Laura Day papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3701

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains land deeds in Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, and St. Louis Counties, mining and timber leases, business letters, and labor contracts.

Dates

1849-1919

Creator

Day, Laura (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

Laura Day owned property in northern Minnesota, especially on the Mesabi Iron Range, where she speculated in iron and timberlands. Iron ore was extracted from her property at the Laura Mine on the Mesabi.

Extent

5.00 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains land deeds in Aitkin, Crow Wing, Itasca, and St. Louis Counties, mining and timber leases, business letters, and labor contracts.

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.

Subjects

Contracts Subject Source: Local sources
Iron mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mesabi Iron Range (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mesabi Range (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Property records Subject Source: Local sources
Real property Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Timber industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings