Charlemagne Tower papers, 1830-1889

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Series I: Correspondence


Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence

Box CC19 is missing.



Box CC1 A-Bar



Box CC2 Bas-Bicknell



Box CC3 Bicknell, 1875-1881



Box CC4 Bicknell, 1882-1889



Box CC5 Big-By



Box CC6 Ca-Cl



Box CC7 Co-Cu



Box CC8 Da



Box CC9 De-Dw



Box CC10 E-Ellsbury



Box CC11 Ellsbury, 1882-1885



Box CC12 Ellsbury (Charles Tower, 1886-Charles Tower Jr.)



Box CC13 Ely, George H. & S.P.



Box CC14 Ely, George H. & S.P.



Box CC15 Ely, Geo. H. & S.P.-Ev



Box CC16 F-G



Box CC17 H



Box CC18 I-La


La-Le

Box CC19 is missing. YH 2023.



Box CC20 Lee, Deborah Tower (Mrs. Richard) - Lee, Richard



Box CC21 Leeds - Morcom, E.



Box CC22 Morse - Munson, S., 1877



Box CC23 Munson, S. (1878) - O, 1878



Box CC24 P-Prince, Franklin, 1885



Box CC25 Prince, Franklin (1886) - Sm., 1886



Box CC26 Snyder, Emma Tower (Mrs. E. C.) (Amelia M. B. Tower-Charlemagne Tower, 1871), 1871



Box CC27 Snyder, Emma Tower - Sp., 1872-1889



Box CC28 St - Stone, George (B-Charlemagne Tower, Sr.)



Box CC29 Stone, George (to Charlemagne Tower, Jr.), 1881-April 1884, undated



Box CC30 Stone, George (to Charlemagne Tower, Jr.), May 1884-March 1885



Box CC31 Stone, George (to Charlemagne Tower, Jr.), April 1885-December 1885



Box CC32 Stone, George (to Charlemagne Tower, Jr., 1886-W), 1886



Box CC33 Stone, W. - Tenney, L. H.



Box CC34 Tenney, L. H., 1876-1880



Box CC35 Tower, E.-Tower, Julius, 1832



Box CC36 Tower, Reuben (b.1829), 1884-1889



Box CC37 Terry, E.-Th



Box CC38 Tower, Julius, 1835-1870



Box CC39 Tl-Tower, Charlemagne, 1809-1889



Box CC40 Tower, Charlemagne (Str - Charlemagne Tower, Jr. to April 1885)



Box CC41 Charlemagne Tower, Jr. (Bailey-Amelia M. B. Tower)



Box CC42 Tower, Charlemagne (Charlemagne Tower, Jr. May 1885-W.)



Box CC43 Charlemagne Tower, Jr., 1862-1869



Box CC44 Charlemagne Tower, Jr., 1870-1882



Box CC45 Charlemagne Tower, Jr., September 1884-1885



Box CC46 Charlemagne Tower, Jr., 1883-August 1884



Box CC47 Charlemagne Tower, Jr., 1886-1889



Box CC48 Tower, Charlemagne Jr.,-Tower, Dewitt (D. Tower-Z)



Box CC49 Tower, L. H.-Tower, Reuben (b.1829), 1876



Box CC50 Tower, Reuben (b.1829), 1877-1883



Box CC51 Tower, Julius (to Charlemagne Tower, 1871-Charlemagne Tower, Jr.)



Box CC52 Tower, Sarah Louisa



Box CC53 Tower, T.-Z


Subseries I.2: Uncataloged Correspondence

Individuals: sorted by surname; Corporations: i.e., firms, banks, etc., arranged alphabetically by name of company.



Box 1 A


Box 1 B


Box 1 B, 1830-1839


Box 1 B, 1840-1849


Box 1 Ba, 1850-1870


Box 1 Be, 1850-1870


Box 1 Bellas, Hugh, 1850-1870


Box 1 Bennett, Daniel R., 1850-1870


Box 1 Bi-Bo, 1850-1870


Box 1 Br, 1850-1870


Box 1 C


Box 1 C, 1830-1839


Box 1 C, 1840-1849


Box 1 D


Box 1 D, 1830-1839


Box 1 D, 1840-1849


Box 1 E


Box 1 E, 1830-1839


Box 1 E, 1840-1849


Box 1 Ely, George H. & Samuel P.


Box 1 F


Box 1 F, 1840-1849


Box 1 G


Box 1 G, 1830-1839


Box 1 G, 1840-1849


Box 1 Graham, John, 1835



Box 2 H


Box 2 H, 1830-1839


Box 2 H, 1840-1849


Box 2 Harris, Jonas P., 1840-1845


Box 2 Hart, Martin (executor of Alfred's estate; includes statements of accounts)


Box 2 Hawley, Martin, 1839-1843


Box 2 Heuritz, James, 1840-1845


Box 2 Hopkins, William H., January-June 1869, July-December 1869, January-June 1870, July-December 1870


Box 2 I-J


Box 2 J, 1830-1839


Box 2 J, 1840-1849


Box 2 Jenkins, J. Whipple, 1840-1845


Box 2 Jenkins, Timothy, 1840-1845


Box 2 Jones, Benjamin P., 1835; 1840-1845


Box 2 K


Box 2 K, 1840-1849


Box 2 Kirkland and Bacon, 1840-1849


Box 2 Loeser, C., 1863-1864



Box 3 M


Box 3 M, 1830-1839


Box 3 M, 1840-1849


Box 3 Morand, Henri


Box 3 N


Box 3 Nicholls, G. A.


