HCGL. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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Timeline listing of vessels in service to Navy and state Naval Militias on the Great Lakes and inland waterways from 1780 to 1974

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Abstract of the ownership and title history of the gas-powered vessel FLORENCE from 1895-1983.

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Vessel enrollments, change of masters, licenses for enrolled vessels, and other data on vessels; may include dates, type of vessel, vessel name, port, tonnage, names of masters and/or owners.

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Stability tests administered by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Tug Admiral, owned by Cleveland Tankers, Inc.

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Biographical notes including educational background, service history during World War II, and post war career of the commander of the 9th Coast Guard District covering the Great Lakes; includes photo.

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Contracts between Chippewa Lake Park and the American Shipbuilding Company for reduced ride fares during company outings to the Park.

Abstract: During the early years of his college career, 1941-1942, Albert A. Bartlett obtained summer employment on the Great Lakes iron ore freighters PONTIAC and PETER WHITE. During this time Bartlett photographed his fellow crew members performing routine duties and later arranged 208 of his photos in a captioned scrapbook, a copy of which is presented here. Bartlett's photographs record the daily events of vessel life, capturing crew and officers at work and play. The collection also includes 7...

Scope and Contents: The Fraley collection offers three types of information to researchers interested in the history of the Great Lakes region. Fleet logs for the Great Lakes Steamship Company and the Wilson Marine Transit Company provide lists of officers for these companies serving on their vessels. Names, positions held, vessel assignments, dates of employment and performance evaluations are included for 1937-1966.Another resource for examination in this one cubic foot collection is a series of...

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Includes general, load-line, radio, and fire equipment certificates for the ALGOLAKE.

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Logbooks arranged by trip, giving location, cargo, time and distance traveled, weather conditions, and other notes.

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The focus of this collection of photographs and printed items is the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Marblehead, Ottawa County, OH on Lake Erie. Few items are dated, but they fall in the period from c. 1905-1930. In the collection are 163 black and white photographs and three printed items.

Abstract: The primary component of this collection is naval architectural drawings produced by the company, its predecessors, and subsidiaries. Post-1900 sets tend to be more complete than earlier sets of drawings. Nearly all types of wooden and steel vessels built on the Great Lakes between 1870 and 1981 are represented. The Center for Archival Collections holds many of the original drawings extending up to 1981. Other corporate records such as minutes, correspondence, specifications, reports, and...

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Listings for November 4 and 9, 1977, listing name of vessel, port or location en route, and cargo.

Scope and Contents: This collection mainly consists of research materials gathered by Grant Brown during the development of his book Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries. Materials include annual reports, legal documents, logbook excerpts, publications, photographs, notes, and articles. An extensive file of newspaper articles cover the history and operations of Ann Arbor Railroad Company (AARC) and Michigan Interstate Railway Company...

Abstract: Provides photographic documentation of many of the projects of the FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co., 1911-1982. The collection includes photographic material (approximately 2700 images) as well as a minimal amount of motion picture film, transferred to DVD. It offers an excellent representation of the work environments of manual laborers, operating in varying weather and safety conditions, in the construction of significant structures, many of which still exist today. The...

Abstract: The Arthur C. Frederickson Collection contains information dating from 1872 through 1969 pertaining to the history of various vessels on the Great Lakes and, in particular, Lake Michigan. Included in the collection are: daily logs, shipwreck logs, crew lists, correspondence, photographs, research notes, articles and other publications, speeches, and subject files. The Frederickson Collection is especially valuable because of his experience in saltwater, the Mississippi River, the Erie Canal,...

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Financial ledgers detailing operational expenses for tugs in the fleet and also office expenses.

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Proceedings, financial records, and project files for an organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of Great Lakes maritime history.

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Overview, program summary, and course listings for new program at the St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology campus in Cornwall, Ontario.

Abstract: 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 documents the activities and problems of commercial fishermen from the late Depression years (from 1936) through the 1960s, including the decline of commercial fishing in Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron in American...

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Technical data on ship mechanical equipment compiled by the 3rd assistant engineer, Frank W. Trevorrow; includes statistics, calculations, and some specification drawings on generators, pumps, compressors, refrigeration machinery, boilers, tank capacities, and generator engine log readings for 1924 and 1925.

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Letters concerning Great Lakes ships and shipping, probably all written to Ralph K. Roberts of Saginaw, Michigan. Payea was a Ship captain serving on the Great Lakes, master of the LANGELL BOYS and later the AETNA.

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Financial record-book of a steamer providing service to Put-in-Bay from Sandusky, Ohio, noting cash received for excursions and cargo, and operating expenses.

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Financial daybook of a steamer providing service to Put-in-Bay from Sandusky, Ohio.

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Testimony in the Court of Common Pleas, Erie County, Ohio, involving a financial dispute over handling and payment for live carp in a pond owned by United Fisheries, Sandusky, Ohio.