John L. Clark collection
Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0117
Collection Organization
This collection is composed photographs and 35mm slides of Great Lakes vessels and assorted manuscript materials pertaining primarily to Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and its Great Lakes vessels. Photos in this collection date mostly from the 1990s to the 2000s, measuring 4 x 5”, 5 x 7”, and 8 x 10”. The collection’s wide range of manuscripts ranges from newspaper articles to vessel crew listings and provides ample information pertaining to Cleveland-Cliffs vessels and operations.
Newspaper articles relating to the running aground of AMERICAN MARINER and EDGAR SPEER, April 2000, January 2004
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: April 2000
- Creation: January 2004
Photographic prints of various Great Lakes vessels, mostly 8 x 10", n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Identified 8 x 10" photographic prints of Great Lakes vessels, 1950, 1966, 1970
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1950
- Creation: 1966
- Creation: 1970
Photographic prints of steamer TOM M. GIRDLER, n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
8 x 10" photographic prints of Great Lakes vessels, 1953-1992 (scattered dates)
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-1992 (scattered dates)
8 x 10" photographic prints of Great Lakes vessels, 1959, n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1959, n.d.
Color Prints of the steamer FRONTENAC running aground, 1979
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 1979
U.S. Coast Guard - Great Lakes Rules of the Road, July 1, 1972
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
- Dates
- Creation: July 1, 1972
Documentation of FRONTENAC grounding and subsequent investigation, 1979-1980
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
- Dates
- Creation: 1979-1980
Record of Cleveland-Cliffs vessel loading at Marquette, MI, 1937
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1937
History of steamer CHACORNAC, n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Narrative of grounding of steamer LUZON by Dana Thomas Bowen, n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
List of licensed officers and unlicensed seamen for WILLIS B. BOYER (ex. COL. JAMES M. SCHOONMAKER), 1972-1980
File – Box 1, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1972-1980
List of licensed officers and unlicensed seamen for WILLIAM G. MATHER, 1925-1980
File – Box 1, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: 1925-1980
Issues of the Oglebay-Norton Company newsletter Shipmate, Autumn 1979-Summer 1985
File – Box 1, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: Autumn 1979-Summer 1985
Photo of Hulett Unloaders at Huron, Ohio, and Cleveland-Cliffs vessel location reports, 1964, June 26, 1956, July 17, 1963
File – Box 1, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1964
- Creation: June 26, 1956
- Creation: July 17, 1963
Cleveland-Cliffs "Meet the Fleet" brochure, n.d.
File – Box 1, Folder: 17
The Nor'Easter, Vol. 4, No. 6, November-December 1979
File – Box 1, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: November-December 1979
"Minnesota's World Port", Spring 1980
File – Box 1, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: Spring 1980
4 x 6" color photographs of Great Lakes vessels, A-CANADIAN ENTERPRISE, 1990s-2000s
File – Box 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1990s-2000s
4 x 6" color photographs of Great Lakes vessels, CANADIAN LEADER-MANITOBA, 1990s-2000s
File – Box 3
- Dates
- Creation: 1990s-2000s
4 x 6" color photographs of Great Lakes vessels, MARITIME TRADER - Z, 1990s-2000s
File – Box 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1990s-2000s
35mm slides of Great Lakes vessels, A-Z, 1990s-2000s
File – Box 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1990s-2000s
Cleveland-Cliffs Marine Department vessel statistics, 1953-1976 (scattered dates)
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 1953-1976 (scattered dates)
Timeline of Cleveland-Cliffs improvements in Great Lakes transportation, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Vessel data sheets for FALCON, CADILLAC, PIONEER, FRONTENAC, and ANDASTE, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
"The Start of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Fleet", 1868-1890
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1868-1890
Vessel profiles by E.B. "Skip" Gillham in The Sarnia Observer and Port Huron Times-Herald, 1994-1999
File – Box 6, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: 1994-1999
Photographs of LEE A. TREGURTHA at Marquette, MI, 2007
File – Box 6, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 2007
Photograph of tug in dry dock at Nicholson Terminal on the Detroit River, 2007
File – Box 6, Folder: 7
- Dates
- Creation: 2007
Photograph of railcars and portion of hull of WILLIAM G. MATHER (?), n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Informational pamphlet on Canadian Coast Guard vessel SAMUEL RISLEY, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Photograph of officers of a Canadian steamer, possibly CAYUGA, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 10
Unidentified photographs of vessels and locations, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 11
Various-Sized photographs of Great Lakes vessels, 1915-1990, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 12
- Dates
- Creation: 1915-1990, n.d.
Cleveland-Cliffs vessel statistics, 1974-1976, n.d.
File – Box 6, Folder: 13
- Dates
- Creation: 1974-1976, n.d.
Issues of the Pickands-Mather Company newsletter Producer, Autumn 1972-Spring 1985
File – Box 6, Folder: 14
- Dates
- Creation: Autumn 1972-Spring 1985
Issues of Moore McCormack Company newsletter RESOURCE, Fall 1981-Summer 1983
File – Box 6, Folder: 15
- Dates
- Creation: Fall 1981-Summer 1983
"Pickands-Mather & Co.: Beginning with iron ore..." booklet, 1968
File – Box 6, Folder: 16
- Dates
- Creation: 1968
"Dry Docks on the Great Lakes" by R.P. Mitchell, February 7, 1958
File – Box 6, Folder: 17
- Dates
- Creation: February 7, 1958
Ashtabula Beacon article regarding J.H. SHEADLE, April 20, 1914
File – Box 6, Folder: 18
- Dates
- Creation: April 20, 1914
List of Great Lakes fleets, with cargo capacity and details, 1910
File – Box 6, Folder: 19
- Dates
- Creation: 1910
Republic Steel Public Relations photographs, 1962-1968
File – Box 6, Folder: 20
- Dates
- Creation: 1962-1968
Cleveland-Cliffs Marine Department vessel statistics and technical details, 1954-1975 (scattered dates)
File – Box 6, Folder: 21
- Dates
- Creation: 1954-1975 (scattered dates)
List of Coal Docks on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, from The Retail Coalman, March 1929
File – Box 6, Folder: 22
- Dates
- Creation: March 1929
"Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Company": Essay, statistics, articles, and technical data compiled by John L. Clark, 2010-2017
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
- Dates
- Creation: 2010-2017
Various-sized photographs of Great Lakes vessels, CANADIAN MINER-BEN E. TATE, 1952-2001 (scattered dates)
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
- Dates
- Creation: 1952-2001 (scattered dates)
Cleveland-Cliffs financial reports, December 1972
File – Box 7, Folder: 3
- Dates
- Creation: December 1972
Cleveland-Cliffs Vessel Delay Report, 1973
File – Box 7, Folder: 4
- Dates
- Creation: 1973
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Engineers' Comparative Statement of Miles Steamed, Fuel Used, etc., for period ended September 30, 1953, September 30, 1953
File – Box 7, Folder: 5
- Dates
- Creation: September 30, 1953
8 x 10" photographs of Great Lakes vessels, ALPENA-WALTER A. STERLING, 1916-1966
File – Box 7, Folder: 6
- Dates
- Creation: 1916-1966
Specifications for steamer GRAND ISLAND (photocopy), n.d.
File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Record of Captains and Engineers (of Cleveland-Cliffs Fleet?), n.d.
File – Box 7, Folder: 8
Blank Station Bill, n.d.
File – Box 7, Folder: 9
Newspaper clippings relating to the grounding of FRONTENAC, 1979
File – Box 7, Folder: 10
- Dates
- Creation: 1979