Quincy Mining Company Smelter Theft Letters
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Letters, 1923-1924, series of correspondence between a Quincy Mining Company Smelter superintendent and a former worker, Charles Heikkinen, regarding the theft of copper and repayment. Heikkinen contacts the Quincy Mining Company Smelter 16 years after the theft in order to repay the value of 16 pounds of copper.
Dates
- 1923-1924
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
From 1898 to 1967 the Quincy Mining Company Smelter at Ripley processed copper, first from it's mines and then later from it's reclamation plant. The smelter complex is built on the stamp sand of the Pewabic mines' mill. It continued to melt scrap copper until 1971.
Extent
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters, 1923-1924, series of correspondence between a Quincy Mining Company Smelter superintendent and a former worker, Charles Heikkinen, regarding the theft of copper and repayment. Heikkinen contacts the Quincy Mining Company Smelter 16 years after the theft in order to repay the value of 16 pounds of copper.
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell,11/13/2009
- Title
- Quincy Mining Company Smelter Theft Letters
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 11/13/2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository