Hodge Foundry Lake Superior Iron Works Records
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection includes indexed accounts, general ledgers and payroll accounts.
Dates
- 1880-1902
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
Samuel F. Hodge came to Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in 1869 or 1870, according to varying accounts. He established the Lake Superior Iron Works in Ripley, Michigan, soon after his arrival. It was the second foundry in the area and catered primarily to the three stamp mills in the vicinity, the Quincy Mill, the Pewabic Mill, and the Franklin Mill, all located in Ripley. The foundry works were located between the Pewabic and Quincy mills along the industrial waterfront, near Hancock, Michigan. Charles J. Hodge carried on the business after his father's death. The Portage Lake Foundry & Machinery Company bought out the Hodge Iron Foundry in approximately 1904 and began advertising chilled stamp shoes as one of its own products thereafter.
Extent
0.91 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Abstract
Records, 1880-1902, of the Hodge Iron Foundry of Ripley, Michigan, also known as the Lake Superior Iron Works. Includes indexed accounts, general ledgers and payroll accounts.
Arrangement
Chronological
Acquisition
Three bound volumes from the Hodge Iron Company were donated anonymously to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections on October 18, 2003.
- Title
- Hodge Foundry Lake Superior Iron Works Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert.
- Date
- 8/25/2011
- 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