Ronald Prain papers, 1921-1978.

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Ronald Prain papers, 1921-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/469675325

The collection contains speeches, reports, and other writings by Prain; correspondence with British, Rhodesian, and Zambian government officials; correspondence with executives of American Metal Company and Anglo-American Corp.; subject files on African copper mining; photographs; and miscellaneous biographical material.

4 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7572291

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Rhodesian Selection Trust, Ltd.

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Roan Antelope Copper Mines Limited

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American Metal Company

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Prain, Ronald, Sir, 1907-1991

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Sir Ronald Prain was a British metals industry executive and civil servant in Northern Rhodesia. He joined Marshall Brothers, an associate of American Metal Company of New York, in 1926. In 1939 he was appointed director of Rhodesian Selection Trust, Roan Antelope Copper Mines, and Mufulira. During the 1940s he served at the Rhodesian Ministry of Supply. He became chairman of Anglo-Metal Company Ltd. in 1946 and chairman of Rhodesian Selection Trust Ltd. in 1950. He was knighted in 1956 for publ...