American Ship Building Company and Predecessors records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0075

Collection Organization

This collection documents the history of American Shipbuilding Company (AmShip), the largest shipbuilding enterprise to exist on the Great Lakes, and its subsidiaries and predecessors. The majority of the records in this collection consist of naval architectural drawings created by company and represent over a century of Great Lakes vessel design. While there are a handful of pre-1880 drawings present in the collection, the bulk fall after that date and run up to 1981. Vessels constructed include steamers, bulk carriers, tugs, sailing ships, warships, Coast Guard cutters, research vessels, passenger liners, and others. The HCGL possesses over 2,100 tubes of original drawings of vessels, with several tubes depicting the layout of various shipyards under the AmShip umbrella. Additionally, a standardized set up of drawings for each vessels built 1880-1920 was microfilmed in the late 1980s in order to facilitate access. Te filming project included not only HCGL drawings, but also some held in other collections, such as those of the Great Lakes Historical Society. The microfilm of the drawings has been digitized. Contact the HCGL Archivist for more information on the microfilm project and a list of vessels included.

The rest of the collection contains separate series for reports, financials, proceedings, publications and speeches, specifications and contracts, and subject files. The Reports series has a complete run of the annual reports for AmShip from 1899-1982. Financials include small runs of quarterly reports for American Ship Building Company, annual reports for Toledo Shipbuilding Company, tax data, receipts, and stock information.

The Proceedings series contains microfilmed minutes of AmShip's Board of Directors from the company's founding to 1961, and Detroit City Council meeting minutes for 1917-1918.

Legal and Land Documents consists mainly of deed and lease paperwork for properties used for the Detroit Shipbuilding facilities in Detroit and Wyandotte. Another significant portion of this series is made up of agreements between AmShip and labor unions. The balance of the series contains several court cases (including personal injury cases), the Articles of Association for Detroit Shipbuilding Company and American Ship Building Company, and bankruptcy documentation from when AmShip went out of business in 1994.

Most of the content making up the Publications ans Speeches series is articles and presentations created for meetings of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). A range of brochures, articles, and serials make up the balance of the series.

The Specifications and Contracts series contains contracts for vessel construction, renovation, repairs, and components (such as boilers). Specifications were created by AmShip in response to requests from proposals from various shipping interests. These documents can be for new construction or refitting/reconstruction of existing vessels.

The final series, Subject Files, contains the greatest range of records. The majority are sets of trip expenses for the Mary H. Boyce, a steamer owned and operated by American Ship Building Company from 1910-1916. The Boyce was used to transport components and company officials to Amship's different facilities aound the Great Lakes. Most famously, it was used to carry the engines for the passenger liner Noronic to Port Arthur, Ontario, in 1914. Other materials include shipping lists, damage reports, and hull test data. Of special interest are correpsondence and cost estimates for the repair and rebuilding of the passenger steamer Eastland after its capsizing in 1915.

Reports, 1900-1982

 Series

This series consists of the annual reports for the American Shipbuilding Company from the first report in 1900 to the one in 1982 reflecting the last vessel built by the company on the Great Lakes.
Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.
Dates
Creation: 1900-1982

Annual Reports, 1900-1950

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1-52
Dates
Creation: 1900-1950

Annual Reports, 1951-1982

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1-32
Dates
Creation: 1951-1982

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1935

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1935

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1936

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1936

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1937

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1937

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1938

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1938

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1939

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1939

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1940

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1940

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1941

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1941

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1942

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1942

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1943

 File – Box 3, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1943

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Report, 1944

 File – Box 3, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1944

Financial Records, 1899-1964

 Series

The main portion of this series is made up of a small run of quarterly financial reports from the 1970s for American Ship Building Company and the annual reports for Toledo Shpbuilding Company for 1935-1944. A variety of small sets of financial documents are present, including bonds, leases, stock certificates, and tax documentation.
Dates
Creation: 1899-1964

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Quarter, 1969

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1969

Quarterly Reports: 1sat, 3rd Quarters, 1970

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1970

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st-3rd, 1971

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1971

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st-3rd Quater, 1972

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1972

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st-3rd Quarters, 1973

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1973

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st-2nd Quarter, 1974

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1974

Quarterly Financial Reports: 1st-2nd, 1975

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1975

Quarterly Financial Reports: , 1976

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1976

Report on Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Port Arthur, ON) for 1911-1914, November 4, 1914

 File – Box 3, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: November 4, 1914

Financial Report on American Shipbuilding Company for 1912-1913, February 3, 1914

 File – Box 3, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: February 3, 1914

Bills of Sale File, 1897-1926

 File – Box 3, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1897-1926

Bonds on Boats File, 1900-1909

 File – Box 3, Folder: 22-31
Dates
Creation: 1900-1909

Bonds on Boats File, 1909-1916

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1-8
Dates
Creation: 1909-1916

Receipts for S.S. SENECA, Independent Steamship Co., 1920

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1920

Receipts for S.S. Baccarat and S.S. SENECA, Independent Steamship Co., 1921

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1921

Receipts for steamships BACCARAT, CHIPPEWA, JUVIGNY, ROMAGNE, and SENECA; Independent Steamship Co., 1922

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1922

Car Ferry ASHTABULA, Pennsylvania-Ontario Transportation Co., August 1920, January 1923

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: August 1920
Creation: January 1923

Bill of Material, Penna Shipbuilding Co., July 18, 1917

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: July 18, 1917

Bill of Material: Bitumastic Work, Penna Shipbuilding Co., July 20, 1917

 File – Box 4, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: July 20, 1917

Purchase Orders and Telegrams Concerning Purchases, 1943-1945

 File – Box 4, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1943-1945

Express Terms of American Shipbuilding Company Convertible Preferred Stock, n.d.

 File – Box 4, Folder: 16

Receipts, 1901, 1923

 File – Box 4, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1901
Creation: 1923

Public Auctions of AmShip Properties, October 9, 1963

 File – Box 4, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: October 9, 1963

Examples of Common Stock, 1941

 File – Box 4, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1941

Directors and Stock Owned, n.d.

 File – Box 4, Folder: 20

Fire Insurance, 1902-1913

 File – Box 4, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1902-1913

Analyzed Financial Report for 1943, 1943

 File – Box 4, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1943

American Shipbuilding Company Price List, 1964

 File – Box 4, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1964

Amortization of War Facilities Affecting Tax Returns for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1918, June 30, 1919, and June 30, 2020, May 27, 1920

 File – Box 4, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: May 27, 1920

Standard Order Number, 1916

 File – Box 4, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1916

Financial Documentation of Merger and Related Tax Information (1 of 2), 1899-1949

 File – Box 4, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1899-1949

Financial Documentation of Merger and Related Tax Information (2 of 2), 1899-1949

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1899-1949

Assorted Stock Certificates, 1899-1960

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1899-1960

Certificates of Stock, 1-500, for Shipowner's Dry Dock Co., 1901

 File – Volume 1
Dates
Creation: 1901

Superior Shipbuilding Company Financial Journal, July 1911-June 1924

 File – Volume 2
Dates
Creation: July 1911-June 1924

Purchase Offer for ROMAGNE and JUVIGNY to Edward P. Farley, 1926

 File – Box 28, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1926

Certified Copy Certificate of Payment of Capital Stock, 1899

 File – Box 34, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1899

State and Brief: Amortization of War Facilities Affecting Tax Returns, 1918-1920

 File – Box 34, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1918-1920

Craig Shipbuilding Company Vessel Costs, n.d.

