The papers of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company, Chicago, Illinois, were obtained in the winter of 1967/1968 by Richard J. Wright. They became part of the Richard J. Wright Marine Collection at Bowling Green State University, and are now part of the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. The…
This 3.5 cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes by Daniel J. Cornillie of the Inland Steel Company on August 1, 1991. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of conservation and research.
This two cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes by Kenneth R. Hall on August 15, 1992. An instrument of gift was signed at the time of transfer. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of…
This collection, consisting of 6 cubic feet of photographic material, was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on September 21, 2009 by Mr. Richard Adams of Chicago, IL. Mr. Adams received the material as a gift from Anthony Bocconcelli of Chicago. The Anthony Bocconcelli…
This one-half cubic foot collection was donated by the Great Lakes Waterways Development Association to Bowling Green State University. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of research and conservation.
The Charles Thompson Harvey Papers consist principally of the personal correspondence between Charles Thompson Harvey (1829-1912), engineer-inventory, and his wife Sara Van Eps Harvey (1838-1916). He was responsible for both the construction of the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal, connecting Lake…
The papers and records of the Bay Port Fish Company and its subsidiaries, the Saginaw Bay Fish Company and the Lake Huron Fish Company provide sources of information concerning the fishing industry on the Great Lakes during the first half of the twentieth century. The collection is particularly…
The records of the Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Dock Company of Cleveland, Ohio date from 1882 to 1963. The collection consists of two and one-half linear feet of safety committee minutes, company improvement files, vessel lists, operation reports, labor agreements-grievances, operation expenses,…
The records of the Wilson Marine Transit Company were donated to the Institute for Great Lakes Research (now the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes) on March 23, 1973. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purpose of preservation…
The files of the Wilford G. Bartenfeld Collection were transferred to HCGL on June 5, 1975.
Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and scholarly research. Final processing was completed by Mark J. Barnes and…
The photographic portion of this 12.25 cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on January 25, 1973. The construction estimate files were donated in November 1982. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public. Duplication is permitted for…
The Delmar R. Webster collection is available for research at Bowling Green State University's Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of conservation and research.
This four cubic foot collection was transferred to Bowling Green State University on June 21, 1982 by Paul J. Ranahan. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of research and conservation.
The 26.5 cubic feet in this collection were donated by Marsh and McLennan Marine Underwriters of Cleveland, Ohio on July 9, 1973. George Heiber of the Marsh and McLennan staff worked with Bowling Green State University to arrange this transfer.
Literary and property rights were dedicated to the…
This one-half cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on December 18, 1987 by Skip Gillham. The instrument of gift was signed January 22, 1988. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of…
This 11 cubic foot collection contains records from a company that surveyed damage to Great Lakes and ocean vessels for insurance purposes. Files from 1919 to 1982 document the types of accidents commonly occurring within maritime fleets. The economic impact on shipping companies is detailed in the…
The Fraley Collection was transferred to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on May 30, 1980. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purpose of preservation and research. Final processing was completed in August 1991 with the…
The Paasch Collection was transferred to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on March 25, 1981. The instrument of gift was signed on March 31, 1981. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for purposes of preservation and research. Final…
This one-half cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on April 22, 1981 by the Columbia Transportation Division of the Oglebay Norton Company. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of conservation…
This 5.5 cubic foot collection was acquired by Bowling Green State University in 1969. Richard G. Garrity of the Great Lakes Towing Company acted as an agent for the company in completing the transfer. The collections was later placed in the Institute for Great Lakes Research after its founding in…
This 6.5 cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes by George McBride of the Nicholson Terminal and Dock Company of River Rouge, Michigan, on February 7, 1983. An instrument of gift was signed on March 10, 1983. Literary and property rights were dedicated to…
This two cubic foot collection was donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes in two transfers on November 18, 1981 and July 22, 1984. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public by Robert Weiner of the Triad Salvage Company. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of…
Transportation company literature in the forms of timetables and brochures has been acquired by the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes from a variety of sources since the 1970s. This collection is available for photocopying for scholarly purposes and literary rights have been dedicated to the…
This five cubic foot collection is available for research use at the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Literary and property rights are dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for conservation and research purposes.
The J. S. Morton Collection contains photocopied material made from original items in the possession of the Federation of Women's Clubs in St. Joseph, Michigan, the administrators of the Morton House in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The copying was performed in 1985. The Historical Collections of the…