad" (1 vol.) (File 3) - Box 98

Record book, crew of Joseph Conrad (i.e. wages) from 1September 1934 (1 vol.) (File 4) - Box 98

"Accounts of the Ship Joseph Conrad". Begun Copenhagen, August/September 1934 (1 vol.) (File 5) - Box 98

"Account of amounts received, A.J. Villiers, Ship Joseph Conrad". Begun at Ipswich, 18 September 1934 (1 vol.) (File 6) - Box 98

Work book, Ship Joseph Conrad,29 October 1934 to 3 December 1934 (1 vol.) (File 7) - Box 98

"Work Book, Ship Joseph Conrad". 4 December (1934?) - 21February (1935?) (1 vol.) (File 8) - Box 98

48 manila files of correspondence, accounts, photographs, cuttings, all relating to the "Joseph Conrad" and arranged alphabetically (2 boxes) (File 723-742) - Box 99-101

"A modelcraft drawing of Joseph Conrad, ex Georg Stage" (1 large sheet) (Item 15) - Box 99-101

Drawing of model of Joseph Conrad, scale 1/4" = 1' (1 large sheet) (Item 16) - Box 99-101

Original notice for the "Joseph Conrad", headed "Vessels for sale, Kobenhavns Skibssalgs - Bureau, 1934". A note in Villiers' handwriting is attached: "This changed my life". (1 p.) Various booklets, small rough drawings, prospectuses, printed articles, letters about the 'Joseph Conrad" from its earliest days as the "Georg State" (included with above item in one folder) (File 722) - Box 99-101

Bound scrap album of cuttings about the voyage of the "Joseph Conrad", 1934-38. Included is publicity material such as printed "Prospectus of a voyage in a sailing ship". (1 vol.) (Item 9) - Box 99-101

Two cuttings albums containing reviews of The Cruise of the Conrad. From April 1937 to about September 1937. (2 vol.) (Item 10 and 11) - Box 102

Three flimsy scrapbooks of cuttings, letters, photographs about the voyage of the "Joseph Conrad" (3 Vol.) (Item 12-14) - Box 102

Lecture notes, drafts, correspondence etc. concerning the Joseph Conrad, 1947-77 (File 743-747) - Box 102

Series 9. Mayflower II

Mayflower project. First report and correspondence, November 1955 (File 748-750) - Box 103

Mayflower Crew - letter of application to sail the"Mayflower" etc (File 751-754) - Box 103

"Mayflower" - London committee correspondence (File 755) - Box 103

"Mayflower" project - technical, and ship accounts (File 756) - Box 103

Building of the "Mayflower", newspaper cuttings, some correspondence, 1956 (File 757) - Box 104

Sketches and photographs of the "Mayflower II" (File 758) - Box 104

Plans of the "Mayflower" (File 759) - Box 104

US visit, November 1956 (File 760) - Box 104

Correspondence - "Mayflower" project US (File 761) - Box 104

Correspondence - "Mayflower" project US (File 762) - Box 104

Correspondence - "Mayflower" project US (File 763) - Box 104

Newspaper clippings, 1955-57 (File 764-5) - Box 104

Logbook (Item 1) - Box 105

List of crew and official logbook (Item 2) - Box 105

Mayflower journal (Item 3) - Box 105

Presentation - Mayor of the City of New York (Item 4) - Box 105

official Souvenir book (Item 5) - Box 105

Agreement - Proclamation correspondence with Fension (File 767) - Box 106

Bankruptcy of Mayflower project (File 768) - Box 106

Correspondence, literary manuscript, drafts, articles, lectures etc, 1956-1970 (File 769-778) - Box 106

The Mayflower Story and other printed material (File 779-780) - Box 107

Magazines and pamphlet on the Mayflower project (Item 6-24) - Box 107

Series 10. Captain James Cook and the Endeavour

Endeavour project - Alan Villiers' alphabetical files.

A - Application, Crew, 1962-1964 (File 781-783) - Box 108

B - Correspondence with Bell, Bideford etc (File 784) - Box 108

C - Correspondence with Cauvin etc (File 785) - Box 108

D - Correspondence with Dickson etc (File 786) - Box 108

E - Early letters, Endeavour project (File 787) - Box 108

E - Endeavour project, correspondence "HMS Endeavour" trust, 1964-66 (File 788-790) - Box 108

F - Correspondence with Fletcher, 1961-5 (File 791) - Box 109

G - Correspondence General, 1961-1965 (File 792-795) - Box 109

G - Correspondence Malcolm Glasier, 1963-6 (File 796) - Box 109

G - Correspondence Government, Gulbenkian, 1966 (File 797) - Box 109

H+L- Correspondence Hawaii - Legal, 1965-6 (File 798) - Box 109

L - Correspondence London Committee, 1966 (File 799) - Box 109

M - Correspondence Charles Madden, 1966 (File 800) - Box 110

M - Correspondence MGM Film and minutes of meetings Endeavour trust (File 801) - Box 110

