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Quincy Mining Company Smelter Theft Letters

 Collection — sc_box: MS 4, Folder: 18
Identifier: MS-771

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

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