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…
Int’l Seafarers
Read about the evolution of SCI’s name over its history.
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ICMA Regional Conference in Odessa April 15, 2013 At a regional conference earlier this month in Odessa, Ukraine, SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson advised port chaplains from various Christian maritime ministries on issues impacting their ability to serve More...
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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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SCI’s Women’s Council
October 19, 2012
As part of the City of New York Student History Internship program, high school student Mohan Hasan spent a portion of his summer with SCI’s Archives researching the history of the Institute’s...
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Agencies Work Together for Seafarers’ Welfare in Taiwan
October 10, 2012
Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights Douglas B. Stevenson recently traveled to Taiwan, home to one of the world’s top export-driven economies.
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Report Sheds Light on Seafarers Affected by Piracy
October 3, 2012
SCI publishes first report from its clinical study to help the maritime industry examine the impact of piracy on seafarers.
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Piracy Study Report Presented in London
September 25, 2012
A report from SCI’s clinical study of the effects of piracy on seafarers includes a summary of major findings from 154 seafarer interviews.
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SCI and the Merchant Marine during World War II, Part Three: 1943-1945
September 25, 2012
In this third digital exhibit, SCI’s Archivist explores the valuable role of merchant mariners during the last three years of World War II.
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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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