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Zweifel-Roleff Studio photograph collection for DM&IR and Oliver Iron Mining

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: S3744

Scope and Contents

The collection consists exclusively of negatives. All are safety film and vary in size from 2.5x3.5 to 4x5 to 5x7. A small number are damaged, overexposed, rippled, finger printed or creased. The nearly 1000 negatives cover the dates 1942-1954 and were apparently made for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range railroad and the Oliver Iron Mining Co. How they became separated from the records of the companies is unknown. Subjects of the negatives are: workers, mine sites, machinery/equipment, and women workers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1954

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

John Rudolph Zweifel and William F. Roleff were master photographers who operated separate and joint studios between the years 1899 and the late 1940s. Very little information has been systematically complied to complete a biographical sketch of Mr. Zweifel but biographical information for Mr. Roleff, the younger of the two photographers, is available (see the Roleff collection S2240.)

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists exclusively of negatives. The nearly 1000 negatives cover the dates 1942-1954 and were apparently made for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range railroad and the Oliver Iron Mining Co.

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 S3727 Photograph collection

NEMHC Archival Collections S2240 William F. Roleff photographs

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.

Title
Guide to the Zweifel-Roleff Studio photograph collection for DM&IR and Oliver Iron Mining
Author
Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
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

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526