Ann Arbor Car Ferries collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0119

Collection Organization

This collection mainly consists of research materials gathered by Grant Brown during the development of his book Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries. Materials include annual reports, legal documents, logbook excerpts, publications, photographs, notes, and articles. An extensive file of newspaper articles cover the history and operations of Ann Arbor Railroad Company (AARC) and Michigan Interstate Railway Company (MIRC), of the people affected by them, and the Lake Michigan region. Notes from interviews with over 60 individuals provide firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of the AARC and MIRC. A large amount of materials on this topic from numerous repositories are centralized in this collection, providing significant research value.

The collection is rounded out by materials from Arthur C. Frederickson that were not included in the existing GLMS 16 - Arthur C. Frederickson Collection held by HCGL. Subject files and a card file provide historical information on the history of vessels, as well as limited information on other maritime subjects. Subject files may include notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, or magazine cutouts.

Reports, Proceedings, Legal Documents, and Correspondence, 1912-1982

 Series

Box 1-3

This series contains a wide variety of documentation obtained by Brown during the research for his book. Materials include annual reports for the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and North Michigan Railway Company, and the Ann Arbor Railroad Company from 1887-1982; company and government correspondence, reports, and proposals; and biographical information on ferry captains and corporate officers of the company.
Dates
Creation: 1912-1982

Annual reports of the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railway Company, 1887-1892, 1887-1892

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1887-1892

Annual reports of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1893-1911

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1893-1911

Annual reports of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1912-1928

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1912-1928

Annual reports of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1929-1942

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1929-1942

Annual reports of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1943-1960

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1943-1960

Annual reports of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1961-1972

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1961-1972

Annual reports of the Michigan Interstate Railway Company, 1978, 1982

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1978, 1982

Excerpts from Michigan Transportation Commission annual reports, 1978-1983

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1978-1983

Minutes of special meetings of the Board of Directors, Ann Arbor Railroad Company, 1961-1963

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1961-1963

Remarks of Charles Towle, President, before the Ann Arbor Railroad Company Board of Directors, 1967, 1969-1971

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1967, 1969-1971

Excerpts from reports on Frankfort, MI, harbor improvements by the Chief Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1910, 1923-1924

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1910, 1923-1924

Studies and plans by the State of Michigan, 1978-1982

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1978-1982

Constitution and by-laws of the Great Lakes Officers' Organization, 1961

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1961

Memoranda of Agreement between the Ann Arbor Railroad Company and the licensed deck officers employed on Lake Michigan car ferries, 1949, 1952, 1957

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1949, 1952, 1957

Documentation of the termination of car ferry service to Menominee, MI, 1969-1970

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1969-1970

Banruptcy documents, Craig Shipbuilding Company vs. Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railway, 1893, 1893

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1893

Documents and correspondence regarding Michigan Interstate Railway Company's "flag-out" of 22 commodities subject to a rate increase in 1978, 1978-1979

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1978-1979

Correspondence between the Michigan Interstate Railway Company, Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation, and legal firms, 1975-1982

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10-12
Dates
Creation: 1975-1982

Correspondence between Michigan Interstate Railway Company, Michigan Department of Transportation, and the State Transportation Commission, 1983-1984

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1983-1984

Michigan Interstate Railway Company bankruptcy documents, 1983-1984

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1983-1984

Accident reports and information, 1900-1972

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1900-1972

Summaries of cars ferried across, 1920-1982 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1920-1982 (scattered dates)

Miscellaneous individual correspondence and documents, 1921-2006

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1921-2006

Michigan Interstate Passenger Tariff, March 20, 1981

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: March 20, 1981

Statement of John Chubb to the Senate Commerce Committee on S.B. 1773 and 1774, n.d.

