The diary of George A. Kelley is a handwritten journal owned by an early settler of Kelley's Island, Ohio. The diary begins on January 1, 1880 and continues through December 31, 1880. The diary was donated with the John H. Gilbert collection to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes by…
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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
The Archives of the Marine Historical Society of Detroit, dating, from 1944 to the present, include the minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, and publications of this society. The Archives reflect the workings of the Society for its entire history. The directions and goals of this…
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…
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 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.
This 1.5 cubic foot collection of records regarding the POLARIS (US 257935) was donated to Bowling Green State University on August 16, 1977 by Robert Weiner of Triad Salvage, Inc., of Ashtabula, Ohio. Literary and property rights are dedicated to the public and photocopying is permitted for…
This three cubic foot collection was donated to Bowling Green State University on September 30, 1978 by Robert Weiner of Triad Salvage, Inc., in Ashtabula, Ohio. Literary and property rights are dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for purposes of research and conservation.
This .75 cubic foot collection was donated to Bowling Green State University on March 27, 1980 by Robert Weiner of Triad Salvage, Inc., in Ashtabula, Ohio. Literary and property rights are dedicated to the public. Photocopying is permitted for the purposes of research and conservation.
The collection dates from 1854-1969. Correspondence, log books, and research notes form the largest segments of the collection. Most photographic items were separated from the collection and placed in the main vessel and port files. The subjects of the material created and compiled by Captain…
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 records from the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Canals were loaned to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, for microfilming by the Canal Park Museum, Duluth, Minnesota. The records (1891, 1898-1901, 1919-1929) contain information on vessel passages through the…
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 Point Betsie Life Saving Station date from 1883 to 1919. The records were transferred from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore by Dr. Richard J. Wright in the fall of 1980 for the purpose of microfilming. A microfilm edition is available for research purposes. The register…
This collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections on November 26, 1973, by Mrs. Frazier Reams, Sr. The collection is composed of copies of the official communications from the records of Captain Perry in the Department of the Navy from 1799-1819. The collection consists of…
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 journals of the Alpena, Michigan, Weather Station document the station's daily activities between 1872 and 1917. The daily journals, which are in chronological order, record the weather conditions, such as storms, signals, aureole and lunar halo sightings, sunset predictions, and barometer…
This collection of five reels of microfilm was created in July 1978 when the original seven volumes of the report from the Marine Board of Investigation of the Sinking of the S/S EDMUND FITZGERALD were loaned to Bowling Green State University for microfilming. Captain James A. Wilson of the U. S.…
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…