Eggins, Douglas George, Master Mariner (fl 1894-1958)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0064 EGG |
Held at | : National Maritime Museum Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Eggins, Douglas George, Master Mariner (fl 1894-1958) |
Date(s) | : [1922-1958] |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 8 vols |
Name of creator(s) | : Eggins | Douglas George | fl 1894-1958 | master mariner |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Bristol, Eggins spent several years at sea and in 1922 gained a master's ticket. In that year he became a Falmouth pilot, retiring in 1958.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Douglas George Eggins, consisting of eight day books, forming a continuous record between 1922 and 1958 of all the ships which he piloted in and out of Falmouth Bay and Harbour, together with the fees charged. There is also a typescript of the scheduled times of movement of craft before D-Day, 1944.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were presented by Mr Eggins in 1968.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26
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