Launching of the SS E. A. Bryan

Launching of the SS E. A. Bryan, 1944 February 29

Overview of the Collection

Title: Launching of the SS E. A. Bryan
Dates: 1944 February 29 (inclusive)
1944-02-291944-02-29
Quantity: 0.1 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 Folder)
Collection Number: Cage 1827 (collection)
Summary: A thirteen page script, with four photographs, titled "Launching of the S.S. E.A. Bryan" with the attribution "Mrs. Robert C. Hayes, Sponsor".
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The E. A. Bryan was a Liberty class cargo ship used during WWII. The ship was destroyed in the Port Chicago disaster on 17 July 1944, a munitions explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine that killed 320 and injured 390 sailors and civilians, approximately two-thirds of which were enlisted African American sailors.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

A thirteen page script, with four photographs, titled "Launching of the S.S. E.A. Bryan" with the attribution "Mrs. Robert C. Hayes, Sponsor".

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[Item description]

Launching of the SS E. A. Bryan, 1944 February 29 (Cage 1827)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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