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7

Interstate Commerce Commission decision to abandon car ferry service across Lakes Michigan between Ludington, MI, and Kewaunee, Milwaukee, and Manitowoc, WI, January 21, 1980

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: January 21, 1980

Bill of Sale for the ferry CITY OF MILWAUKEE, 1979

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1979

Shipping and loss statistics for the Great Lakes, 1868-1898

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1868-1898

Affidavit and message in a bottle sent by the purser of the MILWAUKEE as it was sinking, October 22, 1929

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: October 22, 1929

Proposal to operate the Ann Arbor Railroad and car ferries presented to the Michigan Department of Highways and Transportation, September 1976

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: September 1976

Interstate Commerce Commission Certificate of Designated Operator of the Ann Arbor Railroad and car ferries to Michigan Interstate Railway Company, September 30, 1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: September 30, 1977

Michigan Interstate Railway Company Operating Agreement with the Michigan State Highway Commission, September 29, 1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: September 29, 1977

Rail Property Lease Agreement, September 29, 1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: September 29, 1977

Seniority lists, 1949, 1953, 1979-1980, n.d.

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1949, 1953, 1979-1980, n.d.

Pay scales, 1950, 1969, 1971, n.d.

 File – Box 3, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1950, 1969, 1971, n.d.

Biographical information on Ann Arbor ferry captains, 1903-1981

 File – Box 3, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1903-1981

Biographical information on officers of the Ann Arbor Railroad, 1899-2008

 File – Box 3, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1899-2008

Advertising materials: articles, advertisements, maps, and schedules, 1900-1998 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 3, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1900-1998 (scattered dates)

Logs and Excerpts, 1899-1979

 Series

Box 4-5

This series consists of excerpts of various logs from vessel that served in the Ann Arbor fleet. Consists mostly of photocopies, though a small number of transcripts and original logs are present. Record types include captain's, chief engineer's, and radio logs.

A small number of logs are present for the life saving stations at Frankfort, MI, and Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay, WI, for scattered dates.
Dates
Creation: 1899-1979

Logs of life saving stations at Frankfort, MI, and Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1893-1936

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1893-1936

Excerpts from ANN ARBOR NO. 3 logs, 1899-1901

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1899-1901

Excerpts from ANN ARBOR NO. 3 logs, 1902-1936

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1902-1936

Excerpts from ANN ARBOR NO. 5 logs, 1917-1965

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1917-1965

Logs from ANN ARBOR NO. 6, 1934-1938

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1934-1938

Excerpts from ANN ARBOR NO. 6 logs, 1936-1941

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1936-1941

Excerpts from ARTHUR K. ATKINSON (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 6) logs, 1959-1971

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1959-1971

Excerpts from ANN ARBOR NO. 7 logs, 1925-1963

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1925-1963

Excerpts from VIKING (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 7) logs, 1977, 1979

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1977, 1979

Excerpts from WABASH logs, 1929-1940

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1929-1940

WABASH log, March-September 1950

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: March-September 1950

Excerpts from WABASH logs, 1959-January 1964

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1959-January 1964

Excerpts from CITY OF GREEN BAY (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 7) logs, January 1964

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: January 1964

Excerpts from USCGC MACKINAW logs, February 1977

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: February 1977

Excerpts from USCGC RARITAN logs, February 1977

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: February 1977

Articles, publications, and notes, 1886-2015

 Series

Box 7-11

This series contains a wide range of magazine and newspaper articles, stories, interviews, and other materials collected by Brown during his research. The bulk of the series is made up of a collection of several hundred newspaper articles covering a period of almost 130 years from a number of papers in Michigan and Wisconsin. Smaller numbers of articles are present from the Chicago Tribune, Duluth News Tribune,New York Times, Toledo Blade, and Wall Street Journal. A subject file on ice breaking provides information on the navigational challenges presented during winter sailing. The series also contains notes from over 60 interviews conducted by Brown with employees, captains, crew members, and their family members, and with officers of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, Michigan Interstate Railway Company, and State of Michigan.
Arrangement

Large batches of articles from individual newspapers are arranged alphabetically by paper name, and then chronologically. Interview notes are arranged chronologically by interviewee's last name.
Dates
Creation: 1886-2015

Chronological list of newspaper articles, January 2, 1886-April 4, 2015

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: January 2, 1886-April 4, 2015