N - Correspondence G. Naish National Geographical Society (File 802) - Box 110

N-O - Correspondence New Zealand visit (File 803) - Box 110

P - Correspondence Press and publicity (File 804) - Box 110

R - Correspondence Randwick Historical Society Requests etc (File 805) - Box 110

R - Correspondence Rigging and sail (File 806) - Box 110

S+T - Correspondence Sydney Committee, Timber for building (File 807) - Box 110

W - Correspondence N.K. Wallis (File 808) - Box 110

W - Correspondence Wicksteed (File 809) - Box 110

Correspondence, 1964-67 (File 810-813) - Box 111

Reproduction of Endeavour, specifications, sketches, plans, notes, etc (File 814-816) - Box 111

Sketches, some correspondence, registration and agreement to build the "Endeavour" (File 817) - Box 111

Illustrations and printed materials Folio item; blueprints and sketches (in elephant folio drawer) (File 818) - Box 111

Correspondence concerning Captain Cook book, 1962-6 (File 819) - Box 112

Correspondence with Professor Beaglehole 1969 British Museum 1969 (File 820) - Box 112

Captain Cook - historical information (File 821) - Box 112

Photographs of prints and paintings relating to Captain Cook's voyage (File 822) - Box 112

Newspaper cuttings - press releases (File 823-825) - Box 112

Notes and information, some correspondence and one notebook (File 826) - Box 113

Notes and notebook and draft, 1964 (File 827) - Box 113

Correspondence, 1977-70 (File 828) - Box 113

Correspondence 1970-1978 some printed material (File 829) - Box 113

Drafts and manuscripts (File 830-831) - Box 113

James Cook as a Seaman - manuscript (File 832) - Box 114

Captain James Cook drafts (File 833-834) - Box 114

James Cook, the Seaman's Seaman complete manuscript (File 835-839) - Box 114

James Cook edited version and 2nd revision (File 840-841) - Box 115

James Cook complete manuscript (File 842-844) - Box 115

James Cook draft, handwritten (File 845-846) - Box 115

James Cook book review (File 847) - Box 115

The Genius of James Cook - draft; theSeaman's Seaman - printed, some correspondence 1969 and newspaper-cuttings (File 848) - Box 116

Printed material, reprints and magazines (File 849-852) - Box 116

Series 11. Francis Drake

One diary September 1972 - December 1972; notebook 1972-3; correspondence November 1971-1974, some notes, photographs, press clippings concerning Francis Drake and re-building the Golden Hind" (File 853-855) - Box 117

Manuscript Francis Drake : Pirate Who Changed the world, correspondence with N.G.M, 1973-74 (File 856-7) - Box 117

Research material, drafts, photos, and other information on the "Drake Story" (File 858-860) - Box 117

Miscellaneous drafts on Francis Drake (File 861) - Box 117

Newspaper cuttings, printed and photocopied material (File 762) - Box 117

Series 12. Charles Darwin

Correspondence 1964-69 with M.G.M. concerning "Charles Darwin" story (File 863) - Box 118

Handwritten and typed drafts of In the Wake of Charles Darwin (File 864-867) - Box 118

Proof of article and newspaper cuttings etc cuttings from Time magazine (File 868) - Box 118

Series 13. Arabia, Arabian Sea, East Africa

Diaries, journals and notebooks, 1938-9 (File 15) - Box 119

Diaries, notebooks, 1960-1967 (File 3) - Box 119

Handbooks in Arabic (File 2) - Box 119

Arabia, Kuwait - mostly correspondence, also articles, photos and press cuttings, 1938-1978 (File 869-874) - Box 120

"The Story of The Duow" article and correspondence (File 875) - Box 120

"Voyage in a Kuwait-Boom" draft also re-prints of "Sailing With The Arabs", some correspondence, notes and newspaper cuttings (File 876) - Box 121

"Sons of Sinbad" complete manuscript (File 877-878) - Box 121

"Around the Coast of Arabia" and other articles (File 879) - Box 121

Correspondence concerning reprints of Arab seafaring articles (File 880-881) - Box 121

Series 14. National Maritime Museum

General correspondence, 1948-1974 (File 882-884) - Box 122

Correspondence with Basil Greenhill (File 885-886) - Box 122

Miscellaneous correspondence (File 887) - Box 122

Symposium, 1970-75 (File 888) - Box 122

Publication Committee, 1972-3 (File 889) - Box 122

Printed N.M.M. material (File 890) - Box 122

Series 15. National Geographic Society

Correspondence, travel arrangements (File 891) - Box 123

Correspondence, accounts financial concerning articles, T.V. talks etc (File 892-874) - Box 123

Correspondence, Christmas project (File 898) - Box 123

Correspondence, personal - Grant, Leng Grosvenors (File 899) - Box 123

Correspondence, Melville B. Grasvenor (File 900-901) - Box 124

Correspondence, articles, drafts etc (File 902-905) - Box 124

Correspondence, Andy Poggenpohl (File 906) - Box 124

Correspondence, and photos of old ships (File 906) - Box 124

Draft: "Evolution of a Ship" (File 907) - Box 124

Correspondence and directives on "Thames Barges" (File 908) - Box 124

Correspondence and draft - "Henry the Navigator" (File 909) - Box 125

Correspondence and Information on 'Australia (File 910-911) - Box 125

Draft of the Magellan Story (File 912) - Box 125

Correspondence, small notebook travelling to the Maldives (File 913) - Box 125

Correspondence Operation Sail (File 914) - Box 125

Correspondence Ships and Sea (File 915) - Box 125

Correspondence Article, notes and note-book on St Giles Fair (File 916) - Box 125

Series 16. Nonsuch Committee

Correspondence mostly with Hudson Bay Co. photocopies of letters, some photos specification and crew application 19689 (File 917-922) - Box 125

Series 17. Overseas visits

Correspondence - mostly about visits to Australia-Papua new Guinea, France, New Zealand, Pacific, Portugal and South America (File 925-930) - Box 127

Series 18. Files on lectures

Lecture notes on: "Portuguese Grand Bankers" (Fishing on the Grand Banks) Greenwich, 1951 (File 931) - Box 128

Lecturing Oxford and Cambridge, 1952-67 (File 932) - Box 128

Lecturing Germany - UK, 1966-67 (File 933) - Box 128

Lecturing Portugal November, 1966 (File 934) - Box 128

Lecture tours USA - notes and information etc, 1957-1973 (File 935-940) - Box 128

Series 19. Work by others

Logbook 1918-19 and writings by other sea Captains, some documents and historical pamphlets, ph/e of official log books (File 941-948) - Box 129

Series 20. Research material on ships

Thames Barges some correspondence and printed material (File 949) - Box 130

"Balcutha" restoration of the ship, correspondence and reports, 1954-55 (File 950-951) - Box 130

Specification for Vessels on sale, 1935-1938 (File 952) - Box 130

"Sailing Ship Models" correspondence (File 953-955) - Box 130

Fendall Marbury invention on ship propulsion (File 956) - Box 130

"The Dynaship" specification, blueprints, drawings and photos (File 957) - Box 130

Series 21. Maps and charts

Five folders of land and sea maps; bundle of land and sea maps (File [unnumbered]) - Map-Folio Folios 4-8 (MS 6388)

Secret naval collation maps - Italy, Philippine Islands, 1945 (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

North Atlantic Ocean, Artic Fishing Banks (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Pacific Ocean, E. Pakistan etc (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

South Pacific, Indonesia, Panoma etc (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Inland waterways and land maps (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Research material: on ships drawings and blueprints of sailing ships, Hans Egede (Item) - Box 142 (MS 6388)

Research material on ships: charts, maps and some photographs (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Research material on ships: drawings, blue plans on sailing ships (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Research material on ships: Charles Wittholz plans of 88 Foot Brigantine, 1963 (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Research material on ships: William Baker's reproduction plans on William Penn's 'Welcome', 1963 (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Research material on ships: Drawings & Blueprints of sailing ships (Item) - Box 141 (MS 6388)

Series 22. Photographs

Photographs of Alan Villiers and other sailors (File 958) - Box 131

Photographs of sailing ships and boat building (File 959) - Box 131

Plates for National Geographical Society (File 960) - Box 131

Plates for the Film "Hawaii" and others (File 961) - Box 131

Snapshots and postcards of sailing ships (File 962) - Box 131

Photograph album: Portraits of Alan Villier's and snapshots of family friends and sailing ships (File 963) - Box 131

Series 23. Scrapbooks

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1923-1924 (File 1) - Box 132

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1928 (File 2) - Box 132

Mostly reviews of Alan Villier's book By the Way of Cape Horn (see also Series 3), 1929-1931 (File 3-4) - Box 132

Series 24. Newspaper cuttings

Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, 1920-1936 (File 964-972) - Box 133

Miscellaneous newspapers cuttings, 1937-1953 (File 973-981) - Box 134

Mostly book reviews, 1953-1956 (File 989-994) - Box 135

Contain reviews from German newspapers (File 983-984) - Box 135

Book reviews of the Mayflower II and of other books by A. Villiers, 1956-1959 (File 989-994) - Box 136

Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, 1900-1972 (File 995-1000) - Box 137

Series 25. Printed material

Pamphlets, reports etc. on Australian Aborigines (Item 1-24) - Box 138

Phonographic phrase book - by Pitman (Item 25) - Box 139

Magazines, journals and reprints of articles (Item 26-60) - Box 139

Miscellaneous items, book covers etc. Alan J. Villiers honorary membership flag 1949 - Adventure Club, Chicago Travel brochures Tourist guides (Item 61) - Box 139

Material added 2.10.'85: reunion cards, Sea history No.32, Summer 1984 p.13-26 articles on Alan Villiers (File 1001) - Box 139

Timetables - Information: Europa (Item) - Box 140 (MS 6388)

Tourist Guides & Travel Brochures on United Kingdom (Item) - Box 140 (MS 6388)

Travel Brochures - America (Item) - Box 140 (MS 6388)

Reunion Card (added 2.10.1988) (Item) - Box 140 (MS 6388)


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