🛳️ SS Leviathan Passenger List – 9 September 1932: Transatlantic Travel During the Great Depression
📌 Explore the 1932 tourist cabin passenger list of the SS Leviathan, featuring scholars, artists, clergy, and everyday travelers en route from Europe to New York. Ideal for educators, genealogists, and historians studying interwar migration.
Covers, Tourist Cabin Passenger List for the SS Leviathan of the United States Lines, Departing 9 September 1932 from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg, Commanded by Commodore Albert B. Randall, USNR. GGA Image ID # 1e1ffbc49c
🚢 Review & Summary: SS Leviathan Passenger List – Tourist Cabin, 9 September 1932 🧳
Step aboard the SS Leviathan in 1932—a majestic ocean liner operated by United States Lines, steaming from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg at the height of the Great Depression. This rich Tourist Cabin Passenger List dated 9 September 1932, offers more than names—it’s a dynamic tapestry of global lives in motion, threading through academic, religious, artistic, and everyday histories.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: Commodore Albert B. Randall, U. S. N. R
- Staff Commander: Schuyler F. Cumings, U.S.N.R
- Chief Engineer: James. J. Fagan
- Chief Officer: Harold L. Winslow
- Purser: James G. Summitt
- Surgeon: Dr. Frank Stewart
- Chief Steward: David S. Robertson
List of Tourist Cabin Staff
- Purser: Louis McCall
- Surgeon: Dr. Thomas Garvey
- Chief Steward: Herman Muller
List of Tourist Cabin Passengers
- Mr. Vincent Abbate
- Mr. John Abbate
- Mr. Hyman Abrams
- Mr. Samuel Abrams
- Mrs. K. Adams
- Miss Dirouhi Adjikevorkian
- Mrs. Dora Afrazne
- Mrs. Nora Agopian
- Mr. Arthur Agopian
- Mrs. Sadie Amsterdam
- Miss Gertrude Amsterdam
- Mr. Charles Anciaux
- Mr. Martin Andrushat
- Mrs. Andrushat
- Miss K. H. Araxie
- Mr. Augustin F. d'Arcy
- Mrs. d'Arcy
- Miss Florence Arnold
- Mr. Morris Ascher
- Mr. Malcolm P. Austin
- Miss Elizabeth Bahrenberg
- Mrs. Albert H. Barber
- Master A. H. Barber, Jr.
- Mrs. J. C. Barfield
- Mr. C. D. Barnes, Jr.
- Mr. C. Tracy Barnes
- Mr. Joseph Barrell
- Dr. Albert M. Barrett, Jr.
- Mr. Edward Barrett
- Mr. George Bather
- Mrs. Bather
- Miss W. Bather
- Mr. D. H. Bauns
- Mr. Wilfred G. Benet
- Mrs. Laura Benet
- Miss France Benet
- Mr. Victor Berlin
- Mr. Joseph Berliner
- Prof. G. A. Betz
- Mr. Henri Bezrat
- Miss Herta Billrman
- Mr. I. Bindeman
- Mrs. Bindeman
- Miss Emily Blanford
- Mr. J. B. Bogart
- Mr. H. Boshnakiyan
- Miss Polly Bouck
- Mr. William Branson
- Miss Betty Brett
- Prof. Lewis Brett
- Mrs. Brett
- Miss Eleanor Brett
- Miss Ruth Brett
- Miss Vera Brinkopf
- Mr. W. Budgin
- Mrs. Budgin
- Master W. Budgin
- Mr. M. Bulent
- Mrs. Ida Burck
- Miss Gussie Burck
- Mr. W. E. Calvert
- Mrs. Calvert
- Mrs. Milada Carroll
- Mr. Gregory Carroll
- Miss Bernice Cary
- Miss Julia Cauffman
- Miss Helen Charbon
- Mrs. Jane Clark
- Miss Corrine Clark
- Miss Mary Clark
- Miss Marjory Clark
- Miss Harriet O. Clarke
- Master John B. Clarke
- Mr. Herdman F. Cleland
- Mrs. Cleland
- Miss Eunice V. Cleland
- Miss Lydia Coakley
- Mr. William W. Coblentz
- Mrs. Coblentz
- Dr. G. Coanicescu
- Mrs. Coanicescu
- Miss Marie Comte
- Major J. F. Constable
- Mrs. Constable
- Mrs. H. Corrigan
- Mr. M. B. Cramer
- Dr. W. J. Curry
- Mrs. Curry
- Mr. G. H. Curry
- Miss M. E. Davis
- Miss Shirley Davis
- Mr. J. C. Develin, Jr.
