Merchant mariners -- Great Lakes (North America)

 Subject

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

1941 Appointments of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company

 Collection – Box GLMMS 45, Folder: 4
Identifier: GLMMS-2157
Scope and Contents

A list of all the appointments of officers in the Pittsburgh Steamship Company fleet in 1941. Printed by Kimball & Davis Company.

Dates: Creation: 1941?

Captain F.D. Root (1849-1925) and family history

 Collection – Volume 1
Identifier: GLMS-1967-f
Scope and Contents

Family material compiled by Shirley Root Rend-Palmer, centered on the life and career of Francis Desnoyer Root, captain of the steamer MARIPOSA and other Great Lakes vessels, with information on the Root and related Wheelock families. Includes accounts of Captain Root's actions during the shipwreck of the Steamer IDAHO on Lake Erie in 1897.

Dates: Creation: 1825-2010

Captain Theobald Emig papers

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0308
Scope and Contents

Biographical sketch including genealogical information and work history as the captain of various vessels, including the steam-barge Maud; written by his son.

Dates: Creation: 1980

Certificate for licensed officer other than master and chief engineer for John William Imbritt

 Collection – Box GLMMS 13, Folder: 4
Identifier: GLMMS-0684
Scope and Contents

Certificate issued by Lake Carriers' Association for duties as First Mate.

Dates: Creation: September 15, 1909

Certificates of Discharge to Merchant Seaman for Berton B. Stevens

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0307
Scope and Contents

Certificates of discharge to merchant seaman for Berton B. Stevens' service on the LYMAN C. SMITH in 1959-1960. The certificates give name, rating, place of shipment, place of discharge, and name of ship for each trip.

Dates: Creation: 1959-1960

Certificates of discharge to merchant seaman Robert Benjamin Wright

 Collection – Box GLMMS 13, Folder: 12
Identifier: GLMMS-0706
Scope and Contents

Certificates give name, rating, place of shipment, place of discharge, and name of ship for each trip.

Dates: Creation: 1948-1954

Crew list of aboard and off ship for the whaleback METEOR

 Collection – Box GLMMS 37, Folder: 2
Identifier: GLMMS-1916
Scope and Contents

Record book giving seaman name, position, contact information, and account of dates on or off the ship; ship originally named the Frank ROCKEFELLER. Also contains a list of the death dates for the sailors in the listings.

Dates: Creation: 1966-1969

Enterprise Marine Company position list

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0644
Scope and Contents

Schedule listing of ships giving vessel name, flag, master, loading and discharging ports, sailing dates, and remarks on cargo; includes ports in the Great Lakes and overseas.

Dates: Creation: 1964

George Walter Getz correspondence

 Collection – Box GLMMS 34, Folder: 2
Identifier: GLMMS-1231
Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence with Elizabeth Phillips of Philadelphia, Pa., his future wife, while Getz was sailing on Great Lakes vessels. Describes daily shipboard activities and personal matters.

Dates: Creation: 1920-1921

Guest book for retirement trip aboard the Steamer JOHN P. REISS

 Collection – Box GLMMS 13, Folder: 13
Identifier: GLMMS-0708
Scope and Contents

Guestbook with names, addresses, and noted sentiments, presented to retiring Captain Carroll Shaw by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Bauer, during a voyage aboard the JOHN P. REISS.

Dates: Creation: 1930; Creation: 1963-1967

Hanna Mining Company trip log and crew lists

 Collection – Box GLMMS 38, Folder: 5
Identifier: GLMMS-2116
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a minor trip log from an unknown year, and crew lists for the vessels of the Hanna Mining Company from 1947-1951.

Dates: Creation: 1947-1951, undated

Harold and Arthur Murphy collection

 Collection – Box GLMMS 38, Folder: 6
Identifier: GLMMS-2117
Scope and Contents

Photographs, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and a family genealogy for two members of the Murphy family who were involved in the Lake trades. Harold Murphy was a sailor, while Arthur Murphy worked as a boilermaker in Toledo.

