Douglas papers, 1880-1938 (bulk 1880-1918).

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Douglas papers, 1880-1938 (bulk 1880-1918).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36854934

Reminiscences and biographical material, business records, and maps concerning hs life and work with mining companies in Arizona. Business correspondence concerns mining development in Morenci and Bisbee including the Longfellow Mine, Detroit Mine, Copper Queen Mine, San Carlos Mine, Copper Basin and Globe Mines and others. Includes reports of the Arizona Copper Company, 1880-1882, the Detroit Mining Company, and litigation between the Copper Queen Mine and the Arizona Copper Prince Mine. Also present are many condolence letters received after Douglas' death.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7388249

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Copper Company.

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Phelps Dodge Corporation

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Since its founding as a trading company in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps (1781-1853), the Phelps Dodge & Co. (renamed the Phelps Dodge Corporation after the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co. aquired its assets in 1917) provided many of the raw materials that fueled America's early industrial expansion and helped build frontier communities of the American West. In 1881, the Phelps Dodge Corporation invested in copper mining in Arizona and continues to mine those claims today. Fro...

Douglas, James, 1837-1918

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Mining engineer, first President and Chairman of the Board of Phelps Dodge Company, philanthropist. From the description of Douglas papers, 1880-1938 (bulk 1880-1918). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 36854934 Presbyterian licentiate, mining engineer, first president of Phelps Dodge Corporation, and philanthropist. From the description of Sermons, 1859-1880. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28249120 ...