John E. Poole collection
Collection Organization
The John E. Poole Collection documents vessels used on the Great Lakes and in ocean commerce. Through scrapbooks of clippings, extensive loose clippings files, handwritten research notes obtained from numerous sources, vessel log books, and a 60,000-item card file, John E. Poole compiled a wealth of historical information on marine transportation in the United States and Canada. Poole's files document events from the period 1814-1958.
The scrapbooks contain clippings on ocean vessels that were collected by Poole to form an illustrated record of vessels from c. 1890-1930. The loose clippings also include illustrations, but are extensively oriented toward articles from publications for the years 1930-1958. The research notes are drawn heavily from newspaper articles, but are also derived from other published and unpublished sources in exploring events from 1814-1853. Captain's, Deck, and Engineer's logs offer insights into daily activities on lake vessels for the years 1912-1950. The alphabetically arranged card index is a frequently consulted reference source for vessel history information and serves as one of the main sources for the Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Database maintained by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
Scrapbooks and Scrapbook Materials, 1890-1958
Boxes 1-2
Series contains two titled scrapbooks and one that is untitled. Included are pictures and articles on ocean vessels clipped from publications. Scrapbook one is called Ocean Vessels and dates from c. 1890-1930. Scrapbook two is entitled Navy Vessels: Great Britain, Austria, Germany. This volume dates from c. 1900-1920. Volume one is arranged numerically by page numbers from 1,015 to 1,995 with numerous gaps. No index is present to direct readers to specific vessels. Scrapbook two has neither page numbers nor an index. Scrapbook three dates from c. 1918-1922. Portions of scrapbook three are paginated, but there is no index.
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- Creation: 1890-1958
Ocean Vessels scrapbook, circa 1890-1930
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- Creation: circa 1890-1930
Navy Vessels; Great Britain, Austria, and Germany, circa 1900-1920
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- Creation: circa 1900-1920
Untitled, vessels from 1921, 1921
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- Creation: 1921
Untitled, vessels from 1918-1919, 1918-1919
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- Creation: 1918-1919
Untitled, vessels from c. 1918-1922, circa 1918-1922
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- Creation: circa 1918-1922
Untitled, blueprints for profile and plan of a steel seagoing cargo ship, n.d.
Research Files and Notes, 1814-1953
Newsclippings
Boxes 3-7
Newsclippings regarding Great Lakes and Ocean vessels from the period 1930-1958. The files vary in subject from vessels such as the AQUARAMA or ANDREA DORIA to subjects such as Great Lakes Tugboats. Biographical information on John E. Poole is present in Box 6, Folder 6. Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.
Research Notes
(Boxes 8-14, microfilm rolls 1-2)
Series contains handwritten notes, clipped illustrations, and articles regarding John Poole's research on Great Lakes vessels and related subjects. The notes are divided into the following categories:
Notes on the publication American Ocean Steamships (Box 8)
Notes on the publication Great Lakes Steamships (Box 9)
Notes taken from titled works (Boxes 10-12)
Notes taken on alphabetical subjects (Boxes 13-14), Microfilmed notes (Rolls 1-2)
The content of the subseries may include information on particular vessels, types of lake boats, or on subjects related to vessel traffic. Events covered in the notes span the period 1814-1953.
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- Creation: 1814-1953
AQUARAMA, 1950s
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- Creation: 1950s
Atomic ships and Submarines, First Atomic Sub NAUTILUS, 1953-1957
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- Creation: 1953-1957
BENNINGTON Disaster, 1954
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- Creation: 1954
A.M. BYERS and E.M. FORD Collision, 1936
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- Creation: 1936
Coast Guard, 1940-1958
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- Creation: 1940-1958
Cort, Beverly Ann, 1946
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- Creation: 1946
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company, n.d.
ANDREA DORIA sinking, 1956
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- Creation: 1956
FLYING ENTERPRISE sinking, 1952
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- Creation: 1952
Great Lakes - Disasters, n.d.
Great Lakes - Excursion Boats, circa 1940s
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Great Lakes - Icebreakers, circa 1940s-1950s
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- Creation: circa 1940s-1950s
Great Lakes - Lighthouses and Lightships, 1940-1950
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- Creation: 1940-1950
Notes from Great Lakes Review
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- Creation: 1940-1950
Great Lakes - Tugboats, 1950s
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- Creation: 1950s
Great Lakes - Vessels, circa 1940s-1950s
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- Creation: circa 1940s-1950s
Mackinac Bridge Construction, 1953-1957
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- Creation: 1953-1957
Miscellaneous Clippings on Great Lakes Shipping, n.d.
