DANIEL J. MORRELL Logbook

Collection

Identifier: GLMMS-0457

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents

The log contains routine navigational and and trip information recorded. Information includes location, time, course, wind speed and direction, weather, distance traveled, engine revolutions, and notes.

Dates

Creation: 1958-1959

Extent

1 Folders

Creator

Cambria Steamship Company (Organization)

Historical Note

On November 29, 1966, the DANIEL J. MORRELL broke in two and sank during a storm with only one survivor. In 1981, diver David Trotter was able to recover five logbooks from the wreck, one of which was donated to the Center for Archival Collections at BGSU.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Additional Description

Related Materials

Four other logbooks recovered from the wreck of the DANIEL J. MORRELL are held by the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes by the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit.

Custodial History

This logbook is one of five that were pulled from the wreck of the DANIEL J. MORRELL in 1981 by scuba diver David Trotter. Trotter donated the set to the Dossin Marine Museum (now the Dossin Great Lakes Museum) on Belle Isle in Detroit. Curator John Polacsek had them freeze-dried by a vendor. The logs were rebound by the Center for Archival Collections (CAC). Four of the logs were retained by the Dossin Museum, and the other was transferred to the CAC.