Dora

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Type: Bugeye

Year: 1884

Builder: Heller

Location: Annapolis

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	8888.0004.0000.00	documents	Ralph Houghton Wiley (1893--1981) Papers (1915--19		Range, Exa 01/01/1915 - 12/31/1979		Ralph Houghton Wiley (1893--1981) Papers (1915--1979). Biographical BackgroundRalph Houghton Wiley was born in Massapequa, New York, February 27, 1893. His parents were Rev. William Wiley and Dora Elizabeth Houghton Wiley. Ralph Wiley died September 6, 1981.He attended Stevens Prep and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915.During World War I he worked for Worthington Company in Hazelton, Pennsylvania where he supervized Naval shell production.In 1928 he moved to Oxford, Maryland, and purchased a boatyard there in 1929. He operated the boatyard, with his wife, for over 30 years, building and designing custom yachts.During World War II Wiley took a job to make life rafts for the Maritime Commission. In 1950 he patented a design for thwartship deck construction.He retired in the 1960s and sold the Oxford boatyard.Well known for his custom yacht designs, Wiley designed both power and sail boats. Several of his most famous designs were the "Scrappy Cat," a one-design racing cat boat, and the cruising sailboats, MOCKINGBIRD and FOX':Wiley papers, page 2Wiley wrote many articles on yacht design for boating magazines. In 1972 he authored his autobiography, PREACHER'S SON.He was active in the community, and was a founding member of the Tred Avon Yacht Club. He also held memberships in the Out Island Sailing Squadron, the Windjammers, the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake. He was an honorary member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and member of the Board of Governors of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.He served as president of the American Boatbuilders and Repairers Association and served two terms an an Oxford town commissioner.Wiley was a member of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford, and Christ Episcopal Church in Easton.In 1922 he married Mary Cooper Bensel. They had a son, Charles Richardson Wiley.Scope and ContentRalph Wiley was one of the area'a best known boatbuildersand designers in recent years. His custom yachts were known in this area, and along the Eastern seaboard.Because of this, the most valuable parts of the collection are the boat plans themselves and ancillary materials. The plans span a period of years from the 1920s to the 1960s and reflect changes in tastes, styles, and in Wiley's own develppment.Plans of several of Wiley's best known boats are contained. A complete set of plans of the one-design racer "Scrappy Cat" is part of the collection. There are some drawings for the FOX and VIXEN also (Sailboats, 1940s).The papers are of interest to researchers interested specifically in the work of Ralph Wiley, and to students of yacht design from 1920s--1960s.Subjects:boatbuilding, yacht design, Wiley, Ralph H.	No image URL.	View
	2	8888.0016.0000.00	documents	Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection i	Brown, Albert __Creator	Exact 02/01/1988 -		Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection is comprised of some of the correspondence and business papers concerning the Brown's Sail Loft in Winona, Maryland. Included are many sail plans for work and recreational boats. These papers were retrieved by museum staff from the derelict sail loft with the permission of the owner. Many are damaged or, deteriorated.Biographical BackgroundAlbert E. Brown and Bro/ sail.1oft~:~was located at Wenona, on the southern tip of the island. The Loft was founded in 1870 by Capt. John Stubbs. In 1890 he was bought out by Henry Brown, born in England, and who served as a seaman in the Royal Navy. He learned the art of sailmaking when he came to the United States during the Civil War and joined the United States Navy.Henry constructed the present building. When he retired in 1919 his son Albert took over the sail loft. Albert's son Henry, in turn, started at the loft when he was 12 years old and took over the business in 1956. Henry G. Brown retired about 1980 and the building has stood empty ever since. In 1986 the old sail loft changed hands.In its heyday, the business was one-of the region's leading sailmakers and had a reputation for old-fashioned, quality workmanship. Orders for sails came from all across the country and from overseas.Scope and ContentThis material represents those papers that were salvagable and that remained in the sail loft