Finding aid for the Parks Foster Vessel Book


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Parks Foster
Title: Parks Foster Vessel Book
Dates: 1899
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Parks Foster was a steamship which transported coal and ore on the Great Lakes under the command of Captain E.J. Burke. The collection consists of a bound volume containing names, titles and wages of crew members, and a record of the ship's receipts and disbursements.
MS Number MS 3495
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Parks Foster Vessel Book, 1899, consists of a bound volume containing names, titles and wages of crew members, and a record of the ship's receipts and disbursements.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Great Lakes shipping in the late nineteenth century and the jobs, titles, receipts, and disbursements involved in the shipping of coal and ore. Genealogists might find the crew member lists useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Inland waterway vessels -- Great Lakes.
Lake steamers -- Great Lakes.
Parks Foster (Ship)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3495 Parks Foster Vessel Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in 1949.