Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion 1820-1890

Acknowledgements

This project has depended on the efforts and support of many people during planning and production. Thanks are due to everyone involved, including particularly the Mystic Seaport staff, volunteers, and supporters listed below.

Project Staff

• Paul J. O'Pecko, Library Director - Project Director
• Leah Prescott, Manuscripts and Archives Librarian
• Maria Christenson, Project Manager - Digital Imaging Supervisor
• Kelly Drake, Manuscripts Associate - Cataloging coordinator
• Ann Finer, Scanning and Transcription Technician
• Heather Hunt, Scanning and Transcription Technician
• Justin Simon, Scanning and Transcription Technician

Special Thanks To

• Jim Blackaby, Director of Information Services and Internet Strategies
• Judy Beisler, Photography
• Jennifer Eifrig, Writing and editing
• Andrew German, Editing
• Kathleen Ramey-Gilman, Photography
• Sharron Macklin, Williams College, for assistance with oversize scanning
• Mary Anne Stets, Director of Photography Department
• Georgia York, Museum Registrar
• Development Department
• Finance Department

Other Part-time Staff and Volunteers

• Ruth Atchecson
• Paul Cipriani
• Elanya Delacruz
• Justyn Kuzel
• Morgan Martin
• Jim Maxon
• Kate Merz
• Marcia Spakoski
• Ann den Tex
• Lauren Wright
• Tom Zane

Authors of Essays and Bibliography

The G.W. Blunt White Library at Mystic Seaport gratefully acknowledges the permission of the following authors and publisher for permission to reproduce their works electronically for this online collection.

• Joan Druett [More Decency and Order: Women and Whalemen in the Pacific]
• Richard C. Malley. [On Shore in a Foreign Land...]
• Charles Schultz and the University of South Carolina Press. [Bibliography from Forty-niners 'round the Horn.]
• Charles Schultz. [A Forty-Niner Fourth of July]