Guide to the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Records 1895-1993
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Records
- Creator
- Waterways Association of Pittsburgh
- Collection Number
- MSS 940
- Extent
- 2 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Date
- 1895-1993
- Abstract
- The Waterways Association of Pittsburgh works to ensure safe river transportation, maintenance of aquatic infrastructure, and flood control for the city's rivers. The organization can trace its beginnings to the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange, a group founded by local business owners in 1859 to develop the area's waterways for commercial use. Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Records consist of meeting minutes, financial ledgers, proposals and statements from association members, annual reports, and organization bylaws.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
The Waterways Association of Pittsburgh works to ensure safe river transportation, maintenance of aquatic infrastructure, and flood control for the city's rivers. The organization can trace its beginnings to the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange, a group founded by local business owners in 1859 to develop the area's waterways for commercial use. Evolving to include steel and other industrial products among its concerns, the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange became the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh in 1967, a non-profit organization located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
Today, the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh is engaged in the study and promotion of waterway development for safe navigation, improved flood control, water conservation, low-flow augmentation projects, and improvement of locks and dams along the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers. The organization partners with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard to maintain safe and reliable waterways in the tri-state region.
Scope and Content Notes
The Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Records document the groups early history and evolution throughout the 20th century. Box 1 holds receipt and disbursement ledgers from the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange (1929-1962), meeting minutes (1934-1967), construction proposals put forth by the association, annual reports (1991-1993), association bylaws, and information regarding the construction of the Rowlesburg Reservoir(1965-1970). Additionally, there is a copy of The Monongahela: River of Sweat by Arthur Parker, who served as executive vice-president of the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh during the 1970s. The publication chronicles the history and development of the Monongahela River. Box 2 contains four binders of meeting minutes (1895-1933).
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Arthur Parker in 1996.
Archives accession # 1996.0281
Preferred Citation
Waterways Association of Pittsburgh Records, 1895-1993, MSS 940, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Gloria Hendrickson on 04/10/13.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Separated Materials
To the Library: The American waterways cookbook : regional recipes from the galleys of the nations's towboats and tugboats
Subjects
- Pittsburgh Coal Exchange
- Waterways Association of Pittsburgh
- McKeesport (Pa.)
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
- Ohio River (Pa.)
- Monongahela River (Pa.)
- Waterways, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Coal transportation, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh