Cerro Corporation records, 1887-1974.

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Cerro Corporation records, 1887-1974.

The Cerro Corporation collection contains records of the Cerro de Pasco Copper Company, Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation, Cerro de Pasco Mining Company, Cerro de Pasco Railway Company, Cerro Peru, and Cerro Corporation. The records include correspondence, contracts, financial reports, ledgers, by-laws, and meeting minutes. Also included are leases and agreements with the Peruvian Government.

274.44 cubic ft. (391 boxes) + 128 ledgers

Related Entities

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Cerro de Pasco Copper Company.

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Cerro de Pasco Mining Company

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Cerro de Pasco Railway Company

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Cerro de Pasco Corporation

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Cerro Corporation

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The Cerro Corporation began in 1902 with the development of a Peruvian mining project. The company was originally called the Cerro de Pasco Copper Company and had its headquarters in New York City. Within 10 years, it had assets of more than 60 million dollars. Cerro was acquired by the Marmon Group in the 1970s, and at that time had mining, trucking, real estate, and manufacturing interests. From the description of Cerro Corporation records, 1887-1974. (University of Wyoming, Americ...