Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association records

Collection — Box: 32

Identifier: S3040

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, pamphlets, publications, minutes, press releases, one photograph, newspaper clippings, articles, maps and miscellaneous reference materials. The records reflect the organic history of the Association and the history of the entire Seaway movement from the establishment of the Association to its demise in 1939. The correspondence includes letters from prominent government officials including Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt and various state governors.

Note: A conversion tool for locating items in the collection's card index is available with the original print finding aid.

Dates

1900-1942

Creator

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association was formed in 1919 to advocate the development of a seaway through the St. Lawrence River. The Association was headed by Charles P. Craig, a Duluth Businessman, and had headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota until about 1925, when its offices were moved to Washington, D.C. Membership was by state, and each state had a responsibility to collect public or private funds for the Association. The Association was particularly effective in influencing government support for the St. Lawrence Seaway, and it helped pass much legislation crucial to the Seaway. However, difficult days began in 1934 when the Senate failed to ratify a treaty between the U.S. and Canada. The Association eventually closed its offices in 1939.

The Minnesota commission was created by a joint legislative resolution on April 21, 1919, whereby Minnesota gained membership in the twenty-one state Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association. The commission worked with and through the association to promote the creation of a lakes-to-ocean shipping route. An annual meeting of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Congress was held in St. Paul on January 5-6, 1926. State Archives holds records for this commission.

Extent

39 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

Other Finding Aids

Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater Assoc Expanded History and Scope

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S3036 John Stone Pardee papers

NEMHC Archival Collections S3025 Julius H. Barnes papers

General

This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.

Subjects

Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
Great Lakes (North America) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lake Superior Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Local sources
Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Shipping Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
St. Lawrence River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
St. Lawrence Seaway Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Transportation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings