Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 1566-001: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1917-1969 (bulk 1939-1961)
- Accession No. 1585-001: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1908-1971
- Accession No. 1585-002: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1950-1960
- Accession No. 1585-003: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1965
- Accession No. 1585-004: Alaska Steamship Company ephemera, 1909-1940
- Names and Subjects
Alaska Steamship Company records, 1908-1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Alaska Steamship Co
- Title
- Alaska Steamship Company records
- Dates
- 1908-1971 (inclusive)19081971
- Quantity
- approximately 169 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 1566, 1585
- Summary
- Records of a steamship company that shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and Southeast Alaska
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Open to all users.
Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Alaskan shipping industry began to grow in the late 1800s with the expansion of fishing and cannery activities. As a result, there was a dramatic increase in the need for transportation of other products to and from the lower 48 states. In 1894, six men, recognizing this need, incorporated; they gathered $30,000 by selling 300 shares at $100 each, and then set about scouting for a ship to begin hauling. They found and purchased the Willapa , which could carry passengers as well as freight. Their timing could not have been better; soon after the Alaska Steamship Company (ASC) opened for business, Alaska began to experience major economic benefits resulting from the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. In addition to fish products, ASC began hauling mining equipment, dog sleds, cattle, and miscellaneous supplies.
The company began by servicing Southeast Alaska, running only between Skagway and Seattle. Another shipping company, the Northwest Steamship Company, had organized the northern route as a result of the Nome gold strike in 1900, servicing Valdez, Cook Inlet, and the Bering Sea ports. A third party, the Guggenheim Company, bought out both ASC and the Northern Steamship Co., keeping the ASC name. They expanded the fleet into 18 ships and expanded service to all Alaskan ports from Ketchikan to Kotzebue.
For the next quarter of a century, ASC relied on copper from the Kennecot mines, gold, and salmon for backhauls from northern cities to the lower 48 states. By 1938, the copper mine had closed and the gold rush had subsided. With backhauls now significantly reduced, the Alaskan shipping industry was severely impacted. In addition, the much relied-upon fishing industry was only seasonal. The one-way haul was one of the great problems of the Alaska run; the other problem was the weather. Ships were constantly threatened by fierce Alaskan weather patterns.
Eventually, the Kennecot Company acquired controlling interest from Guggenheim Company. In 1944, G.W. Skinner of Seattle purchased all interests and retained the management identified with the Alaska Steamship Company for the next several years.
The ASC joined the war effort in 1942, losing five ships in various campaigns. In 1953, they expanded into container service. The holds of the vessels were paved to accommodate fork lifts. New masts were engineered to lift massive vans. New generators were installed to provide power for van refers (refrigerated vans) and heater equipment. Containerization was recognized as the most significant development in ocean transport since the steam engine. There was less damage to freight, less pilfering, and labor costs were significantly reduced as there was no more piece by piece handling of cargo.
In 1954, the company ceased passenger operations due to high costs of labor and union standards. By then, ASC had established itself as a pioneer in containerization. At one point, the company pumped $11 million into the economy by employing dockworkers, ship workers, and stevedores, hauling freight, and operating ship and dock facilities. However, because of increased fuel and insurance costs, increased competition from barges, ferries, and tugboats, and continual union demands, the Alaska Steamship Company ceased operations in 1971.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Ship logs, hearings, court papers, applications, scrapbook, speeches, correspondence, freight tarriffs, passenger tarriffs, advertisements, and passenger's identification check tickets. The Alaska Steamship Company shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and Southeast Alaska from the early 1900's until the early 1950's. These records list shipping rates, as regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, for commodities between certain ports as well as passenger rates.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 5 accessions.
- Accession No. 1566-001, Alaska Steamship Company records, 1917-1969 (bulk 1939-1961)
- Accession No. 1585-001, Alaska Steamship Company records, 1908-1971
- Accession No. 1585-002, Alaska Steamship Company records, 1950-1960
- Accession No. 1585-003, Alaska Steamship Company records, 1965
- Accession No. 1585-004, Alaska Steamship Company ephemera, 1940
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 1566-001: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1917-1969 (bulk 1939-1961)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Ship logs.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
May be copied and quoted.
Acquisition Info: Alaska Steamship Co. via J.J. Dillon, 1971-03-16
Processing Info: Log Books from boxes 1-8 have been transferred to boxes 89-99; boxes 1-8 were discarded. Boxes 76-85 and box 87 were discarded as well. Box 88 was transferred to Box 14 in Acc. 1585-001
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Series 1: Log Books |
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Box | Accession | ||
9 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.275-320 |
1939-1941 |
9 | 1566-001 | SS David Dudley Field. v.1 |
1952 |
10 | 1566-001 | MV Ring Splice. v.5, 20, 26 |
1952-1953 |
10 | 1566-001 | MV Ring Splice. v.Grae 9-30, v.Grace 6H, v.Grace 4H,
v.Grace 5-0 |
1951 |
10 | 1566-001 | MV Ring Splice. Bridge Log |
1948-1949 |
10 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.136-150 |
1954 |
10 | 1566-001 | SS Terminal Knot. V.4-1 |
1948 |
10 | 1566-001 | SS Square Sinnet. V.1,2,15 |
1948-1950 |
10 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. (cargo log) v.4-6 |
1950 |
11 | 1566-001 | SS Lakina. v.66, 68, 74, 91 |
1935-1938 |
11 | 1566-001 | SS Lakina. v.98-122 |
1939-1941 |
11 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.110 (radar log) |
1952 |
12 | 1566-001 | SS Coastal Monarch. Bell book |
1963, 1967-1968 |
12 | 1566-001 | SS Edmond Mallet. v.1-5 |
1949 |
12 | 1566-001 | SS Edmond Mallet. v.1-2 |
1947 |
12 | 1566-001 | SS Edmond Mallet. Engineers log book |
1946-1948 |
12 | 1566-001 | MS Square Sinnet. v.12-21 |
1947-1948 |
13 | 1566-001 | SS Illiamna. v.1-7 |
1951-1952 |
13 | 1566-001 | MV Flemish Knot. v.1, 2, 7-11 |
1948-1950 |
13 | 1566-001 | MV Flemish Knot. v.36 |
1953 |
13 | 1566-001 | SS Victoria. v.5, 10-12 |
1949-1950 |
13 | 1566-001 | SS Yukon. v.279, 308, 310 |
1940-1942 |
13 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Nomad. v.NSA #2 Asco #3 |
1966 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS H.D. Whitehead. v.2-3 |
1947 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS H.D. Whitehead. v.1-7 |
1948-1949 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS John H. Quick. v.1-7 |
1947-1948 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS Cape Victory. v.1-7 |
1947-1948 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS Herbert D. Croly. GAA lay up |
1949 |
14 | 1566-001 | SS James T. Fields. v.NSA #1 |
1951 |
15 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.54, 70, 90-06 |
1939-1942 |
15 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.1-15 |
1947-1948 |
15 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.42 |
1950 |
15 | 1566-001 | SS Columbia. v.31-53 |
1941-1942 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.1, 2 |
1947 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.1, 2, 4-10 |
1948 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.4 |
1949 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.1 |
1950 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.Grace 2, v.12 |
1951 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.34 |
1953 |
16 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Rambler. v.100, 101, 107-110, 112,
113 |
1963-1966 |
16 | 1566-001 | SS Henry S. Sanford. Bridge log book |
1951 |
16 | 1566-001 | SS James T. Fields. Bridge log #3 |
1952 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Jumper Hitch. v.1-11 |
1947-1948 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. v.17-23 |
1951-1952 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. v.1-NSA |
1952 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. Bridge logs |
1946, 1949 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. Deck logs, v.1 |
1946 |
17 | 1566-001 | SS Red Oak Victory. v.1 |
1947 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Talkeetna. v.1, 9, 13, 17 |
1959, 1962-1963 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Talkeetna. v.23 |
1964 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS John Dockweiler. v.-NSA A/3-AL/3 |
1952 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Flemish Knot. v.34-35 |
1953 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. v.4 |
1949 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Sailors Splice. v.32 |
1953 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.17 |
1949 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v. States Marine #1 |
1952 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS John H. Quick. v.10 |
1952 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Square Sinnet. v.Grace, 3, 4 |
1951 |
18 | 1566-001 | SS Square Sinnet. Radio Log, v.49 |
|
18 | 1566-001 | MV Lusitna. v.73 |
1954 |
18 | 1566-001 | MS Ring Splice. Radio log, v.5-13 |
|
19 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Rambler. v.1-3, 5-7, 10, 12-21, 24, 27, 30,
33, 35, 36, 38, 40 |
1947-1954 |
20 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Rambler. v.41-49, 52-54, 56, 58-60, 62-68,
73-75, 77, 78, 80 |
1954-1959 |
21 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Rambler. v.81-83, 88-89, 91-92, 94, 96, 98,
99, 103 |
1959-1964 |
21 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Rambler. v.Grace |
|
21 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 5-6 (cargo), 6-7, 10-12, 17-19
(cargo), 69 (cargo) |
1948 |
21 | 1566-001 | SS Columbia. v.77, WSA 27-28 |
1944 |
21 | 1566-001 | SS Columbia. SWA 44 |
1946 |
21 | 1566-001 | MS Tanana. v.194 |
1966 |
21 | 1566-001 | SS Nenana. v.12 |
1961 |
22 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Monarch. v.2 |
1949 |
22 | 1566-001 | MS Coastal Monarch. v.81-86, 88-107 |
1957-1963 |
23 | 1566-001 | SS Galena. v.2, 32, 35, 62, 70, 79, 80, 83, 89, 97,
101, 126, 132, 162, 178, 181-187 |
1955, 1957 |
23 | 1566-001 | SS Flemish Knot. v.21, 23, 25, 31 |
1951-1952 |
23 | 1566-001 | SS Aleutian. v.4, 19, 24, 26 |
1948, 1950-1951 |
24 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.148-188 |
1966-1967 |
25 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.189-216, 218-221; Notices to Mariners
(2) |
1917-1969 |
25 | 1566-001 | MV Square Sinnet. v.30 |
1953 |
26 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v. WSA 27 |
1944 |
26 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.51 |
1946 |
26 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.1-16 |
1947-1948 |
26 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.7-14 |
1949 |
27 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.15-18, 20-31, 33-42, 45-49 |
1949-1951 |
28 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.50-60, 62, 72-82 |
1951-1952 |
29 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.82, 83, 87-95, 98-116 |
1952-1953 |
30 | 1566-001 | SS Denali. v.117-1935 |
1953-1954 |
30 | 1566-001 | MS Palisana. v.1-8 |
1947-1948 |
30 | 1566-001 | SS Chief Washakie. v.21-22 |
1947 |
31 | 1566-001 | SS Chief Washakie. v.23-25 |
1947-1948 |
31 | 1566-001 | SS Chief Washakie. v.18-20 Bridge logs |
|
31 | 1566-001 | SS Coastal Nomad. v.0-18 |
1957-1961 |
31 | 1566-001 | SS Coastal Nomad. v.19-28, 30-38, 40-42 |
1961-1966 |
32 | 1566-001 | SS Square Knot. v.71 |
1954 |
32 | 1566-001 | SS Palisana. v.62 |
1954 |
32 | 1566-001 | SS Victoria. v.30 |
1952 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.13, 16 |
1949 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.32, 35 |
1951 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.45-47 |
1952 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.49-56 |
1953 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. Bell book, v.56, v.59-65 |
1954 |
33 | 1566-001 | SS Ring Splice. v.8, 27 |
1948, 1953 |
33 | 1566-001 | MV Tanana. v.12, 15 |
1957 |
34 | 1566-001 | SS Aleutian. v.3 |
1948 |
34 | 1566-001 | SS Aleutian. v.27-30, 33, 37-41, 42-50, 52-55,
57-59 |
1951-1954 |
35 | 1566-001 | MS Flemish Knot. v.1-5 |
1947-1948 |
35 | 1566-001 | MS Flemish Knot. v.2-8, 10-20, 22, 24, 26,
27 |
1949-1956 |
36 | 1566-001 | MS Flemish Knot. v.28-33 |
1952-1953 |
36 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. Compass observations |
1944-1952 |
36 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.WSA 38, 41, 44, 46-47 |
1946-1947 |
36 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.10, 16-25 |
1947-1948 |
36 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.1, 2, 3-8 |
1948-1949 |
37 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.9-32 |
1949-1950 |
37 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.57-59, 61-64 |
1951-1957 |
38 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.65, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 79-83, 85-93,
99-103, 106-112 |
1951-1953 |
39 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.113-124, 127-135 |
1953-1954 |
39 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.5, 10, 11, 15, 18, 22, 23, 31,
34-35 |
1950-1953 |
40 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.36-56, 58-66 |
1953-1955 |
41 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.67-96 |
1955-1957 |
42 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.97-117, 119-131 |
1957-1959 |
43 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.132-163 |
1959-1961 |
44 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.164-196 |
1961-1962 |
45 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.197-264, 206, 273 |
1962-1963, 1965 |
45 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.203-224 |
1963 |
46 | 1566-001 | SS Nadina. v.225-300 |
1963-1966 |
47 | 1566-001 | MS Galena. v.1, 3-31 |
1955-1957 |
48 | 1566-001 | MS Galena. v.33, 34, 36-61, 63-65 |
1957-1959 |
49 | 1566-001 | MS Galena. v.66-69, 71-78, 81, 82, 84-88, 90-96,
98-100, 102, 104-105 |
1960-1962 |
50 | 1566-001 | MS Galena. v.106-116, 118-125, 127-131, 133-137,
139-142 |
1962-1964 |
51 | 1566-001 | MS Galena. v.143-161, 163-170, 172-177,
179-189 |
1964-1966 |
52 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.1-6, 9-25 |
1954-1957 |
53 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.26-33 |
1957-1958 |
53 | 1566-001 | SS Seacoronet. v.1-7, 3-7 |
1951-1953 |
54 | 1566-001 | SS Abigail Adams. v.1-4 |
1949 |
54 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 1, 2, 5-12 (bridge
logs) |
1946-1947 |
54 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 1-6 |
1947-1948 |
54 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 1-5, 7-12 |
1948-1950 |
55 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 13-19, 21-41 |
1950-1953 |
56 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 42-71 |
1953-1956 |
57 | 1566-001 | MV Coastal Monarch. v. 72, 73, 75-80,
108-120 |
1956-1957, 1963-1966 |
57 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.34-41 |
1959 |
58 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.42-67, 69, 72-77 |
1959-1961 |
59 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.78-80, 82-87, 89-92, 96-116 |
1961-1964 |
60 | 1566-001 | SS Tonsina. v.117, 118, 120-147 |
1965-1966 |
60 | 1566-001 | SS Lucidor. v.7015 |
1947-1948 |
61 | 1566-001 | SS North Sea. v.77-83 (bridge logs) |
1946-1967 |
61 | 1566-001 | SS Katherine B. Sherwood. Reactivation |
1951 |
61 | 1566-001 | SS Katherine B. Sherwood. v.1-2 (deck
logs) |
1952 |
89 | 1566-001 | SS Columbia. v.76 |
1944 |
89 | 1566-001 | SS Jumper Hitch. v.6 |
1947 |
89-90 | 1566-001 | SS Coastal Rambler. v.2-106 and NSA 2 |
1949-1964 |
90-91 | 1566-001 | SS Baranof. v.33-56 |
1950 |
91 | 1566-001 | SS Nenana. v.9 |
1960 |
91 | 1566-001 | Olympia Pioneer. v.2 |
1961 |
91 | 1566-001 | SS Peter J. McGuire. V.1-5 |
1948-1949 |
91, 95-96 | 1566-001 | SS Aleutian. v.3-23, 8-24, 114, 115 |
1947-1950 |
91 | 1566-001 | MS Ring Splice. v.17, 19, 21-25 |
1952-1953 |
92 | 1566-001 | MS Ring Splice. v.1-3, 5-16 |
1949-1952 |
93 | 1566-001 | MV Rose Knot. V.1-6 (includes 1 engine room log and 1
cargo book) |
1947 |
93 | 1566-001 | SS Geo. D. Prentice. V.1-11 plus engineer's log
books |
1951-1952 |
93-94 | 1566-001 | MS Reef Knot. v.1-4 |
1947-1948 |
94 | 1566-001 | SS Sutherland. v.5-21 |
1939-1942 |
94 | 1566-001 | SS American Star. v.2-9 |
1942-1943 |
94-95 | 1566-001 | MV Square Knot. v.1-8 |
1947-1948 |
95 | 1566-001 | SS Diamond Cement. v.1-2 |
1949 |
95 | 1566-001 | SS Diamond Knot. v.1 |
1947 |
96 | 1566-001 | MV Palisana. v.15-18, 23 |
1950-1951 |
96 | 1566-001 | SS Oduna. v.79, 81 |
1938, 1939 |
96 | 1566-001 | MV Lucidor. v.18-19 (cargo), v.28 |
1950, 1951 |
96-99 | 1566-001 | MV Sailors Splice. v.1-12, v,3-6 Grace, v.15-16,
v.24-32 |
1949-1953 |
96-99 | 1566-001 | MV Sailors Splice. Cargo log v.9, 10, 12, radar log,
mariners notices v.5, 8-18 |
1947-1948 |
97-99 | 1566-001 | SS Alaska. v.321-335, v.4, 14, 39, v.1-28 smooth
logs |
1941-1954 |
97-99 | 1566-001 | Northland Co., Grain storage (various ships)
v.1-16 |
1941-1954 |
97 | 1566-001 | SS North Sea. v.84 |
1947 |
97 | 1566-001 | SS Sutherland. |
1941 |
97 | 1566-001 | SS Columbia. v.74 |
1944 |
97 | 1566-001 | SS Bering. V.16 |
1939 |
97 | 1566-001 | MV Susitna. V.13-16 (cargo log) |
1950 |
100 | 1566-001 | SS Geo. D. Prentice. v.1 |
1951 |
100 | 1566-001 | SS Rose Knot. v.5 |
1948 |
Series 2: Reports |
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Box | Accession | ||
61 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports--Northland Transportation
Co. |
1940-1943 |
61 | 1566-001 | Voyage Reports by Ports (Capt. Sterner) |
1951-1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958-1959 |
62 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1932-1935 |
63 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1936-1937 |
64 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. Abstracts of deck logs. |
1938-1939 |
65 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1940 |
65 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1941 |
66 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1942 |
67 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1942-1943 |
68-69 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1944 |
69-70 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1945 |
70-71 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1946 |
71 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1947-1948 |
72-73 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1949-1950 |
73 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. Deck log |
1951 |
74 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1953-1957 |
75 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1950-1957 |
75 | 1566-001 | Master's Reports. |
1960-1961 |
86 | 1566-001 | Ketchikan Wharf Co. Tonnage and Revenue
Reports. |
1950-1960 |
100 | 1566-001 | Voyage Reports by Ports (Capt. Sterner) |
1950 |
Accession No. 1585-001: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1908-1971Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, freight tarriffs, passenger tarriffs, 1908-1971. The Alaska Steamship Company shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and Southeast Alaska from the early 1900's until the early 1950's. These records list shipping rates, as regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, for commodities between certain ports as well as passenger rates. The passenger circular letters in Boxes 60 and 61 include tourists' promotional material for the Inside Passage.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Alaska Steamship Co. via J.J. Dillon, 1971-04-09
Processing Info: This accession was originally recieved partly in storage cartons and partly in letter transfer cases, numbered 1-63. When boxes were transferred to the FRC they were rehoused into standard storage cartons. As a result, the box number sequence is now 1-15; 46-51; 52-54 (in one box); 56-58 (in one box) and 60-63. Boxes 55,59, and 16-45 were discarded. Box 14 contains box 88 of Accession 1566-001 and box 59 of this accession.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Accession | ||
1 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs
General Notes: Letter Boxes 1-3
|
1908-1919 |
2 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs
General Notes: Letter Boxes 4-6
|
1922-1930 |
3 | 1585-001 | Consolidated Freight Classification
General Notes: Letter Boxes 7-9
|
1929-1930 |
3 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs
General Notes: Letter Boxes 7-9
|
1930-1937 |
4 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs
General Notes: Letter Boxes 10-12
|
1937-1952 |
5 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #732-779
General Notes: Letter Boxes 13-15
|
1953-1957 |
6 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #780-831
General Notes: Letter Boxes 16-18
|
1958-1966 |
7 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #832-838
General Notes: Letter Boxes 19-21
|
1963-1967 |
8 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #839-850
General Notes: Letter Boxes 22-24
|
1963-1966 |
9 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #851-865
General Notes: Letter Boxes 25-27
|
1964-1969 |
10 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #866-877
General Notes: Letter Boxes 28-30
|
1966-1970 |
11 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs TCFB 2-F, 878-889
General Notes: Letter Boxes 31-33
|
undated |
12 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #890-904
General Notes: Letter Boxes 34-36
|
1967-1971 |
13 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs #905-915
General Notes: Letter Boxes 37-38
|
1968-1971 |
14 | 1585-001 | Consolidated Freight Classification # 3, 4, 10,
55
General Notes: Includes Letter Box 59 of #1585 and box 88 of #1566
|
ca 1918-1936 |
14 | 1585-001 | General Letters |
undated |
14 | 1585-001 | Correspondence, re Square Sinnet |
1950 |
14 | 1585-001 | Correspondence, interoffice re Sailors
Splice |
ca. 1949 |
14 | 1585-001 | Correspondence, interoffice re Flemish Knot |
ca. 1949-1951 |
14 | 1585-001 | Letters and Materials Re: Ship "Nadina" |
1952 |
14 | 1585-001 | Pilot House Log Book, ship "Coastal Rambler" |
1967 |
15 | 1585-001 | National Motor Freight Classification
A-10-A-11 |
undated |
15 | 1585-001 | Uniform Freight Classification 9-10 |
undated |
15 | 1585-001 | AFA Dangerous Articles Tariff #13 |
undated |
46 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
1908-1918 |
47 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
1922-1924 |
47 | 1585-001 | ICC Freight |
1913-1920 |
48 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
1929-1949 |
49 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
1942-1958 |
50 | 1585-001 | Cannery Contracts |
1935-1936 |
50 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
ca. 1938-1946 |
50 | 1585-001 | Freight Circulars |
1961-1970 |
51 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
approx. 1950-1960 |
52 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
ca. 1950-1961 |
53 | 1585-001 | Freight Tariffs |
1961-1968 |
54 | 1585-001 | Alaska Railroad Tariffs |
1949-1958 |
56 | 1585-001 | Copper River and Northwestern Railway Circulars and
Tariffs |
ca. 1909-1939 |
57 | 1585-001 | White Pass and Yukon Route - Freight Tariffs |
1908 |
57 | 1585-001 | Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Co. Freight
Tariffs |
ca. 1914-1918, 1932 |
58 | 1585-001 | Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Co. Freight
Tariffs |
1946-1950 |
14 | 1585-001 | Consolidated Freight Classification (ICC)
General Notes: Box 59
|
1923-1936 |
60 | 1585-001 | Passenger Tariffs - Circulars and
Corrections) |
undated |
61 | 1585-001 | Passenger Tariffs - Circulars |
1916-1927, 1949-1953 |
62 | 1585-001 | Passenger Tariffs |
1919-1953 |
63 | 1585-001 | Circular letters - mainly responses to tourists
inquiries |
1914-1959 |
63 | 1585-001 | Lost Ticket Bulletins |
1949 |
Accession No. 1585-002: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1950-1960Return to Top
Scope and Content: Hearings, court papers, applications, correspondence and related papers, scrapbook, ca. 1950s-1960s.
"Dockets": hearings, correspondence with attorneys and supporting documents re. Federal Maritime Commission hearings on freight tariffs and ICC hearings on routes. Oversized volume contains graphs and charts re. vessels, tonnage, passengers, rates and claims.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Alaska Steamship Co., 1971-01-01
Accession No. 1585-003: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1965Return to Top
Scope and Content: Speech, "Alaska Water Transportation --Business or Hobby?" given at the Seattle Rotary Club July 13, [1965?] by D.E. Skinner, the president of Alaska Steamship Company.
The speech concerned the plight of the American Merchant marine in general and of the Alaska trade in particular.
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: UW. Libraries, Special Collections; date unknown
Accession No. 1585-004: Alaska Steamship Company ephemera, 1909-1940Return to Top
Scope and Content: Magazines, pamphlets and ephemera from the Alaska Steam Ship Company. Most of the items are selling trips to Alaska and advertising the company. Also includes two Alaska Steamship Company First-Class Passenger's Identification Check tickets.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Acquisition Info: Alaska Steamship Company First-Class Passenger's Identification Check tickets donated by Gregory L. Clarke, May 12, 2021. All other ephemera separated from the Pacific Northwest Pamphlet files, 2023.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Freight and freightage--United States
- Independent regulatory commissions--United States
- Interstate commerce
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Shipping--Rates
- Shipping--United States
- Steamboat lines--Pacific Coast (North America)
Corporate Names
- Abigail Adams (Ship)
- Alaska (Ship)
- Aleutian (Ship)
- American Star (Ship)
- Baranof (Ship)
- Bering (Ship)
- Cape Victory (Ship)
- Chief Washakie (Ship)
- Coastal Monarch (Ship)
- Coastal Nomad (Ship)
- Coastal Rambler (Ship)
- Columbia (Ship)
- Copper River and Northwestern Railway
- David Dudley Field (Ship)
- Denali (Ship)
- Diamond Cement (Ship)
- Edmond Mallet (Ship)
- Flemish Knot (Ship)
- Galena (Ship)
- George D. Prentice (Ship)
- H.D. Whitehead (Ship)
- Henry S. Sanford (Ship)
- Herbert D. Croly (Ship)
- Iliamna (Ship)
- James T. Fields (Ship)
- John Dockweiler (Ship)
- John H. Quick (Ship)
- Jumper Hitch (Ship)
- Katherine B. Sherwood (Ship)
- Lakina (Ship)
- Lucidor (Ship)
- Lusitna (Ship)
- Nadina (Ship)
- Nenana (Ship)
- North Sea (Ship)
- Oduna (Ship)
- Olympic Pioneer (Ship)
- Pacific & Arctic Railway & Navigation Company
- Palisana (Ship)
- Peter J. McGuire (Ship)
- Red Oak Victory (Ship)
- Reef Knot (Ship)
- Rose Knot (Ship)
- Sailor's Splice (Ship)
- Seacoronet (Ship)
- Square Knot (Ship)
- Square Sinnet (Ship)
- Susitna (Ship)
- Sutherland (Ship)
- Talkeetna (Ship)
- Tanana (Ship)
- Terminal Knot (Ship)
- Tonsina (Ship)
- United States. Federal Maritime Commission
- United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
- Victoria (Ship)
- Yukon (Ship)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Skinner, D. E (creator)
Corporate Names
- Alaska Steamship Co.--Archives (creator)