Merchant mariners -- Great Lakes (North America)

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Letter concerns Sheppard's career on the Great Lakes.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

A monthly publication covering marine industry news and labor issues.