NORMANDIE Fire, 1942
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- Creation: 1942
NORONIC Disaster, September 17, 1949
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- Creation: September 17, 1949
Oceangoing Vessels on the Great Lakes, n.d.
Photoclippings of Great Lakes Vessels, 1940s-1950s
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- Creation: 1940s-1950s
Photoclippings of New Great Lakes Vessels, circa 1940s-1950s
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- Creation: circa 1940s-1950s
Poole, John E., 1915-1956
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- Creation: 1915-1956
"Port and Marine" Articles by Stoddard White of the Detroit News, 1956-1957
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- Creation: 1956-1957
St. Lawrence Seaway, 1940-1950
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- Creation: 1940-1950
VACATIONLAND and Other Ferries, 1951
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- Creation: 1951
WALLSCHIFF Salvaging, 1953
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- Creation: 1953
J.T. WING, Schooner, circa 1940-1950
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- Creation: circa 1940-1950
World War II Submarines, Allied and Axis, 1930-1950
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- Creation: 1930-1950
World War II Vessels, Allied, circa 1939-1945
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- Creation: circa 1939-1945
Index for American Ocean Steamships, Pictures, and Launch Dates, n.d.
Pictures of Funnels and Flags of Principal Passenger Steamship Lines, page no. 1-52, American Ocean Steamships, n.d.
American Ocean Steamships, page no. 61-178, n.d.
American Ocean Steamships, page no. 178-352, n.d.
American Ocean and River Steamships and Sailing Vessel GEORGE W. WELLS, page no. 361-582, n.d.
American Ocean Steamships, page no. 583-693, n.d.
American Ocean Steamships, Ferry Steamers and Tugs, page no. 695-836, n.d.
Ocean, River, and Dredge Steamships; FLYING CLOUD Sailing Vessel, page no. 837-901, n.d.
Dredge, Ocean Steamships, Gas Engine Ferry, Sailing Ships, page no. 907-1175, n.d.
Index for Great Lakes Steamships, n.d.
Detroit & Cleveland Lake Line Steamships, page no. 2-15, n.d.
The Goodrich Transit Company Steamships, n.d.
Northland, Northwest Steamship Company, Arnold Transit Company, Carferries, n.d.
Cleveland and Buffalo Steamship Company, Canadian-Pacific Railway, Northern Navigation Company, Port Huron-Duluth Steamship Company, Graham and Morton Line, Grand Trunk Line, People's Steamship Line, n.d.
White Star Line, Richelieu and Ontario Lines, New American Line, Niagara Navigation Company, Crosby Transportation Company, Chicago, Duluth, and Georgian Bay Transit Company, Wisconsin, n.d.
Windsor and Pelee Steamship Company, Craig Shipbuilding Company, Detroit Passenger Fleet, The Niagara-St. Catharine's Line, Erie Railroad Lake Line, Pittsburgh Steamship Company, n.d.
B.G. Freighters on the Great Lakes, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 555-596, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 597-621, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 625-666, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 669-710, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 711-732, n.d.
Steamships of the Great Lakes and Ocean, page no. 735-798, n.d.
Steamships and Sailing Vessels, n.d.
Steamships - Pictures, Deck Plans, and Launch Dates, n.d.
Miscellaneous Steamships and Tugs of the Great Lakes, n.d.
American Railroad Journal, circa 1841
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- Creation: circa 1841
American Steam Vessels, n.d.
American Steamers Built on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River Since their Introduction in 1816, n.d.
Annual Report of the [U.S.] Life Saving Service, 1877-1920
- Dates
- Creation: 1877-1920
Battle of Frenchtown, n.d.
Beeson's Marine Directory, 1893-1917 (scattered dates)
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- Creation: 1893-1917 (scattered dates)
The Belgian Shiplover, 1953
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- Creation: 1953
Blockade Running in the Civil War, by Frances B.C. Bradley, n.d.
Boatman's Magazine, n.d.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, 1874-1876
Bulletin of the Anthony Wayne Association, No. 2-4, 1944-1945
- Dates
- Creation: 1944-1945
Canada: An Encyclopedia of the County, edited by J. Castell Hopkins, n.d.
Canada and its Provinces, Vol. II, n.d.
Canadian Department of Transportation Annual Report, 1945-1946
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- Creation: 1945-1946
Canadian List of Ships for 1948, War-Built Ships to Commercial Use, 1948
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- Creation: 1948
Captain Ward, n.d.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Nigara Riverby Barton Cumberland, n.d.
Cheboygan [Michigan] Democrat, n.d.
Christian Herald, 1878
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1946, 1950-1951
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- Creation: 1946
- Creation: 1950-1951
The County Officer, November 1943
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- Creation: November 1943
Daily Northern Islander, 1856-1857
U.S.S. DEARBORN, n.d.
