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Stories of about the United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps and some of their legends. No dates are provided.

This is a report of all activities conducted by the USVLSC and its Junior Membership division during 1962.

In this letter, Rear Admiral Perkins is congratulating August Held and members of the Yonkers branch of the USVLSC for assisting in twelve rescue operations in the Hudson River during 1959.

This letter is dated October 26, 1959.

National Water Safety Congress Award to United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps in recognition of outstanding effort to prevent needless water accidents and drownings.

This resolution is an acknowledgement of the heroic effort by the USVLSC of saving the Bennett family who sinking on a boat in the Hudson River. The resolution was crafted by Councilman Moczydlowski. It was signed by Mayor Kristen Kristensen. …

This is a photograph of President Ronald Reagan that was sent to the USVLSC.

Bottom row: from left to right-Jr. Lt. Robert Raynor, Vice Commodore William Davids, Harold Fisher.
Top row: from left to right-Sr. Lt. John Fisher, Charles Stodley, George Stodley, Irving Davids and Thomas Allen

This letter is a call to action for the U.S.V.L.S.C. to become better organized and make more rescue calls.
The letter is dated December 21, 1959.

This letter informed members of the U.S.V.LS.C. that they could no longer answer calls for help due to their obsolete equipment.
The letter was written on August 26, 1967.