This collection contains many items that capture and reflect the industrial development and history of the Port of Boston, including a Vessel Log of Peabody & Lane; three volumes of the Peabody & Lane Corporate Record books; one vessel's log of Patterson, Wylde & Co.; 46 day books of the P&O Co.; five volumes of the Port of Boston Handbook; two volumes of the International Longshoremen’s Association Scrapbooks, 1 box of the correspondence of Arthur Lane, 2 boxes of correspondence and material donated by the Boston Shipping Association, and more.
Online access: A finding aid for this collection is available. Digitized selections from the collection are accessible through the Internet Archive and Digital Commonwealth
See also the Massachusetts’ Historical Society’s Boston Port & Seamen’s Aid Society Records. Researchers may contact the Boston Marine Society at www.bostonmarinesociety.org, opens a new window for permission to use its Boston maritime history library.
