Coppertown USA Mining Museum Records
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Records, 1981-1990, from the Coppertown USA Mining Museum. Collection contains the Board of Directors' files from 1981-1990 and includes minutes from board meetings and financial records.
Dates
- 1981-1990
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
The Coppertown USA Mining Museum is an introduction to the fascinating story of the copper country and America's first real mining boom. A Keweenaw Heritage Site, the museum is located in the former Calumet and Hecla Pattern Shop building. Calumet and Hecla's distance from manufacturing centers required the company to be self-reliant. In the pattern shop, skilled workers crafted wooden patterns that were used in the foundry that once stood next door to cast parts and tools need for mine operations. Today the museum features exhibits both on mining operations and life in a mining town.
Extent
0.18 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box (letter size))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records, 1981-1990, from the Coppertown USA Mining Museum.
- Title
- Coppertown USA Mining Museum Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 12/15/2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository