Subseries V: Chief Clerk's Office Records, 1900 - 1961
Scope and Contents
The records of the Chief Clerk's Office, primarily correspondence and reports, detail the operations of the Copper Range Company and Champion Copper Company in Painesdale. There is also information on the Employees' Aid Fund, Copper Range Electric Company and Copper Range Band (Chief Clerk E. W. Kruka was its secretary). There is some overlap with the General Manager's Office Records (Subseries VII) and William H. Schacht's Files (Series VII, Subseries V).
Dates
- 1900 - 1961
Language of Material
English, except for a very small number of files in French, Finnish, or German.
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Note that most folders in the collection do not have titles written on them. Please refer to the collection inventory for the titles.
Biographical / Historical
The Chief Clerk (often just referred to as Clerk) initially functioned as the chief clerk of the Champion Copper Company and, occasionally, the Copper Range Company, Mining Division. The position gained responsibilities gradually over the years, such as the Copper Range Electric Company and the Smelting Department.
Michael J. Harrington served as the first Chief Clerk until his replacement by Erick W. Kruka in 1904. When Kruka retired in 1938, Henry Combellack took over. Combellack's title was changed to Assistant Treasurer in 1948 and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in 1957. Around the time of the latter change, the position was merged with that of General Superintendent.
Extent
From the Collection: 590.25 Cubic Feet (434 boxes, 49 drawers, 447 volumes)
Arrangement
Records are arranged into two subseries:
Subseries I: Correspondence Files
Subseries II: General Files
Creator
- From the Collection: Copper Range Company (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository