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- catalog abstract "Chiefly correspondence and documents concerning the development of, and investment in, copper mines in Clifton, Arizona. Lindsay Swift, of the Boston Public Library, was president of the company, but the mastermind behind the investment was Edward H. Strobel, Swift's Harvard classmate, who had a varied career in diplomacy and served as adviser to the King of Siam. The collection also includes photographs of the mine, clippings, a few mine drawings and mine financial and legal records, some correspondence of Strobel and Swift unrelated to the mine, and a few letters and papers about the collection itself. Also includes letters sent to Swift concerning Strobel's death in 1908.".
- catalog contributor b752861.
- catalog contributor b752862.
- catalog contributor b752863.
- catalog contributor b752864.
- catalog date "1875".
- catalog description "A company was formed as a result of a merger in 1903 of the New England Copper Company and the Clifton Consolitated Copper Mines of Arizona. The new company was called the New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona. Property belonging to this company included the New England, Clifton, Antietam and Copper King mines located 5 miles northwest of Clifton on the north side of the San Francisco River. Today, this would be considered Greenlee County, which came into existence in 1911. The various mines of the company showed considerable ore ranging from very high grade to low grade. From 1906 to 1909, production averaged about 1 million pounds of copper, 12,000 ounces of silver and 60 ounces gold per year. (Copper Handbook, 1910, p.1284-85).".
- catalog description "Chiefly correspondence and documents concerning the development of, and investment in, copper mines in Clifton, Arizona. Lindsay Swift, of the Boston Public Library, was president of the company, but the mastermind behind the investment was Edward H. Strobel, Swift's Harvard classmate, who had a varied career in diplomacy and served as adviser to the King of Siam. The collection also includes photographs of the mine, clippings, a few mine drawings and mine financial and legal records, some correspondence of Strobel and Swift unrelated to the mine, and a few letters and papers about the collection itself. Also includes letters sent to Swift concerning Strobel's death in 1908.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou02421".
- catalog description "Lindsay Swift (1856-1921) was a librarian, editor and author. He received his AB from Harvard College in 1877. He worked in the Catalogue Department of the Boston Public Library (1878-1896) and then served as editor of library publications (1896-1921). Swift was a close friend of Edward Henry Strobel (a Harvard classmate) and the two were business partners in a copper mining venture. Swift was listed as President of the copper company. Edward Henry Strobel (1855-1908) was a United States diplomat and a scholar in international law. He earned his Harvard AB 1877, a Harvard LLB 1882, and LLD 1906. He was Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School from 1898 to 1906. He served as general advisor to the King of Siam from 1903 to 1908.".
- catalog description "Lindsay Swift Papers Concerning the New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona, 1875-1909 (MS AmW 106). Houghton Library, Harvard University.".
- catalog description "Records of this company from 1900-1913 are held by: Special Collections of the University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson (AZ 285).".
- catalog description "Some persons associated with the New England Copper Company of Arizona were: Edward H. Strobel, lessee; Arthur P. Ayling, president and manager; Alexander E. Elliott, treasurer; and Jens L Westengard, counsel. Persons associated with the merged company were: Edmund Bristol, Vice President and Managing Director; Lindsey Swift, president from 1903 to 1906; Burger & Siebert, consulting engineers, C. C. Burger, chief engineer; and Jacob King, superintendent.".
- catalog extent "6 boxes (3 linear ft.)".
- catalog issued "1875".
- catalog language "In English.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Arizona.".
- catalog subject "Copper mines and mining Arizona.".
- catalog subject "New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona.".
- catalog subject "Strobel, Edward Henry, 1855-1908.".
- catalog subject "Swift, Lindsay, 1856-1921.".
- catalog title "Lindsay Swift papers concerning the New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona, 1875-1909.".
- catalog type "Clippings. aat".
- catalog type "Financial records. aat".
- catalog type "Harvard graduates' papers. local".
- catalog type "Photographs. aat".
- catalog type "collection".