00683 BOATING INDUSTRY CATALOGS: An Inventory of Catalogs at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Alex Kent Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent. 20081010 Finding aid written in English.English OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Boating industry catalogs. 1956-2005. Materials in English. Catalogs from boat companies in Minnesota and the United States. 6.25 cu. ft (5 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Catalogs from Minnesota and U.S. boat manufacturers and companies documenting the boating industry. The catalogs reflect advertising trends and the transition in boating from a tourist activity to a leisurely activity.

Included in the collection are sales catalogs on boats, motors, outboards, trailers, water skis, pontoon boats, powerboats, fishing boats, yachts, sailboats, other boating accessories, and snowmobiles. Price lists for boats and motors are also included.

Minnesota companies represented in the collection are Alumacraft (1985-1996), Crestliner (1956-1979, 1992-1998), Larson (1956-1999), Glastron (1996-2000), Forester (1972-1988), Lund Boat Company (1967-1996), Pipestone Mariner Corporation (1970-1972), Weere’s Industries (ca.1970-1972), Silver Line (1970-1973), and Spartan Trailers (1972-1982).

Other companies represented include Tahoe, Mercury, Johnson, and many others from 1956-2005. The selling and closing seminar materials of Marine Profit Builders, Inc. from 1985 are included. Also of note is a comic book titled “Get with the wind” from AMF Alcort, an introduction on sailing and using sunfishes, undated.

The sales catalogs were collected by Jack Dolan and Dick Schroer. Jack Dolan owned Dolan's Marine and Dick Schroer owned Highland Marine. Both companies were located in Minnesota. The catalogs were used by Jack Dolan and Dick Shroer at their respective stores. They donated the catalogs to the Minnesota Historical Society together.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by company and/or manufacturer.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Boating industry catalogs, 1956-2005. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,144

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Richard Arpi and Alex Kent, September-October 2008.

Catalog ID number: 006704483

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Boating industry -- Minnesota. Advertising. Boats and boating. Recreational boating. Persons: Schroer, Dick. Dolan, Jack. Organizations: Highland Marine. Dolan's Marine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION 151.H.19.2F 1 Alumacraft Boat Company, 1985-1996.

Located in St. Peter, Minnesota.

 AMF Alcort, 1965-1973. Arrow Glass, 1968-1985. Aristocraft, [ca. 1965]. Astro Boats, 1989-2001. Attwood, 1961, 1968. "B" miscellaneous, 1974-2005. Bayliner Marine Corporation, 1973-1997. Buccaneer Yachts, [ca. 1976].

Division of Bayliner Marine Corporation.

 Blue Fin Industries, 1982. Boston Whaler, 1995. "C" miscellaneous, 1970-1993. Caravelle, 1972-1996. Carver Boat Corporation, 1970-1994. Celebrity Boats, 1987. Century Boat Company, 1977-1996. Chrysler, 1970-1973. Cobalt, [ca. 1970]. Crestliner, 1956-1979, 1992-1998. 4 folders. Crownline, 1992-1998. Cruisers, Inc., 1968-1972. Dilly Boat Trailers, 1972-1979. Doral, 1994. Duo Boats, 1966-1971. Dynasty, 1993-1995. EZ Loader, 1973, 1984. "F" miscellaneous, 1991-2002. Fiberform USI, 1971-1974. Fisher, 1996-2001. Forester Boats, 1972-1988.

Located in Wyoming, Minnesota.

"G" miscellaneous, 1970-1998. 151.H.19.3B 2 Galaxie Boat Works, Inc., [ca. 1970-2000]. Glastron, 1966-1983, 1992-2000. 3 folders.

Located in Little Falls, Minnesota. Includes price lists from 1966-1975.

 Grumann, 1973-1994.

Includes canoes.

Hannay's Inc. marine accessories catalog, 1978.

Store located at 1708 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis.

 Honda and "H" miscellaneous, 1973-1994. Imperial, 1976. Invader Marine, Inc., 1991-1994. Javelin, 1996. Johnson Motors, 1960-1999. Johnson Boats, 1970-1989. 2 folders. Johnson Outboards, 1990-1999. Johnson Seahorse Accessories, 1959-1963. Johnson dealer agreements, 1965-1972. Johnson Snowmobiles, 1966-1976. Johnson Worldwide Associates, 1995. Larson, 1956-1999. 4 folders.

Located in Little Falls, Minnesota.

151.H.19.4F 3 Lowe, 1999. Luger Industries, Inc., 1968.

Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lund, 1967-1969, 1980-1988, 1994-1996. 3 folders.

Located in New York Mills, Minnesota.

Lund Boat Company, 1970-1979.

Located in New York Mills, Minnesota.

"M" miscellaneous, 1990-2003. Mariah, 1996-1998. Marine Profit Builders, Inc., 1985.

Selling and closing seminar materials are also included.

Mark Twain Boats, 1978-1979. Maxum Marine, 1992-1998. Mercruiser, 1963-1998. Mercury Outboards, 1966-2003. 2 folders. MFG, 1968-1970. Mirrocraft, 1969-1996. Monark, 1995-1998. "N" miscellaneous, 1974-[ca. 1994]. Nitro Performance Bass Boats, 1998-2005. 151.H.19.5B 4 Orion Boats, [ca. 1990]. Ouachita Marine and Industrial Corporation, [ca. 1970]. Outboard Marine Corporation, 1967-1982. 2 folders. "P" miscellaneous, 1970-2002. Pipestone Mariner Corporation, 1970-1972.

Located in Pipestone, Minnesota.

Polar Kraft, [ca. 2000]. Premier Marine, Inc., 1994-1998.

Located in Wyoming, Minnesota.

Princecraft, 1993-1997. Procraft Boats, 1990-2001. Quantam, 1988-1994. Quicksilver Accessories for Mercury Outboards, 1970-1972. "R" miscellaneous, 1970-1975. Ranger Boats, 1991-1994. Renken Boat Manufacturing Company, 1993. Rinker Boat Company, Inc., 1982-1984. "S" miscellaneous, 1976-1997. Sea Nymph Boats, 1969-1998. 2 folders. Sea Ray Boats, 1966-1989. Sea Sprite Boat Company, 1975. Sea Star, 1976-1978. Seaswirl, 1990-1991. Shell Lake Boats, Inc., 1966-1971.

Located in Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

Sierra, [1970s-1990s]. Signa, 1973-1975. Silverline, 1970-1973.

Located in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Skeeter, 1995. Slickcraft, 1966-1972. Smoker-craft, 1971-1998. 151.H.19.6F 5 Spartan Trailers, 1972-1982.

Located in West St. Paul, Minnesota.

Starcraft, 1967-1999. 3 folders. Steury Boat Company, Inc., 1969-1978. Sunbird, 1994-1995. Sun Tracker, 1996-2005. Sylvan, 1977-1999. 3 folders. "T" miscellaneous, 1966-2003. Tahoe, 1997-2005. Thundercraft, 1985-1989. Tracker Boats, 1987-2005. 2 folders. Tri-Sonic, 1975-1978. United States Power Squadrons, 1984.

Also included are documents on a boating course titled "Sail and Power Boating."

VIP, [ca. 2000]. Warrior, 2000. Weeres Industries, [1969-1990s].

Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Wellcraft, 1973-1993. Winner Boats, 1966-1979. Yamaha, 1990-1994. Zebco, 1991.