The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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Read about the evolution of SCI’s name over its history.
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The American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial April 9, 2013 MA Student Ann Hilker from Parsons The New School for Design used materials from SCI’s archives to conduct research on the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial in New York’s Battery Park—a memorial More...
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Women in New York City’s Maritime History March 12, 2013 MA history student at Monmouth University Anna B. Baaske-Rodriguez used SCI’s archives to conduct research for her graduate thesis. This Women’s History Month, read what Anna discovered about the More...
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High School Students Explore Maritime History
September 13, 2012
Archivists in the making joined SCI’s Johnathan Thayer to examine New York City’s valuable maritime history contained in the documents of North America’s largest mariners’ service agency.
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Labor Struggles on New York City’s Waterfront: A Visual History
August 27, 2012
Queens College grad student Alexandra Dolan-Mescal examines SCI’s archival record of labor unions in early twentieth-century New York, discovering that seafarer welfare agencies like SCI were...
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“Archival Theory and Religious Thought:” A Review of SAA 2012
August 16, 2012
SCI’s Archivist Johnathan Thayer attended the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists in San Diego, CA where he discovered religion and archives have more in common than one...
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SCI and the Merchant Marine during World War II, Part Two: 1942
August 2, 2012
When the United States entered World War II, the nation drew on many resources for the war effort, including the Seamen’s Church Institute, which provided aid to seafarers in the merchant marine...
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SCI Digital Archives Launches New Site
July 19, 2012
Explorers need not climb into a dusty vault to view objects from New York’s maritime history at the Seamen’s Church Institute. A new, easy-to-use online interface allows anyone to access more than...
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SCI and the Merchant Marine during WWII, Part One: 1939-1941
July 6, 2012
United States merchant mariners played a crucial role in securing victory for the Allied forces during the Second World War. SCI’s archival records bear witness to their valuable contribution and...
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Merchant Marine Mural at 25 South Street
June 6, 2012
For many years, a mural depicting the crucial role of the US Merchant Marine in the 1944 Normandy Invasion hung in the lobby of SCI’s headquarters at 25 South Street.
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