Articles from the Argus Press, 1981-1982

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1981-1982

Articles from the Benzie Banner and Benzie Record, 1890-1977

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1890-1977

Articles from the Benzie County Advisor, 1977-1995

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1977-1995

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot, 1922-1935

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1922-1935

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot, 1936-1947

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1936-1947

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot, 1948-1954

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1948-1954

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot, 1955-1962

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1955-1962

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot, 1963-1974

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1963-1974

Articles from the Benzie County Patriot and Record-Patriot, 1975-1980

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1975-1980

Articles from the Benzie County Record-Patriot, 1980-1982

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1980-1982

Articles from the Benzie County Record-Patriot, 1983-2013

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1983-2013

Articles from the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, 1886-1981 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 7, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1886-1981 (scattered dates)

Articles from the Door County Advocate, 1904-1912

 File – Box 7, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1904-1912

Articles from the Door County Advocate, 1913-1978

 File – Box 7, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1913-1978

Articles from various Grand Rapids, MI, newspapers, 1940-1982

 File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1940-1982

Articles from the Kewaunee Enterprise, 1892-1977

 File – Box 8, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1892-1977

Articles from the Manistique Pioneer Tribune, 1897-1968

 File – Box 8, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1897-1968

Articles from various Manitowoc, WI, newspapers, 1904-1979

 File – Box 8, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1904-1979

Articles from the Marinette Daily Eagle Star, 1903-2003

 File – Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1903-2003

Articles from the Menominee Herald Ledger, 1905-1963

 File – Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1905-1963

Articles from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 1929-1981

 File – Box 8, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1929-1981

Articles from the New York Times, 1892-1924

 File – Box 8, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1892-1924

Articles from the New York Times, 1925-1980

 File – Box 9, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1925-1980

Articles from Articles from the Sturgeon Bay Advocate, 1892-1909

 File – Box 9, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1892-1909

Articles from the Toledo Blade, 1886-1985

 File – Box 9, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1886-1985

Articles from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, 1967-1977

 File – Box 9, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1967-1977

Articles from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, 1978-2011

 File – Box 9, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1978-2011

Articles from the Wall Street Journal, 1892-2012

 File – Box 9, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1892-2012

Miscellaneous articles from various newspapers, 1893-2014

 File – Box 9, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1893-2014

Articles from unidentified papers, 1892-2005

 File – Box 9, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1892-2005

Various "Looking Back" articles from various newspapers, 1893-1981

 File – Box 10, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1893-1981

Issues of the "Double A", 1985-1997

 File – Box 10, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1985-1997

Issues of the "Double A", 1998-2006

 File – Box 10, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1998-2006

Issues of the "Double A", 2006-2011

 File – Box 10, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 2006-2011

Issues of Ann Arbor by Trail and Lake, 1978-1981

 File – Box 10, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1978-1981

Issues of Ann Arbor by Trail and Lake, 1982-1985

 File – Box 10, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1982-1985

"Harbor Notes" by Arthur Frederickson in the Benzie County Patriot, 1949-1950

 File – Box 10, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1949-1950

"Harbor Notes" by Arthur Frederickson in the Benzie County Patriot, 1951-1952

 File – Box 10, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1951-1952

Untitled article from Railway Age, March 3, 1952

 File – Box 11, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: March 3, 1952

Issue of Telescope, June 1965

 File – Box 11, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: June 1965

"Where the 19th Century Car Ferries Float" by George W. Hilton in Trains, January 1975

 File – Box 11, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: January 1975

"The Ship That Never Was" by James Cabot, unknown publication, n.d.

 File – Box 11, Folder: 4

"Great Lakes Car Ferries, an Endangered Species" by George W. Hilton in Trains, January 1975

 File – Box 11, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: January 1975

"Ann Arbor No. 1 Carferry Burns!", Anchor News, January 1978

 File – Box 11, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: January 1978

"One Last Ride with Annie" by Paul G. Wiening in Telescope, March/April 1984

 File – Box 11, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: March/April 1984

"ANN ARBOR NO. 6: ARTHUR K. ATKINSON" by Steve Elve in Telescope, November/December 1984

 File – Box 11, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: November/December 1984

"The Ann Arbor Railroad and Frankfort" by Steve Harold in Maritime Alliance Newsletter, December 1991

 File – Box 11, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: December 1991

"ANN ARBOR NO. 7 Spots Wreckage" by Douglas Koch in Anchor News, March/April 1985

 File – Box 11, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: March/April 1985

"The Captain's Log: The rigorous winter of 1979", Rails Across the Water, Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 2002

 File – Box 11, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: Winter 2002

"Half a Ship, Twice the Mystery: The ANN ARBOR NO. 5" by Valerie Olson van Heest in The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 4, Winter 2006

 File – Box 11, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: Winter 2006

Lake Carriers' Association Pilot Extension Course: International Pilot Rules, Questions, and Answers, n.d.

