Lane/Mead Boston Maritime Collection, 1931-2004

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Day Books, 1942, 1952-1980, 1982-1996

Documents the stevedores hired by the shipping company P & O Nedloyd, who worked each day, the ship that they worked on, and other information including weather condiditons and cargos. (Donated byWa;ter Egee. { & O Nedlyd)

Item 1: Day Book, 1942

Item 2: Day Book, 1952

Item 3: Day Book, 1953

Item 4: Day Book, 1954

Item 5: Day Book, 1955

Item 6: Day Book, 1956

Item 7: Day Book, 1957

Item 8: Day Book, 1958

Item 9: Day Book, 1959

Item 10: Day Book, 1960

Item 11: Day Book, 1961

Item 12: Day Book, 1962

Item 13: Day Book, 1963

Item 14: Day Book, 1964

Item 15: Day Book, 1965

Item 16: Day Book, 1966

Item 17: Day Book, 1967

Item 18: Day Book, 1968

Item 19: Day Book, 1969

Item 20: Day Book, 1970

Item 21: Day Book, 1971

Item 22: Day Book, 1972

Item 23: Day Book, 1973

Item 24: Day Book, 1974

Item 25: Day Book, 1975

Item 26: Day Book, 1976

Item 27: Day Book, 1977

Item 28: Day Book, 1978

Item 29: Day Book, 1979

Item 30: Day Book, 1980

Item 30a: Day Book, 1981

Item 31: Day Book, 1982

Item 32: Day Book, 1883

Item 33: Day Book, 1984

Item 34: Day Book, 1985

Item 35: Day Book, 1986

Item 36: Day Book, 1987

Item 37: Day Book, 1988

Item 38: Day Book, 1989

Item 39: Day Book, 1990

Item 40: Day Book, 1991

Item 41: Day Book, 1992

Item 42: Day Book, 1993

Item 43: Day Book, 1994

Item 44: Day Book, 1995

Item 45: Day Book, 1996

Series 2: Vessels Log and number of ships per year. Patterson, Wylde & Co. Steamship Agents, 1889-1959, 1965-1966

Includes arrivals and departures for ships agented by Patterson, Wylde from 1958-1966. Company was sold to Moran Shipping in 1995. (Donated by Capt. A. Ross Pope)

Item 1: Vessels Log, 1889-1959; 1956-1966

Series 3: Peabody & Lane Record Books, 1932-2002

Includes agreements, by-laws, board of directors and shareholders meeting minutes, manager's reports, and financial statements. Also includes records for Mediterranean Shipping Company. (Donated by Arthur Lane)

Item 1: Meeting Minutes, 1932-1944

Item 2: Meeting Minutes, 1945-1975

Item 3: Meeting Minutes, 1976-2002

Series 4: Certificates for Shares of Peabody & Lane Capital Stock, 1932-1989

(Donated by Arthur Lane)

Item 1: Certificates, 1932-1989

Series 5: The Stowage Red Book, 1940, 1944

Instructions and other useful information on how to pack a ship. (Donated by the Boston Shipping Association)

Item 1: The Stowage Red Book, 1941

Item 2: The Stowage Red Book, 1944

Series 6: Port of Boston Handbooks, 1975-1980, 1984-1987

Provides information about port services and maritime businesses. (Donated by the Boston Shipping Association)

Item 1: Port of Boston Handbook, 1975-1776

Item 2: Port of Boston Handbook, 1977-1978

Item 3: Port of Boston Handbook, 1979-1980

Item 4: Port of Boston Handbook, 1984-1985

Item 5: Port of Boston Handbook, 1986-1987

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1931-1934

Documents dockworker's strike and other International Longshoremen's Association activities as well as related maritime industry news.

Item 1: Scrapbook, 1931-1934

Item 2: Scrapbook, 1931-1934

Series 8: Commission of Waterways and Public Lands, 1916

(Donated by Jane Mead)

Item 1: Annual Report, 1916

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

Series 10: Photographs and Certificates

Box 1

Folder 1: Photographs

Port of Boston operations. Donated by the Boston Shipping Association.

Folder 1

Item 1: Arthur Lane, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R, rear, Chrissy Callahan, [unknown], [unknown], Bob Groom, [unknown], [unknown]. Front: Edsa Dalton, Arthur Lane, John Wylde.

