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Logs (Records)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records in which are entered sequential data, especially about activities or transactions that occur in a system.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Barometric Readings Log

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1503-sc
Abstract

A volume from an unidentified person recording atmospheric pressure three times per day in 1861 and 1862 at an unidentified location. Observations on wind direction and other weather events are also included for some entries.

Dates: 1861-1862

Fishing Log of Captain Clyson James Coffin

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1822-sc
Content Description

Log of Captain Clyson James Coffin of a fishing trawler (unnamed) operating off the Maine and Canadian coast, 1933-1947, with loose notes and charts inserted in pages. Documents fishing depths, times and courses on trawl, and totals trawled as well as times passing buoys and marks.

Dates: 1933-1947

Lewiston-Auburn Fire Department Log

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1766-sc
Abstract

Log of the Lewiston-Auburn Fire Department from 1905 to 1921. Includes records of the fire alarms answered as well as monthly expenses of the fire house.

Dates: 1905-1921

Log of the Brig Tamworth

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0751-sc
Abstract

Pages from ship's logbook kept by master of the Brig Tamworth, running between Boston and Gibraltar; probably written by James Hamor. Contains navigational information, weather observations, and comments regarding rations.

Dates: circa 1823-1827

Log of the Steamer Governor Dingley

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0752-sc
Abstract

Logbook of the Steamer Governor Dingley from July 24, 1905 to March 28, 1906. The Dingley made the run from Boston to Portland and back. It made the Boston to Winterport run from Dec. 30, 1905 to Jan. 6, 1906.

Dates: 1905-1906

Logbook (1816)

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0851-sc
Abstract

Logbook of voyages from Woahoo [Oahu, Hawaii?] towards Norfolk Sound [Norfolk Island?], from Norfolk Sound to Woahoo, and from Woahoo to Canton, China during 1816. Vessel unknown. Author unknown.

Dates: February 11 1816 - September 1

Maine Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology field notebook number 177

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1854-sc
Content Description

Maine Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology field notebook number 177 from June 1 to August 31. Details orchard spraying and insect counting in Sanford and Berwick area. Signed by “Board 75”.

Dates: June 1 - August 31, 1910

A. H. Myers Daily Lighthouse Log

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0647
Scope and Contents

A daily log of weather conditions, who was on watch and general remarks by a lighthouse keeper in Maine.

Dates: June 5, 1887-May 26, 1888

H. F. Norton Logbooks

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0895-sc
Abstract

Handwritten logbooks of the life-saving station in Maine, part of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, First District. H.F. Norton was the keeper of the station and kept the logbooks which cover the periods 1877 Nov. 1 to 1878 Aug. 28 and 1879 Sept. 1 to 1880 July 26. Daily entries include weather, condition of station, crew present, number of passing vessels, and remarks. When a shipwreck occurred detailed records were kept.

Dates: 1877-1880

Upsalquitch Salmon Club Logbook

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1231-sc
Abstract

Photocopy of the daily logbook of the Upsalquitch Salmon Club, a private fishing club on the Upsalquith River, New Brunswick. Entries document guests at the club, the fishing conditions, the weather, etc. Also includes a photocopy of a letter written by Belton Allyn Copp on August 22, 1995, to Morris Tyler, of Gumbart, Corbin, Tyler & Cooper, New Haven, Conn.

Dates: 1950-1963

Schooner Vigilent Logbook and Ship's Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0987-sc
Abstract

Logbook of the Schooner Vigilent during a cod fishing voyage from Cutler to the Grand Manan Banks. The logbook was kept by Samuel H. Brown and the names of the fishermen were Andrew Ramsdale, Amos Brann, and Joseph Ramsdell.

Dates: May 21-November 3, 1860

Westerfield Historical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0622
Abstract

This collection is a mix of personal and business documents concerning families other than the Westerfield Family. These documents include ships logs and diaries, personal diaries, account books, and letters. A few other family related documents are included.

Dates: 1783-1885

WLBZ Radio Station Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0608
Scope and Contents The collection includes photographs, administrative, and marketing related documents stemming from station activities from 1926 through the 1970s. Several publications and documents were added, ranging in date through 2015, and reflect on the history of the station. These include a publication by the Maine Association of Broadcasters, summaries written by Edward E. Guernsey and Barry Darling, and a draft of a doctoral dissertation written by Erica Risberg, "We broadcast what people wanted...
Dates: 1926-2015

Work Log (1848-1850)

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1323-sc
Abstract

A volume maintained by an unidentified person in Westbrook, Maine, detailing days of work performed by various individuals and their pay. Only a few entries describe the kinds of work done, such as sawing wood, mending chains, repairing irons for wagons, etc.

Dates: undated