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H. Kenneth Hamar Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-443

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Records from various lumber companies of Michigan's Upper Peninsula including Hamar Land and Lumber Company, Worcester Lumber Company and the Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Company as well as land grant certificates, Houghton Chassell and Southwestern Railroad records and various correspondence.

Dates

  • 1850-1934

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

H. Kenneth Hamar was born in 1901 in Menominee, Michigan and raised in Chassell, Michigan, son of Jessie and Edward Hamar, the general manager of the Worcester Lumber Company. Like his father, Ken Hamar was also involved in the lumber industry for more than sixty years, beginning with the Worcester Lumber Company in Chassell, MI, continuing with Weyerhauser of Cloquet, MN and Lake Superior Lumber Corporation of Ontonagon, MI. In 1948 he returned to Chassell and started the Chassell Box and Crate Company with his brother John. In 1960 he and his brother purchased the Horner Flooring Company, located in Dollar Bay, MI. Hamar was also a director of the Superior National Bank and Trust Company, the Copper Range Railroad and the Maple Flooring Association. He was also one of the staunchest supporters of athletic programs, including Michigan Technological University where he was a charter member of The Huskies Club and received the organization's highest award in 1974 - an award which today is named in his honor.

Extent

0.35 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box (letter size))

Abstract

Collection, 1850-1934, compiled by H. Kenneth Hamar. Contains a history of Chassell, Michgan and records from various lumber companies of Michigan's Upper Peninsula including Hamar Land and Lumber Company, Worcester Lumber Company and the Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Company as well as land grant certificates, Houghton Chassell and Southwestern Railroad papers and various correspondence.

Arrangement

This collection is less than one cubic feet and has not been arranged below the collection level.

Acquisition

A gift consisting of one letter size manuscript box containing papers related to Chassell, MI and lumbering in the Upper Peninsula was donated to the Michigan Technological University and Copper Country Historical Collections on June 23, 1971 by H. Kenneth Hamar.

Separated Negatives

Several negatives were removed from the Hamar donation to the Numbered Negatives Collection at the time of accession. The numbers for these images are listed below:

00998 01001 01002 01005 01869 03532 01856 02982 02582 02583 02982 01866 01870 02581 01868

Separated Photographs

Several photographs were removed from the Hamar donation at the time of accession to the Copper Country Photograph File.

Cities and Town-Chassell Cities and Towns-Chassell-Street Scenes Cities and Towns-Eagle Harbor Lumbering Lumbering-Camp Scenes Lumbering-Cutting; Hauling Lumbering-Mills and Market Railroads Railroads-Companies-Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railroads-Motorcar Transportation-Rail

Separated Maps

Two maps from the Hamar donation were removed to MS-870 Michigan Technological University Archives Map Collection. Maps 57 and 58 were indicated to be from the Hamar donation, but only map 58 can be located.

Hamar 58, Map of Houghton, Chassell, and South Western Railway. Scale 1"=800".Certified by C. F. Hancock, July 12, 1909.

Title
H. Kenneth Hamar Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert 1/27/2014.
Date
11/30/2009
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

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US