Item 2: Arthur Lane, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Bobby Gleason, Bob Calder, Walter Sullivan, Teddy Gleason, Billy Mac. 25

Item 3: Arthur Lane and others, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Billy Mahoney, Al Jennings, [unknown], [unknown], Billy Rice, Bob Groom, Billy Donovan, [unknown], George Fitzgerald. Front: Billy Mack, Edsa Dalton, Arthur Lane, John Wylde. 21.

Item 4: Arthur Lane and Anne Aylward, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Foreground: Anne Alwayrd, Arthur Lane. 17.

Item 5: Arthur Lane and Loius DeSisto, Scotty Rago, Edsa Dalton, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Rear: [unknown], Bob Groom, [unknown], [unknown], [unknown]. Front: Louis DeSisto, Scotty Rago, Edsa Dalton, Arthur Lane. 7.15.

Item 6: Arthur Lane and Teddy Gleason, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Teddy Gleason, Arthur Lane. 27.

Item 7: Arthur Lane with Bob Calder, Anne Aylward, Teddy Gleason, Eddie Connolly and Ray Flynn, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Bob Calder, Anne Aylward, Teddy Gleason, Arthur Lane, Eddie Connolly, Ray Flynn. 19.

Item 8: Arthur Lane with Bob Calder, Teddy Gleason, Eddie Connolly, Ray Flynn and Walter Sullivan. # 16, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Bob Calder, Teddy Gleason, Arthur Lane, Eddie Connolly, Ray Flynn, Walter Sullivan. 16.

Item 9: Arthur Lane with Darby Noonan, Billy Hankard, Pliney Bromley, Pat Gill, Edsa Dalton and John Wylde., [ca. 1963-1991]

On item back: L-R: Darby Noonan, Billy Hankard, [unknown], Pliny Bromley, [unknown], [unknown]. Front: Pat Gill, Edsa Dalton, Arthur Lane, John Wylde. 23.

Item 10: Arthur Lane with Georgie Fitter, Bill Morton, Billy Horohoe, Scotty Rago, Edsa Dalton and John Wylde. #22., [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Georgie Fitter, Bill Morton, [unknown], Bob Calder, Jack Powell. Front: Scotty Rago, Edsa Dalton, Arthur Lane, John Wylde. 22.

Item 11: Arthur Lane with Teddy Gleason and Walter Sullivan, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Teddy Gleason, pres. ILA, Arthur Lane, pres. BSA, Walter Sullivan, ILA sec./treasurer. 26

Item 12: Arthur Lane with Teddy Gleason, Walter Sullivan and Bob Calder, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Arthur Lane, Teddy Gleason, Walter Sullivan, Bob Calder. 20.

Item 13: Bob Calder speaking. Arthur Lane and Ray Flynn, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R:  Bob Calder, Arthur Lane, Eddie Connolly, Ray Flynn, Walter Sullivan. 24.

Item 14: Boston Fish Pier, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: The Boston Fish Pier, located on Northern Avenue in South Boston next to the World Trade Center, has been owned by Massport since 1972. Massport has completed a $25 million rehabilitation of the pier and creating first-class commercial office space and modern fish processing and distribution operations. All this was accomplished while preserving the historic facade of the buildings.

Item 15: Bridge of fire boat, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: Massport's fireboat crosses Boston harbor, with its crew of trained waterfront firefighters. The fireboat is just one piece of Boston's safety network, working in cooperation with the US Coast Guard, the US Army corps of Engineers, Boston Fire Department, the Massachussetts state Police, and various other public safety organizations to insure free transit within the Port of Boston.

Item 16: Container about to be loaded onto truck, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: A container is seured on truck chassis for delivery to a Boston-area consignee. Because maintenance of truck routes is essential to a strong working port, Massport works closely with city and state officials on a series of roadway projects.

Item 17: Container being secured on truck chassis, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: A container is secured on truck chassis for delivery to a Boston-area consignee. Because maintenance of truck routes is essential to a strong working port, Massport works closely with city and state officials on a series of roadway projects.

Folder 2: Photographs

Item 1: Container crane at Moran Terminal, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Shipping Association, Inc., Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Third Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 16.

