Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: S.S. Hadleigh log book
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: S.S. Hadleigh log book
- Date
- 1934-1935 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.05 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Shipping.
- Steamboats.
- Ocean travel
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0810: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: S.S. Hadleigh log book, 1934-1935, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The S.S. Hadleigh was built in 1930 at the Furness Shipbuilding Company in Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough, England and owned by W.J. Tatem Ltd, Cardiff. The Hadleigh was mainly utilized for transporting trade goods across the globe, including coal, lumber, and grains. In 1943, the ship was struck by a torpedo from a U-77, the next day it was beached near Oran and declared a total loss.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The S.S. Hadleigh log book (dated 1934-1935; 0.05 cubic feet; 1 folder) comprises one log book that documents the voyages and upkeep of the S.S. Hadleigh over the course of 1934 and 1935 in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The log book details one large trip, that goes from Barry docks in Wales to Vancouver, Fraser Mills, Victoria, and Port Alberni in Canada; Immingham, England; Grangemouth and Leith in Scotland, and finally back to Barry docks. The author of the log book records the direction the ship is traveling, the direction the wind is blowing, the daily weather, barometric pressure readings, and the time the information was taken throughout the course of a day. When the ship is at a dock, the maintenance done to the ship is recorded and when goods and crew are on and off the ship.
- The S.S. Hadleigh log book collection is part of the Wade Hall Collection of American Letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
S.S. Hadleigh log book, 1934-1935
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
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