Finding aid for the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company
Title: Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records
Dates: 1927-1938
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1927 to operate passenger and freight vessels on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Most of its business was transacted in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of the board of directors meetings, minutes of stockholder meetings, reports, and other corporate records.
MS Number MS 5266
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records, 1927-1938, consist of articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of the board of directors meetings, minutes of stockholder meetings, reports, and other corporate records.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business, industry, and lake transportation in Cleveland, Ohio. Those studying the early history of the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company and its freight and passenger transport activities on the Great Lakes will find this collection useful. The collection documents the actions of the board of directors and the names of the stockholders in the company.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection has been retained in original order and is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 2146 T. F. Newman Scrapbook; and MS 3248 City of Buffalo Logbook.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Freight and freightage -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Great Lakes -- Commerce.
Passenger boats -- Great Lakes

Organizations/Corporations:

Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5266 Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Shawn Welch in 2004.

Processing Information

Processed by Margaret Burzynski-Bays in 2014.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records 1927-1938

Box Folder
1 1 Articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of the board of directors meetings, minutes of stockholder meetings, reports, and other corporate records 1927-1930
1 2 Minutes of the board of directors meetings, minutes of stockholder meetings, reports, and other corporate records 1930-1938