Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: New Haven Towing Company (NHTC) and Atlantic Coast & Gulf of Mexico Tow Boat Association (AC&GMTBA) Extent: 6 ft. (ca. 1,000 items including 50 ledgers) Description: Captain Harry Collier of the NHTC (a dredging and tugboat concern) also served as an officer in the AC&GMTBA, whose business records from 1929 to 1951 complement the original collection. The AC&GMTBA as a private association kept its membership informed of developments in the towing field, particularly of congressional bills. The records include logbooks, cargo books, repair records, World War II ration books of the NHTC, and constitution, correspondence, bulletins, minutes, charts, cargo and damage books, checks, routing slips, and other accounts of the AC&GMTBA. The collection is indexed. Research Topics: Towing, tugboats and dredging in New Haven and elsewhere