 File – Box 11, Folder: 13

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960

 File – Box 11, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1960

Some Early Reminiscences of Ann Arbor Car Ferries and Harbor of Frankfort by Captain A. L. Larson of steamer WABASH, 1940

 File – Box 11, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1940

The Wireless News from ANN ARBOR NO. 6, March 3, 1917

 File – Box 11, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: March 3, 1917

Excerpts from the book They Came to South Fox Island by Nancy Nickerson Craker: rescue of lumbermen from the island by ANN ARBOR NO. 5 in 1923, 1983

 File – Box 11, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1983

"Bon Voyage Old Friend" from Action Line, Volume 1, Issue 2, July-August 1974

 File – Box 11, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: July-August 1974

Brief histories of some western Michigan ports in the 19th century, 1898

 File – Box 11, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1898

Brief histories of some Wisconsin ports (except Green Bay and Milwaukee) in the late 19th century, 1898

 File – Box 11, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1898

Teaching the weather of the Armistice Day Storm of 1940, 2005

 File – Box 11, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 2005

Legendary etymology of Death's Door, Wisconsin, 2007

 File – Box 11, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 2007

Historical information on the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 1870, 2007

 File – Box 11, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1870
Creation: 2007

"Developments of 75 Years Incorporated in New Ice Breaker Design", U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Bulletin, Volume 7, No. 1, April 1945

 File – Box 11, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: April 1945

Ice Seamanship by Captain George Q. Parnell, Nautical Institute, London, UK, NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL GLERL-20, 1986

 File – Box 11, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1986

A Handbook of Ice Operations for the U.S. Coast Guard's WTGB Class Cutter by Lieutenant Commander Lawson W. Brigham, U.S. Naval War College, p. 1-79, 1982

 File – Box 11, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1982

A Handbook of Ice Operations for the U.S. Coast Guard's WTGB Class Cutter, p. 80-136, 1982

 File – Box 11, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1982

Maps from "Great Lakes Ice Cover, Winter 1962-1963 and 1963-1964" by Donald R. Rondy, U.S. Lake Survey, 1964

 File – Box 11, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1964

Summary of Great Lakes Weather and Ice Conditions, Winter 1976-1977 by various authors, NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL GLERL-20, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, October 1978

 File – Box 11, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: October 1978

"Recent Trends in Laurentian Great Lakes Ice Cover" by Raymond Assel, Kevin Cronk, and David Norton, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 2003

 File – Box 11, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 2003

"A Historical Perspective of the 1976-1977 Lake Michigan Ice Cover" by Raymond Assel and F. H. Quinn in the Monthly Weather Review, 1978, 1978

 File – Box 11, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: 1978

Presentations and position papers by Vincent Malanaphy, chairman and founder of Michigan Interstate Railway Company, 1977-1981

 File – Box 11, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: 1977-1981

Notes compiled by Brown from over 60 interviews conducted with former Ann Arbor captains, crew members, and family members, as well as officers of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company, Michigan Interstate Railway Company, and State of Michigan, 2000-2010

 File – Box 11, Folder: 33
Dates
Creation: 2000-2010

The Ann Arbor Railroad Fifty Years Ago by Henry E. Riggs, 1948

 File – Box 11, Folder: 34
Dates
Creation: 1948

Photographs, negatives, and drawings, 1892-1965

 Series

Box 12-15

The series contains photograph files depicting the ferries that served in the Ann Arbor fleet. Heavily represented is ANN ARBOR NO. 3, which was the ferry Arthur Frederickson served on. Additional photograph files for some of the ports served by these vessels, including Frankfort, Menominee and Manistique, Michigan, and Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Also present are photographs of people associated with the company, including captains, crew, and employees. Nearly all of the photographs are from the personal collection of Arthur Frederickson. A set of four blueprints of vessels and railroad maps round out the series.
Dates
Creation: 1892-1965