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 1

Stock Check for Detroit Dry Dock Company (photocopy), July 10, 1884

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: July 10, 1884

Detroit Shipbuilding Company Vessel Data, Statement of Net Gains, Contract Data (photocopies), 1899-1915

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1899-1915

Alexander McDougall's Account Book and Selections from Autobiography, 1915, 1932

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1915
Creation: 1932

Superior Shipbuilding Company Accounts Receivable and Financial Documents, 1900, 1904

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1900
Creation: 1904

List of Common Stockholders of the Toledo Shipbuilding Company, December 14, 1945

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: December 14, 1945

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 1945

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1945

Financial Data for West Bay City Shipbuilding Company (photocopies), 1910-1922

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1910-1922

Toledo Shipbuilding Company Ledger Sheets, 1913

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1913

Globe Iron Works Wage Book, 1893-1906

 Item – Volume 18
Dates
Creation: 1893-1906

Manufacturer's Appraisal Company appraisal of buildings, construction, and equipment at Toledo Shipbuilding Company, 1923-1924

 Item – Volume 19-22
Dates
Creation: 1923-1924

Proceedings, 1899-1961

 Series

This series consists of microfilmed meeting minutes for the American Shipbuidling Company Board of Directors for 1899-1961 and the proceedings of the Detroit Common Council for 1917-1918. Please note that the microfilm of some earlier Board minutes is difficult to read.
Dates
Creation: 1899-1961

Miscellaneous File: Detroit Common Council Proceedings, 1917-1918

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1917-1918

Board of Directors Minutes, 1899-1921

 File – Reel 1
Dates
Creation: 1899-1921

Board of Directors Minutes, 1921-1946

 File – Reel 2
Dates
Creation: 1921-1946

Board of Directors Minutes , 1946-1955

 File – Reel 3
Dates
Creation: 1946-1955

Board of Directors Minutes, 1955-1961

 File – Reel 4
Dates
Creation: 1955-1961

AmShip Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (typescripts and photocopies), 1914-1945

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1914-1945

Legal and Land Documents, 1886-1979

 Series

The majority of this series is comprised of lease and deed files related to land and equipment utilized by American Ship Building Company. Of special note are documents relating to court cases involving personal injury of employees, as well as the bankruptcy documents from the company. Other materials in this series include union agreements and the original articles of incorporation.
Dates
Creation: 1886-1979

Articles of Association and By Laws Files, 1899, 1915-1917

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1899
Creation: 1915-1917

Deed File: Atwater Street (Detroit), 1898-1941

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1898-1941

Deeds File: Clark Dry Dock Property/Map, 1898

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1898

Lease File: Clark Avenue, Wyandotte, and Orleans Street Plant Maps, n.d.

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7

Deeds File: Orleans Street Plant, 1919

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1919

Deeds File: Dequindre Street Area Map, Detroit Riverfront Map, 1917, n.d.

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1917, n.d.

Deeds File: Dequindre Street Indentures and Correspondence, 1899-1922

 File – Box 5, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1899-1922

Deeds File: Property Transfer, Detroit Shipbuilding Company to American Shipbuilding Company, 1899

 File – Box 5, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1899

Deeds File: General, 1906-1941

 File – Box 5, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1906-1941

Deeds File: St. Aubin Farm Indentures and Correspondence, 1908-1941

 File – Box 5, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1908-1941

Deeds File: Withereil Farm Indentures and Correspondence, 1906

 File – Box 5, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1906

Deeds File: Waterfront Lots at Orleans St. Plant, n.d.

 File – Box 5, Folder: 15

Lease File: Board of Water Commissioners Correspondence, Indentures, 1887-1912

 File – Box 5, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1887-1912

Lease File: Leases to Detroit Dry Dock Company, 1892-1913

 File – Box 5, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1892-1913

Lease File: Map of Property of Detroit Dry Dock Co., October 1898

 File – Box 5, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: October 1898

Lease File: Detroit Free Press Indentures, Correpondence, 1921-1922

 File – Box 5, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1921-1922

Lease File: Miscellaneous Leases - McBain, Biddle Avenue Realty, Detroit Gas Co., 1899-1930

 File – Box 5, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1899-1930

Lease File: City of Wyandotte Indentures and Correspondence, 1921

 File – Box 5, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1921

Deeds File: Clark Avenue Property Indentures and Correspondence, 1899-1913

 File – Box 5, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1899-1913

Lease File: Indentures and Mortgages for Detroit Dry Dock Co., Dry Dock Engine Works, etc., 1887-1892

 File – Box 5, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1887-1892

Lease File: Various Railroads, 1917, 1921

 File – Box 5, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1917, 1921

Lease File: Various Individuals, 1886, 1921-1923

 File – Box 5, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1886
Creation: 1921-1923

Lease File: Notices of Dissolution, Correspondence, Assignment of Assets, 1929

 File – Box 5, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1929

Libel Suit File, Barge CHARLES WALL, 1914

 File – Box 5, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1914

John Bauer Injury Case, 1905-1907

 File – Box 5, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1905-1907

Arthur Hawgood Case, 1911

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1911

Commonwealth Steamship Company Case, 1913

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1913

Charles Kalanquin Injury Case, 1905

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1905

Charles Kalanquin Injury Case - Correspondence, August 15, 1906-March 30, 1907

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: August 15, 1906-March 30, 1907

William Martin Injury Case, May 9, 1905-April 3, 1907

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: May 9, 1905-April 3, 1907

Agreement File, 1906-1940

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1906-1940

Wyandotte Home Company File, 1919-1920

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1919-1920

Land Agreements and Correspondence, 1907, 1915-1918, 1942

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1907
Creation: 1915-1918
Creation: 1942

Appraisals, 1917

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1917

Statement of Claim Under Ship Repair Liability - HENRY STEINBRENNER Fire, December 10, 1936

 File – Box 6, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: December 10, 1936

Statement of Claim Under Ships Repair Liability - J. S. ASHLEY Fire, December 15, 1937

 File – Box 6, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: December 15, 1937

Shareholder Appointments of Proxies for Annual Shareholders Meeting, 1900

 File – Box 6, Folder: 12-13
Dates
Creation: 1900

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1966

 File – Box 6, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1966

Detroit Shipbuilding Company Articles of Association, 1899

 File – Box 6, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1899

Deed File: Clark Dry Dock Co. Property, 1913

 File – Box 6, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1913

Statement of Charles Leihy Regarding the Injury of Wells Martin, 1905

 File – Box 6, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1905

Statement from J. W. Tyler Regarding John Bauer Injury Case, 1907

 File – Box 6, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1907

Conditional Sales Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Hadfield-Penfield Steel Company for Purchase of Boring Mill in Superior, WI, 1922

 File – Box 6, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1922

Lease File: Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1898

 File – Box 6, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1898

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Unions Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, 1954

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1954

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 1966

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1966

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1966

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1966

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1961

 File – Box 7, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1961

Agreement Between AmShip Lorain and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1979

 File – Box 7, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1979

Builder's Risk Insurance Claim: ROGER BLOUGH Fire, 1971

 File – Box 7, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1971

American Shipbuilding Company Certificate of Incorporation, 1899

 File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1899

Good Will Case Merger Materials: 1899 Appraisals and Minutes, Appraisals for 1914 and 1924-1925, 1951

 File – Box 7, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1951

Good Will Case Merger Materials, 1951

 File – Box 7, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1951

Good Will Case Materials: IRS Correspondence, 1940-1951

 File – Box 7, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1940-1951

Employee Information Records, 1935-1943

 File – Box 7, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1935-1943

Lease File: American Shipbuilding Company with Detroit Shipbuilding Company, January-April 1921

 File – Box 28, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: January-April 1921

Case No. 8-RC-6789: Unionization of Workers Documentation, 1968

 File – Box 32, Folder: 1-2
Dates
Creation: 1968

Bankruptcy Court Documents, 1994

 File – Box 34, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1994

Warranty Deed from American Steel Barge Company to the Superior Shipbuilding Company (photocopy), April 14, 1899

 File – Box 2086, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: April 14, 1899

Appeal of Toledo Shipbuilding Company to the Secretary of the Navy, 1946

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1946

Publications and Speeches, 1904-1974

 Series

This series contains a variety of articles, pamphlets, and other publications. Most of the series consist of papers and articles presented to the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Other materials include papers, pamphlets, and articles excerpted from other publications.
Dates
Creation: 1904-1974

Pamphlet: Mystery Ship Seaport, Menominee, MI, n.d.

 File – Box 8, Folder: 1

Lake Steamer TASHMOO: Directed-Connected Inclined Paddlewheel Engine, n.d.

 File – Box 8, Folder: 2

Article on the Dedication of the USS LORAIN (PF-93), September 17, 1944

 File – Box 8, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: September 17, 1944

Article on the Discovery of the GRIFFON, 1955

 File – Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1955

Francis Hector Clergue and the Rise of Sault Ste. Marine as an Industrial Centre, by Margaret Van Every; published in Ontario History, Vol. LVI, No. 3, 1964

 File – Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1964

Business Week Article: "Takeover on the Lakes", August 26, 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: August 26, 1967

Photographs of the Fall Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects of Marine Engineers, 1947

 File – Box 8, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Multiple High-Speed Diesel Engines as Applied to Marine Propulsion", by Vernon Schaefer, Jr., and Accompanying Booklet "Series 71 Two-Cycle Diesel Engine Instruction Charts", 1947

 File – Box 8, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Iron Ores and the Great Lakes: From a Glorious Past, a Glimpse of the Future" by M. D. Harbaugh, 1947

 File – Box 8, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Engineering and Marine Boilers" by G. W. Kessler, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1949

"Combustion Control on the Great Lakes" by Joseph H. Dennis, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1949

"Recent Improvements in Propulsive Efficiency of Great Lakes Bulk Vessels" by Richard Broad and Alan C. McClure, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1949

"A Method for the Measurement of Torque" by Kenneth T. Marshall, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1949

"A New Approach to Export of Great Lakes Manufactures to South America" by Klemme M. Jones, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1949

"Spreader Stokers Applied to Marine Boilers for Great Lakes Type Ships" by Herbert L. Wagner, 1949

 File – Box 8, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1949

"The Manitowoc Hydro-Dump Barge" by Robert H. Miller, 1968

 File – Box 8, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1968

"Economic and Technical Problems in Repowering Great Lakes Bulk Carriers" by Hugh C. Downer, 1953

 File – Box 8, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1953

"Discussion" by George B. Palmer, 1948

 File – Box 8, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1948

"Powering of Great Lakes Carriers" by G F. Rankin, 1948

 File – Box 8, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1948

Talk on Skinner Marine Uniflow Steam Engines with Particular Reference to Great Lakes Railcar Ferries, H G. Mueller, 1948

 File – Box 8, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1948

"Great Lakes Super Tankers: Canada's Solution to the Transportation of Western Crude" by Harold W. Walton, 1950

 File – Box 8, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1950

"The Manufacture of Lubricating Oils and Greases" by G. E. King, 1950

 File – Box 8, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1950

"Propulsion Gears for Great Lakes Vessels by W. S. Richardson, 1947

 File – Box 8, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Propulsion Steam Turbines for Great Lakes Vessels" by R. C. Allen, with Product Brochure, 1947

 File – Box 8, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Selection of Marine Lubricants" by the Texas Company, 1950

 File – Box 8, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: 1950

"Fuel Oils" by Frank J. Sargent, 1950

 File – Box 8, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1950

"Centrifugal Pumps for Marine Application" by F. Fritscher, 1950

 File – Box 8, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1950

Requirements for St. Lawrence Seaway Classification, 1955

 File – Box 8, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: 1955

"A Proposal Related to the Possible Improvements of Great Lakes Shipping" by Eastern Research Group, 1963

 File – Box 8, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1963

Booklet: Installment and Operation - Jennings Suction Pump, 1932

 File – Box 8, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: 1932

St. Lawrence Seaway Regulations and Rules Book, 1973

 File – Box 8, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: 1973

Weight of One Cubic Foot of Water of Temperatures at Saturation Pressures, March 10, 1919

 File – Box 9, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: March 10, 1919

Advertisement: Sherpard Hoists Hasten Shipbuilding for Uncle Sam, circa 1941-1945

 File – Box 9, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: circa 1941-1945

"The Story of the Steamship" by Maximilian Foster, 1905

 File – Box 9, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1905

Automobile Map of Gloucester Ferry, Philadelphia, PA, n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 4

"How Ships Break in Two, How Ships Capsize" from Popular Science Weekly, n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 5

The Peninsular News (Marblehead, OH), November 14, 1972

 File – Box 9, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: November 14, 1972

"The Phantom" from Marine Review, January 7, 1904

 File – Box 9, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: January 7, 1904

Corps of Engineers Notice of Report on Lake Erie-Lake Ontario Waterway, NY, December 7, 1973

 File – Box 9, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: December 7, 1973

Corps of Engineers - St. Lawrence Seaway - Pollys Gut Safe for Navigation, December 11, 1974

 File – Box 9, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: December 11, 1974

"From Salt Water to Fresh Water: The Story of the MARINE ROBIN [JOSEPH H. THOMPSON]", n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 11

"Eliminating Gear Wear on C4 Vessels", February 1959

 File – Box 9, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: February 1959

Advertisement in the New York Times for Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Shipbuilding Co., June 28, 1900

 File – Box 9, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: June 28, 1900

"Bulk Freighter J. H. SHEADLE" from Marine Review, January 3, 1907

 File – Box 9, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: January 3, 1907

"From the Great Lakes to the Sea" by the American Shipbuilding Company, circa 1960s

 File – Box 9, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: circa 1960s

Group Hospital, Surgical, Medical Insurance Booklet, n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 16

"Broadening Horizons" by the American Shipbuilding Company (4 copies), 1958

 File – Box 9, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1958

"For the Largest and the Smallest", Reprint from Marine Review, May 1928

 File – Box 9, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: May 1928

"30 Years of Complete Service to ships on the Great Lakes", Reprint from Marine Review, April 1929

 File – Box 9, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: April 1929

Business Week Special Report: "The Corporations That Make Things Jump", November 30, 1968

 File – Box 9, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: November 30, 1968

"Great Lakes Freighter L. E. BLOCK", Reprint from Marine Engineering and Shipping Age, December 1927

 File – Box 9, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: December 1927

