Title: International Ship Masters’ Association Lodge No. 6 Ladies’ Auxiliary Records
Inclusive Dates: 1919-1962

Creator:

• International Ship Masters’ Association, Lodge No. 6, Ladies’ Auxiliary

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 364

Quantity: 0.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the International Ship Masters’ Association, Lodge No. 6, Ladies’ Auxiliary and is primarily comprised of secretary's journals.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0364

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The International Ship Masters’ Association was founded in 1886 after the First Mate of the Str. Boston of the Western Transit Company of Buffalo, New York died and a group of ship Captains raised money to support his widow. After this incident, the Captains decided to form a benevolent association which provided widows of ship masters with monetary support of $100 each; later, the amount was raised to $1,000 each.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the ISMA in Milwaukee was organized October 16, 1919. Eligible members were wives, widows, mothers, daughters and sisters of Shipmasters in good standing. They met in the lodge rooms of the Chamber of Commerce building on 225 East Michigan Street. It is unclear when the Ladies’ Auxiliary or the ISMA Lodge in Milwaukee was disbanded; however, it no longer exists today.

The collection is made up largely of secretary’s journals covering the years 1919-1933 and 1935-1962. The journals include meeting minutes, newspaper clippings and recording select financial transactions. There are also several loose documents, including description of the order of business for meetings, initiation ceremony scripts and a copy of the Constitution and By-laws of the ISMA’s Toledo, Ohio Lodge.

The subjects are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within each folder.

International Ship Masters’ Association, Lodge No. 6, Ladies’ Auxiliary Records, 1919-1962, Collection 364. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, 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 a gift of Captain Arnie Tenhula in March 1986. The materials were accessioned as Local History Manuscripts.

Processing Information

Inventoried by Kadie Seitz, Fieldworker, 2014. Processed by Casey Lapworth, 2019.

Box   1 Folder   1	Initiation Ceremony, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Miscellaneous, circa 1940-1943
	Secretary’s Journals
Box   1 Folder   3-8	1919-1933, 1935-1949
Box   2 Folder   1-3	1950-1962