Blueprint of M/V VIKING Fire Control Layout, April 13, 1965

 File – Box 12, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: April 13, 1965

Ann Arbor Railroad layout, Slips and Steamers, April 22, 1965

 File – Box 12, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: April 22, 1965

Elberta, MI, Right-of-Way and Track Map, Ann Arbor Railroad Company (redrawn from map of July 24, 1917), July 1, 1946

 File – Box 12, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: July 1, 1946

Miniaturized arrangement of WABASH, 1947

 File – Box 12, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1947

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 1, 1892-1910

 File – Box 12, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1892-1910

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 2, n.d.

 File – Box 12, Folder: 6

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 3, n.d.

 File – Box 12, Folder: 7

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 3, 1899-1962

 File – Box 12, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1899-1962

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 3, 1963-1965

 File – Box 12, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1963-1965

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 4, n.d.

 File – Box 12, Folder: 10

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 4, 1909-1962

 File – Box 12, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1909-1962

Photographs and negatives of CITY OF CHEBOYGAN (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 4), n.d., 1

 File – Box 12, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1

Photographs and negatives of CITY OF CHEBOYGAN (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 4), 1955-1963

 File – Box 12, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1955-1963

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 5, n.d.

 File – Box 13, Folder: 1

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 5, 1910-2005

 File – Box 13, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1910-2005

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 6, n.d.

 File – Box 13, Folder: 3

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 6, 1917-1964

 File – Box 13, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1917-1964

Photographs and negatives of CITY OF GREEN BAY (formerly WABASH), 1963-1965, n.d.

 File – Box 13, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1963-1965, n.d.

Photographs and negatives of ARTHUR K. ATKINSON (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 6), n.d.

 File – Box 13, Folder: 6

Photographs and negatives of ARTHUR K. ATKINSON (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 6), 1953-2012

 File – Box 13, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1953-2012

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 7, n.d.

 File – Box 13, Folder: 8

Photographs and negatives of ANN ARBOR NO. 7, 1948-1965

 File – Box 13, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1948-1965

Photographs and negatives of VIKING (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 7), n.d.

 File – Box 14, Folder: 1

Photographs of VIKING (formerly ANN ARBOR NO. 7), 1965-2003

 File – Box 14, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1965-2003

Photographs and negatives of WABASH, n.d.

 File – Box 14, Folder: 3

Photographs and negatives of WABASH, 1927-1965

 File – Box 14, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1927-1965

Photographs and negatives depicting multiple vessels, n.d.

 File – Box 14, Folder: 5

Photographs and negatives depicting multiple vessels, 1905-1964

 File – Box 14, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1905-1964

Photographs and negatives of non-Ann Arbor vessels, n.d.

 File – Box 14, Folder: 7

Photographs and negatives of non-Ann Arbor vessels, 1903-1964

 File – Box 14, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1903-1964

Photographs of people, 1930, 1956-1957, n.d.

 File – Box 14, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1930, 1956-1957, n.d.

Photographs and negatives of Frankfort, MI, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 1

Photographs and negatives of Frankfort, MI, 1880s-1963

 File – Box 15, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1880s-1963

Photographs of Kewaunee, MI, 2008, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 2008, n.d.

Photographs and negatives of Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1897-1965, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1897-1965, n.d.

