Samuel Alexander Parnall Autobiography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of an autobiographical letter from Samuel Alexander Parnall, written to his half-sister, Isabella Parnall Begle.
Dates
- October 1943
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
Samuel Alexander Parnall was born in 1866 in Rockland, Michigan. He attended Michigan Mining School as part of its inaugural class, graduating in 1888 with a degree as a mine engineer. He was an engineer for the Cleveland Iron Mining Company and became the Chief Engineer for six years when the company expanded to become the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining Company. He was later an employed at Globe as the superintendent at the Old Dominion Copper Mine in Arizona and also worked at mines in Colorado and Mexico. Parnall was president of the Michigan Mining School Alumni Association from 1892-1893. The letter also describes the roles of Samuel's father, William Parnall and brother William Parnall, Jr. at National Mine, Franklin Mine, Phoenix Mines, Tamarack Mine, Cleveland Cliffs, Trimountain, and Calumet and Arizona.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Autobiography, 1943, of Samuel Alexander Parnall, a graduate of the first class of the Michigan Mining School (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan, and president of the alumni association from 1892-1893. Written as a letter to his half-sister, Isabella Parnall Begle, it details his experience growing up in Rockland, Michigan, his attendance at the Michigan Mining School and subsequent career as a mine engineer and superintendent around the western United States and Mexico.
Arrangement
Chronological
Acquisition
An autobiographical letter from Samuel A. Parnall to his half sister Isabelle Parnall Begle was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections on January 10, 1974 by Robert Begle.
- Title
- Samuel Alexander Parnall Autobiography
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.
- Date
- 1/28/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository