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Early U.S. Light-House Establishment, 1789 - 1852
Entry 17
CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO EARLY LIGHTHOUSES, 1785-1853
See
volume and box list for following
17A. LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 1785-1812
17C. LETTERS RECEIVED FROM SUPERINTENDENTS OF LIGHTS, 1803-52 (organized by port)
17D. SUPERINTENDENT LIGHT REPLIES TO CIRCULARS, 1830-38
17E. LETTERS RECEIVED FROM WINSLOW LEWIS, 1811-44
17F. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS RECEIVED (ALPHABETICAL), 1801-52
17G. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS RECEIVED (NUMERICAL), 1801-52
17H. DRAFT COPIES OF LETTERS SENT, 1813-52 (includes
Pleasonton correspondence, 1820 -1852)
17I. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS,
1801-52
17J. RECORDS RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXHIBIT, 1785-1852
17K. LETTERS RECEIVED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1830-52
Mostly keeper appts. early on; interests expand with time; early USLHB material
Entry 18 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT REGARDING THE LIGHT-HOUSE SERVICE,
1792-1852
Copies of correspondence from USLHE arranged chronologically, see volume list for 31 volumes
Entry 35 (NC-31)
"LIGHT-HOUSE LETTERS," Series P, 1833-64
Entry 45 (NC-31)
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL RECEIVED BY THE FIFTH
AUDITOR, 1812-52
Includes newspaper advertisements, proposals/bids, receipts, contracts, and
petitions for lighthouses - see box list
U.S. Light-House Board, 1852 - 1910
Entry 13 (NC-63) CLIPPINGS RELATING TO LIGHT-HOUSES, ca. 1800-1939
Excerpts from USLHB annual reports arranged by light station under district
Entry 38 (NC-31)
LIST OF GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1791-1900
Alpha
index of USLHB correspondence that corresponds to bound letterbooks, many of which were destroyed in 1920s fire
Entry 1 (NC-31)
JOURNAL OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, May 20, 1851-January
1, 1908
28 volumes arranged chronologically, see volume list
Entry 9 (NC-31)
REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD BY COMMITTEES, 1874-1900
21
boxes - see box list
Entry 20 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT BY THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, October
1852-January 1897
(no indexes in volumes) - see volume/box list
Entry 23 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT TO DISTRICT INSPECTORS AND ENGINEERS,
October 1852-July 1910 (Early correspondence copied into volumes, arranged by district; later correspondence consists of
press copies in boxes) - see list of volumes and boxes
Entry 24 (NC-31)
LETTERS RECEIVED FROM DISTRICT ENGINEERS AND INSPECTORS,
ca. 1853-1900 (Reflected in Entry 38 index) - see box list
Entry 26 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT TO SUPERINTENDENTS OF LIGHTS, 1853-1894
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Letters from Naval Secy. primarily concerning personnel and purchases
Entry 31 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT TO SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1852
- 1908
Letters to the Secy. of the Treasury from the Chairman of the Light-House Board and the USLHB Naval & Engineering
Secretaries. Volumes for early years and bound press copies for later years - see volume/box list
Entry 46 (NC-31)
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, 1851-70
Entry 48 (NC-31)
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, January
1, 1901-June 6, 1910
(Organized by file number, see Entry 51 1901 -1910 index)
Entry 63 (NC-31), now entry 6 (A-1)
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS OF LIGHTHOUSE
STATIONS, 1858-1889, 1876-1939 see box list
(Ten boxes by state have been inputed by the Cheseapake Chapter into a database that is now available on the U.S. Lighthouse Society website)
U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses, 1911-1939
Entry 50 (NC-31)
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BUREAU OF LIGHT-HOUSES, January
1911-December 1939
(Organized by file number, see Entry 51 1911 -1939 index)
Entry 13 (NC-31)
BULLETINS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE BUREAU, 1912 -
1939
(Four-page bulletin was issued monthly by the Bureau; 6 boxes of
all issues)
U.S. Coast Guard, 1939-present
Entry 82 (A-1)
USCG General Correspondence (Four parts, three
parts correspond to a specific time period; fourth part consists of station files; arranged according to subject files - see
finding aids in reference room at Archives I)
Entry 99 (A-1)
USCG BOARDS
OF SURVEY - REAL ESTATE, 1945 -1980
Includes form describing station property; shelved in two locations - arranged by
state
Entry 100 (A-1) MIXED BOARDS OF SURVEY
Concerns portable property
items such as boats, etc.; arranged by station name
Entry 186 (A-1)
UNIT WAR DIARIES, 1942-45
(arranged by District - issued every two weeks by district office - includes some
operational and personnel material)
Entry 281
USCG NARRATIVE HISTORIES, WWII, 1941-45
Overall
history and histories completed by each district office
Entry 381 (A-1)
Station Files, 1941 - 77
Entry 401 (A-1)
BOARDS OF SURVEY - GREENSPUN, EVANS, KENNER, 1946
- 1949
Studies to disestablish or automate stations
Miscellaneous
Lighthouse Site Files (Deeds, plats, lease agreements, etc., file
for each light station)
Entry 122 (NC-31)
DEEDS AND CONTRACTS FOR LIGHTHOUSES AND SITES,
1790-1853, 1911-39
(First two volumes on microfilm; see volume list for remainder)
Entry 5 (A-1)
LIGHT-HOUSE SERVICE PUBLICATIONS, 1838-1942
Published
Light Lists and Notice to Mariners; see box list
Entry 16 (NC-31)
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, 1816-1929, 1918-36
Entry 66 (NC-31)
LIGHTHOUSE SITE FILES, 1790-1939
Entry 7 (UD)
LIGHTHOUSE WORK ORDERS ca. 1875-1922
see box listEntry 454 (A-1)
STATION HISTORY FILES (ca. 1890 - 2001)
Field Records
Entry 1 (NC-63)
RECORDS OF THE THIRD LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT (NEW YORK),
1854-1939
see box and volume list
Entry 3 (NC-63)
RECORDS OF THE FIFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT (BALTIMORE),
1851-1912
see volume list
Entry 58 (A-1)
RECORDS OF THE SIXTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT (CHARLESTON,
S.C.) 1867 - 1911 see box list
Entry 5 (NC-63)
RECORDS OF THE SEVENTH & EIGHTH LIGHT-HOUSE
DISTRICTS (KEY WEST, MOBILE, & NEW ORLEANS), 1850-51, 1867-1940
see box and volume list
Entry 6 (NC-63)
RECORDS OF THE NINTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT (CHICAGO),
1886-1905
Letters from keepers to district inspector - see box list
Entry 15 (UD)
MISCL. FIELD RECORDS RELATING TO 2ND & 13TH
LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT ca. 1873 - 1901 - see volume list
Logbooks
Entry 80 (NC-31)
LIGHTHOUSE STATION LOGS, 1872-1947 (See Entry
159 for additional logs for 1942-47 period)
Entry 159 (NC-31)
USCG LIGHTHOUSE LOGS, 1942 - 47
Entry 159-D 1942
Entry
159-E 1943
Entry 159-F 1944
Entry 159-G 1945
Entry 159-H 1946
Entry 159-I 1947
Entry P-65 and Entry 330USCG LIGHTHOUSE STATION LOGS, 1947-1970
Keepers
Entry 32 (NC-31)
LETTERS SENT BY TREASURY DEPT. & USLHB, 1851
- 1907
(Includes keeper appts.)
Entry 81 (A-1)
REGISTER OF EMPLOYEES, 1866 - 1913
(15 volumes)
Entry 87
NOMINATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE USLHB, 1865 - 1907
(6
volumes - see volume list)
Entry 98 (NC-31)
LIST OF LIGHT-HOUSE KEEPERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
1845-1912 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1373)
Entry 100 (NC-31) 2 volumes lighthouse keeper appointments 1832 - 1860
Entry 111 (NC-31)
RECORD OF RECLASSIFICATION OF LIGHT-HOUSE KEEPERS
SALARIES, 1922-28 (Includes job description written by each keeper- Box 1: 1st -5th Districts (none for 2nd District;
Box 2: 6th - 9th Districts; Box 3: 10th - 11th)
Entry 118 (NC-31)
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD FOR INDUCTION OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE
EMPLOYEES INTO THE COAST GUARD, 1939-40 - see box list
Entry 7 (A-1) RETIREMENT RECORD CARDS, 1907-51 (includes lighthouse
personnel who served after 1939); 9 boxes - alpha by name
Tenders
Entry 9 (NC-63)
RECORDS OF THE SEVENTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT
(PORTLAND) 1909-1922
3 volumes of correspondence relating to tenders
Boxes 25 -27 of the LIGHTHOUSE CLIPPING FILES are devoted to tenders
The USLHB correspondence index (Entry 38) has more than 6 inches of slips
referencing tenders in boxes 176 - 177
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