Finding aid for the Cleveland Iron Mining Company Correspondence
Title:
Cleveland Iron Mining Company Correspondence
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Cleveland Iron Mining Company
Dates:
1852-1886
Quantity:
0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract:
 The Cleveland Iron Mining Company was organized in 1863, in Cleveland, Ohio, to mine iron ore in the Great Lakes area. Its founders included Samuel Mather and other prominent Cleveland businessmen. The collection consists of correspondence between various officers of the company, including Samuel L. Mather, with mine superintendents in Marquette and Ishpeming, Michigan, relating to mining operations in the Lake Superior region.
Identification:
MS 3136
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Cleveland Iron Mining Company Correspondence, 1852-1886 and undated, consists of correspondence between various officers of the company, including Samuel L. Mather, with mine superintendents in Marquette (1860-1864) and Ishpeming (1883-1886), Michigan, relating to mining operations in the Lake Superior region.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business and industry in Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Cleveland Iron Mining Company.
Iron mines and mining -- Superior, Lake.
Mining corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3136 Cleveland Iron Mining Company Correspondence, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of S. Livingston Mather in 1958.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Cleveland Iron Mining Company Correspondence, 1852-1886; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1-7
Correspondence, 1852-1886




Box 2 / Folder 1-3
Correspondence, 1886