GLMS 72 - Upson-Walton Collection, 1873-1977
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“GLMS 72 - Upson-Walton Collection, 1873-1977.” Finding Aids. BGSU University Libraries, 7 Dec. 2018, lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/2771. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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| Title | GLMS 72 - Upson-Walton Collection, 1873-1977 |
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| Introduction | The core of the Upson-Walton Collection was donated to Bowling Green State University on May 17, 1995, by C. Patrick Labadie, Director of the Canal Park Marine Museum in Duluth, Minnesota. The collection was originally part of the holdings of the Museum. As Upson-Walton was a Cleveland-based company, it was determined that company records would have a better home with the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Additions to the collection came from Labadie, as well as William O'Brien, a past Director of the Great Lakes Historical Society. Literary and property rights were dedicated to the public. Copying from the microfilm is permitted for research purposes. |
| Agency History | Joseph E. Upson and John W. Walton opened a chandler and grocer business on River Street in Cleveland in 1871. Due to Cleveland's location as a port on the Great Lakes, Cuyahoga River, and Ohio Canal, the Upson-Walton Company was well-positioned to build and expand a marine supply business. The company gradually expanded in to the manufacture and sale of rope, cable, tackle blocks, fitting-out materials, sails, rigging, and other marine accessories. Many 19th century vessels had their sail and rigging work done by the skilled craftsmen of Upson-Walton. The firm invented several types of wire ropes that became widely used for marine applications, especially one designed for towing on the Great Lakes. After ninety years of business in its original building, the Upson-Walton Company was taken over by the Samsel Rope and Supply Company, which closed down the original location. Later, Upson-Walton became part of Muncy Industries, which still retains the Upson-Walton name for manufacturing and branding products. |
| Inventory | Box 1
Ledgers of Account, 1879-1901, 9 Volumes Invoice Journals, 1881-1909, 6 Volumes "Duck" Sailing Cloth, 1902-1906, 1 Volume Work Book, 1913-1926, 1 Volume Account Book, 1873-1874, 1 Volume Inventories, 1895-1914, 10 Volumes Cash Journals, 1875-1919, 32 Volumes Hull Contracts, 1918-1920, n.d., 6 Volumes Vessel Contracts, 1907-1919, 8 Volumes Specification Books For Ship Canvas G-M and N-S, 1913-1930, 2 Volumes Cash Transactions 1877-1898, 2 Volumes Rope Invoices, 1875-1910, 3 Volumes Shipping Articles, WILLIAM P. COWAN, 1914, 2 Volumes Invoices, Wholesale Purchases, 1885-1899, 3 Volumes Sales Books, 1874-1896, 15 Volumes |