Photographs of Manistique, MI, 2003

 File – Box 15, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 2003

Arthur C. Frederickson files, 1880-2008

 Series

Box 15-20

This series contains notes, subject files, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials assembled by Captain Arthur C. Frederickson during his work book publications relating to Great Lakes maritime history. The materials are divided into a subject file and a card file. Topics include shipping companies, fishing, shipbuilding, shipwrecks, vessel histories, and general marine news. Note that many of the cards are actually extra tickets from the Ann Arbor ferries. The majority of the subject files are undated.
Arrangement

Subject files arranged alphabetically. Card file arranged by alphabetically. Cards are unarranged thereunder.
Dates
Creation: 1880-2008

ACTIVE (schooner), 1892

 File – Box 15, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1892

ALABAMA, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 7

ALOHA (schooner)

 File – Box 15, Folder: 8

AMERICA (tug), 1941

 File – Box 15, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1941

AMES, J. C., n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 10

History of ANN ARBOR NO. 3, 1898-1948

 File – Box 15, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1898-1948

ANN ARBOR NO. 4 - Historical information and clippings, 1923-1973

 File – Box 15, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1923-1973

History of ANN ARBOR NO. 5 and WABASH, 1912-1948

 File – Box 15, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1912-1948

ANN ARBOR NO. 6, 1948

 File – Box 15, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1948

ANN ARBOR NO. 7, 1959, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1959, n.d.

Changes made to Ann Arbor vessels, 1951-1959

 File – Box 15, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1951-1959

ARGO, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 17

ASPEN, 1965

 File – Box 15, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1965

ATLANTA, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 19

BADGER STATE, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 20

The Banner, October 1960, January 1961

 File – Box 15, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: October 1960, January 1961

BELL FERRY, 1932

 File – Box 15, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1932

Issue of the Benzie County Patriot, April 28, 1982

 File – Box 15, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: April 28, 1982

BETHLEHEM, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 24

BRIDGEBUILDER X (tug), n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 25

BURTON, LOMIE A., n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 26

Car ferries - suggestions for improvement of vessels, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 27

CAROLINA, n.d.

 File – Box 15, Folder: 28

CARRINGTON, 1870, 1959-1961

 File – Box 15, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1870, 1959-1961

CHAMPLAIN, 1957, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1957, n.d.

Chicago shipwreck chart, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 2

CITY OF CHARLEVOIX, 1916

 File – Box 16, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1916

CITY OF CLEVELAND (freighter), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 4

CITY OF FREMONT, 1896

 File – Box 16, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1896

CITY OF MANITOWOC, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 6

CITY OF MIDLAND, 1963

 File – Box 16, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1963

CITY OF RACINE, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 8

The Civil War on the Great Lakes, 1964

 File – Box 16, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1964

CRESCENT CITY, 1905, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1905, n.d.

CULBERT, BELLE W., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 11

DALL, MARGARET, 1906

 File – Box 16, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1906

DAVIS, J. M., 1940

 File – Box 16, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1940

DAY SPRING, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 14

DEARBORN (tug), 1955

 File – Box 16, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1955

Door County Advocate marine articles, 1887-1965

 File – Box 16, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1887-1965

Reproduction of the Door County Advocate for March 22, 1862 (2 copies), March 22, 1862

 File – Box 16, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: March 22, 1862

DOROTHY (yacht), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 18

DOVILLE, R. E., 1945

 File – Box 16, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1945

DUNCAN CITY (tug), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 20

East Jordan, MI, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 21

EASTLAND, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 22

ELEANOR E., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 23

ELVA, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 24

ESCANABA - Coast Guard Cutter, 1968

 File – Box 16, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1968

FAVORITE (tug), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 26

FISCHER, S. M., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 27

Fishing, 1900, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1900, n.d.

FORD, J. C., 1896

 File – Box 16, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1896

Frankfort, MI - histories of people and vessels, 1948

 File – Box 16, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 1948

Frederickson's charts of ships wrecked off Wisconsin and Indiana, ca. 1961-1964

 File – Box 16, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: ca. 1961-1964

Arthur Frederickson correspondence, 1949-1963

 File – Box 16, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: 1949-1963

FROST, WALTER L., 1903

 File – Box 16, Folder: 33
Dates
Creation: 1903

GIFFORD (tug), 1900

 File – Box 16, Folder: 34
Dates
Creation: 1900

GRIFFON, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 35

HALSTON, H. (gas boat), 1908

 File – Box 16, Folder: 36
Dates
Creation: 1908

HAYES, DAN (schooner), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 37

HAZEL, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 38

HINTON, FRANCIS, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 39

HOEGH CLIFF - Norwegian freighter, 1965

 File – Box 16, Folder: 40
Dates
Creation: 1965

HOLLAND, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 41

HOLMES, J. A., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 42

HOLTON, E.D., 1895, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 43
Dates
Creation: 1895, n.d.

