Taconite industry

The collection consists of industrial photographs taken by the donor during the duration of his studio's operation in Virginia, Minnesota which closed in 1956. Mr. Barclay continued shooting for industrial clients through 1963.

The collection consists of outline and support research materials for application to “Research Grant for Beaver Bay”.

The collection consists of chronologies and histories of Silver Bay and Babbitt Minnesota and the Reserve Mining Company of Silver Bay; and photographs of the two towns (1952-1962).

The collection consists of 54 photographs. Images include workers, foremen, equipment, different phases of construction and miscellaneous signs at the site.

The collection consists of papers related to Hendrickso’s career with U.S. Steel.

This collection contains reports, correspondence, court materials and exhibits related to the Reserve Mining Company controversy over the company’s policy of discharging taconite tailings into Lake Superior.

The collection contains one 16mm, black and white, silent film (17 min.) of a 1936 mining inspection trip and tour conducted by U.S. Steel and Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Inc. The tour included Duluth, Minnesota and the surrounding area including the iron range.

The collection consists of the transcript of a slide lecture, which described the history of the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railroad and the predominant role it played in the development of the Vermilion and Mesabi Ranges; the eventual decline of red ores; and the growth of the taconite pellet industry in Minnesota.

The collection contains legal correspondence, testimony, briefs, transcripts, reports, and exhibits dealing with the various legal trials.

The collection includes research files, reports, court proceedings, and other materials.