Logbooks

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Logbooks arranged by trip, giving location, cargo, time and distance traveled, weather conditions, and other notes.

Scope and Contents This collection mainly consists of research materials gathered by Grant Brown during the development of his book Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries. Materials include annual reports, legal documents, logbook excerpts, publications, photographs, notes, and articles. An extensive file of newspaper articles cover the history and operations of Ann Arbor Railroad Company (AARC) and Michigan Interstate Railway Company...

Abstract The Arthur C. Frederickson Collection contains information dating from 1872 through 1969 pertaining to the history of various vessels on the Great Lakes and, in particular, Lake Michigan. Included in the collection are: daily logs, shipwreck logs, crew lists, correspondence, photographs, research notes, articles and other publications, speeches, and subject files. The Frederickson Collection is especially valuable because of his experience in saltwater, the Mississippi River, the Erie Canal,...

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Technical data on ship mechanical equipment compiled by the 3rd assistant engineer, Frank W. Trevorrow; includes statistics, calculations, and some specification drawings on generators, pumps, compressors, refrigeration machinery, boilers, tank capacities, and generator engine log readings for 1924 and 1925.

Abstract This collection contains information on the operation of Great Lakes vessels from 1848 to 1980. Enrollment data for 40 vessels registered between 1848 and 1942 reflects efforts to standardize licensing procedures. Log books for the WILLIAM P. PALMER, the HENRY PHIPPS and other vessels record daily activities during voyages. Meeting minutes are present for the annual meeting of the Masters and Chief Engineers of the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of the United States Steel Corporation for 1956...

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Narrative and log book information regarding the sailing of the vessel HAI LIN (formerly LUCIUS W. ROBINSON) from Montreal to Shanghai in 1946

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Typewritten summaries of railcar transported across Lake Michigan between Muskegon, MI, and Milwaukee, WI. Information includes number of railcars, final destination, cargo, and railcar owner.

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Compiled listing of individual trips during the season, indicating the points of departure/arrival, cargo, and mileage statistics; compiled by George Onchulenko.

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Logbook arranged by trip, giving location, cargo, time and distance traveled, weather conditions, and other notes.

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Ferry built by Craig Shipbuilding in Toledo, Ohio in 1900, operated by Arnold Transit Co. at Mackinac Island until 1907 when sold to Puget Sound Navigation Company in Seattle, WA. Engineer's log for a voyage between Hoboken, NJ and Seattle, WA between Feb 18 and May 9, 1907.

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Photocopies of a logbook and account book for a tug involved in the lumber trade for the Cheboygan Lumber Company of Cheboygan, MI.

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This collection contains files of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company that are primarily concerned with discussions of extending the length of the navigation season occurring from 1935-1981. Subject files, log books, symposia papers, and news clippings offer a number of perspectives on the movement among shipping companies toward implementing longer navigation seasons. The logbooks are from the S.S. CADILLAC for 1944-1948, 1972-1973, and 1976-1981.

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This collection contains ship's records for vessels that served with the Coastwise Trading Company Fleet from 1913-1983. Records consist mainly of Captain's Logs and crew lists, while small numbers of other material such as Engine Room Log books are also present.

Scope and Contents This collection documents daily activities on the COLONEL JAMES PICKANDS (US 225394) from 1952 to 1974. In 26 log books, the chief engineers and deck officers recorded daily events for each trip sailed in the shipping season lasating from April to December.Engineer's logs monitored engine performance and are found in 21 of the 26 volumes of this collection. Official logs in five volumes reflect the interests of the officers in consistently noting the speed of the vessel on the...

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General logbooks or trip sheets detailing dates, cargo, and remarks for shipping seasons 1952, 1960-1964, and 1966-1967.

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Loose log sheets giving departure and arrival ports, dates, time steaming and time in canal, cargo and other remarks.

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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.

Scope and Contents This collection contains material compiled by Captain Delmar R. Webster during his career on the Great Lakes. The largest series in the collection contains deck logs from the J. BURTON AYERS for 1945-1973. Records of the trips the AYERS made note ports of arrival and departure along with cargo and weather data. A log for loading information from the EDMUND FITZGERALD is also included for 1972-1973.Meeting information for the 1982 and 1983 conventions of Columbia Transportation...

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Engineer's log data for trips between April 17 and Nov 7, 1960.

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Engineer's log for June 10, 1904-December 11, 1909.

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Accounts for expenses, goods and pay advances made to members of the crew of the ENOCH TRAIN, on a voyage that included stops in Hong Kong and Manila; in same volume as log of the ship GREAT ADMIRAL, which Thompson later commanded.

Scope and Contents This collection contains pilot house log books from the ERNEST T. WEIR for c.1954-1969. These logs give daily accounts of the progress the WEIR made during each trip of the shipping season. Cargo data reflects what was transported and the trip information reflects to where the cargo was shipped and how much time was require for shipment. These daily details document the reality of Great Lakes transportation repeated hundreds of times each year during the shipping season by vessels such as...

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Record of 28 shipping runs carrying primarily taconite ore on the Great Lakes between April 21 and December 3, 1965.