Upper Cuyuna Land Company correspondence.

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3659

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters from the company, from J.W. Christy Investments of Minneapolis to Harry Roberts, of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, and to George Cheseborough of Duluth. The correspondence concerns the company’s lease, lands, and exploration, much of it concerns Roberts' health.

Dates

1912

Creator

Upper Cuyuna Land 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 Upper Cuyuna Land Company operated out of Minneapolis with George Roberts as president. The company was involved in buying lands containing iron ore on the Cuyuna Range.

Extent

11.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains letters from the company, from J.W. Christy Investments of Minneapolis to Harry Roberts, of Solon Springs, Wisconsin, and to George Cheseborough of Duluth.

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.

Subjects

Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cuyuna Iron Range (Minn.) 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