Title: Schneider Boat Company Drawings
Inclusive Dates: 1941

Creators:

• Schneider Boat Company.
• Schneider, Oscar D.

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 358

Quantity: 0.9 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Collection of drawings from the Schneider Boat Co., a Milwaukee based company that built small pleasure boats.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0358

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The Schneider Boat Company was founded by Oscar D. Schneider in 1934. Schneider was born in Milwaukee in 1906. He led the company until his retirement in 1968. The company built small recreational boats, such as canoes, fishing boats, and dinghies, and helped pioneer the use of plywood in construction. The parts and plans would be ordered by mail and the customers would assemble the boats themselves. The company operated out of facilities in Milwaukee on W. Vliet St., and later W. Lisbon Ave. Schneider died in 1971.

This collection contains drawings and blueprints from the Schneider Boat Company. Several styles of boats are included, such as canoes, skiffs, and rowboats. Assembly instructions and lists of parts are also included. Very few of the drawings are dated, but most of them are likely from circa 1945-1955. The majority of the plans were most likely drawn by the company's owner, Oscar Schneider.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Schneider Boat Company Drawings, 1941, Collection 358. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Historic Photo Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 6.

Pleasure Boating in Wisconsin

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by David J. Robb in June 2021. Materials accessioned as a Local History Manuscript Collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Bob Jaeger, August 2021.

Box   1 Folder   1	Canoes, 1941, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Miscellaneous, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Rowboats and Runabouts, undated
Box   1 Folder   4	Sailing Gull, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Skiffs, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Zephyr Models, undated