Seaway Port Authority of Duluth records

The collection contains annual reports, 1954-1977, minutes, 1930-1977, correspondence, files by office divisions, legal materials, news clippings, publications, and photographs. Most of the records originate from the period 1962-1978, but the complete set of Board Minutes and Annual Reports expand the breadth of the records.

The collection is divided into twelve series which maintain the order used by the Seaway Port Authority.

Board Minutes and Annual Reports - 1930-1977. Also Includes a few items which describe the structure of the Port Authority's staff and government. Box 1

Office Files - 1962-1978. Arranged alphabetically by topic, and largely comprised of printed material gathered at conferences and conventions. The files contain some correspondence pertaining to the subjects indicated. Box 2-19

Legislative Bills and Related Documents - 1967-1978. Consists primarily of house and senate bills which directly or indirectly affect the Seaway. Arranged alphabetically. Box 20-21

Director of International Marketing and Sales - 1960-1978. Alphabetical office files of Al Johnson, primarily correspondence; includes Mid Continent Warehouse files, 1967-1977. Box 22-24

Assistant Traffic Manager - 1970-1975. Alphabetical subject files of Al Ames. Alphabetical customer files contain order slips, receipts, and correspondence regarding shipments for the years 1974-1975. Box 24-26

Director of Seaway Port Authority - 1966-1976. Alphabetically arranged files of Thomas Burke including European Trade files which contain correspondence pertaining to and printed material gathered at the many European Trade Conferences which Burke attended. Also includes a small amount of information on ports in Europe. Box 26-27

Deputy Executive Director - 1963-1975. Alphabetically arranged Meal Facility Reports, 1972-1975, and correspondence files, 1963-1972, of Robert Smith. Box 28-30

Plant and Equipment - 1957-1974. Alphabetical arrangement of files on building bids, appraisals, construction, and overall development of the Port's physical plant and facilities, as well as day to day operations of the terminal, equipment, and maintenance. Pest control, dock damages and collisions, and Port rules and regulations are filed in this series. Box 31-35

Public Relations Files - 1954-1976. Alphabetically arranged topic and correspondence files including news releases, promotion for community awareness of the Port including receptions, tours, visits of famous people, ship visits, statistics for the Seaway, 1957-1967, and brochures. Box 35-42

Administrative Files - 1954-1978. Files reflect five categories: Federal Maritime Commission Dockets, arranged by docket number, 1962-1965; biographical files called "Politicians" arranged alphabetically includ city, county, and state officials plus General Mills president Harry Bullis, Arthur Clure, and Matt A. Anttila; legal files; subject and correspondence files which include interdepartment correspondence, labor negotiations, employee concerns, and administrator's travel; reports, which include audit and financial reports, 1958-1975, tonnage, traffic, and weekly vessel reports. Box 43-55

News Clippings - 1931-1976. Arranged alphabetically, the topics range from the specific to the very broad and incomplete. Box 56-59

Publications - 1927-1976. Used for reference and organized by subject into the following categories: commodities/food; development proposals; Great Lakes Commission Reports; miscellaneous; pollution; ports; terminal tariffs; traffic reports. Box 59-60