Shipping companies (Marine transportation) -- Records and correspondence

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous papers, including memoranda of agreement, minor correspondence, circulars, and printed material.

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of financial records of the Mackinac Transportation Company. Materials mainly consist of paid bills, checks, and a ledger of account. These records provide insight into the day-to-day logistics of running a shipping company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The paid bills and checks cover 1889-1899, while the ledger covers 1918-1923. There is no coverage for 1900-1917. A small amount of correspondence and accounts payable for 1890-1893 are also...

Scope and Contents

A small collection of subject files collected by the Wilson Marine Transit Company. Subjects include [shipping] Traffic, Engineering, Purchasing, Personal [sic] (Personnel), Payroll, Coast Guard, Union, and Miscellaneous. Files contain memoranda, correspondence, circulars, notes, and other similar materials.