Union Copper Mining Company Letterpress Copy Book
name: label: Creator
content: Union Copper Mining Company
label: Donor
content: Giorgianni, Paul J.
label: Donor
content: Giorgianni, Rachel R.
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: California
topic: label: Topic
content: Mines -- California
label: Topic
content: Copper mining -- California
label: Topic
content: Copper -- California
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Paul and Rachel Giorgianni to the National Museum of American History's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Union Copper Mining Company
label: Donor
content: Giorgianni, Paul J.
label: Donor
content: Giorgianni, Rachel R.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Copperopolis (once known as Copper Canyon) was founded in 1860, and the Union Copper mine was located there soon after. The Union Copper Company was formed in 1899, and it held these mines until 1909, when all the holdings of the Union Company were transferred to the Calaveras Company. Calaveras Consolidated Mining Company Ltd. operated until 1932.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
label: Extent
content: 1 Volume
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1905
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1006
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
label: Type
content: Letterpress copybooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Letterpress copybooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains a volumne of weekly reports, correspondence, and supply orders created by the Union Copper Mining Company located in California.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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