Box 3 N-O, 1840-1845


Box 3 O


Box 3 P


Box 3 P-Q, 1830-1839


Box 3 P-Q, 1840-1849


Box 3 R



Box 4 S (4 folders)


Box 4 S, 1840-1849


Box 4 Stone, George C. (2 folders)


Box 4 T


Box 4 Tenney, Luman H.


Box 4 Terry, Orrin



Box 5 Tower, Charlemagne (Miscellaneous, copies of letters, Montana silver mining, incoming correspondence, charitable and educational contributions), 1809-1899, 1850-1853, 1871


Box 5 Tower, Charlemagne (miscellaneous), 1848-1923


Box 5 Tower, Julius


Box 5 Tower family


Box 5 Tower family (incoming correspondence; miscellaneous social letters)


Box 5 U


Box 5 United State Government


Box 5 Updegrave, H. K.


Box 5 Utley, Mary S.


Box 5 V


Box 5 W (2 folders)


Box 5 W, 1882


Box 5 W, 1883


Box 5 W, 1884


Box 5 Williams, E.T., circa 1883


Box 5 Williams, William E.


Box 5 Wilson, Thomas, circa 1885-1886


Box 5 Wright, Charles B., 1883-1884


Box 5 Y-Z


Box 5 Miscellaneous (initialed or unsigned letters, illegible surnames, replies to an ad for a room)



Box 6 Davis Pearson Estate (final adjudication records), 1874-January-June 1875, July-December 1875, January-June 1876, July-December 1876, January-June 1877, July-December 1877, January-June 1878, July-December 1878


Subseries I.3: Corporation Correspondence



Box 7 American Exchange Bank


Box 7 American Express Company


Box 7 American Institute of Mining Engineers


Box 7 American Manufacturer and Iron World


Box 7 Ann Arbor, First National Bank


Box 7 Browne and Wager


Box 7 Brush Electric Company


Box 7 Butler and Blake


Box 7 Canadian Pacific Railway


Box 7 Carnegie Brothers and Company


Box 7 Cass County, Dakota Territory


Box 7 Chicago Forge and Bold Company


Box 7 Cleveland Rolling Mill Company


Box 7 Colton (F. W. & C. T.) and Company


Box 7 Daniels and Torkelson


Box 7 Detroit, Bank of


Box 7 Detroit Car Wheel Company


Box 7 Dodson, (Charles M.) and Company


Box 7 Drexel and Company


Box 7 Dunlap and Gillespie


Box 7 East End Improvement Association (Duluth)


Box 7 Eddy and Smith


Box 7 Ensign and Cash


Box 7 Fairman and Newton


Box 7 Fargo, First National Bank


Box 7 Fidelity Insurance, Trust & Safe Deposit Company


Box 7 Garrett and Company


Box 7 Glenwood Manufacturing Company


Box 7 Gosline and Barbour


Box 7 Graff, Barnett and Company


Box 7 Halverson, (H. K.) and Company


Box 7 Harris (N. W.) and Company


Box 7 Heiser (Henry A.) and Sons


Box 7 Heyl, Gibson and Company


Box 7 Innes (Thomas B.) and Company


Box 7 Jacksonville South Eastern Railway Company


Box 7 Jansen, McClurg and Company


Box 7 Joliet Steel Company


Box 7 Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Transportation Company


Box 7 Lake Erie Iron Company


Box 7 Lake Park, Minnesota, Bank of


Box 7 Little and Cummings


Box 7 Livingston and Wilcox


Box 7 Matteson and Doolittle


Box 7 Munson and Hart


Box 7 OwenOneil and Company


Box 7 Seymour and Root


Box 7 Spearman Iron Company


Box 7 Southworth and Roberts


Box 7 Tower City, D. T. Bank


Box 7 Tuesley and Rothpletz


Box 7 Twomey and Francis


Box 7 Wadena, Minnesota. Bank of


Box 7 Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Railway Company



Box 8 Beaver Brook Coal Company and Estate, 1870-1875, 1871-1874, 1876-1879, 1880-1889


Box 8 Duluth & Iron Range Railroad (White, George H.) (to Charlemagne Tower, 1848-1923), 1883-1887


Box 8 Minnesota Iron Company, 1882-1886, 1887-1888


Box 8 Newbold's W.H. & Son, circa 1885-1886


Box 8 North Western Manufacturing & Car Company, circa 1883-1884


Box 8 Pennsylvania Steel Company, 1873-1880, 1881-1884, 1885-1889



Box 9 Pinkerton Detective Agency (The Incendiary Fire Operation), December 1885-September 1886


Box 9 Rubberoid Company


Box 9 Rumley Mining Company


Box 9 Thomas and Shoemaker, 1875-1878, May-September 1879, October-November 1879, 1880, 1881-1889


Box 9 Tod, Stamnaugh and Company, 1885


Box 9 Western Railroad Company of Minnesota, 1880-1882


Box 9 Miscellaneous



Box 10 Northern Pacific Railroad, circa 1870-1889, 1872-1878, January-June 1879, July-December 1879, 1880, 1886-1888, 2 folders