MS-789 the Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers
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The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Rachael Bussert This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 25, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 5/17/2010 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 906-487-2505 [email protected] The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biography.......................................................................................................................................................4 Collection Scope and Content Summary...................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series I, Correspondence......................................................................................................................... 7 Series II, Roycroft Farm and General Agriculture..............................................................................133 Series III, Timber and Minerals.......................................................................................................... 137 Series IV, Energy.................................................................................................................................141 Series V, General Legal and Financial Records................................................................................. 144 - Page 2 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Creator Prickett, Walter S., b. 1864 Title The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers Date [bulk] Bulk, 1899-1937 Date [inclusive] 1868; 1886-1937 Extent 33.0 cubic feet 38 boxes (28 paige boxes, 6 manuscript boxes, nine flat boxes) Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1-38 Abstract Papers, 1868; 1886-1937, of Walter S. Prickett, a resident and farmer in Sidnaw, Michigan. The majority of this collection is correspondence, but also includes maps, land deeds, farm reports and documents as well as articles and clippings. Preferred Citation MS-789, Walter S. Prickett Papers, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 3 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Biography Walter S. Prickett was born in Medford, New Jersey in 1864. Growing up in Marinette, Wisconsin, he moved to Michigan in 1893 to work in the logging business for Miles Wheeler and J. & W. Flatt, after which he went to business for himself, making his headquarters in Sidnaw, Michigan. Involved with dealing in land and timber, Prickett also owned Roycroft Farms, successfully breeding sheep and Angora goats and Berkshire hogs as well as maintaining Jersey dairy cows and growing grains and potatoes. Prickett also maintained a general store on his property in Sidnaw. He had interests in hydroelectric power and financed the construction of the dam in Sturgeon River. Prickett's Sturgeon River Dam Project became the source of power provided by the Baraga Light and Power Company of which he also headed. Collection Scope and Content Summary Correspondence, maps, land deeds, cash books and ledgers, farm reports and documents such as pedigree charts and milk tests as well as articles and newspaper clippings. Arrangement The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers is arranged into five series and two subseries as follows: 1.Correspondence, 1899-1937 1.1 Chronological Correspondence, 1899-1937 1.2 Alphabetical Correspondence, 1903-1926 2.Roycroft Farm and General Agriculture, 1906-1934 3.Timber and Minerals, 1868; 1886-1930 4.Energy, 1898-1937 5.General Legal and Financial Records, 1896-1937 Administrative Information Publication Information - Page 4 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 5/17/2010 Revision Description This collection was processed during the NHPRC funded Detailed Processing Project. 10/31/2013 Conditions Governing Access Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. Conditions Governing Use Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections. Acquisition A donation consisting of 72 boxes of correspondence, 13 business ledgers, 14 boxes of personal papers, clippings and memorabilia relating to Walter S. Prickett, 1 framed photograph of Berkshire hogs, and three photographs of Roycroft Farm were donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Faith Stenson in November, 1974. The three photographs of Roycroft Farm are copies of the original photographs, which were returned to Stenson. Related Materials Related Archival Materials Archival material related to the Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers includes the negatives: 00851, 00852, and 00853, which can be found in the Numbered Negative Collection and the prints for the negatives, which have been housed in the Copper Country Photograph Vertical Files under the heading, "Agriculture." Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) - Page 5 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 • Roycroft Farms (Sidnaw, Mich.). Genre(s) • Correspondence • Maps (Documents) • Printed ephemera • Reports Geographic Name(s) • Sidnaw (Mich.) Personal Name(s) • Prickett, Walter S., b. 1864 Subject(s) • Animal breeding--Michigan--Sidnaw • Farms--Michigan--Sidnaw • Lumber and lumbering--Michigan--Upper Peninsula • Mineral exploration • Water-power - Page 6 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Series I, Correspondence Collection Inventory 1 Series I, Correspondence 1899-1937 Scope and Contents This series consists of Walter S. Pricket’s personal and professional correspondence. 1 Chronological Correspondence 1899-1937 Scope and Contents Personal and professional correspondence in chronological order. Box Folder 1 1 Corr. Ball & Ball Attorneys, Marquette, MI. Regarding McGovern Land Contract . 1904-1908 1 2 Corr, Peter McGovern, Florence, WI Regarding McGovern Land Contract 1903-1907 1 3 Corr, Max Sells District Attorney, Florence WI Regarding McGovern Land Contract 1907-1908 1 4 Corr, Chas M Rogers Abstract Iron County, Regarding McGovern Land Contract 1903-1907 - Page 7 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Chronological Correspondence 1 5 Corr, Miscellaneous McGovern Land Contract 1905-1907 1 6 Maps, Marquette, Baraga, Houghton 1904 1 7 Corr, WK Prudden 1904 1 8 Corr FH Begole Marquette, MI 1904 1 9 Corr, DH Ball, Marquette, MI 1905 1 10 Corr, JE Ball- Sec Prickett Land Co Ltd, Marquette, MI 1905 1 11 Corr, FH Begole Marquette, MI 1905 1 12 Corr, General 1905 1 13 Corr, JE Ball Sec Prickett Land Co Ltd, Marquette MI 1906 1 14 Corr, FH Begole Marquette MI 1906 1 15 Corr, Sterling Electric Co Escanaba MI 1906 1 16 Corr, American Lumber Co Chicago 1906 1 19 Corr. Angle Mfg. Co., New York, NY. 1906 1 20 Corr. General. 1906 - Page 8 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Chronological Correspondence 1 21 Corr. The Superior Lumber Co., Marquette, MI. 1907 1 22 Corr. Standard Oil Co., Marquette, MI. 1907 1 23 Corr. Stafford Drug Co., Marquette, MI. 1907 1 24 Corr. Wm. Stienmeyer Co., Milwaukee, WI. 1907 1 25 Corr, A Spies Lumber and Cedar Co, Menominee, MI. 1907 1 26 Corr. Gabriel Streich, Oshkosh, WI. 1907 1 27 Corr. The Stafford Greenhouse, Marquette, MI. 1907 1 28 Corr. The Star Milk Cooler Co., Haddenfield,.NJ. 1907 1 29 Corr. Miss Neena Streeter, Houghton, MI. 1907 1 30 Corr. Wm. Stahl Sprayer Co., Quincy, IL. 1907 1 31 Corr. Sparrow-Kroll Lumber Co., Kenton, MI. 1907 1 32 Corr. F.B. Spear & Sons, Marquette, MI. 1907 1 33 Corr. John A. Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosse, WI. 1907 1 34 Corr. Smalley Mfg. Co., Manitowac, WI. 1907 - Page 9 - The Stenson Collection of Walter S. Prickett Papers MS-789 Chronological Correspondence 1 35 Corr. Charles A. Stickney Co., St. Paul, MN. 1907 1 36 Corr. The Salesmanship Co., Chicago, IL. 1907 1 37 Corr. D. Smillie, Channing, MI. 1907 1 38 Corr. The Star Basket Co., Chicago, IL. 1907 1 39 Corr. R.H. Smith, Racine, WI. 1907 1 40 Corr. John St. Arnold, Marquette, MI. 1907 1 41 Corr. The Stenglein Bindery, Marquette, MI. 1907 1 42 Corr. John H. Springer, Stevens Pt., WI. 1907 1 43 Corr. W.L. Spencer, Wausau,