Karon Family papers
Scope and Contents
Materials within this collection date between 1900 and 1955 and consist of: newspaper articles, petitions for naturalization, a family tree, and a Northwest Scrap Iron account book.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1955
Creator
- Northwestern Iron and Metal (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel "Shopse" Karon, was born in Lithuania on September 15, 1865, and immigrated to the United States in 1887 in an effort to escape being drafted into the Russian army for the second time. He settled in Duluth, Minnesota, where he began his career by collecting bottles and rags and eventually established the Northwestern Iron and Metal Company in 1890, located in Canal Park. He also established Norwestern Wiping Cloth Company. He married his first wife Sarah, whom he brought over from Lithuania, in 1890; they had nine children together -- Abe, Edith (Karsner), Meyer, Robert, Sidney, Esther (Green), Raye (Greenspun), Harry, and Fanny (Mark). Sarah passed away in 1934. Karon was one of the founders Duluth's first synagogue, Adas Israel, and presided as president for 47 years. He passed away in 1966 at the age of 100.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of materials relating to the Karon family, who ran the Northwetern Iron and Metal Company in Duluth, Minnesota.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest in 1990 by Shirley Garber.
Cultural context
- Title
- Karon Family papers, 1900-1955
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erin Smerage
- Date
- June 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area
