CLARKE HISTORICAL LIBRARY
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSTIY
Ann Arbor Railroad Company Collection, 1901-1991, 2001, and undated
Approx. 41 cubic feet (in 37 boxes, 5 over-sized drawers)
ACQUISTION: The collection was placed on PERMANENT DEPOSIT in Dec. 1997 by the Ann Arbor Railroad Historical and Technical Association. Several additions have followed, Acc# 54219, 54231, 54625, 66924
ACCESS: The collection is open to researchers.
COPYRIGHT: Copyright has not been transferred to the Clarke.
PROCESSED BY: M. Maytn and students, Dec. 1997 - Jan. 1998, April and Nov. 2000, Feb.-April 2002
Organizational History:
The Company acquired the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan at foreclosure, the Toledo to Frankfort line in Oct. 14, 1895, both the Escanaba, Frankfort & Southeastern line, Oct. 15, 1895, and the Ithaca & Alma, 1897. It gained control of the Menominee & St. Paul, 1899, and the Manistique & Lake Superior, 1911. The Company controlled the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, 1905-1910. The Company declared bankruptcy on Oct. 14, 1973. Part of the Company was sold to the state of Michigan and Grand Trunk Western in 1976. Later, the remaining parts of the Company were sold to the state of Michigan in 1980 and 1987. The properties operated by the Michigan Interstate are called the Ann Arbor Railroad System. (For more information, see Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies by Graydon Meints.)
Concerning the Company's car-ferry business, a Wisconsin Historical Marker in part reads, "The Ann Arbor car-ferry began service from Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad ferry slip No. 1 loaded 22 cars of flour from Minneapolis, destined for England, Scotland, and Ireland, the first boat load of box cars to be transported across Lake Michigan - a service later extended to other ports." (For more information on the car-ferry service see Rails Across the Water: the Story of Ann Arbor Car Ferries by Stephen Elve.)
The Clarke Historical Library has a number of books about the history of Michigan Railroads and the Company, as well as published Company Annual reports, 1900-1928 (scattered).
Scope and Content Notes:
The collection consists of miscellaneous records of the company, including administrative correspondence, bulletins and circulars, reports, printed materials, personnel, and financial records of the railroad and its ferry line. Specific ferries documented in the collection include, the Arthur K. Atkinson, Ferry #3, and the M.V. Viking. Many of the records came from the line's former Marine Operations headquarters in Frankfort (Mich.). The records are incomplete and do not document the entire history of the Company.
Later owners of the Company, according to rumors, destroyed some corporate records.
Published Annual Reports for 6/30/1913-6/30/1916 and 12/31/1917-12/31/1927 (1v.); 12/31/1928-12/31/1942 (1v.); and 1943, 1945-1950, 1956, and 1961 (1v. each year) are on DEPOSIT and have been cataloged with other annual reports, which were not donated.
MOLD ALERT!
Most of the collection was severely contaminated with mold when it was deposited at the Clarke. Processing was delayed until fumigation could occur. Those boxes were fumigated in Skokie (Ill.) in summer 1999. Other, later donations do not appear to be severely contaminated with mold, but patrons should be careful when using these collections.
Assignment of Cars, 1964
(Misc.) Blank Forms
BLUEPRINTS
Miscellaneous (3 folders)
Norberg Mfg. Co.
Oil Burner Assembly
Painting and Stenciling
Peabody Engineering Corp.
Shop Tools
Spring Plates and Wheels
Standard Packings - Wabash Rail. Co.
Throat Sweep and Rottmen Gear
Timken Roller Bearing Co.
United States Gypsum Co.
CAR DEPT.
CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence from P.H. Cardoni, Supervisor, Car Dept., Green Bay and Wis. R.R., 1973-1977 (2 folders)
Superintendent's Correspondence and Bulletins
Superintendent's Correspondence and Bulletins (continued)
Superintendent's Bulletins, 1972-1981
Defect Cards and Load Adjustments, 1979-1981
Engine Dispatches Books, 1969-1979
ENGINE ROOM LOG BOOKS
Engine Test, 1970s
GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD
Ice/Salt Car Shipping Book, 1950-1951
Industry Switch List Forms, 1970s
Locomotive Brake Inspection, Cleaning and Test Records, 1970s
Mechanical Inspection, 1970s
INPSECTION BOOKS
INVENTORIES
INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS
INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS Continued
Amoco Lubrication Surveys
Lube Oil Analysis, 1960s and 1970s
Standard Oil Lube Survey, 1964
MAINTENANCE RECORDS
MECHANICAL DIVISION CORRESPONDENCE
MECHANICAL DIVISION CIRCULARS
1960s (2 folders)
Michigan Passenger Rate Case, 1915
Movement of Car Ferries, 1976
Pass Book, Form E 103 9-1981 and 12/22/1981-4/22/1982
Personnel Cards, 1960s
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS (continued)
REPORTS (continued)
REPORTS (continued)
Requisition for Material Forms, 1970s
Roster and Crew Assignments, 1950s-1970s
RULES
Scale Weights, 1973-1974
School of Diesel Engineering, Atkinson, undated
School of Marine Engineering, Diesel, undated
SENIORITY LISTS
Staff Directories
Superintendent's Office-Train Order, 1901-1925
Switch List, 1979 and undated
TICKETS
TIME BOOKS
TIME TABLES (Gift Acc# 54230)
Central Terminal Time Tables, No. 148 (1946)-190 (1964)
Time Tables, No. 83, 1919-1964
TRAIN ORDERS
TRAIN ORDERS (Continued)
Train Register, 11/30/1973-10/23/1974
UNASSIGNED EMPTY CAR CARDS
1970s (4 folders)
WAYBILLS
WAYBILLS (Continued)
WAYBILLS (Continued)
WAYBILLS (Continued)
WAYBILLS (Continued)
WAYBILLS (Continued)
WAYBILLS (Continued)
YARD BOOKS
YARD BOOKS (Continued)
YARD BOOKS (Continued)
Yard Check Lists, 1976 and 1982
"Able Seaman Examination" papers, 1966
Agreement between AARR Co. and Licensed Marine Engineers, 1967
Agreement between AARR Co. and Car Ferry Employees, 1960s
Agreement between AARR Co. and Marine Department Repairmen, 1955
Air Claims, Jan. 1980
ARTHUR K. ATKINSON
CORRESPONDENCE
1981-1982
Point Betsie, 1922-1925
U.S. Coast Guard, 1922-1924, 1968, 1980-1981
Critique of State of Mich. Dept. of Highways and Transportation, "Evaluation of Proposals for Operation of AARR and Cross Lake Ferry," 1977
Department Memos and Notices, 1980-1982
Embargo Sheets, 1970s
Engine Time Books, 1980-1982
Ferry Bills, 1970s
Fuel Oil from Marine, 1970-1980
Galley Department Assignments and Bids, 1980-1981
INSPECTIONS
Annual Inspections
Boilers Numbers 62, 63 and 64, 1949-1953
City of Green Bay, 1960s-1970s
Shipyards, 1970s
Boat Inspection Books
1970s
1970s and1980s
1975
On Shore Inspection Reports, 1975-1976
Viking Fire Extinguisher, 1960s-1970s
Licensed Engine Department Assignments and Bids, 1981-1982
FERRY LOGS
1916-1917 (SS Ann Arbor #3)
1964-1965
1965-1970 (SS Ann Arbor #3)
1981 (SS Ann Arbor #3)
1982 (SS Ann Arbor #3) (2 folders)
1981-1982
Lube Oil Sample Test Sheets, 1980-1982
Material Requisitions, 1980-1982
Monthly Car Ferry Statistics, 1972
M.V. VIKING
Bird-Johnson Company, Marine Division, Service Report, 1979
Car Ferry Winches Inspection Report, 1968
Due Forms, 1980-1981
Fuel and Oil Reports, 1970s
Index of Drawings, Parts, Supplier, Catalogs and Misc. Data, 1965
Mechanical Facts, 1965
Monthly Reports, 1970s
Test Agenda, undated
OPERATION MANUALS
Radio Log Book, Owosso Office, 7/1/1971-2/23/1973
REPORTS
REPORTS (Continued)
Seniority Placement Cards
Seniority Roster for Ferries, 1973, 1982
Unlicensed Engine Department Assignments and Bids, 1980-1981
Unlicensed Deck Department Assignments and Bids, 1981-1982
Work Assignments, 1965
Work Schedule for Licensed Deck Department, 30 days
Schedules, Ferry Boat, 1927
Shipyard Repairs, 1978
Shipyard Work Requested, 1966-1978
Specification Sheets for Boilers 17, 22 and 52, 1919
Sounding Journal, 1982
Unlicensed Marine Department, Pay Rates, 1/1/1980-6/30/1980
Waukesha Bearings Company, Service Report and Blueprints, 1978
Work Lists for Engine Room Personnel, 1960s-1970s
VESSEL INSPECTION DECLARATIONS
Arrival and Departure of Trains and Watch Register, Form 800, 1966-1968
Average Agreement Blank, Form AA 851 5M 5-66, Jan. 1965-Dec. 1966
CALANDER DRAFTS
Commissary Requisition and Inventory, Form 8252, 1982
Correspondence and Bulletins (volume) 1970s
Junction Guide for Traffic at West Back Ports, 1971
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS
REPORTS
SCRAPBOOKS/BULLETINS
STOCK BOOKS
SHIP CARGO RECORDS
Owosso Station Tracing, 1916-1928, undated (5 Tracings, Modern Copies, 1990s), measures 72"x 24" (#1), 55"x 24" (#2 and #4), 58"x 24" (#3) and 37"x 24" (#5)
Advertisements, 1953, undated
Blueprints, 1932-1970 (scattered), undated
Calendar Drafts, 1986-1990 (4 folders) (Acc# 54625)
Intermediate Waybills Listing, 1972
Maintenance Program and Track Chart, after 1958
Ship Radiotelephone Log, 1981-1982
Station Car Record Books, 1952 and 1980
Timetables (Gift Acc# 54230)
No. 74 - 7/1/1917 and No. 78 -1/13/1918
No. 62 - 1/18/1914, No. 99 - 6/15/1924, No. 100 -9/28/1924 and No. 147 - 11/14/1943
Pay Rolls, 1934-1961 (2 folders)
Time Books
