HCGL. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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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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Historical background on two ferries involved in shipping on the Detroit River.

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Correspondence and balance sheets presenting a review of the company's finances from 1899 to 1924.

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The collection is composed of fourteen volumes documenting commercial vessels traveling upbound and downbound in the Detroit River from 1973-1982. The volumes contain alternating lists of upbound and downbound travel. Information includes the date, vessel name, and time.

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Financial records of a Great Lakes schooner demonstrating the cost of crew expenses and operational costs. Photocopy.

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Lake Carriers' Association Certificate of Membership in Welfare Plan and Discharges, and photocopies of Certificates of Discharge from the Coast Guard covering the 1940s to the early 1970s.

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Description of circumstances in the collision of a tug with a pleasure craft in the Maumee River, resulting in the deaths of seven passengers on the launch.

Abstract This collection includes the records of the Dunbar and Sullivan Dredging Co. of Cleveland and its predecessors: Whitney Brothers; Merritt, Chapman, and Whitney; and Merritt, Chapman, and Scott. The materials in the collection span the years 1902-1964 and document dock, dam, and bulkhead construction around the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi River. Types of materials include: correspondence, contracts, blueprints, specifications, and an extensive series of photographs. The photographs...

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Company records including articles of association, bylaws, meeting notices, proxies, minutes, and dissolution papers.

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Articles of co-partnership for the Duval Fisheries in Bono, OH.

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Manifests from eight different vessels ranging from canoes to steamers, with early cargoes starting with furs and pelts and progressing to copper ores.

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District court indictments, proceedings, and testimony related to the capsizing of the steamer EASTLAND on July 24, 1915, with the loss of over 800 lives.

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101 lantern slides from Eastman Kodak depicting Great Lakes scenes.

Scope and Contents This collection presents readers with information from 1968-1991 on Great Lakes vessels, shipping statistics for the Quebec and Ontario Transportation Company and data on the history of the Welland Canal.Correspondence from 1987 compiles Welland Canal information for readers. Cargo reports for 1968-1983 detail the activities of one company fleet for 15 years. Cargo data shows the relative importance of particular commodities in the overall structure of what the boats in the...

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Notes on maintenance work done each year on the hull and engine of the EBER WARD.

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Article clippings from a variety of newspapers covering the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD and later news coverage of the aftermath and investigation into its loss.

Abstract This collection contains correspondence and research notes compiled by Edward Middleton during the course of his preparation of histories of numerous vessels and shipping companies. Events covered in these notes extend from 1833 to 1984. Companies receiving the most extensive treatment are the Crosby Transportation Company, the Goodrich Transportation Company, and the Morton Navigation Company. A clipping file for 1912-1985 describes shipping activities on the Great Lakes. Included also are...

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Engineer's log data for trips between April 17 and Nov 7, 1960.

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Pictorial and printed material regarding the Great Lakes sailing career of Emmet R. Dowdell and his leisure activities after retirement. Scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, and brochures spanning the years 1860-1976, including views of vessels and street scenes in Lakewood and Lorain, Ohio.

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Engineer's log for June 10, 1904-December 11, 1909.

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Accounts for expenses, goods and pay advances made to members of the crew of the ENOCH TRAIN, on a voyage that included stops in Hong Kong and Manila; in same volume as log of the ship GREAT ADMIRAL, which Thompson later commanded.

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Schedule listing of ships giving vessel name, flag, master, loading and discharging ports, sailing dates, and remarks on cargo; includes ports in the Great Lakes and overseas.

Abstract This collection is comprised of the papers of marine historian Erik Heyl. As a specialist in early American and Canadian steamers, especially Great Lakes vessels, Mr. Heyl researched and produced hundreds of scale drawings and models. Most of this material was published in his six volume series Early American Steamers.The collection includes the correspondence, illustrations, research notes, vessel histories, vessel lists, drawings and miscellaneous materials from which Heyl's...

Scope and Contents This collection contains pilot house log books from the ERNEST T. WEIR for c.1954-1969. These logs give daily accounts of the progress the WEIR made during each trip of the shipping season. Cargo data reflects what was transported and the trip information reflects to where the cargo was shipped and how much time was require for shipment. These daily details document the reality of Great Lakes transportation repeated hundreds of times each year during the shipping season by vessels such as...