Fisheries -- Erie, Lake -- Sources

The Harry Byers Fisheries records date from 1937-1944 and include financial documents, monthly reports, and documents of legal restrictions and regulations governing the fishing industry. The collection also includes a smattering of correspondence, a subject file related to Byers' service with the Signal Corps during World War I, and unidentified photos.

The W.H. Wheeler Fish Company collection documents financial transactions of the company for the years 1905-1938 and 1950-1951. Account records for fish sales and company expenditures provide information on the profits and expenses facing a Lake Erie fishing company, while employee wage information aids in examining Ontario labor conditions. Ecological shifts in Lake Erie marine life can be traced in the records of the species and quantity of fish caught by company vessels.