Barbeau and Scranton shipping records
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, ship manifests, legal documents, insurance, and other documents which pertain to the business transactions and shipping of Peter B. Barbeau and the Scranton family, bankers and general merchants to and from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The collection provides important historical insight into nineteenth century trade between the Upper Peninsula, Canada, and various cities and regions around the Great Lakes. The collection's materials date from 1820 to 1909.
Dates
- 1820 - 1909
Creator
- Barbeau, Peter B. (Person)
- Scranton family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Barbeau and Scranton shipping records, MSS-061, must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, archives@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of the Learning Resource Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.
Historical Note
Peter Barbeau and the Scranton family operated as bankers and general merchants for the Upper Peninsula and were based in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. They engaged in business transactions with merchants as far away as New York City but mainly Canada and cities around the Great Lakes, particularly Chicago and Detroit.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 12 series: Clippings, Correspondence, Customs Vouchers, Deeds, Exports, Financial Records, Inspections, Insurance, Legal Documents, Manifests, Newsletters, and Shippers. The Financial Records series contains seven sub-series: Abstract of Monthly Accounts, Checks, Navy Provision Requisitions, Notarized Payment Demands and Agreements, Receipts, Stock Certificates, and Time Card.
Each series and sub-series is arranged chronologically with the exception of a group of receipts from the Treasury Department which was separated from the rest of the receipts.
Custodial History Note
The Bishop Baraga Association of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette donated the collection to the Marquette Maritime Museum in 1996. Regis Walling, Association archivist, discovered the collection in a storage room, and was unable to find a record for how the collection came to the Baraga Association.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Marquette Maritime Museum placed this collection on deposit at the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives in 1998.
Legal Status Note
This collection is on deposit with legal ownership retained by the Marquette Maritime Museum.
- Bankers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banks and banking. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business records. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Commerce. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Great Lakes (North America). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oaths. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships' Manifests. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Marquette Maritime Museum (Organization)
- Title
- Barbeau and Scranton shipping records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Annika Peterson
- Date
- 27 January 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives Repository
Harden Learning Resources Center 126
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette 49855 United States
906-227-1225
906-227-1333 (Fax)
archives@nmu.edu