Dedication of the Detroit Historical Museum, July 24, 1951
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- Creation: July 24, 1951
Detroit: A Generation Back, n.d.
Detroit Advertiser-Tribune, 1863-1864, 1872
Detroit City Directory, 1837, 1855
Detroit Daily Advertiser, 1840-1862
Detroit Evening News, 1880
Detroit Free Press, 1835-1866
Detroit Free Press, 1867-1940
Detroit Journal, 1896
Detroit Journal and Advertiser, 1831-1834, 1839
Detroit News, 1929
- Dates
- Creation: 1929
Detroit Post, 1861-1874
Detroit Tribune and Advertiser, 1866-1876
Detroit Tribune, 1864
Detroit's Own, Father Gabriel Richard, n.d.
Document #21, 25th Congress, 3rd Session on Steam Engines, 1839
Dustrus, Oliver - Scrapbook, n.d.
Early Memories of Saugatuck, Ml, by Mary Frances Heath, 1930
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- Creation: 1930
Emigration, n.d.
Escanaba [Michigan] Daily Press, 1934
First Ships from the Upper Lakes Going to Europe, n.d.
Fort Malden National Historic Park, Amherstberg, Ontario, 1949
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- Creation: 1949
Freighters of Fortune by Norman Beasley, n.d.
Freshwater by George A. Cuthbertson, n.d.
Friendly Neighbors Along the Lower Detroit River, n.d.
Great Lakes History, Vol. 1, n.d.
Great Lakes Red Book, 1937
Hall, Capt. J.W. - Propeller Information, 1887
Harper's Weekly
Historic Chicora, by E.T. Brown, n.d.
Historical Society of Michigan Newsletter, 1949-1953
- Dates
- Creation: 1949-1953
History of Erie County, Ohio, by Lewis Cass Aldrich, 1889
History of the Great Lakes, n.d.
History of Monroe County, by Robert B. Eldridge, 1905
History of Monroe County by Evarts, Erwyn, and Evarts, 1888
Hobbes Magazine, n.d.
The Honorable Peter White, 1905
Hunt's Merchant Magazine, n.d.
Inland Lloyd's Register, 1891
IO Triumphe, Albion College Alumni Association, July 1945
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- Creation: July 1945
The Lake Erie Breeze, 1944
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- Creation: 1944
Lasley Home Register, 1848-1863
Lloyd's Register of Ships, 1931-1950 (scattered dates)
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- Creation: 1931-1950 (scattered dates)
London Illustrated News, 1854
Mail and Passenger Ships of the 19th Century by Captain Parker, n.d.
Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes by Captain J.W. Hall, 1872, 1877
Marine Engineering and Shipping Review, 1937, 1940-1943
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- Creation: 1937
- Creation: 1940-1943
Marine News, 1920-1952 (Scattered dates)
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- Creation: 1920-1952 (Scattered dates)
Marine Review, 1920, 1930-1931
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- Creation: 1920
- Creation: 1930-1931
Memoir of Captain Samuel Ward, n.d.
Michigan Gazetteer, 1838
Michigan Herald, n.d.
Michigan History, Vol. 2, 1918
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- Creation: 1918
U.S.S. MICHIGAN, n.d.
Vessel arrivals and departures in the Monroe Times, 1836
Motor Boat Magazine, December 1844
Official Records of Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. 5, n.d.
Our Inland Seas by James C. Mills, 1910
Owen Sound [Ontario] Sun Times, 1943
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- Creation: 1943
A Portrait of Anthony Wayne, 1948
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- Creation: 1948
Railway News, 1942, n.d.
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- Creation: 1942, n.d.
Republican News [St. Ignace, MI], 1943-1945, 1948-1949
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- Creation: 1943-1945
- Creation: 1948-1949
St. Ignace Enterprise, 1899
Shipbuilding and Transportation on the Great Lakes by Joseph N. Oldman, 1897
Shipping Register and Shipbuilding, 1943-1944, 1948
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- Creation: 1943-1944
- Creation: 1948
Ships and ship models, 1933
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- Creation: 1933
Solomon Sibley Manuscript, n.d.
Steamboat Days by F.E. Dayton, 1925
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- Creation: 1925
Steamboat Engines by J.W. Hall, 1877
Story of the Pittsburgh Steamship and Railway Car Ferries by Rev. Edward J. Dowling, n.d.
Board of Supervisory Inspectors for Steamships, 1863, 1868, 1870
Toronto Evening Telegram ("Schooner Days" column), 1932-1933
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- Creation: 1932-1933
Toronto Mail and Express, 1932
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- Creation: 1932
Trip Through the Lakes and St. Lawrence River by J. Disturnell, n.d.
U.S. Government Report Numbers 95 and 96, World War II, circa 1941-1945
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- Creation: circa 1941-1945
Wayne County, MI, article, n.d.
Welcome Aboard the S.S. WILFRED SYKES, Flagship of the Inland Steel Fleet, n.d.
Wisconsin Historical Society, Vol. II, n.d.
Wrecks and Casualties on the Great Lakes, 1895-1897
American Naval Ships, 1898-1914
Boat Changes, 1937
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- Creation: 1937
Walter Butler Shipbuilding, Inc., Ship Construction History, n.d.
Canadian Built Vessels, 1943-1945
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- Creation: 1943-1945
Canadian Freighters, 1910-1922
Cleveland Customs House Enrollments, 1850-1859
Cleveland Library, Miscellaneous Notes From, 1934
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- Creation: 1934
Collingwood, Ontario, Ships Built for WWII, circa 1939-1945
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- Creation: circa 1939-1945
Correspondence, 1936-1953
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- Creation: 1936-1953
Christening of the Tug S.M. DEAN, October 26, 1944
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- Creation: October 26, 1944
Detroit Customs House Register and Enrollments, circa 1814-1875
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- Creation: circa 1814-1875
Detroit, List of Vessels Passing, September 1932-1933
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- Creation: September 1932-1933
Detroit Historical Society, Dedication of Museum of Great Lakes History, n.d.
Detroit Historical Society Letter and Data on the "Venice of America Route", n.d.
EASTERN STATES Diagram, n.d.
5,000 Tons Deadweight Fabricated Cargo Steamer Profile and Deck Plans, n.d.
Foreign Naval Ships, 1918-1919
Foreign Naval Ships - English, French, German, Austrian, and Russian, n.d.
Foreign Ships on the Great Lakes, 1949-1953
- Dates
- Creation: 1949-1953
Dan Foster - Vessels Built at Marine City, n.d.
French Tonnage Destroyed During World War I and U.S. Seagoing Merchant Vessels, 1919
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- Creation: 1919
George Newman Fuller Testimonial Dinner, June 22, 1946
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- Creation: June 22, 1946
Great Lakes Captains and Sailors, n.d.
Great Lakes Vessels, 1905
Great Lakes Vessels Built, 1850-1859
Great Lakes Vessels Lost, 1904-1930
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- Creation: 1904-1930
Grosse Point, Michigan, Golden Anniversary, 1930
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- Creation: 1930
Interviews with Various Captains, n.d.
Lakers - Changed Names, 1930 List, 1930
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- Creation: 1930
Lansing's [Michigan] Centennial Year, 1947
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- Creation: 1947
Largest Steamers on Lakes, 1867-1872
Largest Steamers Built on Lakes During War, 1942-1945
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- Creation: 1942-1945
William F. Lawler Memento, 1887-1943
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- Creation: 1887-1943
Laws of 1854, Chapter 332
Lecture Notes, n.d.
List of Ships, 1861-1862
List of Ships, U.S., 1874
List of Ships, U.S., Annual, 1867-1872
List of Ships, U.S., Preliminary, to 1867
List of Ships, Vessels Built from 1860-1869
Mackinac Island Notes, 1931, 1933
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- Creation: 1931
- Creation: 1933
Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Company, Duluth, Minnesota, Vessel Names and Launch Dates, 1941-1945
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- Creation: 1941-1945
Maumee Valley Historical Convention, September 1940
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- Creation: September 1940
Merchant Fleet in Service on the Great Lakes, Segregated by Type, Size, Speed, Draft, Age, Propulsion, February 21, 1931
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- Creation: February 21, 1931
Merchant Vessels Sold for Scrapping by the Maritime Commission, August 1946
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- Creation: August 1946
Michilimackinac [Michigan] Customs Records, 1830-1865
Midland Shipyard, Ltd., List of Vessels and Year Built, 1941-1946
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- Creation: 1941-1946
MARY MORTON Notes, 1870
Motor Vessels Built, 1900-1910
Northern Transportation Company - Certificate of Incorporation, April 15, 1854
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- Creation: April 15, 1854
Northern Transportation Company and Northern Transit Company, 1845-1888
Norwegian Tramps on the Great Lakes to June 12, 1936, June 12, 1936
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- Creation: June 12, 1936
On 1900 and 1910 List, Disposition Not Known, 1932
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- Creation: 1932
PLANET, Schooner, 1871 Resolution of Manitou County Board of Supervisors, 1871
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- Creation: 1871
Poole, John E., Biographical Information, n.d.
Poole, John E., Personal Scrapbook, n.d.
ROCHAMBEAU Drawings, November 22, 1912
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- Creation: November 22, 1912
ROCHAMBEAU Drawings, November 29, 1912
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- Creation: November 29, 1912
ROCHAMBEAU Drawings, December 13, 1912
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- Creation: December 13, 1912
[Herman] Runge Notes, 1853-1892
Shipping on the Upper Lakes, 1909
Shipyard Hull List, circa 1890-1930
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- Creation: circa 1890-1930
Steam Marine of the Lakes, circa 1856-1857
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- Creation: circa 1856-1857
UNITED STATES, S.S., Sailing Schedule, 1965
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- Creation: 1965
United States Shipping Board - Exact Location of All Ships in Which the U.S.S.B. is Interested, 1919
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- Creation: 1919
United State Shipping Board, Plan of a Steel Seagoing Cargo Ship, Inboard and Outboard Profiles, 1917
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- Creation: 1917
United States Shipping Board - Lake Built Ships List of 1934, 1934
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- Creation: 1934
United States Shipping Board - Emergency Fleet Corporation Data, September 15, 1918
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- Creation: September 15, 1918
United States Shipping Board - Emergency Fleet Corporation, November 15, 1918
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- Creation: November 15, 1918
United States Shipping Board Ships, 1918-1930
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- Creation: 1918-1930
United States Shipping Board - List of Shipping Board Ships as of Jan. 1, 1920, January 1, 1920
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- Creation: January 1, 1920
United States Shipping Board - Shipyards, 1918
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- Creation: 1918
United States Shipping Board - Special Reports, 1917, 1923, 1926
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- Creation: 1917
- Creation: 1923
- Creation: 1926
United States Shipping Board - Work Orders Cancelled or Suspended, 1918
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- Creation: 1918
VACATIONLAND, Sea Trials, December 8, 1951
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- Creation: December 8, 1951
Vessels - Where Built, 1815-1845
Vessels - Built by Year, 1814-1845
Vessels - Histories, n.d.
Vessels - Masters, 1818-1845
Vessels - Owners, 1818-1845
Vessels - Owners, 1900-c.1920
Vessels - Subjects, n.d.
Vessels - Trading Out of Detroit, 1831-1832
Vessels - Trading On the Lakes But Not at Detroit, 1831-1832
Vessels - Trading at Mackinac, 1825-1826
Walton, Ivan, Newsclippings, n.d.
E.B. Ward Fleet, n.d.
Western Transportation Company - Certificate of Incorporation, December 8, 1855
- Dates
- Creation: December 8, 1855
World War I - Vessels Sunk by Mines Since Armistice; German Vessels Siezed by the U.S. Lost During the War, n.d.
World War II, Ships Lost, n.d.
Bark D.C. PIERCE (ex CUYAHOGA), 1858-1864
Schooner CORRESPONDENT, 1856-1858
Schooner VANGUARD (later WIRRILITE), 1856-1870
Schooner R.H. HARMON (later WAVETREE), 1855-1868
Bark CHIEFTAIN, 1853-1863
Schooner MADEIRA PET (Canadian), 1857
Schooner ELIZA MAY (Canadian), 1857
Schooner ELIZA MAY (Canadian), 1857
Schooner THOMAS BRADLEY, 1856
Bark C.J. KERSHAW, 1857-1863
Schooner DEAN RICHMOND, 1856
Schooner NEW BRUNSWICK, 1847
Schooner CITY OF TORONTO (Canadian), 1855
Schooner PACIFIC (Canadian), 1848
Schooner SOPHIE (Canadian), 1850
Brig MINNESOTA, 1847-1867
Bark EUREKA, 1849
Bark REINDEER (Canadian), 1855-1856
Schooner CHEROKEE (Canadian), 1853-1854
Schooner SCOTIA (Canadian), 1850
Schooner ELIZABETH (Canadian), 1847
Schooner LILY (Canadian), 1848
Bark ARABIA (Canadian), 1854
Bark PARMELIA J. FLOOD, 1858-1863
Schooner D.B. SEXTON, 1855-1862
Schooner C. REEVE, 1853-1862
Schooner COLONEL COOK, 1855-1858
Brig BLACK HAWK, 1854-1862
