Ships and Shipping

Logbook, November 24, 1896-March 6, 1898, of the schooner Novelty during voyages from Coos Bay, Oregon, along the Pacific Coast to San Francisco, California. The Novelty was built in 1886 for the Simpson Lumber Co. It went aground on September 20, 1907, and this logbook was salvaged from the wreck.

Lithograph of the U.S.S. Constitution at sea.

The Olive S. Southard was a cargo ship that was active in the 1880s, shipping goods to and from Portland, Oregon; its captain was M. H. Walker (1836-1899). Records include correspondence and financial documents.

Oaths of Master, Oliff Olson, for the steamer Rescue, Portland, Oregon, March 9 and April 8, 1865.

Rules and regulations adopted by the Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Columbia River Bar and the Columbia and Willamette rivers, March 30, 1891.

Register of ships that traversed the Columbia River Bar between June 1898 and May 1906, including information about who piloted the ships, and on what dates the ships crossed the bar or reached Astoria, Oregon. The Oregon Provisional Legislature formed the Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners in 1846 to regulate pilotage on the Columbia River.

Two negative photocopy plans on 1 sheet of a light draft sternwheel boat for the Oregon City Transportation Co. by architect J. H. Johnston.

Records and memorabilia of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon. Materials include reports, instructional manuals and informational pamphlets, photograph albums, and souvenir publications. The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation (sometimes called the Oregon Shipbuilding Company) was one of three shipyards that Henry J. Kaiser established in Portland and in Vancouver, Washington, to produce vessels during World War II. The company's manager was Albert Bauer (1900-1993).

Black and white photographs depicting the shipyard, workers, and ships of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon, including an album on the all-woman launch of the S.S. Nehalem, and images of fireboats and crews fighting a fire at the shipyard on August 30, 1945.

Small binder containing information on vessels built, sponsors, employment levels, facilities, and related matters.