Scrapbooks

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Photocopies of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, and photographs covering career in Great Lakes shipping. Pringle was a long-time captain of the vessel WILLIAM A. REISS.

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The contents of the small autograph scrapbook include signed photos of musicians and letters. The oversize scrapbook contains material related to McKinney's New Cotton Pickers, a Detroit-based jazz band that formed in the early 1970s.

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Pictorial and printed material regarding the Great Lakes sailing career of Emmet R. Dowdell and his leisure activities after retirement. Scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, and brochures spanning the years 1860-1976, including views of vessels and street scenes in Lakewood and Lorain, Ohio.

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News items related to Great Lakes shipping compiled by Timothy Hunt and his brothers from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Abstract This collection contains items accumulated by Captain G. Victor Chamberlain during his career on lake vessels from 1940 to 1981. A file of correspondence reveals the importance of safety issues, while radar logs and loading logs record operations aboard the ship. News clippings, particularly ones covering the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD, provide insight on events of interest to Captain Chamberlain. Navigational and weather-related charts illustrate another area of the captain's...

Scope and Contents The collection is an extensive congolmeration of numerous newspaper articles and extracts relating to Great Lakes maritime history, and represents the largest of such collections known. The majority of this collection consists of 555 binders of newspaper clippings regarding maritime news and events in the Great Lakes region from 1819-1987. A large number of American and Canadian titles are represented. Frequent ones to appear include the Cleveland Plain...

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Scrapbook containing clippings from 1960s teen magazines about Herman and the Hermits, also known as Herman’s Hermits. Most stories contain photos, and the bulk are black and white, though a few are in color. Most stories focus on the personalities, appearances, and charateristics of group members. Some newsclippings and photos have been removed or separated from the scrapbook. All items seem to be from the mid-1960s. 

Abstract J. Stanley Morton, cofounder of the Graham & Morton Company involved in Great Lakes shipping, recorded observations about the business climate in southwestern Michigan in his diary. A photocopy of his diary for the years 1920-1932 is included as the principal component of this collection. A scrapbook and clippings files provide biographical information on Morton and discuss his career in lake transport. Copies of publications discuss the history of the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, Michigan...

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Scrapbook includes signed photographs and letters from big band and jazz artists, including Bill Challis, Wild Bill Davison, Norma Teagarden, Major Holley, Marty Napoleon, and others.

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Letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, educational records, yearbooks, and scrapbooks about or belonging to Joseph T. Ryder. Includes materials on his childhood, family, first years of employment, and his 1966 BGSU Alumni Community Award and Honorary Doctorate in Public Service. Additionally, there are records, photographs, and correspondence belonging to his wife, Helen (Strong) Ryder.

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Scrapbook containing magazine covers and articles about the Beatles, including People and Time magazines. Articles include features on band members while the group was together and after the group broke-up. Other articles include information about the whole musical group. Of note are several articles pertaining to the death of John Lennon.

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Scrapbook of clippings, photos and printed material of company activities, ships, and events.

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Scrapbook contains magazine clippings related to the Monkees. Many clippings were taken from 16 Magazine.

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Scrapbook features newspaper articles about various music festivals from 1960s-1970s, including Woodstock, Powder Ridge, Hampton Pop, Manseau Pop, Mariposa Folk, and others.

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Contains magazine clippings about the following figures: The Cowsills, a family musical group; Mark Lindsay, musician and actor; Christopher Jones, actor; and Dark Shadows, a TV show that aired in the late 1960s.

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This collection is composed of color photographic slides of Great Lakes vessels and two scrapbooks (1933-1963) documenting Newman's experiences as a ham radio operator. Negatives in this collection date from 1962 to 1984. All images, 2.75” and 35mm, were taken by Waldron Newman.

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The collection consists of 4 scrapbooks that cover WDIF’s personnel and audience information, achievements, and programming throughout the year.

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This collection consists mainly of photographs taken by Willilam Luoma during his time as a sailor aboard the WILLIAM J. FILBERT. Also includes his offical Merchant Mariner's Document and a small wall sign that once hung on the ship.

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Scrapbooks about big band performers and bandleaders created by William J. Ulrich

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Scrapbook includes photographs from community events and "behind the scenes" at the station; radio personality bios; ratings and other administrative documents; promotional materials; newspaper articles; and sample programming lists.

Scope and Contents The WTUE 1983 Year in Review Scrapbook contains general station information, WTUE newspaper clippings, photos, ratings, letters, and sales information. General station information includes history, community involvement, on-air programming, off-air advertising, and goals from 1982. The news clippings feature the station’s programs, personalities, and ratings. The photographs feature the station, community events, and radio personalities. The letters section contains events and programs...