Silver Bay (Minn.)

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 contains records of the Community Health Center, Inc. and its successors, First Plan of Minnesota and FirstSolutions.

The collection contains correspondence, papers and court records relevant to Dr. Leppink's and the County Health Board's role in the litigation of the lengthy legal case involving Reserve Mining Company"s dumping of taconite tailings into Lake Superior.

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 consists of one volume of photocopies of reports prepared by PACE Associates for Reserve Mining Company.

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

The collection contains articles of incorporation; bylaws; annual meeting materials; minutes; correspondence; financial materials; news releases; resolutions; issue files on topics such as acid rain, conservation, harbor refuge, etc.; some Reserve Mining case exhibits; scrapbooks; bumper stickers; and an oral history project.

The collection contains correspondence, publications and reports dealing with the Reserve Mining controversy, and other pollution related problems in the Western Lake Superior area, and information on the organization and achievements of United Citizens for Clean Water and Air.

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