The records of the Lake Carriers' Association were donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes in August, 1985. 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…
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…
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…
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 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.
This collection was acquired by Bowling Green State University's Center for Archival Collections from the National Archives and Records Service (now the National Archives and Records Administration) on January 9, 1975. In 1983 these volumes composing five cubic feet of material were transferred to…
The records of the International Ship Master's Association were transferred to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes over the period from 1975 to 1989. The instrument of gift was signed in March 1989. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is…
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 original scrapbooks for this collection were loaned to Bowling Green State University in August 1977 by Jack Cain. Microfilming was completed on Sept. 18, 1977 and the original items were returned to Mr. Cain. Literary and property rights are dedicated to the public. Photocopying from the…
The three original customs volumes for the Oswegatchie customs district filmed for this collection were found in 1977 in Ogdensburg, NY. These items were transferred on a temporary basis to Bowling Green State University from the old customs building for microfilming. Filming was completed in…
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 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 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…
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 Church Journal was donated to the Institute by Henry N. Barkhausen on October 5, 1984. The Instrument of Gift was signed at the time of transfer. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted. Final processing was completed in November 1991 by Mark…
The four volumes of the Ship Owners' Dry Dock Company files form a one cubic foot collection regarding company meetings and finances. These items are part of the Wright Marine Collection. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of…
Records from the J. A. Paisley Steamship Company and the Morrow Steamship Company were acquired by Bowling Green State University on July 9, 1973 and transferred to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes in 1976. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public. Photocopying is…
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…
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…
This collection contains the minutes, correspondence, reports, contracts, and other documents of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and its predecessor, the Toledo Port Commission. The latter body was founded in 1922 to encourage and prepare Toledo for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The…
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…
The papers of Virginia Uhlman Nader consist of approximately 50 linear feet and eleven bound volumes of letters, genealogical materials, and other documents as well as a collection of books, printed material, and photographs centered on the ancestors of Virginia Uhlman Nader, including the Uhlman,…
The Bentley Family Papers consists of over 10 linear feet of correspondence, genealogical research files, photographs, books, and artifacts relating to the Bentley and allied families. The donation and transfer of these records to the Center for Archival Collections was arranged through the…
The records of the Taylor Funeral Home, Oakwood, Ohio were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio with the cooperation of Bertie Taylor, Oakwood, Ohio in November 1996. The Center for Archival Collections is the…
The Dr. Thomas M. Lea collection consists of .1 linear feet and mostly contains Financial Documents. These Financial Documents include ledgers, or Dental Registers, dating from May 19, 1902 to November 7, 1904. It also contains photocopies of two news clipping from The Daily Sentinel providing…