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Appendix: Victoria Copper Mining Company Directors and Officers, 1899-1929

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Victoria Copper Mining Company Records consist of correspondence, engineering, financial, and injury records, and detailed supply records from the Victoria Mine Office. The material covers the operations of the mine, mill, and dams operated by the company.

Dates

  • 1866 - 1931
  • Majority of material found within 1899 - 1923

Language of Material

From the Collection:

English

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biographical / Historical

Directors

Thomas B. Dunstan (1850-1902)
1899-1902
Fred H. Begole
1899-1904
Calvin Austin
1899-1907
William F. Humphrey
1899-1909
Fred H. Williams
1899-1929
Charles D. Hanchette (1859-1923)
1903-1923
James P. Graves
1904-1929
Arthur W. Chesterton
1907-1909
David A. Barber
1909-1913
Willard S. Martin
1909-1929
Arthur W. Chesterton
1913-1929
Swaby L. Lawton
1923-1929

Presidents

Thomas B. Dunstan (1850-1902)
1899-1902
Calvin Austin
1903-1906
Fred H. Williams
1906-1929

Secretaries and Treasurers

James P. Graves
Secretary-Treasurer, 1899-1909
Sydney S. Millett
Secretary, 1909-1928/1929
James P. Graves
Treasurer, 1909-1929
Madeline M. Buckley
Secretary, ?-1929

Vice-Presidents

Calvin Austin
1899-1903
Charles D. Hanchette (1859-1923)
1903-1923
Willard S. Martin
1923-1929

Superintendents

Thomas Hooper (1842-1920)
1899-1906
George Hooper (1864-1924)
1906-1923

Clerks

Charles R. Everett
1899-1912
Albert R. Penberthy
1912-1924 [or slightly later]

Engineers

George S. Goodale
1902-1903
Carroll Ralph Forbes (1882-1950)
1903-1907
R. Spencer Schultz, Jr.
1907-1912/1913
G. A. Braun, Jr.
1912/1913-1920/1921

Extent

From the Collection: 60.19 Cubic Feet (45 boxes, 3 drawers, 31 volumes)

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