Subseries III: Lake Copper Company Records, 1901 - 1939
Scope and Contents
The Lake Copper Company Records consist mostly of injury and financial records, as well as some engineering records and material relating to the company's dissolution.
Dates
- 1901 - 1939
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 Lake Copper Company was founded in 1905 under the leadership of R. C. Pryor. After several years of explorations, the company sank its main shaft in the wrong location and had to sink a completely different shaft. As a result, Pryor was replaced as President by William A. Paine and as General Manager by C. K. Hitchcock, Jr. in 1910.
Mining was suspended in 1913 due to the strike and was resumed until 1915. It operated only until 1919, when the mine closed permanently. The Lake Copper Company was finally dissolved in 1939.
For a listing of officers, see the Appendix.
Extent
From the Collection: 590.25 Cubic Feet (434 boxes, 49 drawers, 447 volumes)
Arrangement
Records are arranged into two subseries:
Subseries I: General Files
Subseries II: Injury and Compensation Records
Creator
- From the Collection: Copper Range Company (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository