Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

ERNEST T. WEIR records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0038
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...
Dates: Creation: April 1954-December 1969
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

G. Victor Chamberlain collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0068
Abstract This collection contains items accumulated by Captain G. Victor Chamberlain during his career on lake vessels from 1940 to 1981. A file of correspondence reveals the importance of safety issues, while radar logs and loading logs record operations aboard the ship. News clippings, particularly ones covering the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD, provide insight on events of interest to Captain Chamberlain. Navigational and weather-related charts illustrate another area of the captain's...
Dates: Creation: 1927-2008; Creation: Majority of material found within 1941-2000
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

Transcripts of logs for various vessels

 Collection – Box GLMMS 45, Folder: 15
Identifier: GLMMS-2166
Scope and Contents

Summary transcripts of logs of several Great Lakes vessels created by Mark Shumaker. Data normally includes date, type of cargo loaded/unloaded, source port, and destination port.

Dates: Creation: 1940-2001 (scattered dates)
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

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  • Name: Ernest T. Weir (Steamship)

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Topical
Shipping
Geographic
Great Lakes (North America)