Ship registers -- Great Lakes (North America)
Subject
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Erik Heyl papers
Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0004
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the papers of marine historian Erik Heyl. As a specialist in early American and Canadian steamers, especially Great Lakes vessels, Mr. Heyl researched and produced hundreds of scale drawings and models. Most of this material was published in his six volume series Early American Steamers.The collection includes the correspondence, illustrations, research notes, vessel histories, vessel lists, drawings and miscellaneous materials from which Heyl's...
Dates:
Creation: 1835-1972
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
Jenkins Steamship Company History and Fleet List
Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0592
Scope and Contents
History and listing of vessels operated by Jenkins, including ship history and statistics. Compiled by Jim Kidd.
Dates:
Creation: 1976
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
John E. Poole collection
Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0015
Abstract
This collection documents vessels used in Great Lakes and ocean commerce. Clippings files, research notes, vessel log books, and a 60,000-item card file contain information on marine transportation in the United States and Canada. Events from the period 1814-1958 receive coverage. Scrapbooks form an illustrated record of vessels from circa 1890-1930. Loose clippings are drawn extensively from published articles dated c. 1930-1958. Research notes extracted from a variety of sources describe...
Dates:
Creation: 1890-1958
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
Kinsman Marine Transit Company records
Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0304
Scope and Contents
Listing of vessels operated by Kinsman, including ship history and statistics, as well as financial statements for the company for 1958-1965.
Dates:
Creation: 1958-1965; Creation: 1981
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
List of Hulls Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0598
Scope and Contents
Listing of ship names, hull numbers, and year built.
Dates:
Creation: 1972; Creation: 1989, n.d.
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
Registers of Canadian shipping, inland waters
Collection – Reel 1
Identifier: GLMMS-0325-mf
Scope and Contents
Information from the Register of British Shipping, inland waters, 1854, Lake Vessel Register/Marine Register of the Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters, 1869, 1873, and 1874; vessel lists giving vessel name, rig, master, port, tonnage, names of owners.
Dates:
Creation: 1854-1874 (scattered dates)
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
"The Vanishing Canallers" by Fr. Edward J. Dowling
Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-1116
Scope and Contents
Unpublished manuscript, with handwritten comments and corrections by Richard J. Wright.
Dates:
Creation: 1986
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
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- Great Lakes (North America)