Joint Committee of Civic Organizations for Steel Base records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence,1906–1923; legal materials; news clippings, 1918–1924; and pamphlets. Legal materials include petitions and complaints to the Federal Trade Commission and miscellaneous resolutions.
Dates
- 1906-1924
Creator
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
A Duluth, Minnesota organization, the Joint Committee of Civic Organizations for Steel Base was an organization of the Duluth Commercial Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Duluth Board of Realtors, Duluth Retail Merchants Association, Builders Exchange, and the West Duluth, West End and New Duluth-Gary Commercial Clubs. The Committee, headed by Charles P. Craig, was formed in 1918 to stop steel manufacturers from fixing steel pricess for all sections of the country at the price charged in Pittsburgh, plus freight costs. This system, termed “Pittsburgh Plus” was attacked by many steel centers, notably Chicago, Birmingham, and Duluth. The Federal Trade Commission abolished the practice in 1924.
Extent
8.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence,1906–1923; legal materials; news clippings, 1918–1924; and pamphlets. Legal materials include petitions and complaints to the Federal Trade Commission and miscellaneous resolutions.
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.
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civic improvement Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Court records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth Chamber of Commerce (Duluth, Minn.)
- New Duluth (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Steel industry and trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West Duluth (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- West End (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Joint Committee of Civic Organizations for Steel Base records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
