Chicago Ship Building Company

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Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - November 1981
  • Usage: 1890 - 1913
  • Usage: 1913 - November 1981

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

American Ship Building Company and Predecessors records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0075
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...
Dates: Creation: 1867-1989
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

Chicago Ship Building Company records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0001
Abstract

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.

Dates: Creation: 1832-1962; Creation: Majority of material found within 1900-1950
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

Walter Smith Miscellaneous Ship Drawing collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0074
Abstract

Drawings prepared for lake vessels from 1900-1920 have been assembled from several shipyards. Such companies as Sidney McLouth, Chicago Ship Building, Detroit Dry Dock, and Great Lakes Engineering Works are represented. Unique approaches to vessel design can be viewed in the work of S.B. Kingsbury and Charles L. Seabury. Modelers may find lists of specifications pertinent to their projects.

Dates: Creation: 1900-1920
Found in: Center for Archival Collections

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Also known by the following names:

  • AmShip Chicago

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