Lane/Mead Boston Maritime Collection, 1931-2004 | Boston Public Library Archival and Manuscript Finding Aid Database

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Collection Overview

Title: Lane/Mead Boston Maritime Collection, 1931-2004

Predominant Dates: 1931-2002

Collection Identifier: MS 3898

Primary Creator: Lane, Arthur

Other Creators: Mead, Jane

Extent: 6.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 12 series:

1. Day Books

2. Vessels Log

3. Peabody & Lane

4. Certificates for shares of Peabody & Lane Capital Stock

5. The Stowage Red Book

6. The Port of Boston Handbooks

7. Scrapbooks

8. Commission on Waterways and Public Lands

9. Letters and Miscellany

10. Photographs and Certificate

11. Port of Boston and Related Material

12. Related Material

Date Acquired: 00/00/2006

Abstract

This collection contains material that documents the industrial development and history of the Port of Boston. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, a vessel log, day books, agreements, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection documents the industrial development and history of the Port of Boston. It is an artificially constructed collection containing material from various entities connected with the Port of Boston Harbor Shipping Industry, including Arthur Lane, Jane Mead, Capt. A. Ross Pope, the Boston Shipping Association, Walter Egee, and Capt. Steve Palmer.

Collection Historical Note

Arthur Lane

Arthur Lane graduated from Harvard in 1939 and began working for Peabody & Lane, a steamship agency founded by his father and Robert Peabody in 1920. Lane supervised the company's break bulk stevedoring operations until he joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in New Guinea where he was Company Commander of the 19th Seabee Stevedoring Battalion. Lane returned to Boston in 1946 and began his career as a shipping industry leader in the Port of Boston. He became President of Peabody & Lane in 1964 and served as President of the Boston Shipping Association from 1968 through 1990. During this time, Lane participated in negotiations with the east coast International Longshoremen's Association. He was the founding member of The Boston Harbor Association, a long-time Associate Member of the Boston Marine Society, and a manager of the Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society. Mr. Lane died in Boston in 2008.

Jane Mead

As Project Review Coordinator of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CMZ), Jane Mead implemented the agency’s program policy and regulatory functions. Mead was CMZ's lead reviewer of transportation and energy projects including the Central Artery/Tunnel Project; the proposed abandonment of the Boston & Maine rail spur to the Mystic River Designated Port; HubLine, a high-pressure natural gas pipeline constructed through Massachusetts Bay; expansion of several coastal electrical generating facilities; and the Cape Wind Project. Her publications include Energy Consumption and its Impact on the Massachusetts Coastal Zone (2004), Guide to Environmental Permitting in Massachusetts (2003), Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Plan (2002), and "Coastal Zone Law" in Massachusetts Environmental Law, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Association (2001). Ms. Mead is past president of the Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society.

Administrative Information

Repository: Boston Public Library Archival and Manuscript Finding Aid Database

Access Restrictions: Open for research.

Use Restrictions:

Items in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. The Boston Public Library does not hold copyright on the material in this collection. Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations that hold copyright.

When reproducing material from this collection please include the credit line "Courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library/Rare Books."

Acquisition Source: Arthur Lane and Jane Mead

Acquisition Method: Donation

Separated Materials:

Books

Baker, William A., The Boston Marine Society in the American War for Independence. (VK 1.B83B34)

Cunliffe, Tom, ed. Pilot Schooners of North American and Great Britian. (Acc. 2008-154 folio)

Old Shipping Days in boston. (VK 23 S7)

Russell, Maud. Men Along the Shore: The I.L.A. and its History. (Acc. 2008-155)

United States. Maritime Administration. Marine Museums in the United States. (Acc. 2008-153)

Preferred Citation: Lane/Mead Boston Maritime Collection, 3898. Rare Books and Manuscripts Department, Boston Public Library. Courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library/Rare Books.

