Uncatalogued: Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham, Purser, 1925-2005.
His entire pursers collection includes accounts, financial documents, photographs, victualling accounts, medical correspondence and books, pamphlets and brochures. The collection includes the following:
Box 1: Books: 'Brown's Ships' Accounts and Guide to Ships' Business' by F. R. Wharton, 1954; maps and guides; 'The National Formulary', 1955; 'The Ships Captain's Medical Guide', 1952; 'Collins Ready Reckoner' copies 1950 and 1957.
Box 2: Assortment of business cards; copies of the journal BLUE STAR PORT LINES, No. 4 January 1971, No. 7 October 1971 and No. 10 October 1972; journal of PORT LINE LTD. copies 12, 13, 15, 21, 24, 26, 45, 50 and 53 (1960-1967); several copies of 'Rules of the National Union of Seamen'; the 'National Maritime Board Year Book' 1972/3; copies of guide to 'Merchant Navy Redundancy Paymaster Scheme'; technical catering budget, 1977-1979; papers of Brooks as a purser: clothing slop lists; victualling accounts; officers salaries, 1975; ratings lists and salaries, 1974-1977; Brooks's personal accident insurance; paytables; 2 empty 'crew advances books'; Brooks's motor driver's licence; his continuous certificate of discharge (2 in total); medical cards and identity cards; photographs of Brooks.
Box 3: Newspapers; ships documents; ready reckoners; a booklet 'souvenir of Malta: 32 views'; brochure entitled, 'Great Britain/ Great Holiday'; a 'membership book;; pamphlets, 'Port Line Ltd. Wartime Expenses, 1939-1945' and 'Port Line Story, 1914 - 191964.'
Box 4: Cunard correspondence on Pension Fund; Brooks's medical folder, accident forms correspondence for his accident; photos of Christmas 1960, Port Townsville; officers and crew wages books for 1954-1959 and 1965-1972.
Box 5: Income tax records; correspondence; his P60 and P2 forms; rough draft menu book; menu's 1967 on board MV MAHOUT, a typescript copy; catering records, 1971-1972; Port Line Christmas cards and Cunard menu's.
1 Folio: Advert, 1973 for a new discharge book, 'get it now from a merchantile marine office.' Folder also includes Maltese currency, newspaper cuttings and clippings 1967.
1 oversize folder: Roll of Honour, Dominion and Commonwealth Line Ltd, n. d. A list of the names of those from the company who joined HM forces.
Please contact archive staff for more information about ordering from this collection.
Box 1: Books: 'Brown's Ships' Accounts and Guide to Ships' Business' by F. R. Wharton, 1954; maps and guides; 'The National Formulary', 1955; 'The Ships Captain's Medical Guide', 1952; 'Collins Ready Reckoner' copies 1950 and 1957.
Box 2: Assortment of business cards; copies of the journal BLUE STAR PORT LINES, No. 4 January 1971, No. 7 October 1971 and No. 10 October 1972; journal of PORT LINE LTD. copies 12, 13, 15, 21, 24, 26, 45, 50 and 53 (1960-1967); several copies of 'Rules of the National Union of Seamen'; the 'National Maritime Board Year Book' 1972/3; copies of guide to 'Merchant Navy Redundancy Paymaster Scheme'; technical catering budget, 1977-1979; papers of Brooks as a purser: clothing slop lists; victualling accounts; officers salaries, 1975; ratings lists and salaries, 1974-1977; Brooks's personal accident insurance; paytables; 2 empty 'crew advances books'; Brooks's motor driver's licence; his continuous certificate of discharge (2 in total); medical cards and identity cards; photographs of Brooks.
Box 3: Newspapers; ships documents; ready reckoners; a booklet 'souvenir of Malta: 32 views'; brochure entitled, 'Great Britain/ Great Holiday'; a 'membership book;; pamphlets, 'Port Line Ltd. Wartime Expenses, 1939-1945' and 'Port Line Story, 1914 - 191964.'
Box 4: Cunard correspondence on Pension Fund; Brooks's medical folder, accident forms correspondence for his accident; photos of Christmas 1960, Port Townsville; officers and crew wages books for 1954-1959 and 1965-1972.
Box 5: Income tax records; correspondence; his P60 and P2 forms; rough draft menu book; menu's 1967 on board MV MAHOUT, a typescript copy; catering records, 1971-1972; Port Line Christmas cards and Cunard menu's.
1 Folio: Advert, 1973 for a new discharge book, 'get it now from a merchantile marine office.' Folder also includes Maltese currency, newspaper cuttings and clippings 1967.
1 oversize folder: Roll of Honour, Dominion and Commonwealth Line Ltd, n. d. A list of the names of those from the company who joined HM forces.
Please contact archive staff for more information about ordering from this collection.