HUMKO, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 44

HUNSADER, JOHN (tug), n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 45

Ice, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 46

Island Mill, 1875, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 47
Dates
Creation: 1875, n.d.

ISLAND QUEEN (gas tanker), 1961

 File – Box 16, Folder: 48
Dates
Creation: 1961

ISLANDER, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 49

JOHNSON, ANDREW - U.S.R.C.S., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 50

KELLEY ISLAND, 1962, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 51
Dates
Creation: 1962, n.d.

LAKELAND, 1924

 File – Box 16, Folder: 52
Dates
Creation: 1924

LAKEWOOD, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 53

LANSING (schooner), 1910

 File – Box 16, Folder: 54
Dates
Creation: 1910

Leland, MI, 1903

 File – Box 16, Folder: 55
Dates
Creation: 1903

LEOPOLD, M. F., n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 56

LESTER, 1889

 File – Box 16, Folder: 57
Dates
Creation: 1889

LIBERTY, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 58

Lifeboat drill comic, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 59

Lighthouses, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 60

Logbook for unknown ferry, June 21-October 11, 1925

 File – Box 16, Folder: 61
Dates
Creation: June 21-October 11, 1925

LOUISIANA, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 62

LOVE, ROY R., 1962

 File – Box 16, Folder: 63
Dates
Creation: 1962

Lucky, A. W., 1912

 File – Box 16, Folder: 64
Dates
Creation: 1912

LYDIA, n.d.

 File – Box 16, Folder: 65

M/V POLARIS (tanker), 1965

 File – Box 17, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1965

MAITLAND, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 2

Manistique, MI, 1894

 File – Box 17, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1894

MANISTIQUE-MARQUETTE & NORTHERN NO. 1, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 4

MANISTIQUE-MENOMINEE-NORTHWESTERN, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 5

MANITOU, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 6

Manitowoc, WI, 1897-1900, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1897-1900, n.d.

MARINETTE, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 8

MARTIN, S. K., n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 9

MARTIN (tug) and PLYMOUTH (barge), n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 10

Mercurean, W. L., n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 11

MICHICOTT, 1958

 File – Box 17, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1958

MICHIGAN (tug), 1962

 File – Box 17, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1962

MILWAUKEE CLIPPER, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 14

Miscellaneous forms and bills, 1896-1907

 File – Box 17, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1896-1907

Miscellaneous information on ships, steam and sail, 1868-1948

 File – Box 17, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1868-1948

MISSOURI, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 17

MONK, JOHN E. (tug), n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 18

MOORE, H. D., n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 19

MORAZAN, FRANCISCO, 1960, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1960, n.d.

MOSS, TRUMAN, 1899

 File – Box 17, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1899

Navy Bulletin - "Navy Day", 1938

 File – Box 17, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1938

NELSON, BARNEY (tug), 1962

 File – Box 17, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1962

NELSON, J. B. (fish tug), 1961

 File – Box 17, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1961

NEW ORLEANS, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 25

Newspaper clippings A, 1894-1962

 File – Box 17, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1894-1962

Newspaper clippings B, 1956-1958

 File – Box 17, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1956-1958

Newspaper clippings C, 1862-1963

 File – Box 17, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1862-1963

Newspaper clippings D, 1872, 1965

 File – Box 17, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1872, 1965

Newspaper clippings G, 1958, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 1958, n.d.

Newspaper clippings I, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 31

Newspaper clippings K, 1964, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: 1964, n.d.

Newspaper clippings L, 1952, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 33
Dates
Creation: 1952, n.d.

Newspaper clippings M, 1887-1949

 File – Box 17, Folder: 34
Dates
Creation: 1887-1949

Newspaper clippings S, 1959, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 35
Dates
Creation: 1959, n.d.

Newspaper clippings T, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 36

Newspaper clippings W, 1936, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 37
Dates
Creation: 1936, n.d.

