University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Brockel, Harry C., 1908-1985.

Papers, 1954-1968.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CZ

3.6 cubic ft. (9 archives boxes)

ABSTRACT: The Harry C. Brockel papers relate to the St. Lawrence Development Seaway Corporation, 1954-1968 and include his general files, financial reports, subject files, and clippings. The general files contain the correspondence of H. C. Brockel while he was a member of the St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Committee between 1954-1968. The files, arranged in chronological order, contain Brockel biographical material, correspondence with midwestern politicians such as U. S. Senator Alexander Wiley, reports to Congress concerning the Seaway, and papers concerning the routine matters of the corporation. The financial records consist of scattered annual reports, audit reports, and budget estimates of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation between 1955-1967. The subject files, 1957-1968, consist of printed board minutes and reports, printed articles, news releases, and general reports of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development corporation. The remainder of the collection is made up of clippings concerning the corporation, 1960-1968.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, 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).

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Harry C. Brockel, director of the port of Milwaukee and secretary of the Milwaukee Harbor Commission, has been connected with port activities since leaving high school. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, September 18, 1908, the son of Thomas J. and Margaret (Strachan) Brockel, was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1926. Since that time, he has worked with the harbor commission. After acting as a junior clerk and office boy, he was promoted in 1928 to assistant to the traffic director, and in 1936 he was made secretary to the commission. In September 1942, he was appointed municipal director of the port of Milwaukee, a position whose duties included the construction of dock facilities, dredging, transportation, and planning public port improvements. In 1954, the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation was created by Congress to construct the seaway and Brockel was appointed by President Eisenhower as a member of the corporation's five man advisory board. In 1968, H. C. Brockel retired from the corporation.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Brockel, Harry C., 1908-1985. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CZ. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Great Lakes Commission. Records, 1955-1965. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CX)

Great Lakes Harbor Association. Records, 1926-1970. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CW)

Milwaukee (Wis.). Board of Harbor Commissioners. Records, 1934-1973. (Milwaukee Series 50)

ACQUISITION: Presented by H. C. Brockel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 1972 (accession number M72-351).

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Great Lakes--Navigation.
Inland water transportation--Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Advisory Committee.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
Shipping--Great Lakes--Records and correspondence.

MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION CZ	BOX	FOLDER
Financial Records, Annual Reports, 1961, 1967	4	4
Financial Records, Audit Reports, 1955-1964	4	5
Financial Records, Audit Reports, Answers to Criticisms, 1960-1962	5	1
Financial Records, Budget Estimates, 1959-1961	5	2
Financial Records, Financial Reports, General, 1957-1964	5	3-4
General Files, 1954	1	1
General Files, 1954-1955	1	2
General Files, 1955-1956	1	3
General Files, 1956-1957	1	4
General Files, 1957	1	5
General Files, 1958	1	6
General Files, 1958	2	1
General Files, 1958-1959	2	2
General Files, 1959	2	3
General Files, 1959-1960	2	4
General Files, 1960	2	5-6
General Files, 1960	3	1
General Files, 1961	3	2
General Files, 1961-1962	3	3
General Files, 1962	3	4-5
General Files, 1963	3	6
General Files, 1963-1964	4	1
General Files, 1966-1968	4	3
Subject Files, Advisory Board Minutes, 1958-1965	6	1
Subject Files, Advisory Board Reports, 1961-1964	6	2
Subject Files, Clippings, 1960-1968	9	2
Subject Files, Engineering Reports, 1957-1958	6	3
Subject Files, History, "Billion Dollar Story," 1958	6	4
Subject Files, Legal: Seaway Corps vs. U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1956-1958	6	5
Subject Files, News Releases, 1954-1955	6	6
Subject Files, News Releases, 1955-1956	6	7
Subject Files, News Releases, 1956-1957	6	8
Subject Files, News Releases, 1957-1958	7	1
Subject Files, News Releases, 1958-1959	7	2
Subject Files, News Releases, 1959	7	3
Subject Files, News Releases, 1960-1961	7	4
Subject Files, News Releases, 1961-1963	7	5
Subject Files, News Releases, 1963-1968	7	6
Subject Files, Progress Reports, 1957-1963	7	7
Subject Files, Rules and Regulations, 1958-1959	8	1
Subject Files, Studies and Calculators, undated	9	1
Subject Files, Toll Studies, Committee Reports, 1961-1963	8	2
Subject Files, Toll Studies, Conferences, Tolls and Cargoes, 1957	8	3
Subject Files, Toll Studies, Hearings, Tolls and Cargoes, 1958	8	4-5