COLLECTION NAME:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
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WMUwmu~90~90
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
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Identifier:
exwa_LHL_01
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exwa_LHL_01
Identifier
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Title:
South Haven, Michigan, lighthouse logs, 1872-1880
title
South Haven, Michigan, lighthouse logs, 1872-1880
Title
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Alternative Title:
South Haven, Michigan, station logs
alternative_title
South Haven, Michigan, station logs
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Alternative Title:
South Haven, Michigan, light station journal
alternative_title
South Haven, Michigan, light station journal
Alternative Title
false
Creator:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917
creator
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917
Creator
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Creator:
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892
creator
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892
Creator
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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.
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.
Description
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Date:
1872-1880
date
1872-1880
Date
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Location:
South Haven, Michigan
location
South Haven, Michigan
Location
false
Time Period:
19th century
time_period
19th century
Time Period
false
Subject:
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917--Diaries
subject
Donahue, James S., 1842-1917--Diaries
Subject
false
Subject:
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892--Diaries
subject
Bryan, William P., 1829-1892--Diaries
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--Diaries
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--Diaries
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--1870-1890
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--South Haven--1870-1890
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--History--19th century
subject
Lighthouse keepers--Michigan--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighthouses--Michigan--South Haven
subject
Lighthouses--Michigan--South Haven
Subject
false
Subject:
Navigation--Great Lakes (North America)--History
subject
Navigation--Great Lakes (North America)--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Navigation--Michigan, Lake--History
subject
Navigation--Michigan, Lake--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--History--19th century
subject
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--Michigan
subject
Shipwrecks--Great Lakes (North America)--Michigan
Subject
false
Subject:
Shipwrecks--Michigan, Lake--History--19th century
subject
Shipwrecks--Michigan, Lake--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
South Haven (Mich.)--History--19th century
subject
South Haven (Mich.)--History--19th century
Subject
false
Subject:
South Haven (Mich.)--History--Biography
subject
South Haven (Mich.)--History--Biography
Subject
false
Places Identified:
South Haven South Pierhead (Mich.)
places_identified
South Haven South Pierhead (Mich.)
Places Identified
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
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Source:
Van Buren Historical Society Collection, A-318. Western Michigan University, Archives and Regional History Collections.
source
Van Buren Historical Society Collection, A-318. Western Michigan University, Archives and Regional History Collections.
Source
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Language:
eng
language
eng
Language
false
Collection:
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
collection
South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs
Collection
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Rights:
No copyright. Digital access provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University Libraries.
rights
No copyright. Digital access provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University Libraries.
Rights
false
File Format:
image/jp2
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image/jp2
File Format
false
Digitization Date:
2015
digitization_date
2015
Digitization Date
false