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Iron mines and mining.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Annti Jaar Virta Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Annti_J_interview.pdf

Anthony Wyszynski Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Wysznski_Anthony.pdf

Briar Hill Mine Shaft blueprint

 Collection — Oversize Map Cabinet 1 Drawer 2
Identifier: MSS-122
Scope and Contents Note

This collection consists of one blueprint design of a mine shaft for the Briar Hill Mine. The blueprint includes a detailed list of supplies and labor required to sink the shaft. Information includes cost of labor, timber, explosives, cost of fuel, hoistings, blacksmithing and supplies. The shaft was expected to reach a depth of 1,200 feet and take two years for construction. The blueprint is signed by "Captain William Bond" and dated 1911.

Dates: 1911

Canisteo Mining Company records

 Collection — Box 21-01-03
Identifier: MSS-261
Scope and Contents This collection documents the Canisteo Mining Company president's office's executive activities for the Canisteo Mining Company from 1904 to 1932. The collection contains correspondence, leases and related negotiation memorandums, exploration records, statements: expense, inventory, labor, payroll, property taxes, and royalty documents all pertaining to Mesabi Iron Range (Minnesota) properties.Record Series 1. Financial records, including payroll, invoices and receipts for...
Dates: 1904 - 1931

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Mining Company (Gwinn) records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-036
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...
Dates: 1905 - 1918

Dawne Tippett Smail Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Dawn_Tippett_Smail.pdf

Dewey Tippett Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Dewey_Tippett.pdf

Eric Beinlick Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Beinlick_Eric_.pdf

Ernie Ronn Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Ronn_Ernie.pdf

Fillmore C.F. Earney papers

 Collection — Box 06-01-01
Identifier: MSS-186
Scope and Contents Note

This collection is comprised of some of the professional publications of Dr. Fillmore C.F. Earney. The collection's focus is on mining and mineral resources. Of particular note is the report entitled "Marquette County Growth Impact Study (1975)." This report examines the impact of mining operations by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company on the population and economic growth of Marquette County.

Dates: 1965-1994

George Windsand Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/George_Windsand.pdf

Iron Duke Mine Company records

 Collection — Box 21-02-02
Identifier: MSS-352
Content Description This material was received in 1 banker box that contained 4 legal-size expanding wallets. The markings on the wallets were: “W31948 Frank Stone-Personal-Iron Duke Mine.” Inside of one was a pocket file with “Frank B. Stone from Bigelow the last gasp I’m sure” written on it. These wallets contained correspondence, large manila envelopes, stock options, proxy certificates, meeting minutes, financial reports, tax records, documents pertaining to the purchase and selling of the mine....
Dates: 1867 - 1962

Isabelle Vercellino Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Vercellino_Isabelle.mp3

John B. "Jack" Rastello Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Rastello_John.mp3

John Berquist Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/John_Berquist.pdf

John Bono Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Bono_John.mp3

John Gedda Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Gedda_John.mp3

John Marshall Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Marshall_John.pdf

Joy Han and Tom Waggoner Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Han_Joy_and_Wagoner_Tom.pdf

Roland Juchemich memoirs

 Collection — Box 19-01-03
Identifier: MSS-336
Scope and Contents The Roland Juchemich memoirs, MSS-336, consists of five series with a total of 8 folders. Series 1: Events -- Biannual Tracy Mine Reunion, 1 folder containing flyers and news articles referencing the reunions.Series 2: News Clippings, 1 folder containing newspaper and newsletter articles relating to the Tracy Mine. The majority of these clippings were taken from the Jones and McLaughlin Ore Company newsletters.Series 3: Memories, 1 folder containing...
Dates: 1951 - 1993

Judith DeMark papers

 Collection — Box 02-07-03
Identifier: MSS-205
Scope and Contents

These files contain research documents by Judith DeMark, a former Northern Michigan University history professor, on the history of Marquette. Topics include mining, immigration, Finnish folklore, and tuberculosis.

Dates: 1848 - 1998

Kaarina Lucas Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/LUCAS_KAARINA.pdf

Louis LaJeunesse Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/LaJeunesse_Louis.pdf

Lowell Johnson Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Interview_with_Lowell_Johson.pdf

Lowell K. Smail Interview Transcript

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/CUPS%20Transcripts/Smail_Lowell_K._Tapes_1_and_2.pdf

Lydia Peruzzi and Ann Nardi Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Peruzzi_Lydia.mp3

Maffeo Bianchi Interview (1985) (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Bianchi_Maffeo_1985.mp3

Maitland Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-221
Scope and Content Note The bulk of the collection documents the efforts of Alexander Few Maitland and John Maitland to manage the Maitland Mine. The Maitland Mine was located in Marquette County, Michigan, near the town of Palmer and the present day Tilden Mine (Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company). Following the elder Maitland’s death and 1929, Alexander Few managed the lease of the mine to the Pickands Mather Mining Company. His son John continued to manage the lease after his death. This lease continued until...
Dates: 1880-1979; Majority of material found within 1920-1960

Margherita Dupras Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Dupras_Margherita.mp3

Maria Marta Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project)

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://archives.nmu.edu/Oral_History_Audio/Italian_American_Oral_Histories/Italian_American_Oral_Histories_Marta_Maria.mp3

ABOUT THIS COLLECTION GUIDE

This collection guide includes collections from member organizations of UPLINK (the Upper Peninsula Digital Network) as well as the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives. UPLINK collections document the history of the Upper Peninsula broadly, while the Central UP & NMU Archives focuses on such topics as Northern Michigan University history, the local iron mining industry, and the politics, economics, religion, environment, and culture of the Central Upper Peninsula region.


These finding aids will give you an overview of the contents and context of each collection. Finding aids only exist for collections that each organization has shared with UPLINK or (in the case of the NMU Archives) for processed collections. For a more comprehensive list of collections that might help with your research, please contact the relevant heritage organization(s) directly.


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