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Alexander McDougall Collection

The Alexander McDougall Collection contains materials collected by the McDougall family, including photographs of whaleback ships, scrapbooks, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Series 1: Scrapbooks & Photographs

Scope & Content Note

Contains a variety of photographs and other visual materials, including many photographs of McDougall ships. Includes a scrapbook with handwritten and typed notes by Alexander McDougall.

Note: Most photographs in this series have been digitized through the Great Lakes Maritime History Project:

Contents List:

Box 1:

Folder 1: McDougall Scrapbook -- untitled

Folder 2: Loose pages from unknown album

Folder 3: Album -- "McDougall Whalebacks"

Box 2:

Folder 1: Album -- "McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Co., Duluth, MN"

Folder 2: Album -- "McDougall Whalebacks" -- D.F. Barry Photographs

Folder 3: Loose photographs

Series 2: Clippings

Scope & Content Note:

Contains newspaper clippings related to Alexander McDougall's ships and business activities. Collected by the McDougall family.

Contents List:

Box 3:

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings -- Miscellaneous

Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings -- Meteor

Series 3: Periodicals

Scope & Content Note:

Contains periodicals related to McDougall Shipyard activities, including several issues of The Riverside Review.

Contents List:

Box 3:

Folder 3: Periodicals -- Miscellaneous

Folder 4: Periodicals -- Riverside Review

Series 4: Family Materials & Correspondence

Scope & Content Note:

Contains materials related to the McDougall family, including some information on their Scottish heritage. Includes correspondence, mostly personal, as well as The Autobiography of Captain Alexander McDougall.

Contents List:

Box 3:

Folder 5: McDougall Family Materials

Folder 6: McDougall Family Materials -- Publications

Folder 7: Correspondence