COLLECTION NAME:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
Record
Identifier:
exwa_LHL_01
Title:
South Haven, Michigan, lighthouse logs, 1872-1880
Alternative Title:
South Haven, Michigan, station logs
Alternative Title:
South Haven, Michigan, light station journal
Creator:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917
Creator:
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892
Description:
Lighthouse keeper logs for the South Pierhead Light, South Haven, Michigan, from 1872 to 1880, recorded by the first keeper William P. Bryan and the second keeper James S. Donahue. Bryan has one entry in 1872, with remaining entries completed by Donahue from 1874-1880. The entries are detailed and include information about the temperature, weather conditions, names and owner's names of some of the incoming vessels, and maintenance of the lighthouse. The journal records commerce and pleasure crafts passing in and out of the harbor. Donahue provided descriptions about shipwrecks, including the name of the ship and the fate of the crew. The journal measures 13-3/4 x 8-1/2 x 1-1/4, with marbled boards and edges, stamped "Light Station Journal" on spine, produced by the US Government Bindery.
Date:
1872-1880
Location:
South Haven, Michigan
Time Period:
19th century
Subject:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917--Diaries
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--Michigan
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Michigan, Lake--History--19th century
Subject:
South Haven (Mich.)--History--19th century
Subject:
South Haven (Mich.)--History--Biography
Subject:
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892--Diaries
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--Diaries
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--1870-1890
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--History--19th century
Subject:
Lighthouses--Michigan--South Haven
Subject:
Navigation--Great Lakes (North America)--History
Subject:
Navigation--Michigan, Lake--History
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--History--19th century
Places Identified:
South Haven South Pierhead (Mich.)
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Type:
Text
Source:
Van Buren Historical Society Collection, A-318. Western Michigan University, Archives and Regional History Collections.
Language:
eng
Collection:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2015