HCGL. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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Agreement between the Cleveland, Detroit, and Lake Superior Line and the Detroit and Lake Superior Company to pool resources. This operation would later become the Lake Superior Transit Company.

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This collection contains ship's records for vessels that served with the Coastwise Trading Company Fleet from 1913-1983. Records consist mainly of Captain's Logs and crew lists, while small numbers of other material such as Engine Room Log books are also present.

Scope and Contents This collection documents daily activities on the COLONEL JAMES PICKANDS (US 225394) from 1952 to 1974. In 26 log books, the chief engineers and deck officers recorded daily events for each trip sailed in the shipping season lasating from April to December.Engineer's logs monitored engine performance and are found in 21 of the 26 volumes of this collection. Official logs in five volumes reflect the interests of the officers in consistently noting the speed of the vessel on the...

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Photocopy of a document that records the color schemes and liveries of numerous Great Lakes shipping companies, as well as a smaller number of individual vessels. Includes some illustrations.

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A collection of descriptions of vessel liveries and stack colors created by Edward J. Dowling. Text-only, with no images.

Scope and Contents This collection provides information on the operation of the Columbia Transportation Company. Data on vessels and officers is available. A series on the annual meeting of vessel masters held in March provides material covering issues of interest to the captains working for the Columbia fleet in the years 1976-1979.Rosters for the Columbia vessels and the officers assigned to them appear for 1978 and 1980. Wage scales, accident reports, and company earnings also appear with these...

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General logbooks or trip sheets detailing dates, cargo, and remarks for shipping seasons 1952, 1960-1964, and 1966-1967.

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Comments and suggested edits for drafts of the book "Erie: The Lake that Survived" sent to author Noel Burns by an unknown editor.

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Reports of receipts and expenditures, with details on costs for oil, towing, wages, and other operational expenses, for the steamers SAMUEL MITCHELL and REPUBLIC, operated by the Jackson Transit Company on the Great Lakes.

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A photocopies of newspaper articles in the Grand Haven Tribune entitled "Ship's Log", by Gerald ("Gerry") Walter. Contains general shipping news for the port of Grand Haven starting in December 1988 and ending in January 1995.

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Loose log sheets giving departure and arrival ports, dates, time steaming and time in canal, cargo and other remarks.

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Constitution establishing the Great Lakes Maritime Institute, an offshoot of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit.

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Contract with schedule of stones to be supplied by Alexander Clemons from his Marblehead, Ohio quarry for the upper lock at Sault Sainte Marie.

Scope and Contents Lists of passengers arriving at various ports in the United States in the early to mid-19th century. See list below for the ports and dates covered. New London, CT, 1820-1847 Newport, RI, 1820-1857 Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA, 1820-1857 Oswegatchie, NY, 1821-1823 Providence, RI, 1850-1867 Richmond, VA,...

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Letters outlining a personal experience related to a misleading excursion promotion associated with the CANADIAN EMPRESS.

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Correspondence dealing with legal issues and options for enforcement for small boats operating without the required name and port information showing.

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Correspondence with information on the barge M no. 1, owned by W.J. Meagher & Sons, Inc.

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Correspondence with information on the barge Wychem 105.

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Correspondence with information on the classification of the dredge MARIGOLD.

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Correspondence and forms with information on the ferry CITY OF SARNIA, owned by the Blue Water Ferry Company.

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Correspondence with information on the ferry Dorothy, owned by the Cheboygan-Pointe Aux Pins Ferry Company.

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Correspondence with information on the ferry QUEEN MARY, owned by the Courtright-St. Clair Ferry Company.

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Correspondence with information on the ferry Wit, owned by the Blue Water Ferry Company and earlier by the North Channel Ferry Company.

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Customs Correspondence with information on the steam yacht CAPITOLA.

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Correspondence with information on the vessel AMERICA, owned by the Bay Transportation Company.