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 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…
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…
The material in this collection was donated to the HCGL by Jeff Clark of Parma, Ohio in separate transfers in 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2005. Literary and property rights were donated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of conservation and research. The collection was processed in…
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 original volumes from which the six rolls of microfilm in this collection were made were loaned to Bowling Green State University in 1982 by the US Coast Guard 9th District Commander, Rear Admiral James S. Gracey. The original volumes are housed in the Chicago branch of the National…
The original volumes from which the ten rolls of microfilm in this collection were made were loaned to Bowling Green State University in 1982 by the US Coast Guard 9th District Commander, Rear Admiral James S. Gracey. The original volumes are housed in the Chicago branch of the National Archives.…
The original volumes were loaned to Bowling Green State University for microfilming in 1982 by the US Coast Guard 9th District Commander, Rear Admiral James S. Gracey. The original volumes are housed in the Chicago branch of the National Archives. Copyright has been dedicated to the public and…
The .25 cubic feet of material in this collection was donated to the HCGL by Franz VonRiedel of Duluth, Minnesota in two installments in 2003. Literary and property rights were donated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of conservation and research.
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…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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…
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…