Lake Carriers Association Bulletin, April 1945

 File – Box 9, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: April 1945

Lake Carriers Association Bulletin, October 1946

 File – Box 9, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: October 1946

Ship's Information Book: Self-Unloading Ore Carrier ROGER BLOUGH, 1972

 File – Box 9, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1972

"Captain Frank Hamilton", Reprint from the Garfield Heights Leader, April 3, 1969

 File – Box 9, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: April 3, 1969

American Shipbuilding Company Drydock Rules and Regulations, 1916, 1919-1920

 File – Box 9, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: 1916
Creation: 1919-1920

The Detroit News Picture Page: River Collision Sinks Ship [MONTROSE]", 1962

 File – Box 9, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: 1962

Advertisement for the Biogest System, n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 28

"Longest on the Lakes" [GEORGE M. HUMPHREY], 1954

 File – Box 9, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: 1954

"S.S. HARRY COULBY", Reprinted from Marine Review, June 1928

 File – Box 9, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: June 1928

Photos of a Canal Collision Involving CRESCENT CITY, ASSINIBOIA, and WALKER" from the Marine Reivew, July 9, 1909

 File – Box 9, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: July 9, 1909

Hull 869 (ERNEST T. WEIR) Information Book, n.d.

 File – Box 11, Folder: 1

"The Seaway Handbook" Issued by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, 1983

 File – Box 11, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1983

"The Seaway Handbook" Issued by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, 1980

 Item – Box 11, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1980

Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services Symposium Papers, 1969

 File – Box 11, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1969

The American Shipbuilding Company Information Booklet, n.d.

 File – Box 11, Folder: 4

"Great Lakes to the Sea...The American Shipbuilding Company" Informational Picture Book, n..d

 File – Box 11, Folder: 5

Lake Carriers' Association Bulletin, October-November 1982

 File – Box 11, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: October-November 1982

"Elements of Ship Design and Construction", 1958-1969

 File – Box 11, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1958-1969

"One Thousand Foot Great Lakes Self-Unloader JAMES R. BARKER" by Gavin Sproul, 1976

 File – Box 11, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1976

"Machinery Design of the EDMUND FITZGERALD" by H. M. Varian, C. W. Spooner, and R. J. Crepin, 1958

 File – Box 12, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1958

"Ice Breaking Model Tests Ordered by the U.S. Maritime Administration from Warsitla: Systematic Variation of Bow Lines and Main Dimensions of Hull Forms Suitable for the Great Lakes" by Bengt M. Johansson and Eero Makinen, 1973

 File – Box 12, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1973

"Cost-Benefit Analysis Model for Great Lakes Bulk Carriers Operating During an Extended Season" by Paul Mentz, 1972

 File – Box 12, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1972

"Summary of Survey Report on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Navigation Season Extension" by the Army Corps of Engineers, 1970

 File – Box 12, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1970

"Preliminary Specifications for Single Screw, Steel, Self-Unloading Vessel" and "Outline Specification for the Construction of a Single Screw Self-Unloading Vessel", 1947, 1949

 File – Box 12, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1947, 1949

"The Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Design and Power" by L. A. Baier, 1947

 File – Box 12, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1947

"Reconditioning of the M. V. MONTROSE" by Trevor White, 1963

 File – Box 12, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1963

Drawing Inventory, Cans 1-8, 1982

 File – Box 12, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1982

Maneuvering Devices for Great Lakes Vessels" by Richard H. Suehrstedt, 1960

 File – Box 12, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1960

"Combined Goods" by E V. Lewis, 1970

 File – Box 12, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1970

Proposed Panel Recommendations from the Great Lakes Technical Committee, 1969

 File – Box 12, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1969

"Great Lakes Shipping 1961: Summary of Foreign Shipping in the Great Lakes During 1961", 1961

 File – Box 12, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1961

Oglebay Norton Co. 1961 Sales Booklet, 1962

 File – Box 12, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1962

"Recent Developments in Shipyard Welding Practices": Paper, Photos, and Correspondence, 1960

 File – Box 12, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1960

"Great Lakes Transport: Technological Forecast and Means of Achievement by Harry Benford and Ullmann Kilgore, 1969

 File – Box 12, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1969

"Economics of Great Lakes Bulk Carriers in Winter Operations" by Horst Nowacki ,Harry Benford, Movses Kaldjian, and Douglas J. Martin, 1972

 File – Box 12, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1972

"Ice Strengthening of Great Lakes Ore Carriers: A Computer-Aided Analysis" by Movses Kildjian, 1973

 File – Box 12, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1973

"Economics of Great Lakes Shipping in an Extended Season" by Horst Nowacki, Harry Benford, and Anthony Atkins, 1973

 File – Box 12, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1973

Bound Issues of the publication Marine Engineering for 1924, 1924

 File – Box 12, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1924

The American Shipbuilding Company Policy and Procedure Manual, 1976-1981

 Item – Box 13, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976-1981

"Reconstruction of a C-4 Cargo Ship to a Combination Ore Carrier and Tanker" by Robert L. Gray, with Cleveland Plan Dealer Article and Republic Steel Newsletter, 1954

 File – Box 13, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1954

Clippings from Cleveland Newspapers Regarding the ROGER BLOUGH Fire, 1971

 File – Box 13, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1971

The American Propeller Co. Articles, Photos, and Article Layout Plans, 1959

 File – Box 13, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1959

"Design and Construction of Great Lakes Bulk Freighter WILFRED SYKES", 1950

 File – Box 27, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1950

"Great Lakes Self-Unloader ADAM E. CORNELIUS", 1959

 File – Box 27, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1959

"Proposed 1,000 foot Lake Michigan Ore Carrier" by William T. Sheppard, 1963

 File – Box 27, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1963

"Recent Developments in Great Lakes Self-Unloading Bulk Cargo Vessels" by Albert W. Cross, 1

 File – Box 27, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1

"Conversion of JOSEPH H. FRANTZ and NICOLET to Self-Unloaders" by R. A. Stearn, 1965

 File – Box 27, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1965

"Proposed Modernizaton of Shipboard Painting Procedures" by J. S. Bates, n.d., 1

 File – Box 27, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1

"Geared Turbine Repowering for Great Lakes Vessels", by F. H. Van Nest and B E. Ericson, 1951

 File – Box 27, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1951

"Reboilering the HOMER D. WILLIAMS" by George J. Kirschner, 1951

 File – Box 27, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1951

"Application of Higher Strength Steels to Great Lakes Vessels" by Roger G. Kline, 1965

 File – Box 27, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1965

"Report on Pending Legislation to Provide Assistance in the Construction of Great Lakes Vessels" by James A. Hirshfield, 1964

 File – Box 27, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1964

"An evaluation of Recent Research Vessel Construction in the United States" by John Dermody, Jonathan Leiby, and Maxwell Silverman, 1964

 File – Box 27, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1964

Marine Engineering and Shipping Review: "Streamlining the Ore Carrier" by Kent C. Thornton, 1943

 File – Box 27, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1943

"Progress in Material Handling Equipment for Self-Unloaders" by John Sasadi, 1959

 File – Box 27, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1959

"Review - Great Lakes Barge Operations" by R. A. Stearn, 1964

 File – Box 27, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1964

"AGS-26 Oceanographic Survey Ship" by Thomas J. Stewart, 1965

 File – Box 27, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1965

Articles Pertaining to the Design and Building of Ice Breakers, 1958-1959

 File – Box 27, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1958-1959

"Great Lakes Ore Carriers, S. S. JOHNSTOWN-Class" by Robert M. Cashmon and Charles E. Ericson, 1952

