Nicholson Whaling Collection Logbooks

The Nicholson Whaling Collection is one of the nation’s most important resources for whaling research. At the heart of the collection is the world’s second largest collection of whaling logbooks, recording more than 1,000 voyages. Within their pages, the logbooks hold records of whales captured and lost; accounts of shipwrecks, mutinies and other nautical misfortunes; poetry and paintings made by crew members in their spare time; and a wealth of data for researchers. The collection was donated to the Library in 1956 by Paul C. Nicholson, grandson of the founder of the Nicholson File Company, and it now includes more than 15,000 items, ranging from prints, photographs, scrimshaw and other artifacts to an extensive collection of manuscripts and account books. The earliest materials date from the 1700s and include a contract in which a Native American whaler agrees to be part of the crew of a 1723 whaling voyage. Hundreds of logbooks document the 19th-century high point of the whaling trade. This important collection continues to grow, thanks to an endowment provided by the Nicholson family

This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

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Logbook of the Petrel (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Edwin J. Reed, on a whaling voyage between 1891 and 1893.

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Contains whale stamps. At end: list of whales raised and by whom.

Logbook of the Peru (Bark) out of Nantucket, MA, mastered by Frederick A. Easton, on a whaling voyage between 1855 and 1859.

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Contains ship stamps. At end: list of whale sighted.

Logbook of the Perry (Bark) out of Edgartown, MA, mastered by George W. Nickerson, on a whaling voyage between 1877 and 1880.

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Logbook of the Pedro Varela (Schooner) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Manuel F. Santos, on a whaling voyage in 1917.

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At front: "Mariner's Compass with Angles" in watercolor.

Logbook of the Pedro Varela (Schooner) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Daniel Lake Ricketson, on a whaling voyage between 1881 and 1883.

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Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales, and profile views.

Logbook of the Pantheon (Bark) out of Fall River, MA, mastered by Jabez [Jabesh] J. Pell, on a whaling voyage between 1835 and 1837.

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Contains whale stamps. At front: crew list.

Logbook of the Orozimbo (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by James Adams Norton, on a whaling voyage between 1845 and 1848.

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Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales. At front: "Copied for the National ObservatoryAug., 1848."

Logbook of the Orion (Brig) out of Rochester, MA, mastered by Noble P. Wing, on a whaling voyage in 1837.

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Contains sketches of whales, vessels, and flags. At end: list of whales raised and taken 1836-1837.

Logbook of the Onward (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by James Adams Norton, on a whaling voyage between 1854 and 1858.

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Logbook of the Onward (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by James Adams Norton, on a whaling voyage between 1854 and 1858.

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2 v. Contains whale stamps.

Logbook of the Omega (Ship) out of Fairhaven, MA, mastered by Israel Morey, on a whaling voyage between 1847 and 1850.

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Contains watercolor profile views, vessels, and whales.

Logbook of the Ohio (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Anthony P. Benton, on a whaling voyage between 1881 and 1885.

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At front: crew list. At end: list of deserters.

Logbook of the Ocmulgee (Ship) out of Holmes Hole, MA, mastered by Charles West and kept by Gustavus A. Smith, on a whaling voyage between 1854 and 1857.

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Contains whale stamps. At end: list of ships spoken.

Logbook of the Ocean (Brig), mastered by Joshua T. Chadwick and kept by James Chadwick, on whaling voyages between 1852 and 1856.

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Three voyages: Feb. 26, 1852-Feb. 16, 1853. (Sherman 607). May 11, 1853-Jan. 15, 1854. (Sherman 608) May 3, 1854-April 15, 1856. (Sherman 609) Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales. At end: oil records; letters carried.

Logbook of the Ocean (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by John N. Holmes and Valentine Lewis, on whaling voyages between 1878 and 1882.

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Two voyages: July 11-Sept. 26, 1878. (Sherman 613). Also, May 22, 1879-Sept. 13, 1882. (Sherman 614) Contains sketches of whales. At end: personal entries kept on shore from 1884-1887.

Logbook of the Northern Light (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Henry B. Chase and Michael, III Baker and kept by H. B. Chase, on whaling voyages between 1867 and 1871.

