Edward W. Davis papers, 1883-1973.

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Edward W. Davis papers, 1883-1973.

Correspondence, articles, reports, technical papers, histories, patents, newsletters, speeches, photographic slides and prints, and scrapbooks relating to Minnesota's iron ore industry and to Davis' work at the University of Minnesota Mines Experiment Station, where he developed a commercial process for extracting iron ore from taconite.

8.75 cu. ft. (7 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8340993

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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