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Subseries VI: Engineering Department and General Superintendent's Office Records, 1897 - 1958

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of engineering records, primarily from the Engineering Department and Bernard I. Manderfield's Office, covering a variety of Copper Range Company properties.

Dates

  • 1897 - 1958

Language of Material

From the Collection:

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

F. W. O'Neil served as the Champion Copper Company's Chief Engineer during the company's first four years. He was succeeded by R. R. Seeber, who left after a few years. His replacement was Harry T. Mercer, already the Chief Engineer for the Trimountain Mining Company, as part of the consolidation of the Copper Range Company's mines. Mercer would serve until his retirement in 1950.

There is some confusion over the exact timing of the above changes, as C. E. Cleaver was apparently appointed Chief Engineer for the Copper Range Company in 1907. Additionally, Bernard I. Manderfield was probably the acting Chief Engineer during the late 1930s.

The General Superintendent was responsible for the daily operations of the Copper Range Company's mines. It is not entirely clear when the position was established or its relationship with the position of General Underground Superintendent. Albert Mendelsohn and Bernard I. Manderfield are the two General Superintendents known to have served prior to the death of William H. Schacht in 1944.

Extent

From the Collection: 590.25 Cubic Feet (434 boxes, 49 drawers, 447 volumes)

Arrangement

Records are arranged into four subseries:

Subseries I: Baltic Mine Records Subseries II: Champion Mine and Mill Records Subseries III: Chief Electrical Engineer's Office Records Subseries IV: General Files

Files are arranged alphabetically.

Related Materials

MS-045, Calumet & Hecla Mining Companies Geological Map Collection MS-464, Theodore Dengler Mining Blueprints MS-694, Harry T. Mercer Collection

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US