The Falconbridge Enterprise: Being a History of Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Limited Part 1 (1850-1928)

Name/Title

The Falconbridge Enterprise: Being a History of Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Limited Part 1 (1850-1928)

Entry/Object ID

2021.738.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Nickel Mining, Falconbridge, Ontario

Scope and Content

Book, written by George Stock discussing the history of Falconbridge Nickel Mines.

Context

George Stock worked as a company historian for Falconbridge Nickel Mines. The book discusses the history of the company between 1850 and 1928. The book is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. The Contemporary Setting (1850-1899) 2. The Clash Between the Lumbermen and the Prospectors 3. The Operations of the Emery Lumber Company 5. Emery Lumber Company in the Township of Falconbridge 6. Thomas Alva Edison Comes to Falconbridge 7. Accomplishments of Thomas A. Edison 8. The Geological Theories of Professor A. P. Coleman 9. E. J. Longyear Company of Minneapolis 10. Achievements of the E. J. Longyear Company 11. The Dispute over the EDISON FORTY 12. The "Deutschland Affair" 13. The Influence of the British America Nickel Corporation, Limited 14. Messrs. Hybinette, Gronningsaeter and Roscoe: Their Dreams and Contributions 15. Falconbridge Mines, Limited

Collection

Mining History, Sudbury History, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Falconbridge Limited

Date(s) of Creation

1928

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Falconbridge Enterprise: Being a History of Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Limited Part 1 (1850-1928)

Description

Book, written by George Stock discussing the history of Falconbridge Nickel Mines.

Creator

George R. Stock

Subjects

History, Mining, Nickel mining, Prospecting, Lumber industry

Notes

Exact date is unknown

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32616

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 17, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement

Date Examined

Feb 17, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding, plastic

Notes

Some pages may be missing. The item appears to be a manuscript

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Provenance Detail

Falconbridge Limited

Owner/Agent

Falconbridge Limited

Role

Owner

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

George R. Stock

Owner/Agent

George R. Stock

Role

Donor/author

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Fran Michelutti

Owner/Agent

Fran Michelutti

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donated by Fran Michelutti on June 25th, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 25, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 17, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 17, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 17, 2022