J. Robert Van Pelt Copper Range Company Research Collection, Circa 1853-Circa 1975.

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J. Robert Van Pelt Copper Range Company Research Collection, Circa 1853-Circa 1975.

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Collection, circa 1853-circa 1975, of research files and manuscript drafts compiled and written by Dr. J. Robert Van Pelt, former president of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Van Pelt was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Copper Range Company, during which time he began writing a history of the company. Includes original documents and photocopies of records from the Copper Range Company and its subsidiary companies. Also includes copies of a book manuscript in various stages of completion and editing. The manuscript is comprised of twenty-five chapters discussing the history, operations, economics, and personnel of the Copper Range Company and its subsidiaries.

6.65 cubic feet; 19 manucript boxes (letter size)

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078279

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

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