https://omeka.hofstra.edu/files/original/6170dc96f10a3a4207831689b37fb35d.jpg 652f5fcab000435a64c7a825793f9fc4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Capt. Samuel Truman Preston Papers Subject The topic of the resource Preston, Samuel Truman (1840-1912) S.T. Preston & Son Ship’s Chandlery Sea Captains Ship chandlers. Greenport (N.Y.) Correspondence Description An account of the resource The collection is composed largely of letters written to Preston between 1881 and 1898 from men looking for work on fishing boats. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D.W., M.O’C Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Capt. Samuel Truman Preston Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881–1898 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michael Curtis Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Captain Preston (April 12, 1883) Subject The topic of the resource Preston, Samuel Truman (1840-1912) Sea Captains Greenport (N.Y.) Correspondence Description An account of the resource A letter written to Captain Preston from a man looking to sign on as a member of a fishing boat crew. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Capt. Samuel Truman Preston Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 12, 1883 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michael Curtis Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Captain Samuel Truman Preston Papers correspondence Fishing boats Greenport Samuel Preston ship captains