NICARAGUA, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 38

NORTH ISLAND, 1906

 File – Box 17, Folder: 39
Dates
Creation: 1906

NORTH SHORE, 1940

 File – Box 17, Folder: 40
Dates
Creation: 1940

NORTHWEST, 1965

 File – Box 17, Folder: 41
Dates
Creation: 1965

ORMIDALE, 1936

 File – Box 17, Folder: 42
Dates
Creation: 1936

OSCEOLA, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 43

OUR SON, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 44

OWEN, J. EMORY, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 45

PACKARD, CHARLES, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 46

PANZOLA II, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 447

PEGASUS, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 48

Pere Marquette Line, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 49

PERE MARQUETTE NO. 4, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 50

PERE MARQUETTE 22, 1924

 File – Box 17, Folder: 51
Dates
Creation: 1924

Petoskey, MI, harbor, 1907

 File – Box 17, Folder: 52
Dates
Creation: 1907

PIRATE (schooner), 1900

 File – Box 17, Folder: 53
Dates
Creation: 1900

Pitz's Dredge, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 54

Point Betsie, MI, lighthouse, 1955

 File – Box 17, Folder: 55
Dates
Creation: 1955

Port of Milwaukee, 1953, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 56
Dates
Creation: 1953, n.d.

POST, E. G., 1965

 File – Box 17, Folder: 57
Dates
Creation: 1965

Postcards, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 58

POTTAWATTOMI, 1894

 File – Box 17, Folder: 59
Dates
Creation: 1894

POTTAWATOMIE, 1909

 File – Box 17, Folder: 60
Dates
Creation: 1909

PROGRESS, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 61

RED FERN, 1938

 File – Box 18, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1938

ROCKET (tanker), 1962-1965

 File – Box 18, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1962-1965

ROEN, JOHN II, 1950

 File – Box 18, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1950

ROSABELLE, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 4

RUDOPLH, WILLIAM, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 5

St. Lawrence River, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 6

Sanderson, Clif, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 7

SARDINIA anchor, 1962

 File – Box 18, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1962

Scaling deck load, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 9

Schooners, 1895, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1895, n.d.

SCORPION, 1897

 File – Box 18, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1897

SEA HORSE, 1962

 File – Box 18, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1962

Seavey, Captain Don, 1975

 File – Box 18, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1975

SHEBOYGAN, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 14

List of notable shipwrecks, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 15

SIMPSON, LUCIA A., 1925, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1925, n.d.

Skin divers, 1961, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1961, n.d.

South Manitou Island, 1961

 File – Box 18, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1961

SOUTH PARK, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 19

SPARTAN, 1958

 File – Box 18, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1958

STAFFORD, ALICE, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 21

STEPHENSON, WATSON, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 22

Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1905, 1955, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1905, 1955, n.d.

SUNBEAM, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 24

SUSIE Q, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 25

TAMARIS, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 26

TARUS, 1963-1964

 File – Box 18, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1963-1964

THISTLE, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 28

THREE BROTHERS (steamer), n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 29

TORRENT, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 30

Tug-barges, 1984

 File – Box 18, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: 1984

Union constitutions and agreements - Ann Arbor Railroad and Licensed Deck Officers on Lake Michigan Car Ferries, 1952-1961

 File – Box 18, Folder: 32
Dates
Creation: 1952-1961

Unknown vessel photographs, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 33

UNITED EMPIRE, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 34

U.S.S. MICHIGAN, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 35

VERMONT, 1880

 File – Box 18, Folder: 36
Dates
Creation: 1880

VICTORIA, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 37

WANDERER (schooner), 1900

 File – Box 18, Folder: 38
Dates
Creation: 1900

WELLS, D. A., n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 39

Whaleback CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, 1953-1954

 File – Box 18, Folder: 40
Dates
Creation: 1953-1954

WILLIAMS, J. S., n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 41

WILUCKEY, A., n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 42

World War I American vessel casualties, 1923

 File – Box 18, Folder: 43
Dates
Creation: 1923

Wright, Ross, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 44

YORKTOWN (ex.-HARTFORD SOCONY), n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 45

Index card subject file, A-M

 File – Box 19

Index card subject file, N-Z

 File – Box 20