Schooner HARVEST, 1858-1864
Bark H.E. HOWE, 1858-1860
Bark ALEXANDER, 1857-1861
Schooner QUEEN (Canadian), 1858
Schooner GEORGE THURSTON (Canadian) , 1858
Schooner STAR OF THE NORTH, 1858
Schooner JOHN F. WARNER, 1855-1871
Brig SULTAN, 1859-1861
Schooner EVELINE BATES, 1858-1860
Schooner ADDA, 1853-1861
Brig JOHN G. DESHLER, 1859-1864
Bark MAGENTA, 1859-1860
Schooner REPUBLICAN, 1856-1860
Schooner G.D. DOUSMAN, 1857-1870
Schooner INDUS, 1859-1863
Schooner GOLD HUNTER, 1859-1861
Schooner GRAND TURK, 1854-1869
Schooner C.H. WALKER, 1859
Schooner MASSILON, 1857-1861
Schooner ALLIES (Canadian), 1855-1860
Schooner UNION, 1857-1860
Schooner ANNA CRAIG, 1859
Schooner HUGH BARCLAY, 1857-1861
Schooner KYLE SPANGLER, 1859-1864
Schooner KATE L. BRUCE, 1856-1861
Schooner MESSENGER, 1859-1864
Schooner ST. HELENA, 1857-1860
Schooner MUSKINGUM, 1856-1863
Schooner M.S. SCOTT, 1856-1866
Bark W.S. PIERSON, 1859-1865
Schooner ADRIATIC, 1856-1863
Schooner ALIDA, 1854-1862
Brig CAROLINE, 1859-1863
Schooner W.B. CASTLE, 1859-1861
Schooner CLIFTON, 1859-1862
Schooner ENERGY, 1859-1860
Bark GRACE GREENWOOD, 1853-1861
Schooner SARAH F. HIBBERT, 1857-1861
Schooner METROPOLIS, 1857-1860
Schooner RAPID, 1857-1863
Schooner CAROLINE E. SIMPSON, 1858-1861
Schooner TYPHOON, 1859-1864
Schooner VALERIA, 1857-1860
Bark E.S. ADAMS, 1857-1863
Bark REINDEER, 1855
Bark PRIDE OF CANADA (Canadian), 1860
Bark NORMAN, 1860
Brig GLOBE, 1862
Schooner WILLIAM H. MERRITT (Canadian), 1859-1860
Schooner GEORGE LAIDLOW (Canadian), 1859-1861
Schooner MIAMI BELLE (Milwaukee Belle?), 1859
Brig ORKNEY LASS (Canadian), 1859-1860
Bark NIAGARA (Canadian), 1860-1861
Schooner INDIAN QUEEN, 1860
Schooner PLYMOUTH, 1860
Schooner NEPTUNE, 1860
Schooner LINNIE POWELL, 1860
Schooner CHIEF
Bark THOMAS F. PARKS, 1855-1861
Schooner WEST WIND, 1860-1862
Schooner LEWIS SPANNIER, 1860-1864
Schooner TWIN SISTERS, 1854-1861
Schooner WHITE CLOUD, 1853-1862
Schooner CHARMER, 1856-1864
Bark ILLINOIS, 1853-1861
Brig JOHN J. HARMON, 1853-1861
Schooner GEM, 1853-1871
Schooner ST. ALBANS, 1857-1863
Schooner FOREST CITY, 1860-1863
Schooner GEORGE W. HOLT, 1857-1860
Schooner FASHION, 1859-1863
Schooner SOPHIA SMITH, 1860-1870
Schooner N.H. FARMAN, 1859-1864
Schooner TWIN BROTHER, 1854-1861
Schooner CHIEF, 1860-1863
Bark PRINCE OF WALES (Canadian), 1862
Schooner SIRIUS, 1862-1864
Schooner CANADA (Canadian), 1860-1861
Schooner MAJOR ANDERSON, 1861
Schooner RAVENNA, 1861-1864
Schooner HOWELL HOPPOCK (later ETOWAH), 1863-1869
Bark THERMITIS, 1864-1870
Bark MARY ROE (Canadian), 1864-1865
Bark HURON, 1864
Schooner BRIDGET
Schooner SEA LION
Schooner D. CORNWALL
Schooner KATE ROBINSON, 1870
Bark CELIA (Canadian), 1867
Schooner NARRAGANSETT, 1867-1872
Schooner CLYDE, 1864-1865
Schooner R.N. BROWN, 1865
Schooner C.E. ROSENBERRY, 1864-1865
Brig LUCY A. BLOSSOM, 1865
Schooner ST. CLAIR, 1865
Bark JACQUES DE MOLAY (Canadian), 1865-1866
Schooner JESSIE DRUMMOND (Canadian), 1865
Brig SEAGULL, 1865-1866
Schooner COLUMBIA, 1865
Schooner SARANAC, 1861-1866
Schooner ALICE, 1863
Schooner IRA LAFRINNIER, 1863-1864
Schooner OWEN BEARSE, 1863-1867
Schooner BOSTON, 1864-1865
Schooner YORKTOWN, 1864-1865
Schooner MINNIE KINNIE, 1864-1865
Schooner J.P. KIRTLAND, 1864-1865
Schooner PLOUGHBOY, 1864-1865
Schooner MARY BROWN, 1864-1865
Schooner ALICE CURTIS, 1864
Schooner COLONEL COOK (ex AUGUSTA), 1861-1868
Brig SAILOR BOY, 1868-1869
Schooner PAMLICO, 1874-1876
Schooner LEM ELLSWORTH, 1874
Bark SUMMER CLOUD, 1874
Schooner C.G. TRUMPFF, 1874-1876
Schooner C.B. BENSON, 1874-1876
Schooner ALICE, 1874-1875
Schooner J.S. AUSTIN, 1874-1876
Schooner SANILAC, 1875
Schooner PACIFIC, 1875-1876
Schooner MIDDLESEX, 1875-1876
Schooner EDWARD BLAKE, 1876
Schooner THISTLE, 1876
Schooner CAMBRIA, 1876
Schooner W.G. GRANT, 1876
Schooner THOMAS C. STREET, 1876
Brig MECHANIC, 1876
Schooner ENTERPRISE, 1876
Schooner JOHN SCHUETTE, 1876
Schooner TWIN SISTERS, 1876
Schooner TWIN SISTERS, 1876
Schooner COLUMBIAN, 1876
Schooner CITY OF GREEN BAY, 1876
Schooner CITY OF MANITOWOC, 1876
