Charlemagne Tower letters
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one personal letter written by Tower and two letters to Charlemagne Tower from his cousin A. Tower.
Dates
- 1883-1890
- Majority of material found in 1883, 1890
Creator
- Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923 (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
Charlemagne Tower, Jr. was born in Philadelphia and came to Duluth, Minnesota in the early 1880s to look after his father’s iron properties in the Soudan area. He was president of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad and director of the Minnesota Iron Company. He left Duluth in 1887 and later served as United States ambassador to Russia, Austria, and Germany.
Extent
3.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains one personal letter written by Tower and two letters to Charlemagne Tower from his cousin A. Tower.
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.
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company
- Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron ranges Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron ranges--Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Charlemagne Tower letters
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B. 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