MS 465
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Channing, Roscoe H. |
| Collection Name: | Roscoe H. Channing Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1907-1961 |
| Physical Description: | 3 |
| Abstract: | The bulk of this collection is from 1920-1950 and focuses on mining, both in Arizona and internationally. Most of the international material is from Hudson Bay Mining Company and their various mining operations in Canada. The collection also features personal papers that include confidential correspondence regarding the Labor movement in Canada. Arizona mining materials include information about the Miami Copper Company, Bagdad Mines and the San Manuel Mines. |
| Collection Number: | MS 465 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Roscoe H. Channing was born in New York City in 1868 and was the son of a prominent lawyer, also named Roscoe H. Channing and his wife, Susan. While he attended Princeton College, he was selected for the very first College All-American football team in 1889. After graduating in 1890, he immediately entered the mining field, becoming General Manager of Utah’s Consolidated Highland Boy Mine by 1897. When the Spanish-American War broke out, he resigned his position as General Manager and joined Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. In 1907 he became the President and General Manager of the Cerro de Pasco Copper Company mine in Peru. Eventually, Channing began managing much of the Whitney family mining businesses. This was followed by the establishment of the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, with his friend Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, with Channing serving as the President. He died in 1961.
This collection has material on Arizona mining operations, International mining operations and the personal papers of Roscoe H. Channing. The Arizona materials consist of information regarding the Bagdad Mines, San Manuel Mines and the Miami Copper Company, with reports written by John Parke Channing, brother of Roscoe H. Channing and mining engineer. The International mining operations includes information about the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company, in addition to various other operations in Peru and the Yukon. The Hudson Bay papers include correspondence, reports and financial statements.
Papers regarding the Labor Union in Canada include confidential correspondence about individual strikers, Labor Union leaders, and conversations with government officials regarding Labor Laws. There are also some photos of strikes and articles from various newspapers.
The personal papers of Roscoe H. Channing include some photographs, Rough Riders memorabilia, information regarding his house construction, legal papers, research files and Betsy Channing’s (wife of Roscoe H. Channing) personal notebook and correspondence.
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| Mining , | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Arizona Mining | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bagdad Mines--Correspondence, Reports , 1911-1916 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Bagdad Mines, Maps, Charts , 1907-1915 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Channing, J. Parke, Reports , 1928 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Channing, J. Parke, Reports , 1929 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | San Manuel Mines, Drilling Charts, Maps , 1946 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | San Manuel Mines, Drilling Reports, Ore Estimates , 1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | San Manuel Mines, Registration Statement , 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | San Manuel Mines, Reports , 1929-1947 | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | San Manuel Mines, Reports , 1957-1958 | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: International Mining | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Hudson Bay, Annual Reports , 1941-1958 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Hudson Bay, Correspondence, Austin, Eric , 1956-1957 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Hudson Bay, Correspondence, B-L , 1932-1957 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Hudson Bay, Correspondence, M-Z , 1944-1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Hudson Bay, Financial Statements , 1928-1957 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Hudson Bay, Printed Materials, Memos , 1936-1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Hudson Bay, Reports , 1926-1947 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Hudson Bay, Reports , 1949 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Hudson Bay, Reports , 1951-1954 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Hudson Bay, Reports , 1956 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Hudson Bay, Reports , 1957 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Miscellaneous Mining Work, Channing, R.H. , 1907-1930 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Miscellaneous Mining Work, Channing, R.H. , undated | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Miscellaneous Mining Work, Notebooks , undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Yukon Exploration , 1952-1953 | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Labor Party Organizations and Protests | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Articles and Publications , 1931-1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Correspondence, A-Z , 1934-1956 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Photos , undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Research , 1934 | |||||||||
| Series II: Personal Papers , | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Betsy Channing , 1934-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Correspondence- A-Z , 1922-1959 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | House- Construction, Contracts , 1937 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | House- Receipts, Correspondence, Estimates, Drafts , 1936-1951 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Legal Documents , 1931-1953 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Memorabilia, includes Rought Riders, College All-American football team, and various materials , 1918-1950s | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Photos- Landscapes , undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Photos- Outdoor Activities , undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Photos- People , undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Research Files , 1915-1946 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Research Files , 1947-1957 | |||||||||