 File – Box 27, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1952

"Visit to the Lorain Yard of the American Shipbuilding Company", 1961

 File – Box 27, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1961

"Marine Powerplant Automation - How Far Should it Extend?" by R. M. Mentz, 1963

 File – Box 27, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1963

"Some Aspects of Current and Future Canadian Ship Designs", 1962

 File – Box 27, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1962

"One Thousand Foot Great Lakes Self-Unloader, Erie Marine Hull 101" by C. E. Tripp and G. H. Plude, 1971

 File – Box 27, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1971

Marine Engineering and Shipping Review: "New Great Lakes Bulk Freighters" by E. B. Williams, 1938

 File – Box 27, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1938

"Standardized Ship Design for the Great Lakes" by Jan A. Lorenzen, 1971

 File – Box 27, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1971

"The Self-Unloading Vessel" by R. W. Eichenberger, with Information Chart, 1948

 File – Box 28, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1948

Issues of the AmShip Publication "The Live Wire", January-September 1915

 File – Box 44, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: January-September 1915

Bound Issues of "The American Shipbuilder" Newsletter, 1942-1945

 Item – Volume 8
Dates
Creation: 1942-1945

Specifications and Contracts, 1914-1979

 Series

This series consists of specifications and contracts for both proposed and actual vessels built by American Ship Building Company. Specifications could be produced either by the company or by the customer; both types are featured. While most materials in this series deal with whole vessels, there are both contracts and specifications relating to repairs, rebuilds, and fitting out.
Dates
Creation: 1914-1979

Specification Book for 630' x 68' x 36'-11" Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier for Great Lakes Service [Lorain Hull 903: WOLVERINE], 1972

 File – Box 10, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1972

Specification Book for 630' x 68' x 36'-11" Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier for Great Lakes Service [Lorain Hull 904], 1972

 File – Box 10, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1972

Specification Book for 1000' x 100' x 50' Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier for Great Lakes Service [JAMES R. BARKER, MESABI MINER], March 1974

 File – Box 10, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: March 1974

Specification Book for Self-Unloading Vessel [EDGAR B. SPEER], 1975

 File – Box 10, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1975

Steamer LYMAN B. SMITH Contract-#1098, December 28, 1923

 File – Box 17, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: December 28, 1923

Steamer LYMAN B. SMITH - Specs for New Tank Top, Low Hoppers, and Bulkheads, January 8, 1924

 File – Box 17, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: January 8, 1924

Steamer LAGONDA, Contract #1129 - Reconstruction, Tank Top, and Low Hoppers, January 15, 1920

 File – Box 17, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: January 15, 1920

Steamer GEORGE B. LEONARD - Specifications for New Tank Top, Low Hoppers, and Bulkheads, January 8, 1924

 File – Box 17, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: January 8, 1924

Steamer GEORGE B. LEONARD, Contract #1097, December 28, 1923

 File – Box 17, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: December 28, 1923

Steamer JUPITER, Contract #1233, February 13, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: February 13, 1928

Steamer LAGONDA, Contract #1129 - Specifications for Reconstruction, January 9, 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: January 9, 1926

Specifications for Steel "20 Hydraulic Dredge, May 22, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: May 22, 1928

Steamer A. E. NETTLETON, Contract #1130, January 8, 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: January 8, 1926

One Square Block Marine Boiler from Toledo Builders Supply Co., Contract #1108, January 20, 1925

 File – Box 17, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: January 20, 1925

Steamer A. E. NETTLETON, Contract #1130 - Specifications for New Tank Top, Lower Plate of Side Tanks, and Bulkheads, January 11, 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: January 11, 1926

Steamer HARRY COULBY, Contract #1109 - Specifications, January 13, 1925

 File – Box 17, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: January 13, 1925

USS WILMINGTON, Contract #1140-1141, May 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: May 1926

Steamer LYMAN C. SMITH, Contract #1091, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 22

Outfits: Steamer No. 176, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 23

Steamer MONROE C. SMITH, Contract #1110, January 12, 1925

 File – Box 17, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: January 12, 1925

Steamer WILBERT L. SMITH, January 12, 1925

 File – Box 17, Folder: 25
Dates
Creation: January 12, 1925

Steamer DENMARK, Contracts #1217-1218, January 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 26
Dates
Creation: January 1928

Steamer A. E. NETTLETON, Contract #1207, December 29, 1927

 File – Box 17, Folder: 27
Dates
Creation: December 29, 1927

Steamer CHARLES M. WARMER, Contract #1099, January 15, 1924

 File – Box 17, Folder: 28
Dates
Creation: January 15, 1924

Steamer WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Contract #1090, January 26, 1923

 File – Box 17, Folder: 29
Dates
Creation: January 26, 1923

Steamer JOHN B. COWLE, Contract #1216, January 11, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 30
Dates
Creation: January 11, 1928

Steamer JOHN B. COWLE, Contract #1216, December 12, 1927

 File – Box 17, Folder: 31
Dates
Creation: December 12, 1927

Steamer PRESQUE ISLE, Contract 1079, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 32

Steamer F. B. SQUIRES, Contract 1078, n.d.

 File – Box 17, Folder: 33

Steamer SIMON J. MURPHY, Contract #1082

 File – Box 17, Folder: 34

Steamer MARQUETTE, Contract #1087 - Divisions, November 22, 1922

 File – Box 17, Folder: 35
Dates
Creation: November 22, 1922

Steamer JUPITER, Contract #1204, December 13, 1927

 File – Box 17, Folder: 36
Dates
Creation: December 13, 1927

Steamer VENUS, Contract #1160 - Specifications for Reconstruction, February 1, 1927

 File – Box 17, Folder: 37
Dates
Creation: February 1, 1927

Steamer VENUS, Contract #1160 - Reconstruction, Low Hoppers, Etc., January 5, 1927

 File – Box 17, Folder: 38
Dates
Creation: January 5, 1927

Steamer VENUS, Contract #1160 - Reconstruction, Tank Tops, Etc., December 29, 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 39
Dates
Creation: December 29, 1926

Steamer LA BELLE, Contract #1226 - New Steel Engine Room Skylight, January 25, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 40
Dates
Creation: January 25, 1928

Hocking Valley Railroad Co., Contract #1104, October 27, 1924

 File – Box 17, Folder: 41
Dates
Creation: October 27, 1924

Steamer J. M. KENNEDY, Contract #1219, January 16, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 42
Dates
Creation: January 16, 1928

Steamer CHIPPEWA, Contract #1137, April 8, 1926

 File – Box 17, Folder: 43
Dates
Creation: April 8, 1926

Steamer E. N. SAUNDERS, Contract #1225 - New Steel Engine Room Skylight, January 25, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 44
Dates
Creation: January 25, 1928

Steamer CITY OF SARNIA, Contract #1107 - Remove Old Boiler and Install New, January 21, 1925

 File – Box 17, Folder: 45
Dates
Creation: January 21, 1925

Agreement Between American Shipbuilding Company and Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co. for Hull #711, Dredge KELLEY ISLAND, January 6, 1914

 File – Box 17, Folder: 46
Dates
Creation: January 6, 1914

Contract Between American Shipbuilding Company and Cunard Steamships Company, Ltd., March 19, 1917

