EP 15: Hart Nautical Collection and the Herreshoff Legacy

From 1878 to 1945, The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was the leading authority on designing and building the fastest yachts known to man. After the yard closed its doors, all the company’s documents, approximately 19,000 pieces, were donated to the Hart Nautical Collection at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. In the past, the public has had limited access to these documents, but with the advancements in digital photography the museum has made a push to make this information more accessible to the public. In conjunction with opening of the Museum’s newest exhibit: Lighter, Stronger, Faster: The Herreshoff Legacy; the staff, including our guest, Evelyn Ansel, has been busy completing this task. In Episode 15, Evelyn gets out from behind the lens to talk with Tyler and Carter about going through the history of this famed boatyard, piece by piece. Feature photo credit: Alison Langley