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Collection Overview
| Size | 22.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4000 items) |
| Abstract | Records of Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer, YMCA coastal sailing camps located at Arapahoe, N.C. Office files, printed materials, operations manuals, photographs, and audiovisual materials document the work of white founding director Wyatt Taylor and the board of directors, the early years of the camp and ongoing development and expansion, advertising, communications across the broader YMCA network, counselor training, and campers and the camp experience. |
| Creator | Camp Sea Gull (Arapahoe, N.C.)
Camp Seafarer (Arapahoe, N.C.) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, Patrick Cullom, Emma Evans, Anne Wells, February 2019
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser and Anne Wells, February 2019
Since August 2017, we have added ethnic and racial identities for individuals and families represented in collections. To determine identity, we rely on self-identification; other information supplied to the repository by collection creators or sources; public records, press accounts, and secondary sources; and contextual information in the collection materials. Omissions of ethnic and racial identities in finding aids created or updated after August 2017 are an indication of insufficient information to make an educated guess or an individual's preference for identity information to be excluded from description. When we have misidentified, please let us know at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu.
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Historical Information
Camp Sea Gull for boys, and Camp Seafarer for girls, are YMCA sailing camps located on the North Carolina Coast in Arapahoe. Wyatt Taylor, who was white, served as the first director, from 1945 until 1980.
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Scope and Content
Records of Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer, YMCA coastal sailing camps located at Arapahoe, N.C. Materials include binders, printed materials, and office files with correspondence, annual reports, board materials, and operations manuals. Topics include the founding and set up of the camp; ongoing fundraising, advocacy, and expansion of the camps; advertising across the state; communications across the broader YMCA network; board and committee work; counselor training; and campers and the camp experience. Some personal materials of Wyatt Taylor, the white first director of the camps, are included. Photographs document campers at Sea Gull and the cabins at Seafarer. Video materials are year-by-year footage of the camp, 1948-2002, including video transfers of 16mm films documenting the camp. Audio materials, 1971-1990, contain camp songs and organ accompaniment for camp programs.
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Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer Records, 1940s-2000s.
Arrangement: as received. Audiovisual materials are arranged roughly by date. Audiotapes listed first and undated videotapes listed last.
Materials include binders relating to operations, counselor training and hiring, and camp activities; printed promotional booklets; and office files that include correspondence, annual reports, and board materials documenting the founding and set up of the camp; ongoing fundraising, advocacy, and expansion of the camps; advertising across the state, and communications across the broader YMCA network. Some personal materials of Wyatt Taylor, the white first director of the camps, are included. Photographs document campers at Sea Gull and the cabins at Seafarer. Audiovisual materials consist mostly of video footage of the camp, including video transfers made from original 16mm films documenting the camp. Also included are audio recordings of seafarer songs and organ accompaniment for camp programs. Video recordings are on DVCAM, MiniDV, and VHS, while audio recordings are on 1/4" open reel audio.
| Box 1 |
Binders, 1957-1960 |
| Box 2 |
Binders, 1977 |
| Box 3 |
Binders, 1984-1990 |
Box 4-5
Box 4Box 5 |
Promotional booklets |
Box 6-7
Box 6Box 7 |
Office files, 1940s-1960s |
| Box 8 |
Office files, 1970s |
Box 9-12
Box 9Box 10Box 11Box 12 |
Office files, 1978-1980 |
Box 13-14
Box 13Box 14 |
Office files, 1990s |
Box 14-15
Box 14Box 15 |
Office files, 2000s |
| Oversize Paper Folder OPF-05730/1 |
Camp brochure, 1940s |
| Oversize Paper Folder OPF-05730/2 |
Phase 3 construction projects |
| Image Box IB-05730/1 |
Camp Sea Gull photographic prints, 1950s-1980s |
| Image Box IB-05730/2 |
Camp Sea Gull photographic print (Oversize), 1980s |
| Image Box IB-05730/3 |
Camp Seafarer negatives, 1957 |
Image Box IB-05730/4-5
IB-05730/4IB-05730/5 |
Camp Seafarer negatives, 1965 |
| Digital Folder DF-05730/4 |
Camp Sea Gull staff slide show, 2001 |
| Digital Folder DF-05730/3 |
Camp Sea Gull & Camp Seafarer staff recruiting materials, 2002-2003 |
| Digital Folder DF-05730/1 |
Camp Sea Gull video yearbook, 2004 |
| Digital Folder DF-05730/2 |
Camp Sea Gull video yearbook, 2005 |
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