Subseries VI: Engineering Department and General Superintendent's Office Records, 1897 - 1958
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
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.
Creator
- From the Collection: Copper Range Company (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository