John T. Reeder Photograph Collection
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Includes glass plate and film negatives of buildings, communities, copper mining operations, and family members, as well as wildlife, plants, and flowers as well as negative inventories.
Dates
- Circa 1867-Circa 1967
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
John Thorley Reeder was born in Detroit on August 18, 1857, and was educated in the Detroit High School and Mayhew Business College in Detroit. Following his graduation he entered the office of the Detroit and Lake Superior Copper Works with his father who was a chief clerk for the concern for 40 years. When the Detroit Works closed in 1897 Mr. Reeder went to the Michigan Copper Country as chief clerk of the Osceola mine office at Osceola under the late Captain John Daniel. Later he was transferred to the Tamarack mine office and when the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. gained control of the Bigelow interests, he was transferred to the Calumet and Hecla office as chief clerk and purchasing agent of the Tamarack, Osceola, Ahmeek and Isle Royale mines. He held this position from August, 1906 to May 31, 1919. Mr. Reeder was a resident of Houghton for 30 years. He was active in the Keweenaw Historical Society of which he was a charter member. He later became president of the society and in 1913 was made a life member. He was a trustee of the First Congregational Church of Hancock, and was also a member of the Portage Township School Board on which he served from 1913 to July, 1922, when he resigned. He served as president of the board from 1914 up to the time of his retirement. Mr. Reeder was a great lover of outdoor life and owned a famous collection of outdoor photos which included wild life, plants and flowers. He also acquired a fine collection of stamps, coins, Indian relics and minerals. John Thorley Reeder passed away in 1937, after a long illness.
Extent
38.23 Cubic Feet (103 boxes)
Abstract
Photograph collection, circa 1867-circa 1967, of John T. Reeder, a resident of Houghton, Michigan and employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Includes photographs of buildings, communities, copper mining operations, and family members, as well as wildlife, plants, and flowers.
Arrangement
MS-042 has been arranged into 23 series. Series one is Inventories and General Records. The remaining series are groups of negatives that have been arranged by serial number.
Acquisition
An initial gift was received from John T. Reeder in 1985 consisting of glass and film negatives. An additional donation consisting of photographic prints of nature and animals taken by Reeder was received from Deric Garnell in 2006. The most recent donation, which consisted of both glass plate and film negatives was received from Michael Cooper, Lynne Robertson, and Elizabeth Jessup in 2011.
- Title
- John T. Reeder Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.
- 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