Papers, 1901-1921 (bulk 1901-1904).

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Papers, 1901-1921 (bulk 1901-1904).

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The papers consist of correspondence and reports concerning the testing and chemical analysis of iron ore samples for various iron and steel companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Tennessee and Virginia. Firms represented include the Bethlehem Steel Company, Cranberry Furnace Company, Allentown Rilling Mills, Thomas Iron Company, Wharton Blast Furnaces, Crane Iron Works, Carbon Iron & Steel Company, Musconetcong Iron Works, Buffalo Union Furnace Company, Empire Steel & Iron Company, Lackawanna Steel Company, Alleghany Ore & Iron Company, Ulster Iron Works, Carnegie Steel Company and United States Steel Corporation. There is also a geological map of the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario, Canada (1903) and a pamphlet on the Shimer family reunion (1921).

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Lackawanna Steel Company

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Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909

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Joseph Wharton (1826-1909) was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist who was active in 19th century Delaware Valley manufacturing, business, and education development. He was descended from two of the oldest families in Pennsylvania. His father, William Wharton, was in the direct line of Thomas Wharton of Westmoreland, England, who came to America in 1683. The first American ancestor of his mother, Deborah Fisher Wharton, was John Fisher, who emig...

Carnegie Steel Company (N.J.).

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Alleghany Ore and Iron Company

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The Alleghany Ore and Iron Company was incorporated under the laws of Virginia on March 4, 1902. It operated blast furnaces at Iron Gate, Buena Vista, and Shenandoah, Virginia, and iron mines at Lignite in Botetourt County. It became a subsidiary of the Lukens Iron & Steel Company of Coatesville, Pa., in 1907. The furnaces were closed between 1917 and 1923 and the iron mines around 1925. The company remains an inactive subsidiary of Lukens, Inc. From the description of Records, 1...

Carbon Iron and Steel Company, Ltd.

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Musconetcong Iron Works (Stanhope, N.J.).

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Buffalo Union Furnace Company.

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Cranberry Furnace Company.

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A. Pardee & Company.

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Shimer family.

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Bethlehem Steel Company

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Crane Iron Works (Catasauqua, Pa.).

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Ulster Iron Works (Dover, N.J.).

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Allentown Rolling Mills (Allentown, Pa.).

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Thomas Iron Company

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Located in the Lehigh Valley, Pa.; sold to Drexel and Co. in July 1922 after an existence of 66 years. From the description of Records of the Thomas Iron Company, 1860-1880. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31019652 Founded 1854; operated furnaces in Pennsylvania, mines in New Jersey, and other property; sold in 1922. From the description of Records, 1854-1939. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28416280 ...

Empire Steel and Iron Company

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Wharton Furnaces (Wharton, N.J.).

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Shimer, Porter W. (Porter William), 1857-1938

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Porter William Shimer, a chemist and metallurgist of Easton, Pa., began his career as the first chemist for the Thomas Iron Company at Alburtis, Pa., in 1878. From the description of Papers, 1901-1921 (bulk 1901-1904). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122547795 ...

United States Steel Corporation

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American Steel & Wire Co., descendant from Washburn & Moen, acquired by U.S. Steel in 1901 and became its American Steel & Wire Division; employed 4000 workers during 1940s; facilities expansion at South Works plant in 1957-1958; ceased operations in Worcester in 1977. From the description of United States Steel Corporation photograph collection, 1940-1970 (bulk 1957-1958). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70965884 On June 30, 1960, U.S. Steel Corporat...