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Michael Baker, 3rd Master. H.B. Chase, 1st mate, acting master from April 1, 1871 on homeward voyage. At end: oil stowed, sold; provisions used.

Logbook of the Nimrod (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Wanton Howland Sherman and kept by Charles M. Skiff, on a whaling voyage between 1848 and 1851.

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Contains profile views, whale and ship stamps. At end: account of floggings.

Logbook of the Nile (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by James Townsend, on a whaling voyage between 1835 and 1837.

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Contains whale stamps.

Logbook of the Nile (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by James Townsend, on a whaling voyage between 1833 and 1835.

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Logbook of the Neptune (Ship) out of New London, CT, mastered by Warren Andrews, Jr., on a whaling voyage between 1837 and 1839.

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Contains whale stamps. At end: personal accounts kept on shore.

Logbook of the Nellie F. Putnam (Schooner); mastered by Elisha H. Tillson, George W. Dyer and John W. Atkins; and kept by W. H. Baldwin; on whaling voyages between 1867 and 1870.

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Three voyages: May 18, 1867-Aug. 4, 1868. (Sherman 594) Also, Nov. 12, 1868-July 28, 1869. (Sherman 596) Also, Nov. 1, 1869-Sept. 19, 1870. (Sherman 596). At front: list of provisions used.

Logbook of the Navy (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by John W. Norton, on a whaling voyage between 1851 and 1855.

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Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales.

Logbook of the Morning Star (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Charles Edmund Allen, on a whaling voyage between 1864 and 1865.

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At end: pencil sketches of scenes on board ship, crew members, etc.

Logbook of the Montezuma (Bark) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Abner F. Tripp and kept by Philip H. Brownell, on a whaling voyage in 1852.

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Contains profile views, sketches of whales. At end: personal accounts of Philip H. Brownell on shore.

Logbook of the Montano (Ship) out of Nantucket, MA, mastered by Benjamin, II Worth, on a whaling voyage between 1829 and 1832.

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Logbook of the Moctezuma (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by William E. Tower, on a whaling voyage between 1846 and 1847.

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Contains sketches of whales.

Logbook of the Minnie (Smack), Nevada (Smack) and Thomas Hunt (Schooner); mastered by William Henry Appelman and kept by William Henry Appelman; on whaling voyages between 1865 and 1875.

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NEVADA (Smack) Logbook. Jan. 1, 1867-Mar. 8, 1867. Appelman, W.H. Journal. July 22, 1873-May 2, 1875. MINNIE (Smack) Mystic. Logbook. Oct. 3, 1865-Nov. 1, 1865. Fishing voyage off southern coast of Florida.---In MINNIE (Smack) Mystic. Logbook. Oct. 3, 1865-Nov. 1, 1865. On schooner THOMAS HUNT of Stonington. Two voyages: July 22, 1873-May 10, 1874. and July 23, 1874-May 2, 1875. Sealing voyages to the South Atlantic. Contains list of seals and where taken.

Logbook of the Midas (Bark); mastered by Joseph Ricketson Tallman, James L. Austin and I. A. Tuttle; and kept by I. A. Tuttle; on whaling voyages between 1831 and 1860.

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Contains sketches of whales. At end: lists of provisions used.

Logbook of the Mexico (Brig) out of Westport, MA, mastered by Frederick A. Wing, on a whaling voyage between 1845 and 1846.

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Contains whale stamps. At end: ship accounts.

Logbook of the Medford (Brig); mastered by Harvey Cook, William Dyer and William Dyer, II; and kept by Samuel F. Rogers, Zenas W. Wright, J. W. Tuck and Philander H. Jones; on whaling voyages between 1846 and 1851.

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Contains 5 voyages: Aug. 22, 1846-Sept. 22, 1847. Sherman 544. Nov. 15, 1847-April 17, 1848. Trading voyage, Boston to Franklin, LA, returning to Provincetown. Sherman p. 192. May 12-Oct. 21, 1848. Sherman 545. Feb. 7-Sept. 30, 1849. Sherman 546. April 10, 1850-June 29, 1851. Sherman 547. Contains whale stamps, sketches of whales, drawing of vessel. At end: lists of provisions used.

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