- Mrs. H. Diggelrnan
- Mrs. Katherine Drazenouvich
- Master William Drazenouvich
- Mrs. Leon Duranton
- Miss Marguerite Duranton
- Mr. J. J. Dunlop
- Mrs. Dunlop
- Miss Charlotte Elliott
- Miss Esther Elliott
- Mr. Jacob Elkin
- Mrs. Elkin
- Miss Paula Engle
- Mr. Joseph Enderle
- Mr. Clarence A. England
- Mr. Charles Eppinger
- Mrs. Eppinger
- Mrs. Esther Falkoff
- Miss Edna Falkenberg
- Mr. John C. Fehr
- Mr. L Finkelstein
- Mrs. Finkelstein
- Master Stanley Finkelstein
- Master Norman Finkelstein
- Mrs. Edith Fishback
- Mr. R. A. Fisher
- Miss Rose Dorothy Fitzgerald
- Mr. D. D. Flagg
- Mrs. Rosa G. Flores
- Mr. M. J. Flynn
- Mr. Walter Forbes
- Mr. Allen Fowler
- Mr. Max Frank
- Miss Louise Frantik
- Miss Theresa W. Galdstan
- Mr. John M. Gandy
- Mr. Carlo Gioia
- Mrs. R. M. Girvin, Jr.
- Miss Alice Girwin
- Mrs. M. Goddard
- Mr. Samuel Goldberg
- Mrs. Goldberg
- Mr. Charles W. Gore
- Mrs. Gore
- Mr. Frank Gordon
- Mrs. Gordon
- Mrs. Doris M. Green
- Mrs. L. L. Green
- Mr. J. R. Greenhille
- Mrs. Norma A. Greenhille
- Mr. Argiris Gregory
- Miss Hilda Greiner
- Mr. Ernest Grigg
- Mrs. M. Grierson
- Mrs. I. S. Grossman
- Miss Janet Grossman
- Master David Grossman
- Miss Betty Gudrnundson
- Mr. W. Gullickson
- Mrs. Gullickson
- Mrs. Lilly M. Habgood
- Mrs. Cyrus Hall
- Mrs. Gilbert Havrtrey
- Miss D. E. M. Hayter
- Mrs. M. J. Hazlett
- Miss A. M. Heald
- Miss Laura Heinzelman
- Miss Josephine Heiskell
- Miss Mary Roth Heller
- Mr. James M. Hendel
- Mrs. Hendel
- Master Philip Hendel
- Mrs. H. C. Herring
- Mr. J. Homer Herriott
- Mrs. Herriott
- Mr. Jesse Hirshey
- Mr. Danie Hirsch
- Miss Lina Hirt
- Mrs. Mary Hoch
- Mrs. Carrie Holland
- Miss Marjorie Holland
- Mrs. Serene Hollander
- Master Norman A. Hollander
- Dr. K. S. Holzknecht
- Mrs. Holzknecht
- Mr. Herman Horowitz
- Mrs. Horowitz
- Dr. H. L. Hoskins
- Mrs. William D. Hoyt
- Mr. Clark Hueneke
- Mrs. Hueneke
- Miss Mary Huger
- Mrs. Sarah Imber
- Mrs. Rose Israelton
- Mrs. Howard Ivins
- Miss Elizabeth Ivins
- Mr. Isaac Jacobson
- Mrs. Jacobson
- Miss Anna Jacobson
- Mrs. Matilda C. Jacoby
- Miss M. Jaillon
- Dr. Alfred P. James
- Mrs. James
- Master W. A. James
- Dr. N. Janko
- Miss Mary Jauch
- Mr. John Joh
- Miss F. A. Jones
- Mrs. Jeanne Jost
- Miss Mitzi Jost
- Mr. F. B. Judson
- Mr. P. M. Judson
- Mr. Max Kalish
- Mrs. Kalish
- Master R. Kalish
- Mr. Herbert Kaufman
- Mr. Harry Kazan
- Miss Hazel Keith
- Mrs. G. Kellerman
- Mr. W. M. Kipplinger
- Mr. Austin Kipplinger
- Miss Paula Kittel
- Dr. G. M. Kline
- Mrs. Kline
- Mr. Edwin Knoflicek
- Mr. Thomas Knoflicek
- Mrs. Knofloek
- Mr. Frank Koenig
- Mrs. Koenig
- Mrs. Leah Koppel
- Mr. D. Kozlowsky
- Mr. Charles Kreindler
- Mrs. Kreindler
- Miss J. A. Kristianson
- Mrs. Mary Kuchinskas
- Miss Frances Ladd
- Mr. Joseph Lagaly
- Mrs. Lagaly
- Rev. M. J. Lawnicki
- Mrs. Olga T. Lecho
- Mr. Maurice Lejarre
- Mrs. Lejarre
- Mr. Frank Levin
- Mr. Read Lewis
- Mr. Joseph Lichtstein
- Miss Mathilde Liedtke
- Miss Genevieve Liles
- Miss M. C. Lindberg
- Mr. Alfred Lister
- Mrs. Lister
- Mrs. Jane Litwin
- Miss Dorothy Litwin
- Mr. Leizer Lucki
- Miss Thelma O. Lund
- Miss A. Maher
- Mrs. Anna Marcus
- Miss Marcus
- Mrs. B. Mardikian
- Miss Joan Marechal (Note 1)
- Mrs. A. Margolin
- Mr. Endre Markowitz
- Mrs. H. S. Marsh
- Mr. George Marti
- Mrs. Marti
- Mr. Homer McFarland
- Mrs. Margaret McGowan
- Mr. W. H. McKleroy
- Mr. J. H. McNaughton
- Mrs. M. Melikyan
- Mr. F. E. Melvin
- Mr. Meyer Menchel
- Mrs. A. Menchel
- Dr. A. J. Michaels
- Mr. G. Michelotti
- Miss Henrietta Michelson
- Mrs. Franciska Mickulik
- Master Aleksander Mickulik
- Mr. Rako Mihal
- Mr. Rapo Mitro
- Mr. Harry Montague
- Mr. John S. Moore
- Mrs. M. V. Mortimer
- Mr. E. P. Moulton
- Miss Elsie Muller
- Mrs. Margot Mullinger
- Master A. J. Mullinger
- Miss Anna Naumann
- Mrs. C. L. Naqui
- Mr. Herman Newman
- Mrs. Newman
- Miss Christine Niemeyer
- Mr. George Nitzsche
- Mrs. Nitzsche
- Miss Helen Nitzsehe
- Miss Elsa Nitzsche
- Miss Ida Nitzsche
- Miss Hilda Nordback
- Mrs. Frances Nudd
- Prof. P. H. Odegard
- Mrs. Odegard
- Mrs. Ida O'Donnell
- Mr. Joseph Oliva
- Mrs. Sadie Ornstein
- Master Simon Ornstein
- Mr. Sam Cistrowsky
- Mr. L. F. Oswald
- Mrs. J. S. Owens
- Master Van Owens
- Mr. Stanley H. Page
- Dr. A. Panitz
- Mrs. Edward A. Park
- Mr. Jerry Prachar
- Mrs. Prachar
- Miss Marian Prachar
- Miss Librisa Prachar
- Miss Helen Pendergass
- Mr. L. Perez
- Mrs. A. H. Perry
- Mr. Rynn Perry
- Rev. George L. Peters
- Mr. Henry Peters
- Mrs. Peters
- Miss Alice Peters
- Miss O. Phillipe
- Mr. C. E. Pichler
- Mr. Henry Pieper
- Dr. H. F. Pierce
- Mrs. Pierce
- Mrs. W. N. Plantz
- Miss Sadie Polinski
- Mrs. J. R. Pratt
- Miss Mary Perkins Pratt
- Mr. D. Pschopedes
- Mrs. Pschopedes
- Mr. Franck Puglia
- Mrs. Puglia
- Miss Clara Rabinowitz
- Mr. R. Raich
- Mrs. Raich
- Mr. John Razus
- Mrs. Razus
- Miss E. Razus
- Miss Jeannette Renier
- Mr. Max Richin
- Mrs. Richin
- Mr. Paul E. Rolando
- Mrs. Rolando
- Mrs. H. Roseman
- Master Harold Roseman
- Dr. George Rosenbleitt
- Mr. Walter L. Rosenquist
- Mrs. Celia Rudnick
- Master Irving Rudnick
- Miss Phyllis Rudnick
- Mrs. Sophie Rudnick
- Mr. Clinton Saffer
- Mr. Ford K. Sayre
- Mrs. Sayre
- Mrs. Dora Schneebaum
- Miss Minnie B. Scotland
- Mr. C. C. Scott
- Mrs. Scott
- Miss Kathrine Selby
- Mrs. Dora Seltzer
- Mrs. Elizabeth H. L. Severn
- Miss E. A. Severn
- Mr. Roy J. Sharp
- Miss Kathleen Sharp
- Miss Bernice Shine
- Mr. F. S. Shoemaker
- Mr. S. Siegal
- Prof. W. G. Simon
- Mrs. Simon
- Miss Alice Simmonds
- Mr. W. Sinclair
- Mr. A. Sinclair
- Sister M. Chysentha
- Sister M. Fides
- Sister Emmaculata CinqMars
- Sister Xaveria Molt
- Sister M. Providentia
- Mr. Paul Skrinar
- Mrs. Skrinar
- Mr. T. B. Smalley
- Mrs. Smalley
- Miss A. H. Chandler Smith
- Miss S. Smith
- Mrs. Alice Smollen
- Master Michael Smollen
- Miss Emily Solc
- Miss Mary Sorensen
- Miss Jane Spaeter
- Mr. J. Franklin Spainhower
- Mr. Nathan Spevak
- Dr. J. H. Spinden
- Mrs. Spinden
- Miss Rose Spitzer
- Mr. A. L. Sprinkle
- Mrs. Sprinkle
- Mr. Andrew Spyrides
- Mrs. Spyrides
- Mr. E. R. Squibb
- Mr. John Squibb
- Miss Margaret Squibb
- Mrs. E. Stadnikoff
- Mrs. Robert Stevenson
- Mr. C. A. Stonehill
- Mrs. Stonehill
- Mrs. Wilma Strenge
- Miss Helen Streit
- Mr. Louis Suskin
- Mrs. Suskin
- Miss Rosa Suskin
- Mr. Walter Switik
- Miss Nora Sykes
- Dr. E. Syrkin
- Mr. Bronislaw Szulc
- Mr. M. Ali Tahsin
- Mr. Andrew Tannler
- Mr. G. Tareggia
- Mrs. Anna Teare
- Miss Gertrude Tetelman
- Miss Blanche Tetelman
- Mr. A. A. Theodos
- Miss Helene S. Thomas
- Miss Anna M. Thomas
- Dr. Maurice Thomas
- Miss Renee Thorel
- Mr. N. G. Thorne
- Mrs. Thorne
- Mr. Stefan Tischler
- Mr. Isidore Todd
- Mrs. Todd
- Mr. K. Topakian
- Miss Dora Traeger
- Mrs. T. Trenk
- Miss M. Trenk
- Mr. Randall H. Trumpy
- Miss Charlotte Tuke
- Miss Bertha Urban
- Mr. A. C. Usher
- Mrs. Usher
- Miss Eunice Usher
- Miss Marian Usher
- Mr. W. Van Leer
- Miss Yvonne Van Leer
- Mr. B. E. Van Vliet
- Mrs. Louisa Velkoff
- Miss Cyril Velkoff
- Master Henry Velkoff
- Miss Helen Vogel
- Miss Hilda Waechler
- Mrs. Helen Wagner
- Miss Ruth Wahlquist
- Mr. F. Waitek
- Mrs. Waitek
- Mrs. Anna Waitek
- Mr. Max R. Warner
- Miss Annie Webb
- Mr. Eugene Weiss
- Mrs. Weiss
- Mr. George Wendt
- Mrs. Wendt
- Master Rudolf A. Wendt
- Miss S. Whalen
- Miss Marion Wheelock
- Mrs. Anna White
- Mr. Robert Whitney
- Mr. H. Wild
- Dr. Louis V. Williams
- Mrs. Williams
- Mr. Lester W. Winter
- Miss Lillian Wood
- Mr. Frank Wright
- Mrs. Wright
- Mr. Henry Wullner
- Mr. H. Wurtz
- Mrs. Wurtz
- Mr. Jacob Yastrov
- Mr. Henry Zartman
- Mrs. Zartman
- Mr. Morris Zwerner
- Mrs. Zwerner
Note 1: See Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket for passenger Joan Marechal for additional information.
🛳️ Crossing the Atlantic in the Great Depression: 1932 SS Leviathan Tourist Cabin Passage Contract
The 1932 Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket for Miss Joan Marechal aboard the grand SS Leviathan is more than just a passage receipt—it’s a vivid snapshot of a world in flux, captured through the lens of a transatlantic voyage. This primary document, issued by United States Lines, illustrates not only the structure of interwar sea travel but also offers a compelling story of identity, resilience, and mobility during the Great Depression era.
Title Page, SS Leviathan Tourist Cabin Passenger List, 9 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 2253ad746a
Executive Staff Listing and First Page of Tourist Passengers (Mr. Vincent Abbate through Mrs. Albert H. Barber), Leviathan Tourist Cabin Passenger List, 9 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 2253cf88f0
Page 7 of Tourist Passengers Showing Mr. Max Kalish Through Dr. a. J. Michaels. Miss Joan Marechal Is the Fifth Person Listed Under the “M’s,” SS Leviathan Tourist Cabin Passenger List, 9 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 22543087dd
🌟 Ship Overview: The SS Leviathan
Launched: 1914 (originally the German liner Vaterland)
Renamed & Repatriated: Became Leviathan under the U.S. Shipping Board after WWI
Operator: United States Lines
Route for this Voyage: Bremen → Southampton → Cherbourg → New York
Voyage Departure: 9 September 1932
Commanded by: Commodore Albert B. Randall, USNR
🛳️ Key Features:
🔹 Once the largest passenger ship in the world
🔹 Known for her Art Deco elegance, ballroom, and expansive public spaces
🔹 Held a prominent role in bringing transatlantic migrants and travelers to the U.S.
🧑🎓🧑⚕️ Notable Individuals on Board
🎓 Academic Luminaries
Prof. G. A. Betz – University affiliation unlisted, but such entries often align with European scholars traveling to lecture or return from academic exchange.
Prof. Lewis Brett – Likely traveling with family (Mrs. Brett, Misses Eleanor, Ruth, and Elizabeth Brett), this could suggest a sabbatical or post-conference return.
💂 Military & Government Figures
Major J. F. Constable – His title suggests British military service. Likely returning to a posting or diplomatic assignment.
Commodore Albert B. Randall, USNR – The ship’s commanding officer; his naval reserve status marks him as a distinguished U.S. military mariner.
✝️ Religious Travelers
Rev. George L. Peters – Clergy on board, possibly traveling between missions or congregations.
Rev. M. J. Lawnicki – Could have ties to immigrant communities, especially Polish-American parishes.
Sister Emmaculata CinqMars and fellow Sisters of Religious Orders (Sisters Chrysentha, Fides, Xaveria Molt, Providentia) – These women likely belonged to Catholic religious orders engaged in educational or charitable missions in the U.S.
🎭 Cultural Contributors
Mr. Max Kalish – 🎨 Renowned Jewish-American sculptor celebrated for his depictions of American laborers. His inclusion elevates the list for students of American art and the immigrant experience.
🔍 Highlighted Passenger: Miss Joan Marechal
Listed as Dutch, divorced, age 34, Miss Marechal was traveling from Cherbourg to New York. Her final destination was Chicago, and her story is supported by a surviving Tourist Cabin Contract Ticket—an ideal case study for personal history research.
📌 See: GG Archives Tourist Cabin Contract for further details.
📸 Noteworthy Images
🖼️ Title Page – SS Leviathan Tourist Cabin Passenger List | GGA Image ID #2253ad746a
A formal and crisp opening that sets the tone for academic and genealogical analysis.
🖼️ Executive Staff & First Passenger Page | GGA Image ID #2253cf88f0
Includes notable listings such as Mr. Vincent Abbate through Mrs. Albert H. Barber, and highlights Commodore Randall and senior crew.
🖼️ Page 7 – Listing of Miss Joan Marechal | GGA Image ID #22543087dd
The page where Miss Marechal appears alongside Max Kalish and Dr. A. J. Michaels, bridging art, medicine, and migration.
🧭 Relevance for Teachers, Students, Historians & Genealogists
This passenger list is ripe for interdisciplinary exploration:
🧑🏫 Educators can use it to frame discussions on:
🔹 1930s transatlantic mobility
🔹 The sociocultural layers of passenger class structures
🔹 The impact of the Great Depression on travel
🔎 Genealogists gain access to:
🔹 Family clustering and household travel data
🔹 Ethnic and national origins (Dutch, German, American, Armenian, etc.)
🎓 Historians will appreciate:
🔹 The migration of academic and religious personnel
🔹 Patterns in U.S.-European cultural and intellectual exchange
🧠 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters
The 1932 Leviathan passenger list doesn’t just tell us who traveled—it shows why they traveled, and what that means in a decade shadowed by economic hardship, political tension, and evolving transatlantic identity.
Whether analyzing the quiet presence of religious sisters, the movements of public intellectuals, or the travels of a renowned sculptor like Max Kalish, this list invites meaningful narrative construction.
It also helps answer deeper questions:
🔹 Who was coming to America in 1932?
🔹 What social, religious, or professional networks did they belong to?
🔹 How did a voyage on a ship like the Leviathan reflect one’s place in society?
🔖 Encourage Students and Researchers: Dive deeper with the GG Archives’ rich collection of primary documents for essays, personal history research, or historical context-building. Each name has a story—and every list is a lesson. 📚✍️🌊
