Records of the RMS Queen Elizabeth Historical Society, Virginia, United States of America
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 296
- Dates of Creation:1989
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.13 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Drawings 1989
- Historical notes 1989
- Ships particulars 1989
- Photographs of the museum in Virginia 1989
Administrative / Biographical History
The RMS Queen Elizabeth Historical Society manages a museum dedicated to the steam ship Queen Elizabeth in Ararat, Virginia, United States of America . The RMS Queen Elizabeth Historical Society was founded in 1981 by Harold E Philpot, essentially for the purpose of preparing documentary drawings of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, built by John Brown & Co Ltd for the Cunard company, to a scale of one quarter inch equals one foot. Co-founders of the Society were as follows: Commodore Geoffrey T Marr, navigation; Staff Captain Eric Ashton-Irvine, administration; Chief Engineer R E ("Ted") Philip, engineering; Purser John Vincent Robinson, passenger relations; Donald McKellar, of John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, design and draughting; Fred M Walker, Greenwich, naval architect and consultant to the Founder; and Philip Small, Wells, Somerset, art. The society is based at the home of its founder, Harold E Philpot, who has extended a former garage to accommodate a museum dedicated to the ship. In 2002, and was unclear as to whether the society was still in operation.
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposit: Harold E Philpot : Ararat, Virginia : 7 November 1989
Other Finding Aids
Manual file level list available in searchroom
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Unknown
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UCS 001Records of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd, Clydebank Division (formerly John Brown & Co Ltd)
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Additional Information
Much of this material is copied from that held at the museum
Compiled by Jenny Bunn , Assistant Archivist, 14 February 2000
Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 19 December 2002
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Ararat, Va.