Stanislaus J. Kempinski papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3172

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains Kempinski's Navy Service Certificate including Petty Officer’s Appointment; a small album of mostly cyanotype photographs of sailing ships and sailors, ships include the Lancaster, Massachusetts, and the Spanish ship Reine Menceides; and Kempinski’s father’s German Army record.

Dates

1865-1903

Creator

Kempinski, Stanislaus J., 1878-1976 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Stanislaus Kempinski was born in Posen, Germany. He came to the United States and served in the U.S. Navy from 1897–1904, enlisting as an ordinary seaman from Duluth, Minnesota. He sailed on the Monogahela during the Spanish-American War and built a model of this ship, which he gave to the Lake Superior Marine Museum. He was also known as Stanley Kempin.

Extent

3.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Subjects

Certificates Subject Source: Local sources
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Sailing ships Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Servicemen, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ships Subject Source: Local sources
Spanish-American War, 1898 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings