HCGL. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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Commercial traffic can be examined from the vessel, cargo and crew data compiled in the abstracts to form a view of the Great lakes regional economy around the middle of the nineteenth century. The information in each abstract generally contains dates of arrivals and departures, name and rig of vessel, clearance and departure ports, tonnage and crew data.

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Registration volume with forms; includes information on name of shipbuilder (master carpenter), ship name, date built, material, and structure of vessel.

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Photocopies of Masters license with endorsements for service as a ship master on Great Lakes and other waterways.

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Crew listing for a voyage from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on June 7, 1978; gives crew name, position, and year of birth.

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A narrative of a witness to the wreck, correspondence, and photo printouts of the wreck. Compiled by Thomas Moore, a former faculty member of the Unitersity of Michigan.

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Several photographs of harbor traffic, and informational brochures on the fire tugs WILLLIAM LYON MCKENZIE and NED HANLAN.

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Copies of newspaper articles, genealogical data on crew members, maps, weather data, photographs, and other materials collected by Canadian attorney Robert Matthew Jones during his research into the loss of the train car ferry MARQUETTE & BESSEMER NO. 2 in December 1909.

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8mm films taken by engineer Matt Ojala during his time aboard Great Lakes freighters in the 1950s and 1960s.

Abstract This collection documents the activities of the McLean Brothers Fisheries Company, a Canadian Lake Erie fishing company, for the years 1908-1960. Included are 48 Fish Account Books, recording the sale of fish to customers; 31 Day Books, recording daily office expenses; and 6 Wage Books, listing employees and wages earned. Income tax returns, gasoline tax refund information, company correspondence and miscellaneous employee and supply purchase records provide additional insight into the...

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Document relating to legal action regarding liability for loss due to explosion on the S.S. MIDDLETON resulting from gas accumulation in coal cargo hold. Case summarily judged in favor of the defendants.

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Correspondence, vessel histories, and other information related to the history of the Merchant Marine Hall of Fame, part of the American Merchant Marine Museum in Kings Point, NY.

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Letter concerns name change of the boat LADY DELIGHT to the WELLAND OF OSWEGO.

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This collection contains a collection of ship's logs for four vessels: the schooner-barge NAIAD, 1898-1902; the steamer ARGO, 1927-1935; the steamer N.J. NESSEN, 1913-1917; and the steamer CHARLES HORN, 1923-1926.

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Reports compiled for Marsh & McLennan, Inc. detailing various accidents and damage incidents involving Midland Steamship Line vessels.

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The collection is composed of 1,580 color prints and 194 black and white prints and negatives of Great Lakes vessels. All photographs in this collection were taken by Mike Nicholls in the Detroit River and its connecting waterways from 1983-2004. An item-level inventory is linked to this finding aid under External Documents.

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Shipbuilding company financial record sheets noting general, operating, labor, maintenance, plant expenses, and liabilities, and earnings from stocks, shipyards, and property resources.

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Correspondence transmitting the early financial history of Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, a subsidiary of American Shipbuilding Company.

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This collection primarily consists of proceedings of the Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, including minutes (1891-1928) and stock records (1891-1932). Also contained on the roll is a catalog of steam generators from Wickes Bros. in Saginaw, MI.

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This collection contains naval architectural drawings held by the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes that were not created by the American Shipbuilding Company or Great Lakes Engineering Works. The dates covered are 1867-1992.

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Listing of passengers on board for trips from August 8 through 15, 1864

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Photocopy of a summary logbook from the Canadian bulk freighter RICHELIEU. Contains dates, locations, weather data, and notes.

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Summary of interview, conducted on February 15, 1972, concerning Vizneau's Great Lakes merchant marine career. He was a merchant seaman who was active on the lakes from circa 1890-1950. Interviewer unknown.

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The story of Captain Henry Kelley's experience aboard the PETER A.B. WIDENER when that vessel lost its rudder near the Rock of Ages lighthouse in November 1926. Written by descendant John L. Kelley and his family in 1982.

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Includes meteorological observations recorded at the Toledo, Ohio office of the National Weather Service from 1870-1948.

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Includes meteorological observations recorded at the Toledo, Ohio office of the National Weather Service from 1870-1994.