2.5 m of textual and other materials
362 images : col.
178 pieces
27 artifacts
26 fine art prints : col.
25 photographs: col.
12 DVDs : col. and b&w
5 videocassettes ; VHS : col. and b&w
4 audiocassettes
2 postcards : col.
Collection comprises signed artwork, books, collected media clippings, collected audio-visual recordings, journals and periodicals, sound recordings, memorabilia and ephemera concerning the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew. When launched on June 8, 1958, she was the largest boat on the Great Lakes, and remains the largest ship to have sunk there. Also includes documentation concerning Mr. Miller's activities as a marine/Fitzgerald collector and enthusiast.
Notes: Collected over 20 years (ca. 1990-2011). All materials in accession 2011-072 donated to Algoma University in December 2011 by Mr. Keith Miller.
No restrictions on access. All materials subject to Canadian copyright law.
No restrictions on use. All materials subject to Canadian copyright law.
Minor conservation performed on collection.