Item 2: Container vessel, Conley Terminal, South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: A container vessel works at Conley Terminal in South Boston, one of Massport's two container terminals in the Port of Boston. Its cargo is part of the more than one million tons of general cargo, worth $4 billion, handled in the port annually.

Item 3: Containers awaiting transfer at Moran Terminal, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Shipping Association Inc. Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 42.

Item 4: Containers being shifted from stacks at Massport's Moran Terminal, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: Containers are shifted from stacks at Massport's Moran Terminal. One of the two container facilities in Boston Harbor, Moran Terminal handles approximately 45,000 containers annually.

Item 5: Cunard's QE 2, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Cunard's QE 2 is easily accomodated at Massport's Black Falcon Cruise Terminal. which provides berthing space for two vessels at a time. The enclosed, self-leveling gangway, is one of the modern features offered at New England's major cruise terminal. The QE 2's call is just one of the more than 20 ship visits scheduled annually at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, conveniently located near Logan International Airport and downtown Boston. Boston Port/1740.

Item 6: First Communion Breakfast I.L.A. Ind. Bindstrum's, 1954 September 16

On item back: Broadway, So. Bos. Sept 23, 1954. 1st com. Breakfast I.L.A. Ind. Blindstrum's Ed McCormack, J.F. Moran, Capt. Hennessy, Div. 2, Fr. John B. Powers, Ab'p Richard J. Cushing, Thomas Kennedy, Maj., David Flynn, Paul Callinan.

Item 7: Gantry Cranes, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item:: The Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport's) cargo handling operation relies on modern containerized technology. Gantry cranes lift 20 foot or 40 foot standardized metal boxes from the ship's deck and load them onto truck chassis for efficient delivery. Massport's maritime termianls are conveniently located with access to interstate highways serving the six-state New England region, the mid-Atlantic states and the Midwest. Boston Port/1740.

Item 8: Hugh Collins, Bob Calder, and Walter Egee, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Foreground: Hugh Collins, Bob Calder, Walter Egee.

Item 9: Hyster forklift, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: Massport has a full complement of support equiptment available at its terminals, including Hyster forklifes, which can assist in moving cargo within the terminal yard.

Item 10?: I want my kids to have Xmas too!, 1975 December 8

On item back: BHP120806 - 12/8/75-Boston: Some members of a group of about 300 longshoremen marched from Commonwealth Pier to the State House, 12/08/75. The longshoremen are upset with the way they insist the Boston Shipping Assoication has not held up their half of the contract. A contingent of 26 union local leaders met for 40 minutes with two assistant attorneys general to explain the grievances, and to persuade the state to investigate the shippers.

Item 11: Longshoremen pay respects to war dead, 1963 November 8

On item back: 19-128-349/AH-63. Boston, Mass. Longshoremen working at docks in Boston Army Base area take time out to pay respects to war dead despite heavy down pour. Longshoremen made visits during Veteran's Day weekend. Publication of this photograph is not authoized unless approved for release by a public information office at any army activity of installation and so noted hereon. Its use in commercial advertisement must be approved by the Public Information Division, Office of the Chief of Information. Department of the Army, the Pentagon, Washington 25, D.C., If published, please credit "U.S. Army Photograph".

Item 12: Lulu Portalla, [ca. 1958]

On item back: Lulu Portalla, St. Mary's Hall, So. Boston, 1952.

Item 13: Massport's Conley Terminal. Example of roll-on/roll-off or Ro/Ro, [ca. 1986 September]

On item back: Boston Port/1740. Boston's shipping community helped to keep the local MBTA commuter rail system on schedule on June 9, bringing in the first installment of 67 railcars to be delivered by all-water sea freight service. The four 85-foot railcars, produced by Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blom of West Germany, were handled via a new service at the Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport's) Conley Terminal, roll-on/roll-off or Ro/Ro. Ro/Ro service, which was introduced to Boston in September of 1986 through a space charter agreement between Trans Freight Lines (TFL) and Nedlloyd, allows for direct delivery of heavy-lift equiptment and oversized or wheeled cargo, such as railcars or fire engines. Previously, cargo such as this would have had to be delivered to some other East Coast port, disassembled, trucked to Boston, and reassembled, greatly increasing the possibilities of damage and/or lost delivery time. Once offloaded at Conley Terminal, the railcars were transported by Hallamore Motor Transportation, Inc. of Holbrook to Emprotech in Readville, where they will be finished and set up for service. Local steamship agent was Patterson Wylde & Co., while the forwarder was Panalpina World Transport Ltd.

Item 14: Massport's Moran Terminal, Charlestown, MA, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: A major component of service at Massport's Terminal in Charlestown is feeder barge service from New York and Halifax. Containers bound for New England customers first arrive via container vessels and are then transferred to a barge for tansit to the Port of Boston. Upon arrival, the barge is unloaded with Massport's gantry cranes and the containers travel the rest of their route by truck to consignees throughout the six-state reagion. Boston Port/1740.

Item 15: Moran Terminal, Port of Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Port/1740. On hand to oversee arrival of nearly 675,000 pairs of spring shoes at the Massachusetts Port Authority's (Massport's) Moran Terminal in the Port of Boston were (from l. to r.) Don Cercone, vice president and assistant general manager of Advanced Brokers; Jay Buckley, assistant manager/sales for Evergreen Line; Andrew Rosener, manager fo customs and international transportation for Morse Shoe, Inc.; Mike Kozmiski, assistant manager/operation and equipment control for Evergreen Line; and Fank Sheehan, deputy port director/sales and marketing for Massport. This delivery, one of an annual series of Far East imports for Canton-based distributor Morse Shoe, Inc., represents part of more than 20 million tons of footwear, worth more than $240,000,000, handled at the public maritime terminals owned and operated by Massport. Shipped via Evergreen Line, the world's largest steamship company and the number one carrier for footwear for the Far East, the 47 containers were transported to Boston via the Columbia New York, which provides weekly service to the Port of Boston.

Folder 3: Photographs

Item 1: Mystic Pier #1, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Bosto Port/1740.

On item back: New uses are being sought for old-style maritime piers like Mystic Pier #1. Once used for handling newsprint, the terminal has been modernized and is available for delivery and storage of waterborne cargoes.

Item 2: Officials ceremonially "untie" ferry Uncatena from its moorings, following a successful overhaul at Boston Marine Works, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Port/1740. Officials ceremonially "untie" ferry Uncatena from its moorings, following a successful overhaul at Boston Marine Works. Once a bankrupt ship repair operation, it has received new life as a working repairyard for vessels including ferries and tugs, which previously would have had to be transported to ports 40-50 miles away for basic repairs.

Item 3: Ray Flynn speaking, [ca. 1961-1993]

Item 4: Safety check on containerload at the Port of Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item; Boston Port/1740.

On item back: Workers do a safety check on containerload at the Port of Boston, insuring that once the container os onthe road, it will arrive at its ultimate destination safely and securely.

Item 5: Ship loaded with containers, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: A container vessel works at Conley Terminal in South Boston, one of Massport's two container terminals in the Port of Boston. Its cargo is part of the more than one million tons of general cargo, worth $4 billion.

Item 6: "Special" Cargo: Christmas tree, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Port/1740. The Port of Boston often handles "special cargo", like this Christmas tree sent from the City of Rotterdam to the people of Boston. Once offloaded from the vessel, the tree was trucked to Boston's Prudential Center, where it was the centerpiece of a Christmas tree-lighting and caroling event.

Item 7: Spirit of Massachusetts during OP Sail '92 Tall Ship's parade, 1992

On item back: Boston Shipping Association, Inc., Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 73.

Item 8?: Stevedore's meeting, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: L-R: Roscoe Prior- American Stevedoring Corp. P.J. Fanning - Nara Corp. of N.E. Edward Crocker - Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores. William S. Booth - Wm. S. Booth. Joseph Schuldice - Boston Line & Service Company. Homer Gilbert - American Stevedoring Corp. T.M. Smiddy - Mgr. B.S.A. John I. Birmingham - Quinn Bros. Inc. This was a meeting of stevedores at New York for oppostion of overtime on overtime legislation.

Item 9: Tanker Lana being excorted up harbor by tugs, June 1992

On item back: Boston Shipping Assoication, Inc. Charlestown Navy Yark, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516.

