Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company (Gwinn) records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains business records for the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company from 1905 to 1918 and consists four series:
Series I - Gwinn Area Design and Development records. 33 folders. This series consists of information and correspondence relating to the design, development, and operation of CCI properties in the Gwinn/Swanzy area. Gwinn was a model company town created by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company. The volume contains estimate and authorization records for various mine locations, correspondence, and financial material related to the establishment of Gwinn. Also included are correspondence from Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company president William G. Mather and urban architect Warren Manning.
Series II - Blueprints and Maps. 1 folder. This series consists of six blueprints and 4 maps of the Gwinn Townsite and various mines.
Series III - Estimate and Authorizations Ledger. This series consists of one ledger containing Estimate and Authorization (E&A) reports for the Gwinn/Swanzy area from 0ct. 1905 - Jan. 1913.
Series IV - Gwinn Area Payroll Ledger. This series consists of one ledger containing payroll records for the Gwinn area.
Dates
- 1905 - 1918
Creator
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (Organization)
- Manning, Warren H. (Warren Henry) (Person)
- Mather, William Gwinn (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use note
Permission to publish material from the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company records, MSS-036, must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, archives@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of the Learning Resource Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift from William J. Brumm in 1997.
- Blueprints (reprographic copies). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Business records. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- City planning. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Company towns. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial Statements. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Gwinn (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron mines and mining. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers (account books). Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Marquette (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Brumm, William J. (Person)
- Title
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Marcus Robyns, Glenda K. Ward (Revision)
- Date
- 04/19/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives Repository
Harden Learning Resources Center 126
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette 49855 United States
906-227-1225
906-227-1333 (Fax)
archives@nmu.edu
