Charlemagne Tower letters

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3602

Staff Only

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

Additional Description

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.