Miscellaneous Notes and Manuscript History of Great Lakes to Ocean Trade, n.d.
Notes on the Lake Navigation Company, 1856-1860
Notes on the American Transportation Company, 1855-1859
European Trade, 1859-1862
Brig VIDAR (Norwegian), 1866
Sloop SHOLDINAN (Norwegian), 1863
Bark SLEIPNER (Norwegian), 1863-1864
Bark HANOVER, 1863
Schooner JUNIATA PATTON, 1860-1863
Bark ST. GEORGE, 1861
Schooner F.R. TRANGEMONTAGNE, 1865
Schooner BROTHERS, 1860-1863
Schooner DOLPHIN, 1868
Schooner PAMLICO, 1868
Notes on vessels to the coast, 1858-1861
Logbooks, 1912-1950
Series contains log books for 11 Great Lakes vessels. Included are the CITY OF CLEVELAND, CITY OF DETROIT, CITY OF DETROIT III, EASTERN STATES, GREATER DETROIT, GREYHOUND, JUNEAU, WESTERN STATES, and three unknown vessels. The log books for these boats generally appear as Captain's Logs, Deck Logs, and Engineer's Logs. The series covers the years 1912-1950.
- Arrangement
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Arrangement is alphabetical by vessel name.
- Dates
- Creation: 1912-1950
CITY OF CLEVELAND, Captain's Log, June 17, 1932-July 7, 1939
- Dates
- Creation: June 17, 1932-July 7, 1939
CITY OF DETROIT, Engineer's Log, June 28, 1912-September 14, 1919
- Dates
- Creation: June 28, 1912-September 14, 1919
CITY OF DETROIT III, Captain's Log, August 22, 1922-October 29, 1933
- Dates
- Creation: August 22, 1922-October 29, 1933
CITY OF DETROIT III, Captain's Log, May 23, 1932-May 14, 1940
- Dates
- Creation: May 23, 1932-May 14, 1940
CITY OF DETROIT III, Captain's Log, June 24, 1946-September 12, 1948
- Dates
- Creation: June 24, 1946-September 12, 1948
CITY OF DETROIT III, Deck Log, June 13, 1947-July 26, 1950
- Dates
- Creation: June 13, 1947-July 26, 1950
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, August 16, 1919-April 14, 1923
- Dates
- Creation: August 16, 1919-April 14, 1923
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, July 16, 1923-September 23, 1935
- Dates
- Creation: July 16, 1923-September 23, 1935
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, October 17, 1927-March 28, 1930
- Dates
- Creation: October 17, 1927-March 28, 1930
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, September 24, 1935-August 23, 1949
- Dates
- Creation: September 24, 1935-August 23, 1949
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, July 20, 1935-August 19, 1941
- Dates
- Creation: July 20, 1935-August 19, 1941
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, August 20, 1941-September 11, 1943
- Dates
- Creation: August 20, 1941-September 11, 1943
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, March 29, 1945-October 31, 1946
- Dates
- Creation: March 29, 1945-October 31, 1946
CITY OF DETROIT III, Engineer's Log, August 24, 1949-August 30, 1950
- Dates
- Creation: August 24, 1949-August 30, 1950
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, May 7, 1917-June 29, 1919
- Dates
- Creation: May 7, 1917-June 29, 1919
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, August 3, 1921-October 1, 1922
- Dates
- Creation: August 3, 1921-October 1, 1922
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, October 12, 1922-November 28, 1930
- Dates
- Creation: October 12, 1922-November 28, 1930
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, June 1, 1929-September 1, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: June 1, 1929-September 1, 1944
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, March 31, 1931-September 14, 1934
- Dates
- Creation: March 31, 1931-September 14, 1934
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, September 15, 1934-June 13, 1948
- Dates
- Creation: September 15, 1934-June 13, 1948
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, July 1, 1939-September 3, 1939
- Dates
- Creation: July 1, 1939-September 3, 1939
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, June 26, 1940-June 29, 1941
- Dates
- Creation: June 26, 1940-June 29, 1941
EASTERN STATES, Captain's Log, June 19, 1948-September 4, 1950
- Dates
- Creation: June 19, 1948-September 4, 1950