Processing Information: Finding aid written by Sean Casey and Jane Mead, May 2006.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Day Books, 1942, 1952-1980, 1982-1996],
[Series 2: Vessels Log and number of ships per year. Patterson, Wylde & Co. Steamship Agents, 1889-1959, 1965-1966],
[Series 3: Peabody & Lane Record Books, 1932-2002],
[Series 4: Certificates for Shares of Peabody & Lane Capital Stock, 1932-1989],
[Series 5: The Stowage Red Book, 1940, 1944],
[Series 6: Port of Boston Handbooks, 1975-1980, 1984-1987],
[Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1931-1934],
[Series 8: Commission of Waterways and Public Lands, 1916],
[Series 9: Letters and Miscellany, 1936-2002],
[Series 10: Photographs and Certificates],
[Series 11: Port of Boston and Related Material],
[Series 12: Related Material],
[All]

Series 9: Letters and Miscellany, 1936-2002

Box 1

Folder 1: Patterson, Wylde & Co. Inc.: Ledger, 1936-2951

See also Vessles Log. Donated by Capt. Ross Pope.

Folder 2: Ship Arrival and Departure Log, 1950-1990

Folders 2-21 donated by Arthur Lane.

Folder 3: Peabody & Lane: Miscellaneous Papers, n.d., 1986-2001

Folder 4: Peabody & Lane, Inc.: Facilile Transmissions, 1991-1994

Folder 5: Photographs, n.d.

Miscellaneous

Folder 6: Photographs, [ca. 1961-1993]

Dedication of International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income, Union Hall, South Boston.

Item 1: A. Lane, pres. BSA, [ca. 1961-1993]
Item 2: Dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income Union Hall, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]
Item 3: Lane, President, Boston Shipping Assoc. Teddy Gleason, Pres, I.L.A., [ca. 1961-1993]: Arthur Lane and Teddy Gleason at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Associatio Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Left to right: Arthur Lane, President, Boston Shipping Association; Teddy Gleason, President, I.L.A.
Item 4: Mayor Flynn, [ca. 1961-1993]: Mayor Ray Flynn at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Assoication Guarenteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Left to right: Bob Calder; Ann Alyward; Ray Flynn; Arthur Lane.
Item 5: Dedication of ILA Guaranteed Annual Income, Union Hall, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]: Mayor Ray Flynn at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston.
Item 6: Dedication of ILA Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]: Ann Alyward and Arthur Lane at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Ray Flynn in background.
Item 7: Dedication of ILA Guarantee Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]: Mayor Flynn at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Left to right: Ann Alyward; Arthur Lane; Mayor Ray Flynn; Eddie Connolly; Teddy Gleason; Walter Sullivan; unidentified.
Item 8: Teddie Gleason, president I.L.A., [ca. 1961-1993]: Teddy Gleason at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Left to right: Bob Calder; Ann Alyward (partial); Teddy Gleason; Arthur Lane; Eddie Connolly; Ray Flynn.
Item 9: Teddie Gleason, president I.L.A., [ca. 1961-1993]: Teddy Gleason at the dedication of the International Longshoremen's Association Guaranteed Annual Income. Union Hall, South Boston. Left to right: Bob Calder; Ann Alyward (shoulder), Teddy Gleason; Arthur Lane; Eddie Connolly; Ray Flynn, Walter Sullivan.
Item 10: Dedication of the International Longshoremen's Assoication Guarantee Annual Income Union Hall, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

Folder 7: Photographs, n.d.

Ships

Folder 8: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1967-1968

Folder 9: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1976

Folder 10: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1981-1982

Folder 11: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1986-1987

Folder 12: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1989

Folder 13: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1990-1992

Folder 14: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1993-1994

Folder 15: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1995-1997

Folder 16: Lane, Arthur: Correspondence, 1998-1999

Folder 17: Lane, Arthur, 2001-2002

Folder 18: Lane, Arthur: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, n.d., 1959-2004

Folder 19: Lane, Arthur: Maps, n.d.

