Joseph B. Cotton Merritt v. Rockefeller scrapbook

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S4454

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to the Merritt v. Rockefeller case. 1894-1897. The clippings, dated from about 1894 to 1897, are from the Duluth News Tribune, Duluth Herald, Minneapolis Times, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the Commonwealth.

Dates

Creation: 1894-1897

Creator

Cotton, Joseph B., 1865 January 06-1940 August 6 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Joseph Bell Cotton was an attorney for the Duluth, Missabe, and Northern Railroad, the Oliver Iron Mining Company and the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines. He represented Rockefeller in the case of Alfred Merritt v. John D. Rockefeller. Cotton served as a State Legislator for St. Louis, Cook and Lake counties in 1893-1894.

Extent

1.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of one scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to the Merritt v. Rockefeller case.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.