August and Joseph Mayworm Papers
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of financial records of August and Joseph Mayworm. The records detail their operation of a saloon and boardinghouse, as well as their work for the C. C. Douglass Company.
Dates
- 1881 - 1919
Language of Material
English and a small amount of German.
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.
Biographical / Historical
August Mayworm was born March 1840 in Prussia. He moved to Grant Township in Keweenaw County in the 1870s. By 1882, Mayworm had moved to Tamarack and opened a saloon and boardinghouse. As well as running the saloon, he became an agent for the C. C. Douglass Company; collecting rents and selling property on its behalf.
August's son Joseph (born 1880) was working at the saloon with his father from at least 1901. He became the saloon keeper around 1906. When August died (probably in 1915), Joseph appears to have taken over his work for the C. C. Douglass Company. By the time Joseph Mayworm died in 1925, the saloon (which converted to a soft drink parlor during prohibition) had already closed.
Extent
0.68 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Abstract
August and Joseph Mayworm operated a saloon in Tamarack, Michigan and acted as agents for the C. C. Douglass Company. This collection consists of financial records of August and Joseph Mayworm. The records detail their operation of a saloon and boardinghouse, as well as their work for the C. C. Douglass Company.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
- Title
- August and Joseph Mayworm Papers
- Author
- Daniel Michelson
- Date
- May 2013
- 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