 File – Box 17, Folder: 47
Dates
Creation: March 19, 1917

Specifications for Conversion of S.S. FRANK ROCKEFELLER to a Sand and Gravel Vessel for Central Dredging Co. of Chicago, IL, February 6, 1928

 File – Box 17, Folder: 48
Dates
Creation: February 6, 1928

S. S. TROY H. BROWNING Specifications, January 23, 1952

 File – Box 18, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: January 23, 1952

Specifications of Area Per Man, Great Lakes Steamship Co., n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 2

Fitout Specifications for S S Bartholomew, January 7, 1920

 File – Box 18, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: January 7, 1920

Fitout Specifications for LAKE FACKLER, December 11, 1919

 File – Box 18, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: December 11, 1919

Fitout Specifications for S. S. LAKE GAZETTE, September 27, 1919

 File – Box 18, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: September 27, 1919

Miscellaneous Contracts, 1917-1928

 File – Box 18, Folder: 6-7
Dates
Creation: 1917-1928

Specifications for Steel 20" Hydraulic Dredge, 1928

 File – Box 18, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1928

List of Self-Unloaders and Their Owners, n.d.

 File – Box 18, Folder: 9

Specifications for Michigan State Highway Department Automobile Ferry, 1949

 File – Box 18, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1949

Specifications for 2,000 DWT General Cargo Carrier for American Marine Industries, Contract #1822, July 15, 1976

 File – Box 19, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: July 15, 1976

Specifications Book for Steamers 365-380, n.d.

 File – Box 19, Folder: 1

Specification Book for Unknown Steamer, n.d.

 File – Box 19, Folder: 2

Specifications for Unknown Boats, n.d.

 Item – Box 19, Item: 2-4

Specifications for Unknown Boats, n.d.

 Item – Box 20, Item: 1-7

Specifications for Lorain Hull 718, n.d.

 Item – Box 20, Item: 8

Specifications for the Lengthening of S S. ELTON HOYT, 2nd, 1956

 File – Box 20, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1956

Specifications for Proposed Lengthening by 72' and Cargo Hold Reconstruction for Steamers MERTON E. FARR and CHARLES E. DUNLAP, 1957

 File – Box 20, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1957

Specifications for Bulk Ore Carrier, Lorain Hull 870, July 27, 1950-June 26, 1951

 Item – Box 20, Item: 9
Dates
Creation: July 27, 1950-June 26, 1951

Specifications for Bulk Ore Carrier, Lorain Hull 869 (ERNEST T. WEIR), 1951

 Item – Box 21, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1951

Specifications for Unknown Steamer, n.d.

 Item – Box 21, Item: 2

Specifications for a Bulk Ore Carrier, Toledo Hull 189, July 27, 1950-June 14, 1951

 Item – Box 21, Item: 3
Dates
Creation: July 27, 1950-June 14, 1951

Specifications for Conversion of T3-S-A1 Tanker S. S. CHIWAWA to Great Lakes Bulk Carrier, 1960

 Item – Box 21, Item: 4
Dates
Creation: 1960

Specifications for the Conversion of Steamer COURTNEY BURTON to a Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier, 1979

 Item – Box 22, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1979

Specifications for A Bulk Ore Carrier, Lorain Hull 871, 1952

 Item – Box 22, Item: 2
Dates
Creation: 1952

Specifications for the Conversion of Steamer EDWARD B. GREENE to a Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier, 1977

 Item – Box 22, Item: 3
Dates
Creation: 1977

Specifications for Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier, Lorain Hull 909, 1977-1978

 Item – Box 22, Item: 4
Dates
Creation: 1977-1978

Specifications for the Construction of Bulk Ore Carrier for Inland Steel Co., Lorain Hull 866, 1948

 File – Box 23, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1948

Specifications for the Hull of Steel Steam Yacht LA BELLE, n.d.

 File – Box 23, Folder: 2

Specifications for the Construction of Steel Derrick Barge for the Kelley Island Lime and Transportation Co., 1909

 File – Box 23, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1909

Specifications for Bulk Ore Carrier, Lorain Hulls 867-868, 870, and Toledo Hull 189, 1950

 Item – Box 25, Item: 3
Dates
Creation: 1950

Maryland Dry Dock Company Specifications for Steamer SCOTT E. LAND, February 17, 1951

 File – Box 31, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: February 17, 1951

Specifications for Lorain Hull 900 - Ore Carrier for U.S. Steel, 1972

 Item – Box 40, Item: 5
Dates
Creation: 1972

Specifications for Lorain Hull 900 - Ore Carrier for U.S. Steel, 1966

 Item – Box 40, Item: 6
Dates
Creation: 1966

Specifications for Lorain Hull #869 [ERNEST T. WEIR] for M.H. Hanna Company, n.d.

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 5

Specifications for two boilers for the the R. R. RICHARDSON, August 1924, November 1924

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: August 1924
Creation: November 1924

Specifications for refitting of ISAAC ELLWOOD [Bay City Hull 39], 1923-1924

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1923-1924

Specifications for refit and new boilers for E.C. COLLINS [Lorain Hull 329], August-November 1926

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: August-November 1926

Specifications for installation of two new boilers on the MARIPOSA [Globe Hull 48], August-October 1924

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: August-October 1924

Specifications for refit of JAMES J. HILL [Lorain Hull 38], December 1924

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: December 1924

Specifications for refit of NORMAN B REAM [Chicago Hull 70], January 1925

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: January 1925

Specifications for replacement of pilothouse and Texas roofs for SIR HENRY BESSEMER [Globe Hull 66], March 1923

 File – Box 2087, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: March 1923

Specifications for installation of new boilers for the WILLILAM R. LYNN [Chicago Hull 32], 1923-1924

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1923-1924

Specifications for new fore and aft deck houses for SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN [Detroit Hull 124], 1921

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1921

Specifications for Steel Steamer, 452' x 52' x 28', n.d.

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 3

Specifications for NORWAY (Toledo Hull 115), n.d.

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 3

Specifications for Hull No. 174 [MORRELL CLARKSON]: Steel Bulk Freight Steamship for Kinsman Transit Company , 1923

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1923

Specifications for Tug for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, n.d.

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 5

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Barge SYDNEY G. THOMAS, October 1924

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: October 1924

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Vessel JOHN H. MCLEAN, November-December 1925

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: November-December 1925

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Vessel MAUNALOA, November-December 1925

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: November-December 1925

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Vessel PENTACOST MITCHELL, November-December 1925

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: November-December 1925

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Vessel, Toledo Hull 178, 1927

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1927

Specifications for Steamer NEPTUNE for Interlake Steamship Company, 1928

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1928

Specifications for Pittsburgh Steamship Company Barge MAGNA, 1928

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1928

Specifications for Re-boilering and Re-powering HARRY COULBY for Interlake Steamship Company, March 1956

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: March 1956

Specifications for Conversion to a Self-Unloading Vessel: A. M. BYERS, February 1955

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: February 1955

Specifications for Reboilering and Repowering ADAM E. CORNELIUS, July 1955

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: July 1955

Specifications for the Reconstruction of the Forward Cabins on the Steamer JAY C. MORSE, 1953-1954

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1953-1954

Specifications for Derrick Scow HURON, Toledo Hull 190, October 1, 1953

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: October 1, 1953

Specification Book for Lorain Hulls 351-364, 1907-1908

 Item – Volume 13
Dates
Creation: 1907-1908

Specification Book for Lorain Hulls 381-399, 1910-1912

 Item – Volume 14
Dates
Creation: 1910-1912

Specification Book for Cleveland Hulls 400-419, 1900-1903

 Item – Volume 15
Dates
Creation: 1900-1903

Specification Book for Cleveland Hulls 420-439, 1904-1907

 Item – Volume 16
Dates
Creation: 1904-1907

Specification Book for Cleveland Hulls 440-499, 1907-1941

 Item – Volume 17
Dates
Creation: 1907-1941

Naval Architectural Drawings, 1867-1981, bulk: 1890-1981

 Series

The naval architectural drawings are the largest series in the American Ship Building Company Records. The largest portion of drawings consist of originals produced by American Shipbuilding Company, its subsidiaries, and its predecessors. While the drawings are mainly of vessels, there are a number of them for machinery, engines, and indiviudal components. There are also plans for the AmShip yards at Lorain, Cleveland, and Buffalo. Inventories for some individual hulls are available; contact the HCGL Archivist for more information.

Another large portion of this series consists of microfilm of selected AmShip vessel drawings. After the acquisition of the collection in the late 1980s, the decision was made to have the HCGL (then called the Institute for Great Lakes Research) microfilm certain drawings in order to improve access. The project included not only plans from HCGL holdings, but from the Great Lakes Historical Society, as well. A standardized set of drawings was selected that would be commonly found for most vessels. This was mainly done to scope the size of the project, as different vessels have widely varying amounts of drawings for them. This microfilm has been digitized. Users should note that the microfilm camera was rarely able to capture a whole drawing in one image; it often required multiple shots to do so. Complete inventory and description of the microfilmed drawings is available upon request.

Several drawings are present from both the Pusey & Jones Company of Wilmington, Delaware, and Pennsylvania Shipbulding Company.
Arrangement

Drawings are arranged by shipyard of construction, and thereunder in numerical order by hull number.
Conditions Governing Access

The majority of the original naval architectural drawings are stored offsite. Please provide the HCGL Archivist at least 72 hours notice in order to retrieve requested original drawings.
Dates
Creation: 1867-1981
Creation: Majority of material found within 1890-1981

Frank W. Wheeler Company and West Bay City Shipbuilding Company

 Sub-Series

Plans List for West Bay City Shipbuilding Hulls 1-127 and 600-626, n.d.

 Item – Box 14, Item: 2

Bay City Hull Plans Index, Steamers 2-626 (Hulls Scrapped Not Listed), 1976

 Item – Box 25, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976

Frank W. Wheeler & Company, Hulls 25-75, 1886-1890

 File – Reel 11
Dates
Creation: 1886-1890

Frank W. Wheeler & Company, Hulls 76-113, 1891-1896

 File – Reel 12
Dates
Creation: 1891-1896

Frank W. Wheeler & Company, Hulls 114-127; West Bay City Shipbuilding, Hulls 600-614, 1896-1905

 File – Reel 13
Dates
Creation: 1896-1905

West Bay City Shipbuilding Company, Hulls 616-626, 1906-1908

 File – Reel 14
Dates
Creation: 1906-1908

Bay City 39-40/1 Lorain 37-38

 File – Box 49: [Barcode: A11357513008]

Bay City 39-40/2 Lorain 37-38

 File – Box 50: [Barcode: A11357513024]

Bay City 114-115/1

 File – Box 51: [Barcode: A11357512984]

Bay City 114-115/2

 File – Box 52: [Barcode: A11357513032]

Bay City 114-115/3

 File – Box 53: [Barcode: A11357512968]

Bay City 117-118

 File – Box 54: [Barcode: A11357512885]

Bay City 121

 File – Box 55: [Barcode: A11357512810]

Bay City 600-601

 File – Box 56: [Barcode: A11357512919]

Bay City 602-603

 File – Box 57: [Barcode: A11357512828]

Bay City 604-606/Lorain 317/Model

 File – Box 58: [Barcode: A11361474973]

Bay City 608

 File – Box 59: [Barcode: A11357513057]

Bay City 609-610

 File – Box 60: [Barcode: A11357513099]

Bay City 613

 File – Box 61: [Barcode: A11357512901]

Bay City 613-614

 File – Box 62: [Barcode: A11357512927]

Bay City 613-614/Model

 File – Box 63: [Barcode: A11361477190]

Bay City 614/1

 File – Box 64: [Barcode: A11357512877]

Bay City 614/3

 File – Box 65: [Barcode: A11357512893]

Bay City 614/4

 File – Box 66: [Barcode: A11357512869]

Bay City 614/5

 File – Box 67: [Barcode: A11357512836]

Bay City 615, Chicago 66-67, Superior 512

 File – Box 68: [Barcode: A11357513016]

Bay City 616-617

 File – Box 69: [Barcode: A11357513073]

Bay City 618

 File – Box 70: [Barcode: A11357513081]

Bay City 618-619

 File – Box 71: [Barcode: A11357512976]

Bay City 621-622

 File – Box 72: [Barcode: A11357513065]

Bay City 624, Detroit 191, Lorain 351/4

 File – Box 73: [Barcode: A11357512943]

Bay City 625

 File – Box 74: [Barcode: A11357512935]

Bay City 626/1 reconversion

 File – Box 75: [Barcode: A11357512802]

Bay City 626/2

 File – Box 76: [Barcode: A11357512950]

Bay City 626/3

 File – Box 77: [Barcode: A11357512851]

Bay City 626/4 reconversion

 File – Box 78: [Barcode: A11357512844]

Bay City 626/5

 File – Box 79: [Barcode: A11357512992]

Bay City 906-908/1

 File – Box 80: [Barcode: A11357513040]

Smokestack Drawing for SAUCON, Bay City Hull 618, n.d.

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 18

Midship Section Drawing for SAUCON, January 19, 1906

 File – Box 2088, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: January 19, 1906

Cabin Plan Drawing for SAUCON, Bay City Hull 618, January 31, 1906

 File – Box 2089, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: January 31, 1906

Union Dry Dock Company and Buffalo Dry Dock

 Sub-Series

Plans List for Union Dry Dock Company and Buffalo Dry Dock Company Hulls 1-100, 200-219, and 902-914, n.d.

 Item – Box 14, Item: 3

Buffalo Dry Dock Plan Index #1, Steamers 10-915 (Hulls Scrapped Not Listed), 1976

 Item – Box 24, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976

Union Dry Dock Company, Hulls 5-80, 1874-1897

 File – Reel 9
Dates
Creation: 1874-1897

Union Dry Dock Company and Buffalo Dry Dock Company Hulls 84-100, 200-218, and 902-903, 1897-1918

 File – Reel 10
Dates
Creation: 1897-1918

Buffalo 33

 File – Box 95: [Barcode: A11357568580]

Buffalo (misc.) 41, 43-44, 51, 66, 71, 75, 78, 90, 92, 98

 File – Box 81: [Barcode: A11357568564]

Buffalo 85

 File – Box 96: [Barcode: A11357568440]

Buffalo 200

 File – Box 82: [Barcode: A11357568416]

Buffalo 202

 File – Box 83: [Barcode: A11357568390]

Buffalo 205

 File – Box 84: [Barcode: A11357568556]

Buffalo 206

 File – Box 85: [Barcode: A11357568507]

Buffalo 207-208

 File – Box 86: [Barcode: A11357568481]

Buffalo 209/Model

 File – Box 87: [Barcode: A11361477315]

Buffalo 210

 File – Box 88: [Barcode: A11357568374]

Buffalo 212

 File – Box 89: [Barcode: A11357568366]

Buffalo 213

 File – Box 90: [Barcode: A11357568549]

Buffalo 214

 File – Box 91: [Barcode: A11357568465]

Buffalo 215

 File – Box 92: [Barcode: A11361477430]

Buffalo 217

 File – Box 93: [Barcode: A11357568515]

Buffalo 218

 File – Box 94: [Barcode: A11357568499]

Buffalo 902-903

 File – Box 97: [Barcode: A11357568473]

Buffalo 912-914/1

 File – Box 98: [Barcode: A11357568457]

Buffalo 912-914/2

 File – Box 99: [Barcode: A11357568432]

Buffalo 915

 File – Box 100: [Barcode: A11357568523]

Buffalo 916-923/1 Model

 File – Box 101: [Barcode: A11361477554]

Buffalo 916-923/2

 File – Box 102: [Barcode: A11357568424]

Buffalo 916-923/3

 File – Box 103: [Barcode: A11357568408]

Buffalo 924

 File – Box 104: [Barcode: A11357568382]

Buffalo 925/1

 File – Box 105: [Barcode: A11357568531]

Buffalo 925/2

 File – Box 106: [Barcode: A11357568572]

Buffalo 925/3

 File – Box 107: [Barcode: A11357568598]

Buffalo Shipyard/1

 File – Box 108: [Barcode: A11361477083]

Buffalo Shipyard/2

 File – Box 109: [Barcode: A11361477208]

Buffalo Shipyard/3

 File – Box 110: [Barcode: A11361477323]

Buffalo Shipyard/4

 File – Box 111: [Barcode: A11361477448]

Buffalo Shipyard/5

 File – Box 112: [Barcode: A11361477562]

Buffalo Shipyard/6

 File – Box 113: [Barcode: A11361477091]

Buffalo Shipyard/7

 File – Box 114: [Barcode: A11361477216]

Buffalo Shipyard/8

 File – Box 115: [Barcode: A11361477331]

Buffalo Shipyard/9

 File – Box 116: [Barcode: A11361477455]

Buffalo Shipyard/10

 File – Box 117: [Barcode: A11361477570]

Buffalo Shipyard/11

 File – Box 118: [Barcode: A11361477109]

Buffalo Shipyard/12

 File – Box 119: [Barcode: A11361477224]

Buffalo Shipyard/13

 File – Box 120: [Barcode: A11361477349]

Buffalo Shipyard/14

 File – Box 121: [Barcode: A11361477463]

Buffalo Shipyard/15

 File – Box 122: [Barcode: A11361477588]

Buffalo Shipyard/16

 File – Box 123: [Barcode: A11361477117]

Chicago Shipbuilding Company

 Sub-Series

Chicago (1-109) and Port Arthur Shipbuilding (1-15) Companies Plans Lists, n.d.

 Item – Box 13, Item: 5

Chicago Hull Plans Index, Steamers 1-109 (Hulls Scrapped Not Listed), 1979

 Item – Box 25, Item: 2
Dates
Creation: 1979

Chicago Shipbuilding Company, Hulls, 1-25, 1891-1897

 File – Reel 15
Dates
Creation: 1891-1897

Chicago Shipbuilding Company, Hulls 26-57, 1897-1903

 File – Reel 16
Dates
Creation: 1897-1903

Chicago Shipbuilding Company, Hulls 58-87, 1903-1917

 File – Reel 17
Dates
Creation: 1903-1917

Chicago 102/3

 File – Box 124: [Barcode: A11357514402]

Chicago 103-109

 File – Box 125: [Barcode: A11357514444]

Chicago 110-112

 File – Box 126: [Barcode: A11357514436]

Chicago 2

 File – Box 127: [Barcode: A11357514428]

Chicago 3

 File – Box 128: [Barcode: A11357514410]

Chicago 32

 File – Box 129: [Barcode: A11357514204]

Chicago 32/2

 File – Box 130: [Barcode: A11357514170]

Chicago 4

 File – Box 131: [Barcode: A11357514394]

Chicago 40/1

 File – Box 132: [Barcode: A11357514022]

Chicago 40/2

 File – Box 133: [Barcode: A11357514113]

Chicago 421

 File – Box 134: [Barcode: A11357514451]

Chicago 42-43, Globe 402

 File – Box 135: [Barcode: A11357514287]

Chicago 43-46

 File – Box 136: [Barcode: A11357514253]

Chicago 47-48

 File – Box 137: [Barcode: A11361477232]

Chicago 49-50/Lorain 309-310

 File – Box 138: [Barcode: A11361477356]

Chicago 51-54/1

 File – Box 139: [Barcode: A11357514048]

Chicago 51-54/1

 File – Box 140: [Barcode: A11357514196]

Chicago 51-54/3

 File – Box 141: [Barcode: A11357514154]

Chicago 53

 File – Box 142: [Barcode: A11357514121]

Chicago 53/1

 File – Box 143: [Barcode: A11357514063]

Chicago 53/2

 File – Box 144: [Barcode: A11357514238]

Chicago 55

 File – Box 145: [Barcode: A11357514147]

Chicago 55/1

 File – Box 146: [Barcode: A11357514261]

Chicago 56, Bay City 607

 File – Box 147: [Barcode: A11357514055]

Chicago 57, Lorain 323-325/1

 File – Box 148: [Barcode: A11357514345]

Chicago 57, Lorain 323-325/2

 File – Box 149: [Barcode: A11357514311]

Chicago 58

 File – Box 150: [Barcode: A11357514162]

Chicago 59-61/Model

 File – Box 151: [Barcode: A11361477471]

Chicago 59-61, Detroit 151-153, Superior 507-508, Buffalo 203-204/1

 File – Box 152: [Barcode: A11357514139]

Chicago 59-61, Detroit 151-153, Superior 507-508, Buffalo 203-204/2

 File – Box 153: [Barcode: A11357514071]

Chicago 59-61, Detroit 151-153, Superior 507-508, Buffalo 203-204/3

 File – Box 154: [Barcode: A11357514014]

Chicago 62-63, Lorain 326-328, Globe 417, Bay City 611-612/3 Model

 File – Box 155: [Barcode: A11361474585]

Chicago 62-63, Lorain 326-328, Globe 419, Bay City 611-612/1

 File – Box 156: [Barcode: A11357514188]

Chicago 62-63, Lorain 326-328, Globe 419, Bay City 611-612/2

 File – Box 157: [Barcode: A11357514279]

Chicago 64/1

 File – Box 158: [Barcode: A11357514212]

Chicago 64/2

 File – Box 159: [Barcode: A11357514097]

Chicago 64/3

 File – Box 160: [Barcode: A11357514295]

Chicago 65

 File – Box 161: [Barcode: A11357514329]

Chicago 66-67, Superior 512, Bay City 615

 File – Box 162: [Barcode: A11357514352]

Chicago 66-67, Superior 512, Bay City 615/2

 File – Box 163: [Barcode: A11357514089]

Chicago 68-71/1 Model

 File – Box 164: [Barcode: A11361477596]

Chicago 68-71/2

 File – Box 165: [Barcode: A11361477604]