Shipwrecks -- Superior, Lake

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Letter from the curator of the Wakefield Museum of the Great Lakes Historical Society giving details on a shipwreck incident on Lake Superior involving the schooner Henry A. Kent being towed by steamer J.C. Gilchrist in 1897.

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Transcript of testimony taken in Cleveland, Ohio, by the Master of the JOHN B. COWLE, which was sunk in collision with steamer ISAAC M. SCOTT, in thick fog, July 12, 1909, off Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior. Of the crew of twenty-four, fourteen were lost.

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Letter concerns the damage to the steamer L.C. WALDO sustained in the Great Storm of 1913.

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Photocopy of deposition given by George H. Burgner on December 13th, 1977, newspaper article about the EDMUND FITZGERALD from the Minneapolis Star Tribune November 10, 1997, 50th anniversary program set for November 10, 2008, memories April 25, 2008, and letter a letter from the donor summarizing and contextualizing the contents of this collection.

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Article clippings from a variety of newspapers covering the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD and later news coverage of the aftermath and investigation into its loss.

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Personal narrative of experiences as a child during a storm on Lake Superior on board the small fishing boat HURRY BACK

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Testimony from the master of the Wilfred Sykes of the role played by the crew of his ship in aiding survivors of the Steinbrenner.

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The collection contains transcripts, exhibits, and supplementary items from the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation convened on November 18, 1975, eight days after the EDMUND FITZGERALD sank in Lake Superior with her entire crew of twenty-nine men. The purpose of the inquiry was to determine the causes of the tragedy and to examine safety procedures. Indexes are available for exhibits and testimony in addition to an index for each of the seven volumes of the transcript.

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The story of Captain Henry Kelley's experience aboard the PETER A.B. WIDENER when that vessel lost its rudder near the Rock of Ages lighthouse in November 1926. Written by descendant John L. Kelley and his family in 1982.

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Account of the conditions surrounding the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD in Lake Superior, November 10, 1975. Delivered at a meeting of Wisconsin Marine Historical Society, Milwaukee, WI, November 7, 1986. Cooper was the captain of the ARTHUR M. ANDERSON at the time of the FITZGERALD's loss.

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Statements by the President of the Lake Carriers' Association, dated Sept 16, 1977 and June 1, 1978 in regard to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of research materials regarding the sinking of the CYPRUS collected by William Forsythe. After the discovery of the shipwreck in 2007, Forsythe conducted extensive research on the history of the vessel, its technology, and its crew. Materials collected include photographs, newspaper and periodical articles, genealogical and burial information on the crew, patent data, and correspondence with other researchers. The research materials are available in both physical and...