C. Harry Benedict Collection, 1953-1964.

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C. Harry Benedict Collection, 1953-1964.

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Collection, 1953-1964, contains a manuscript by C. Harry Benedict of an article published in January, 1953 in Montana Magazine of History, "The Calumet and Hecla Story" as well as an address by Dr. J.R. Van Pelt for the dedication of the Michigan Technological University's Benedict Laboratory in April, 1964.

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Michigan Technological University

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A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Margaret Holley Chapman grew up in Lake Linden and graduated from Calumet High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lawrence College in 1932 and went on to attend Michigan College of Mining and Technology, becoming the first female to receive a degree from the college. After receiving a B.S. in General Science in 1933, she also received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1934 and worked on a master's degree in 1934 and 1935. She worked in the Corrosion Lab for ...

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company

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The Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company was the most successful corporation to have mined native copper in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Through nearly a century of mining activity, the company produced in excess of 4.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued over $200 million in shareholder dividends. Unlike many of its competitors along the Keweenaw Peninsula, Calumet and Hecla successfully expanded its operations over several separate mineral bodies, developed capital-intensive an...

Benedict, C. Harry 1876-1963.

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C. Harry Benedict was born in Pittsburg, PA in 1876 where he attended public schools until attending Cornell University. Teaching at Cornell for just a year, he soon moved to Michigan's Copper Country to take a job with Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. He was associated with Calumet & Hecla for 50 years, 47 of which were spent as chief metallurgist. Benedict was the author of "Red metal: the Calumet and Hecla story," a history of the company.<CR><CR>He was also a lecturer at M...