Duluth Steam Cooperative Association records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: S4584

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The records are not comprehensive. The collection holds: Articles of Incorporation with amendments June 1933, September 1947; By-laws 1943, September 4, 1947, December 31, 1957; purchase agreement by General Waterworks Corporation of Delaware, 1962; Financial records 1932-1958; Reincorporation under Minnesota Laws; Stockholders 1933, 1956, 1962; Reports to city of Duluth 1942-1979; Minutes volume 1929-1933 and 1942-1957

Dates

1929-1979
Majority of material found in 1929-1962

Creator

Duluth Steam Corporation (Organization)

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

Built in 1932, the steam plant in Canal Park is a Duluth landmark. According to a Time magazine article published at the time of groundbreaking, plans for the plant dated back to 1929, when the city had “hoped to have a steam corporation, one whose central plant would supply heating to the business district of Duluth just as New York Steam does in Manhattan.”

In 2010, the coal-fired plant, which is owned by the city of Duluth and operated by Duluth Steam Cooperative Association, is an association of 225 offices, retail shops, hospitals and government buildings in downtown Duluth, all provided heat by the Duluth Steam Plant from 1 Lake Place Drive. The central plant distributes steam to more than 200 buildings from 7th Avenue West to 11th Avenue East, from Canal Park to Fourth Street. The high pressure steam line covers approximately 10 miles. Jerry Pelofske, the plant’s manager, said the operation consumes about 50,000 tons of coal a year, and employs 18 full-time workers. Recently, the city partnered with Johnson Controls Inc. to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15 percent over the next 15 years.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection holds: Articles of Incorporation with amendments June 1933, September 1947; By-laws 1943, September 4, 1947, December 31, 1957; purchase agreement by General Waterworks Corporation of Delaware, 1962; Financial records 1932-1958; Reincorporation under Minnesota Laws; Stockholders 1933, 1956, 1962; Reports to city of Duluth 1942-1979; Minutes volume 1929-1933 and 1942-1957

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.

Subjects

Associations, institutions, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Contracts Subject Source: Local sources
Cooperatives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Ledgers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
St. Louis County (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Work Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings