Dugan Family Papers,1866-1936

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Title

Dugan Family Papers

Date

1866-1936

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Dugan Family Papers, 1866-1936, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

0.33 cubic ft.

Scope and Content

Jeffersonville, Indiana river family. Various papers relating to steamboats on the Ohio River. Included are U.S. Inspector's Certificates of Madison Dugan from 1888 -1889; three Dugan date books, 1888-1892, briefly listing his boat, his duties, and local and river news; and newspaper clippings and photographs with notes cut from Dugan's diaries. There are also letters concerning steamboat inspection from 1912 to 1936, bills of lading, 1866-1878, and miscellaneous checks and clippings. Three sets of legal papers include depositions from U.S. vs. John H. Thacker, the opinion in U.S. vs. Gasoline Boat Messenger from U.S. District Court, and reports and depositions concerning the explosion of the towboat Fred Wilson, on 26 May 1904

Subjects

• Dugan, Madison, 1860-1917.
• River steamers-- Ohio River-- History-- Sources.