Item 10: Unloading fish from a vessel at Boston's Fish Pier, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: Fish, one of New England's largest exports, is unloaded from a vessel at Boston's Fish Pier. Protection of traditional industries like fishing is an important part of total port planning in Boston.

Item 11: View of Boston Harbor looking towards downtown and South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item back: Boston Shipping Association, Inc., Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 12

Item 12: A Waterfront worker secures a winch at the Port of Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]

On item: Boston Port/1740.

On item back: A waterfront worker secures a winch at the Port of Boston. Massport has a stable, skilled labor force available to handle all types of vessels in all types of weather.

Box 2

Item 1: Photograph, ca. early 1900s

Boston Harbor, T Wharf. Donated by Capt. Steve Palmer, Moran Shipping Co.

Item 2: Boston Marine Society Certificate, 8 June 1920

Document with paper seal.

Item 3: Boston Marine Society Certificate, 1 February 1920

Document with was seal. Call number MS Acc 3971 pb.

Series 11: Port of Boston and Related Material

Item 1: Berry, Richard W., "Guarenteed Annual Income in Collective Barganing for the Port of Boston. Report, February 1975

Item 2: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, October 1968

Item 3: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, 1971-1974

Item 4: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, 1974-1977

Item 5: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, 1977-1980

Item 6: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, 1980-11983

Item 7: Boston Shipping Association, Inc. and the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO: Agreement, 1983-1986

Item 8: Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Pilotage Laws, 1 January 1947

Item 9: Hoffman, Miles E., "A Contemporary Analysis of a Labor Union: International Longshoremen's Association", December 1966

Item 10: Longshoremen Agreement, 1929

Item 11: Longshoremen Agreement, 1929-1930

Item 12: Longshoremen Agreement: Clerks, 5 December 1931

Item 13: Longshoremen Agreement, 5 December 1931

Item 14: Longshoremen Agreement, 1932

Item 15: Longshoremen Agreement, 1932

Item 16: Longshoremen Agreement, 1932-1933

Item 17: Longshoremen Agreement, 1932-1933

Item 18: Longshoremen Agreement, 1934

Item 19: Longshoremen Agreement, 1934

Item 20: Longshoremen Agreement, 1935

Item 21: Longshoremen Agreement: Boston, 1936

Item 22: Longshoremen Agreement: New York, 1 October 1935-30 September 1936

Item 24: Longshoremen Agreement: Watchmen, 1939

Item 25: Longshoremen Agreement: Boston, 1939-1940

Item 26: Longshoremen Agreement: Boston, 1941

Item 27: Longshoremen Agreement: New York, 1941

Item 28: Longshoremen Agreement: Watchmen, 1941

Item 29: Longshoremen Agreement: Boston, 1942

Item 30: Longshoremen Agreement: New York, 1942

Item 31: Longshoremen Agreement: Line, 1943

Item 32: Longshoremen Watchmen's Meeting Minutes, 1939

Item 33: Managers of the Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society: By-Laws and Membership List, 1987

Item 34: Maritime Association of the Boston Chamber of Commerce: By-Laws, 1920-1921

Item 35: Maritime Association of the Boston Chamber of Commerce: By-Laws, 1928-1929

Item 36: Maritime Association of the Chamber of Commerce: By-Laws, 1930-1931

Item 37: Massachusetts Port Authority: Enabling Act, 1956-1963

Item 38: New England Office. United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Outbound Shipping Services of the Port of Boston, September 1930

Item 39: Ross, Philip. Waterfront Labor Response to Technological Change: A Tale of Two Unions, July 1970

Item 40: Special Report of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, July 1970

Item 41: United States Department of Labor. Manpower Utilization - Job Security in the Longshore Industry: Boston, September 1964

Item 42: Wharfage Rates at Boston, 1 February 1921

Series 12: Related Material

Donated by Capt. Steve Palmer, Moran shipping Co.

Box 1

Item 1: Industry Magazine, October 1972

Item 2: Peabody and Lane Seal, n.d.

Item 3: Wylde, John, 1934

Photograph

Item 4: Wylde, John: Certificate, 26 October 1928

The Harvard University Club Hall of Fame for outstanding performance in hockey.

Item 5: Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc, n.d.

Bowl with illustration of fuel ship. Unknown donation.

Item 6: Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc, n.d.

Bowl with illustration of fuel ship. Unknown donation.