Landscapes of Power: Middle Class and Lower Class Power Dynamics in a New York Charitable Institution |
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Authors: | Sherene Baugher |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University, 400 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;(2) Cornell University Archaeology Program, 261 Mc Graw Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA |
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Abstract: | Archaeological and historical research at Sailors’ Snug Harbor uncovered material on this landscape of power. Sailors’ Snug
Harbor, located in New York City, was established in 1831 as a private institution for retired and injured seamen who were
economically impoverished. In the nineteenth century, between 400 and 800 seamen lived at Snug Harbor, supported by a director
(called the governor), an assistant director (the steward), a doctor, a chaplain, and a large support staff. There were rivalries
between the middle class administrators of institution especially during the reign of Thomas Melville (1867–84). Because over
twenty percent of the retired seamen were former ship captains, in addition to numerous officers such as first mates, there
were intense power dynamics between Melville (a former clipper ship captain) and the retired seamen (inmates). The design
of the buildings and grounds, the archaeological material, and the primary source documents reveal middle class and lower
class power dynamics that existed in this closed community. |
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