Folder 20: Lane, Arthur: Speeches, n.d., 1982

Folder 21: Miscellaneous Papers, n.d., 1971

Box 2

Folder 1: United States Department of Labor, "Manpower Utilization - Job Security in the Longshore Industry." :Report, September, 1964: Folders 1-16 donated by the Boston Shipping Association.
Folder 2: Ross, Philip, "Waterfront Labor Response to Technological Change: A Tale of Two Unions." Article, July 1970: Reprinted from Labor Law Journal.
Folder 3: Berry, Richard W., "Guaranteed Annual Income in Collective Bargaining for the Port of Boston." Report, February 1975
Folder 4: Boston Harbor Conservation and Development Act, 1926
Folder 5: Morgan, Charles S., "Coastal Shipping Under Sail, 1880-1920.' Speech, 3 November 1978
Folder 6: Boston Shipping Association, "The Port of Boston: To "Drop Dead" or Survive as a New England Regional Port." Report, February 1983
Folder 7: Post, Buckley, Schuh, & Jernigan, Inc., "Massport Cruise Study." Report, January 1985
Folder 8: Hogan, William, Daniel Georgianna, and Toby Huff, "The Massachusetts Marine Economy." Report, April 1991
Folder 9: Consensus-Building Institute (Patrick Field, Gregg Macey), "Road Salt Storage and Distribution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Chelsea Salt Dock Conflict Assessment." Report, 4 March 2002
Folder 10: Kohr, Todd, "Inside the Working Port: A Re-Examination of Designated Port Areas." Report, 15 April 2003
Folder 11: Lanfer, Ashley Lanfer and Madeline Taylor, "Immigrant Engagement in Public Open Space: Strategies for the New Boston," Report, n.d.
Folder 12: Lambos, Constantine P., "Policing the Trustee: The Law Governing Labor-Management Employee Benefit Funds." Report,, n.d.
Folder 13: Parsons Brinkerhoff, " Lynn Seaport/Containerport Pre-Feasibility Study.", n.d.
Folder 14: Federal Maritime Commission. Independent Ocean Freight Forwarder License, Patterson, Wylde & Co., n.d., 27 October 1967: Included is a photograph of John Wylde
Folder 15: Ross, Alexander Pope: Certificates, 1793, 1996
Folder 16: Stevedore Notebook, c. 1950

Box 3

Folder 1: General Stevedoring Council, n.d.

Photographs. Folders 1-20 donated by the Boston Shipping Assoication.

Item 1: General Stevedoring Council, [ca. 1961-1993]: On item back: L to R: ?, A. Lane, standing: Bob Calder, Mngr BSA, Teddy Gleason, Pres., Internat'l. ILA, Macnamah, Intnal VP ILA.

Folder 2: General Stevedoring Council: Meetings and Membership, 1989-2001

Folder 3: General Stevedoring Council: Register of Members, 1990-2000

Folder 4: General Stevedoring Council: Meeting Minutes, 1992-2000

Folder 5: Grand Trunk Railroad, n.d., 1981

Folder 6: Boston Shipping Association: General, 1966

Folder 7: Boston Shipping Association: International Longshoremen's Association Contract, 1968

Folder 8: Boston Shipping Association: Agenda for Labor Relations Committee Meeting, 30 September 1971

Folder 9: Boston Shipping Association: Statement regarding the failure of the City of Boston to reach an equitable agreement with the Massachussetts Port Authority to operate within the South Boston Naval Annex a deepwater, main ship channe, marine terminal., 1978

Folder 10: Boston Shipping Association: By-Laws, 1979

Folder 11: Boston Shipping Association: Boston Shipping Associaton v. Massachusetts Port Authority, 1981

Folder 12: Boston Shipping Association: Boston Shipping Association v. Massachusetts Port Authority. Motion to Dismiss, 14 July 1982

Folder 13: Boston Shipping Association: Boston Shipping Association v. Massachusetts Port of Authority, 20 April 1983

Folder 14: Boston Shipping Association. Re: House No. 1531

Folder 15: Boston Shipping Association: Memorandum to A. Lane from A. Frizzle, 29 November 1994

Boston Shipping Assoication v. Massport, 1983.

Folder 16: Boston Shipping Association: Frizele, Alfred E. TLS to Arthur Lane, 12 February 1995

Boston Sipping Association v. Massport, 1981

Folder 17: Boston Shipping Association: Miscellaneous, n.d.

Folder 18: North Atlantic Port Survey: Report to Boston Shipping Association, May 1996

Folder 19: Boston Port Reporter, 1947-1948