Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Sloop
Year: 1870
Builder: Joseph W Brooks
Location: Madison
These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum online catalog search, July 2, 2026.
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Jeremiah Valliant Collection<CR><CR>Scope and Content<CR>
Range, Exa 01/01/1958 - 12/31/0193
This collection begins on CSC 15E6 and continues on 15D1.Jeremiah Valliant CollectionScope and ContentThis manuscript collection is composed of documents concerning Mr. Jeremiah Valliant's involvement with governmental affairs in relation to the Chesapeake Bay. Begining in 1958, the collection includes documents dealing with the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Survey Committee, Tidewater Fisheries Commission, Potomac River Fisheries Commission and, lastly in 1993, with a number of drafts of a paper written by Mr. Valliant titled "Oyster Rehabilitation, The Revelations and Recommendations of a Chesapeake Bay Country Native."Biographical BackgroundJeremiah Valliant was born in Oxford in 1909. He graduated from Oxford High School in 1927 and then attended Strayer Business college in Baltimore. He enlisted in the Coast Guard where he served 4 years. Following active duty he resided in Salisbury where he was a partner in the International Harvester truck dealership, Quillin-Valliant. While in Salisbury he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and was elected to the City Council. He served as Mayor in 1956.Mr. Valliant grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and was involved in the seafood industry from an early age. In 1958 Mr. Valliant was asked to chair the Cl eake Bay Seafood Survey Committee and, in 1959, he went on to reorganize the Tidewater Fisheries Commission as its vice-chair and acting chair. He was appointed to the State Boat Safety Act Advisory Committee in 1960, and in 1962, he was appointed to co-chair the Potomac River Fisheries Commission.He was a charter member of the United States Power Squadron and was an active member of the community in his home town of Oxford, and in Talbot County. Mr. Valliant died in 1994.This collection was given in 1998 by Mrs. Jeremiah Valliant.Sub'ectsAmerican Yachtsmen's Association, Blue crab industry-Law and legislation--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. And Va.), Boat Safety Act Advisory Committee, Boats and Boating--Waste disposal--Law and legislation, Chesapeake Bay Seafood Survey Committee, Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association, Chlorine compounds--Environmental aspects, Commission on Chesapeake Bay Affairs, Compact of 1785, Department of Natural Resources, Dredging--Law and legislation, Federal Boating Act, Fishes--Control--Law and legislation, Governor J. Millard Tawes, Maryland-Virginia Compact, Motorboat accidents, Oyster culture--Law and legislation, Oyster fisheries, Soft-shell clams, Tidewater Fisheries Commission, United States Coast Guard, United States Power Squadron Subject: Jeremiah Valliant
The E. T. Somers ferry is at the ramp. There are people standing near a building in the right foreground and an auto parked at the left. Collector's number: M104-2
Herman Hollerith, Jr. (1892-1976) Photo Collection
1890-1970
This is a collection of many photographs, which have not been cataloged individually. Please review the attachments for specific information on the images. <br /><br />Herman Hollerith, Jr. (1892-1976) Photo Collections (1890s--1970s) Biographical Background: Herman Hollerith, Jr. was born in 1892 at 3112 Q St., Georgetown, District of Columbia to Herman Hollerith, Sr. and Lucia Talcott Hollerith. His father invented the punch-card tabulating machine. He sold his company in 1911 to a firm that later became IBM. Other Hollerith children were Nan, Richard, Charles, Virginia and Lucia. The family lived in Georgetown, Garret Park and Montgomery County. In 1908 they bought a summer home in Mathews County, Virginia named Brighton. They spent their summers at Brighton from 1909. The family had a number of boats which were kept at Brighton: a New England dory named LUVINA; a flat bottomed power workboat named BRIGHTON; a 45 foot, gas powered yacht named REGINA, which was later renamed LUVINA and later still renamed MATOAKA, and an 85 foot vacht named LUVINA. The name Luvina was derived from the three daughter's names, Lucia, Virginia and Nan. Herman Hollerith, Jr. attended Worchester Polytechnic College with his borther, Charles, and received an engineering degree in 1917. He worked at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, and then at the Victor Talking Maching Company, where he was chief engineer and production engineer. During this time he lived in Riverton and Moorestown, New Jersey. He quit the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1928 when it was purchased by RCA. From 1932-1936 Hollerith was president of the Virginia Navigation Company and operated a small passenger steamer under contract to a large corporation. From 1936-39 he did not work during the Depression. In 1939 he moved to Baltimore to work for the Glenn L. Martin Company where he was involved in building airplanes during WWII. Hollerith worked until he was 69 years old. He was married twice. He and Sarah Valentine Fox had four children and were divorced in 1936. In 1938 he married Elisabeth C. Guest. In 1954 he bought a house near Oxford, Maryland and retired there in 1961. Hollerith was active in the early days ofnthe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and was instrumental in the move of the Hooper Strait Lighthouse to the grounds. Hollerith had a love for boats and owned the ERIC, launched in 1925, until his death. This sailboat was an Atkins design based on a Norwegian ketch. ERIC was the prototype of the Westsai1 32. Hollerith died in 1976. For more information about the Hollerith family researchers should consult: HERMAN HOLLERITH: FORGOTTEN GIANT OF INFORMATION PROCESSING, by Geoffrey D. Austrian; NY: 1982, Columbia University Press. Scope and Content: This collection consists of photos taken or collected by Hollerith. The bulk of photos were taken by Hollerith of scenes from 1915-1940. They feature steamboat and sailboat scenes on the lower Chesapeake. Many of the photos were taken on cruises around Mathews County, Va. Some photos (especially M series negatives) were collected by Hollerith and taken by his father and brothers. The photos depict the agriculture life of the lower western shore and often show the introduction of power. Many of these photos have been published. The water was an important focus for life in Brighton. Mrs. Elisabeth Hollerith supplied a quote from Hollerith about life in Brighton: We did everything by boat, used the daily steamer from Norfolk for transportation to and from Washington and for most supplies including ice. Met the steamer at one of the wharves on the East River each day to pick up mail, visiting friends, etc. The roads were so bad we rarely went inland. Went to church and to visit our friends in a motor boat. In addition to the following subject indices, the researcher should note that Hollerith had his own subject indices. These are available to researchers and especially useful in looking for boat names. They are stored with the negatives. Subjects:Airplanes; Caribbean; C & D Canal; Eastern Shore; Hollerith, Herman, Jr.; Log canoes; Mathews county, Va.; Old Point Comfort, Va.; Sailboats, commercial; Seafood Industry; Steamboats, Chesapeake Bay; Washington, DC; workboats, Chesapeake Bay. Subject: Herman Hollerith Jr
Sun setting beyond wooded shoreline; sun is reflected in water; deck chairs and furled sail of sailing vessel in foreground. "Nomini Creek" inked on transparency mount.
