Alaska Steamship Company records, 1908-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Alaska Steamship Co
Title
Alaska Steamship Company records
Dates
1908-1971 (inclusive)
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
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

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 1566-001: Alaska Steamship Company records, 1917-1969 (bulk 1939-1961)Return to Top

87.88 cu. ft.

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
Series 1: Log Books
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
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

45 lin. ft.

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
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

24 lin. ft. (30 boxes)

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

18 items (1 vertical file)

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

1 vertical file

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

  • Personal Names
    • Skinner, D. E (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Alaska Steamship Co.--Archives (creator)