Papers, 1864-1940, of William A. Childs, a Civil War veteran and long-time employee of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in Calumet, Michigan. Includes a transcription of a portion of Childs' diary during the Civil War, a history of Copper Harbor by Oliver A. Farwell, and photocopies of letters between sisters Charlotte Farwell and Sarah "Sallie" Scott.