HCGL. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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This collection is composed of 355 black and white photos and 318 black and white negatives of Great Lakes vessels. The bulk of the photos in the collection were taken from 1947 to 1950, Between Cowles’ return from the Navy and promotion to Chief Hull Draftsman at American Ship Building Company.

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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.

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Memorandum from the Welding Superintendent to the Welding Supervisors on the proper methods for work on the steamer IRVING S. OLDS.

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Instructional materials for welding for the steamer A.H. FERBERT during its conversion to oil-burning and automated boilers in 1971.

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Minutes, memoranda, correspondence, position papers, and clippings related to the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Welland Canal in St. Catharines, Ontario

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The W.H. Wheeler Fish Company collection documents financial transactions of the company for the years 1905-1938 and 1950-1951. Account records for fish sales and company expenditures provide information on the profits and expenses facing a Lake Erie fishing company, while employee wage information aids in examining Ontario labor conditions. Ecological shifts in Lake Erie marine life can be traced in the records of the species and quantity of fish caught by company vessels.

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Listing of the known Royal Canadian Minelayers usewd during World War II and their ultimate dispositions. Compiled by Tom King.

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Several dozen postcards of Great Lakes vessels collected by Wilbur Hague. Most vessels depicted are either ferries or passenger steamers. Nearly all of the postcards are in color and mainly were taken of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI, area.

Abstract This collection contains marine architectural subject files regarding vessel construction and conversion projects from 1901 to 1976. Most files are from the period 1940-1960. Many of Bartenfeld's projects involved vessels being converted to and from military uses in the World War II era. The technical aspects of shipbuilding are documented through files on technology and products related to vessel design. Bartenfeld's numerous patents on unloading devices for cargo vessels reflect his...

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Logbook of vessel in the bulk cargo trade on the Great Lakes.

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Log of the ship William C. Atwater, operating on the Great Lakes.

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Photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials relating to the Great Lakes careers of William Carlisle and Colin Campbell Carlisle. Colin Carlisle served on the lakes for 45 years from 1921-1965.

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Photographs taken and collected by attorney William Carle during his career as an attorney and Great Lakes enthusiast. Also contains a number of vessel log books spanning the 1950s-1970s.

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Du Lac was an ndustrialist involved in the lumber trade and shipping in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. The file conains genealogical and historical information on William du Lac; including information on Lake shipping of lumber.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of research materials regarding the sinking of the CYPRUS collected by William Forsythe. After the discovery of the shipwreck in 2007, Forsythe conducted extensive research on the history of the vessel, its technology, and its crew. Materials collected include photographs, newspaper and periodical articles, genealogical and burial information on the crew, patent data, and correspondence with other researchers. The research materials are available in both physical and...

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Letters concerning family matters, life in Chicago, and work on the Chicago area canals.

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Compiled listing of individual trips during the season, indicating the points of departure/arrival, cargo, and tonnage statistics; summarized by George Onchulenko.

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This collection consists mainly of photographs taken by Willilam Luoma during his time as a sailor aboard the WILLIAM J. FILBERT. Also includes his offical Merchant Mariner's Document and a small wall sign that once hung on the ship.

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Information sheets on a variety of Canadian vessels, including vessel statistics and history.

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This collection is composed of 766 35 mm photographic slides of Great Lakes Vessels. These slides were taken from 1980 to 1993 by William P. Roest in various locations around the Great Lakes, in both the United States and Canada. A large number of the slides were taken in the Soo area or on the St. Mary’s River near Round Island or Lime Island.

Abstract The WILLIAM P. SNYDER, JR. was built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, MI and launched in 1912. The items compiled here were acquired by the SNYDER's chief engineers between 1932 and 1980. A series of catalogs and one of briefer sales brochures illustrate the choices available to engineers purchasing equipment and parts, and a series of manuals provide the information needed to operate the purchased equipment. A final series containing log books provides information on the...

Abstract Included are files of the Wilson Marine Transit Company and its predecessors, the Wilson Transit Line and the Wilson Transit Company for the years 1884-1970. Coverage is most extensive in the post-World War II era. Correspondence, subject files, meeting minutes, policy circulars, reports, financial documents, and legal files are all present. This collection is of particular interest to researchers examining the growth of the transportation network on the Great Lakes. Subsidiary companies are...

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A small collection of subject files collected by the Wilson Marine Transit Company. Subjects include [shipping] Traffic, Engineering, Purchasing, Personal [sic] (Personnel), Payroll, Coast Guard, Union, and Miscellaneous. Files contain memoranda, correspondence, circulars, notes, and other similar materials.

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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.