Dates: Creation: 1937-1950 (scattered dates), undated

Letter from Bruce Sheppard of Algoma Central Railway to Mr. Jackson

 Collection – Box GLMMS 13, Folder: 5
Identifier: GLMMS-0685
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns Sheppard's career on the Great Lakes.

Dates: Creation: August 23, 1976

License to U.S. Merchant Marine Officer William Dessert

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0433
Scope and Contents

Certificate number 114900 for William Dessert verifying his license to serve as master of steam and/or motor vessels.

Dates: Creation: 1956

Life of an Ore Boat Deckhand

 Collection – Box GLMMS 41, Folder: 5
Identifier: GLMMS-2128
Scope and Contents

Narrative of the experiences of deckhand David Barner, who served for two sailing seasons aboard the WILLIAM A. IRVIN. Barner was 18-19 years old at the time of sailing.

Dates: Creation: 2018

MacLean family collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0422
Scope and Contents

Copies of licenses for members of the MacLean family and also news clippings relate to the loss of the HUDSON and the association of William MacLean and the ship JOHN M. NICOL in that tragedy.

Dates: Creation: 1901; Creation: 1932; Creation: 1945

Master's report of seamen shipped or discharged from the LEWIS WILSON FOY at Sturgeon Bay, WI

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0638
Scope and Contents

Crew listing for a voyage from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on June 7, 1978; gives crew name, position, and year of birth.

Dates: Creation: 1978

Narrative of interview with Walter Vizneau

 Collection – Box GLMMS 28, Folder: 1
Identifier: GLMMS-0818
Scope and Contents

Summary of interview, conducted on February 15, 1972, concerning Vizneau's Great Lakes merchant marine career. He was a merchant seaman who was active on the lakes from circa 1890-1950. Interviewer unknown.

Dates: Creation: February 15, 1972

Ordinary seaman's discharge book for Horace Stafford

 Collection – Box GLMMS 26, Folder: 15
Identifier: GLMMS-0796
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of documents issued by Lake Carriers' Association to certify service of seamen during the shipping season on the Great Lakes, providing information on their competency, description, and record of ships served on.

Dates: Creation: 1914

Pittsburg Steamship Company officer appointments and newspaper clippings

 Collection – Box GLMMS 39, Folder: 5
Identifier: GLMMS-2125
Scope and Contents

Company records, typescripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles containing the annual appointment of officers in the Pittsburgh Steamship Company iron ore fleet.

Dates: Creation: 1916-1965; Creation: 1981

Pittsburgh Steamship Company deck officer appointments

 Collection – Box GLMMS 33, Folder: 5
Identifier: GLMMS-1228
Scope and Contents

Computer printouts from database containing document, data, and index files for Pittsburgh Steamship Company deck officer appointments for the years 1915 to 1940.

Dates: Creation: 1915-1940; Creation: 1990

Pittsburgh Steamship Company records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-2223-mf
Scope and Contents

A variety of materials relating to company history including annual meetings minutes for 1950, 1955-1957, and 1960; loading and ballasting manual for several vessels, annual meeting minutes of the Interlake Steamship Company, 1914; and the Shipping Payroll Manual for the Great Lakes Fleet of the United States Steel Corporation.

Dates: Creation: 1914-1974

STATE OF OHIO records

 Collection
Identifier: GLMMS-0297
Scope and Contents

Articles of agreement between the master and seamen, or mariners of the steamer STATE OF OHIO. Includes roster of ship crew, giving name, period of service, occupation, rate of pay, and total payment received.

Dates: Creation: 1914

The Great Lakes Sailor

 Collection – Reel 1
Identifier: GLMMS-0429-mf
Scope and Contents

A monthly publication covering marine industry news and labor issues.

Dates: Creation: May 15-December 15, 1961

The U.S. Marine Hospital Service: Early (1798) Government-Subsidized Health Program

 Collection – Box GLMMS 41, Folder: 4
Identifier: GLMMS-2127
Scope and Contents

Outline of a presentation given in 1996 at an unknown location, but in the Chicago area. The outline includes a bibliography and photocopies of photographs used in the presentation.

Dates: Creation: 1996

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