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Hodge Foundry Lake Superior Iron Works Records

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: MS-052

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

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