Sturgeon River Lumber Company Records
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Records, 1873-1902, of the Sturgeon River Lumber Company of Hancock, Michigan. Includes articles of incorporation, minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and minutes of the stockholders meetings.
Dates
- 1873-1902
Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Biography
Orrin Williams Robinson was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He ran a successful logging operation in the Upper Peninsula and was elected to serve in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and two terms as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, from 1899 to 1903. In 1873, he organized the Sturgeon River Lumber Company, which built mills in Hancock, Michigan as well as Chassell, Michigan. The village of Chassell formed around the mill of the lumber company beginning in 1887. In 1902 the company was sold to Charles Henry Worcester of Chicago and organized the Worcester Lumber Company.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (1 roll of microfilm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records, 1873-1902, of the Sturgeon River Lumber Company of Hancock, Michigan. Includes articles of incorporation, minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and minutes of the stockholders meetings.
General Physical Description note
0.02 cubic feet1 roll of microfilm
Processing History
Elizabeth Russell,9/13/2010
- Title
- Sturgeon River Lumber Company Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 9/13/2010
- 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