Marine Historical Society of Detroit

Scope and Contents This collection mainly consists of Glick's correspondence with other Great Lakes researchers regarding maritime history topics. Due to his extensive personal knowledge and network of other subject experts, Glick was regualrly consulted by researchers and institutions. For some time, he served as part of the editorial review committee for the Great Lakes Books Series at the Wayne State University Press. Several manuscripts and excerpts from proposals are present in the collection. Also...

Abstract This collection documents vessels used in Great Lakes and ocean commerce. Clippings files, research notes, vessel log books, and a 60,000-item card file contain information on marine transportation in the United States and Canada. Events from the period 1814-1958 receive coverage. Scrapbooks form an illustrated record of vessels from circa 1890-1930. Loose clippings are drawn extensively from published articles dated c. 1930-1958. Research notes extracted from a variety of sources describe...

Abstract The Archives of the Marine Historical Society of Detroit include minutes, committee records, correspondence and memoranda, speeches and papers, and financial reports. The materials span the years from the Society's founding in 1944 to 2017. In addition, the complete files of The Detroit Marine Historian (1947-), the Society's monthly newsletter, as well as other publications are available. The records document the entire history of one of the oldest and most significant historical...

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Loose survey sheets by shipyard with name of vessel, type of vessel, dimensions, and construction dates.