Wright, Richard J., Dr., 1935-1986
Dates
- Existence: 1935 - 1986
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago Ship Building Company records
The records of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company span the years from 1890 to 1962 and document early twentieth-century shipbuilding on the Great Lakes. The bulk of the materials in the collection fall between 1900 and 1950. The most significant record series include dry dock ledgers and reports, legal and labor correspondence, South Yard surveys, financial records, and World War I shipbuilding activities.
Correspondence on the schooner JOHN WEBER
Letters outlining the background history and ownership details of the schooner JOHN WEBER.
David Glick collection
Great Lakes Newspaper Clipping collection
Letter from Richard J. Wright to R.R. Martin regarding the sinking of the CHARLES S. PRICE
Letter in answer to inquiry, detailing the circumstances of the sinking of the vessel Charles S. Price in November 1913.
Richard J. Wright marine collection
The collection contains publications, correspondence, and manuscript materials both collected and written by Dr. Richard J. Wright, founder of the Center for Archival Collections.
Ship Owners' Dry Dock Company records
The brief corporate history (1901-1912) of the Ship Owners' Dry Dock Co. is documented in this collection. The company purchased the assets of the Miller Brothers Dry Dock Co. which had started a shipbuilding and ship repair business in 1855. The business of both companies centered on work from local repairs and building tugboats. The collection includes financial records, minutes, and stock certificates.
Technical information on the MYSTIC ISLE
Data sheets, photographs, and correspondence with information on the ship MYSTIC ISLE.
"The Vanishing Canallers" by Fr. Edward J. Dowling
Unpublished manuscript, with handwritten comments and corrections by Richard J. Wright.
Transcripts of Master carpenter certificates, 1874-1907, Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga District
Transcriptions of ship-building information from U.S. Coast Guard records in the National Archives Branch, Chicago.
Winter mooring lists and fleet personnel data
Material from many of the major Great Lakes fleets giving winter mooring lists, appointments, retirements, and deaths for the year, including Amoco, Upper Lakes Shipping, Pickands Mather, Halco, Algoma, Ford, Cleveland Cliffs, Hanna, and others; compiled by Richard Wright.
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Subject
- Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America) 3
- Shipbuilding -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
- Shipyards -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
- Great Lakes (North America) -- History 1
- Great Lakes Region (North America) 1
- Inland water transportation -- Great Lakes (North America) 1
- Merchant mariners -- Great Lakes (North America) 1
- Naval architecture -- Designs and plans 1
- Newspapers 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- Ship registers -- Great Lakes (North America) 1
- Shipbuilding -- Great Lakes (North America) 1
- Shipbuilding industry -- Ohio 1
- Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America) -- Sources 1
- Shipwrecks -- Huron, Lake 1
More about 'Wright, Richard J., Dr., 1935-1986'
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Wright-Moon, Martha
(Associative with Related)
- Description
- Marth Wright-Moon was the spouse of Richard Wright.