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, June 25, 1925-October 30, 1925
- Dates
- Creation: June 25, 1925-October 30, 1925
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, June 25, 1927-October 21, 1927
- Dates
- Creation: June 25, 1927-October 21, 1927
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, April 9, 1928-September 3, 1928
- Dates
- Creation: April 9, 1928-September 3, 1928
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, May 2, 1929-July 13, 1931
- Dates
- Creation: May 2, 1929-July 13, 1931
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, July 14, 1931-May 5, 1932
- Dates
- Creation: July 14, 1931-May 5, 1932
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, October 21, 1932- May 22, 1934
- Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1932- May 22, 1934
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, October 7, 1934-June 11, 1935
- Dates
- Creation: October 7, 1934-June 11, 1935
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, June 29, 1935-May 28, 1937
- Dates
- Creation: June 29, 1935-May 28, 1937
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, September 3, 1938-July 18, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: September 3, 1938-July 18, 1944
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, July 18, 1944-June 15, 1946
- Dates
- Creation: July 18, 1944-June 15, 1946
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, June 15, 1947-August 18, 1949
- Dates
- Creation: June 15, 1947-August 18, 1949
EASTERN STATES, Deck Log, August 18, 1949-September 4, 1950
- Dates
- Creation: August 18, 1949-September 4, 1950
EASTERN STATES, Engineer's Log, June 27, 1912-April 4, 1917
- Dates
- Creation: June 27, 1912-April 4, 1917
EASTERN STATES, Engineer's Log, April 13, 1917-September 23, 1922
- Dates
- Creation: April 13, 1917-September 23, 1922
EASTERN STATES, Engineer's Log, September 20, 1920-May 30, 1924
- Dates
- Creation: September 20, 1920-May 30, 1924
EASTERN STATES, Engineer's Log, May 31, 1931-June 10, 1933
- Dates
- Creation: May 31, 1931-June 10, 1933
EASTERN STATES, Engineer's Log, June 10, 1933-October 11, 1936
- Dates
- Creation: June 10, 1933-October 11, 1936
EASTERN STATES, Pilot House Log, June 26, 1926-November 15, 1926
- Dates
- Creation: June 26, 1926-November 15, 1926
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, July 26, 1940-September 1, 1940
- Dates
- Creation: July 26, 1940-September 1, 1940
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, September 19, 1941-August 2, 1942
- Dates
- Creation: September 19, 1941-August 2, 1942
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, May 6, 1944-June 18, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: May 6, 1944-June 18, 1944
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, August 4-10, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: August 4-10, 1944
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, September 13, 1947-September 11, 1949
- Dates
- Creation: September 13, 1947-September 11, 1949
GREATER DETROIT, Captain's Log, May 21, 1948-September 3, 1950
- Dates
- Creation: May 21, 1948-September 3, 1950
GREYHOUND, Purser's Log, June 14-15, n.d.
JUNEAU (b. BACK BAY) Log, February 24, 1923-May 30, 1923
- Dates
- Creation: February 24, 1923-May 30, 1923
WESTERN STATES, Deck Log, June 12 1931-July 10, 1933
- Dates
- Creation: June 12 1931-July 10, 1933
WESTERN STATES, Deck Log, July 9, 1933-October 21, 1934
- Dates
- Creation: July 9, 1933-October 21, 1934
Unknown Vessel, Deck Log, October 13, 1936-July 2, 1939
- Dates
- Creation: October 13, 1936-July 2, 1939
Unknown Vessel, Deck Log, August 29, 1943-September 10, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: August 29, 1943-September 10, 1944
Unknown Vessel, Log and Mileage, April 29, 1912-July 1, 1934
- Dates
- Creation: April 29, 1912-July 1, 1934
Inspector's Report (Repairs and Maintenance Journal), unknown vessel, January 3, 1919-December 6, 1944
- Dates
- Creation: January 3, 1919-December 6, 1944