GLMS 60 - WLC Marine Radio Company

Title	GLMS 60 - WLC Marine Radio Company
Subject	Business & Commerce
Introduction	The WLC Marine Radio Company Collection was transferred to the Institute on October 26, 1984 and June 30, 1988. Instruments of gift were signed on the dates of transfer. 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 with the assistance of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant in August 1991 by Mark. J. Barnes and Monica Manny.
Agency History	The marine radio station known by the call letters WLC was founded in the year 1922 in Rogers City, Michigan by the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company. This station has also been known as WHT and WCAF. In 1924 WHT offered continuous service to the public on wavelengths of 300, 600, 750, 1764 and 1800 meters. WLC was created in an era of rapid growth of communication service on the Great Lakes following WW I. The US Navy was closing its marine radio stations around the Lakes, including the Alpena, Michigan facility. Michigan Limestone and Chemical wished to retain weather reporting service in the region and opened its own station to communicate with vessels in the Bradley, Wyandotte and Boland-Cornelius fleets. Such stations were designed to give warning to vessels to avoid storms such as that of November 8-11, 19113 which resulted in 248 fatalities and a loss of $15 million in vessel and property damage. WLC has maintained its service to Lake Huron traffic to the present.
Scope and Content	This eleven cubic of log books from the marine radio station WLC in Rogers City, Michigan document daily operations from 1923 through 1930 of one of the earliest such navigational aid facilities on the Great Lakes. Vessels traveling Lake Huron off the Michigan shore received weather data and other navigational assistance from the radio telephone operators at WLC. Distress calls are recorded along with routine business matters. The daily entries over an eight-year period provide a detailed account of how such a station operated. This time capsule is of interest to researchers studying the development of navigational assistance techniques on the Great Lakes.
Series Description	REPORTS WLC MARINE RADIO COMPANY LOG BOOKS Boxes 1-22 1923-1930 Arranged chronologically Series contains radio logs from the Rogers City, Michigan radio telephone station (WLC) dating form 1923 through 1930. Founded in 1922, WLC was one of the most important wireless stations on the Great Lakes and a pioneer in American maritime communication. The Station Logs contain important information regarding vessel routing systems, calls for assistance, business transactions, and logistical problems in ports.
Inventory	Box 1: Log Books Folders September 29-November 3, 1923 November 3-30, 1923 December 1, 1923-May 5, 1924 Box 2: Log Books Folders May 5-June 5, 1924 June 5-July 7, 1924 July 7-31, 1924 Box 3: Log Books Folders July 31-August 26, 1924 August 26-September 23, 1924 September 23-0ctober 19, 1924 Box 4: Log Books Folders October 19-November 12, 1924 November 12-25, 1924 November 26, 1924-January 26, 1925 Box 5: Log Books Folders January 27-May 9, 1925 May 9-26, 1926 May 26-June 23, 1925 Box 6: Log Books Folders June 23-July 17, 1925 July 17-August 12, 1925 August 12-September 1, 1925 Box 7: Log Books Folders September 1-26, 1925 September 26-October 24, 1925 October 24-November 17, 1925 Box 8: Log Books Folders November 17-December 31, 1925 April 25-May 22, 1926 May 21-June 17, 1926 Box 9: Log Books Folders June 17-July 10, 1926 July 10-August 5, 1926 August 5-September 1, 1926 Box 10: Log Books Folders September 1-26, 1926 September 24-October 19, 1926 October 20-November 13, 1926 Box 11: Log Books Folders November 13-December 3, 1926 December 3, 1926-April 20, 1927 April 20-May 19, 1927 Box 12: Log Books Folders May 19-June 13, 1927 June 14-July 12, 1927 July 12-August 8, 1927 Box 13: Log Books Folders August 8-30, 1927 August 30-September 26, 1927 September 26-October 20, 1927 Box 14: Log Books Folders October 20-November 12, 1927 November 12-December 7, 1927 December 7-17, 1927 Box 15: Log Books Folders April 12-May 9, 1928 May 9-25, 1928 May 25-June 18, 1928 Box 16: Log Books Folders June 19-July 4, 1928 July 4-28, 1928 July 28-August 20, 1928 Box 17: Log Books Folders August 20-September 11, 1928 September 11-October 5, 1928 October 5-28, 1928 Box 18: Log Books Folders October 29-November 23, 1928 November 23-December 15, 1928 April 9-May 11, 1929 Box 19: Log Books Folders May11-June 9, 1929 June 10-July 8, 1929 July 8-August 8, 1929 Box 20: Log Books Folders August 8-September 6, 1929 September 17-October 19, 1929 October 19-November 20, 1929 Box 21: Log Books Folders November 20, 1929-May 9, 1930 May 9-June 16, 1930 June 16-July 27, 1930 Box 22: Log Books Folders July 27-September 10, 1930 September 10-October 20, 1930