after the business had closed. They give considerable insight into the operation of one of the country's most well-known sailmakers.The majority of the papers are correspondence written to the sail loft concerning orders for sails, frequently accompanied by a sail plan and an estimate. Of value are a number of sail plans for the oyster dredging fleet, that the loft kept on file for repeat orders, and letters concerning well-known Bay yachts. Many of these boats have long since disappeared. Sail Loft Amps (1923 - 1974)Brown Papers, p 2An index of boats is available.Correspondence was filed under boat name where it was known, and by correspondent's last name if-no specific boat was mentioned (except for one" design boats which are filed under class name).Other papers include"account books and miscellaneous business papers which provide an overview of 1"the finances of a traditional sailmaking business.Sub'ectsSailmaking Subject: Albert E. Brown and Bro.	No image URL.	View
	3	8888.0175.0000	documents	MS 175 Ed Thieler Papers	Thieler, Edward R			Collection of materials related to Ed Theiler's model making and nameboard carving.	No image URL.	View
	4	0000.0779.0002.00	negatives	"DORA", HOOPER ISLAND DRAKTAIL, WINGATE, MARYLAND;	Holt, Richard J __Photographer			"DORA", HOOPER ISLAND DRAKTAIL, WINGATE, MARYLAND; From old Remarks field: LATER RENAMED "SYLVIA", OWNED AT CAMBRIDGE Old Subject Fields: HOOPER ISLAND LAUNCHES, VESSESL	No image URL.	View
	5	0000.0779.0004.00	negatives	"DORA", HOOPER ISLAND DRAKETAIL, WINGATE, MARYLAND	Holt, Richard J __Photographer			"DORA", HOOPER ISLAND DRAKETAIL, WINGATE, MARYLAND; From old Remarks field: LATER RENAMED "SYLVIA", OWNED AT CAMBRIDGE Old Subject Fields: HOOPER ISLAND LAUNCHES, VESSESL	No image URL.	View
	6	0000.1134.0260.00	photographic prints	SKIPJACKS RINGOLD BROS., DORA A. PRICE AND VERNON		Exact 07/19/1935 - 07/19/1935	No Address - Wenona - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21821 - USA	SKIPJACKS RINGOLD BROS., DORA A. PRICE AND VERNON DANIEL ANCHORED AT DEAL ISLAND, MD Place: DEAL ISLAND, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.1375.0001.00	photographic prints	Model makers with steamboat models			4807 Edmonston Avenue - Hyattsville - MD	Alexander Pleitner and grandson Walter Cox are holding a model of an unknown steamship while a model of the President Warfield sits to the bottom left.	No image URL.	View
	8	0000.1403.0088	photographic prints	"Sparkman and Stephens 62-footer Dora IV" penciled on back of print				"Sparkman and Stephens 62-footer Dora IV" penciled on back of print; shows her from port side with spinnaker, jib and main set. Nine persons on board; no place, no date.		View
	9	0000.1112.0032	Photographic prints	Men and women near water		1925	Annapolis, MD	"Summer 1925" and "Wilmer - Fritzie - Dora at Annapolis" inked near picture; unidentified man third from left; they appear to be standing on a dock , see bulkhead and trees in background.		View
	10	0000.1112.0045	Photographic prints	Woman on steamboat deck		1925		"a Sad Moment" "Dora leaving for home" "19 25" inked near picture; shows a woman standing behind rail on steamboat deck; below her are the wooden side planking and porthole.		View
	11	0000.1112.0047	Photographic prints	People standing on a wooden dock		1925		"Fritzie Hudgins Dora" "19 25" "also ready" inked near picture; they are probably standing on a dock near the steamboat in 1112.45.		View
	12	0000.1112.0049	Photographic prints	People on dock near ocean		1924	Ocean City, MD	"Lillian, Dora, Mr. (illegible)" "19 24" "At Ocean City Summer 1924" inked near picture; shows three women, one man and small child standing on wooden dock with ocean waves in background		View
	13	0000.1112.0078	Photographic prints	Three women on horseback		1924		"Lillian Pauline Dora" inked near picture; note inked under picture is concealed by another print glued over it. "'24" also inked; the women are side by side in a field.		View
	14	0000.1290.3440.00	photographic prints	Heller's shipyard, Eastport, Spa Creek, Annapolis,		Range, Cir 01/01/1900 - 12/31/1900		Heller's shipyard, Eastport, Spa Creek, Annapolis, MD with two vessels on the hard; at right, schooner Dora; view from the land; one man working on Dora. She was built at Heller's and is being rebuilt here. "Barrie" penciled on back.	No image URL.	View
	15	1996.0044.0001.00	ships plans	Fantail Dora	Holden, Worth __Creator	Exact 05/01/1996 -	Wittman	Pencil on mylar drawing of fantail Dora. Drawing is lines only and were taken while on the railway at CBMM. Boat restored and owned by Mike Keene of Witman, drawn by Worth Holden.		View