Northern Cold Storage and Warehouse Company records

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3613

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains promotional material, newspaper advertisements, a news article, a financial report, storage receipts, a check and order, business letters, employment cards for Presidents and president’s death notices.

Dates

1907-1968

Creator

Northern Cold Storage and Warehouse Company (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

The Northern Cold Storage and Warehouse Company was started in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1907 by William H. Cole, D.B. MacDonald, Joseph Sellwood, and Alex MacDougall. It specialized in storing dairy products and poultry products. It also had common storage facilities and handled merchandise warehousing. The business was sold to Kodiak, Inc. of St. Paul in 1965. The warehouse building, located on the Duluth waterfront at 7th Avenue West and Railroad Street, was razed in 1968.

Extent

0.50 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S3632 Frank Fregeau papers

NEMHC Archival Collections S3634 William H. Cole estate inventory

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

Advertisements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Financial statements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Food Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Food industry and trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
Northern Cold Storage and Warehouse Company
Waterfront Subject Source: Local sources
Wholesale trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings