Edward W. Davis papers. 1883-1973.

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Edward W. Davis papers. 1883-1973.

Correspondence, articles, reports, technical papers,histories, patents, newsletters, speeches, photographic slides and prints, andscrapbooks relating to Minnesota's iron ore industry and to Davis' work at theUniversity of Minnesota Mines Experiment Station, where he developed a commercialprocess for extracting iron ore from taconite.

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