- unitid
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{"value"=>"2398", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 2398", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1818-1883", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1818/1883"}
{"value"=>"1834-1860", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1834/1860"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1818
- date_inclusive_end
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1883
- keydate
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1818
- date_start
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1818
- date_end
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1883
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Phelps, Dodge & Co. records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11 linear feet (27 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Phelps, Dodge & Co. was founded by Anson G. Phelps in 1834 as the successor to the firm of Phelps and Peck of New York City, the leading importer of metals in the U.S. The company imported metals, mainly tin, from Great Britain and distributed them throughout the U.S., and exported cotton to England. In addition to the metal trade, Phelps & Dodge invested in the lumber industry, brass, copper and iron manufacturing, iron mining, railroads, real estate, and banking. In 1883 the firm purchased copper mines in Arizona and was transformed into one of the nation's foremost mining companies, dealing in the mining, smelting, refining, and manufacturing of copper. In 1917 the assets of the firm were acquired by Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co. and the name was changed to Phelps Dodge Corporation. Collection consists of incoming correspondence, financial and legal documents of Phelps and Peck, 1818-1834, and its successor Phelps, Dodge & Co., 1834-1869. Letters are from commission agents, customers, suppliers, and those concerned with the firm's manufacturing, lumber, real estate, railroad, and banking interests. In addition, there are letters from Daniel James of Phelps, James & Co., the firm's branch in Liverpool, England, discussing the British side of the business; letters pertaining to the estate of Anson G. Phelps; and some family correspondence. Financial and legal records include accounts of sales of Phelps, Dodge & Co. goods, invoices, receipts, 1818-1865; copies of partnership agreements, 1834-1882; the will of Anson G. Phelps; and account books, bank books and memoranda books, 1831-1864."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Phelps, Dodge & Co. records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Phelps, Dodge & Co", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Phelps, Dodge & Co. was founded in 1834 as the successor to the firm of Phelps and Peck, the leading importer of metals in the United States. With the dissolution of his partnership with Elisha Peck, Anson Green Phelps formed the new company in partnership with two of his sons-in-law, William E. Dodge and Daniel James. Phelps and Dodge remained in New York City, while James directed the firm's branch in Liverpool, England under the names of Phelps, James & Co. Phelps, Dodge & Co. imported metals, predominantly tin, from Great Britain and distributed them via commission agents throughout the United States and exported cotton, which Phelps, James & Co. sold to manufacturers in England. In addition to the metal trade, Phelps and Dodge invested heavily in the Pennsylvania lumber industry, brass, copper, and iron manufacturing in Connecticut, iron mining in Michigan and New Jersey, railroads, real estate, and banking. However, it was only after the death of William E. Dodge in 1883 and the purchase of two copper mines in Arizona that the multi-million dollar mercantile house was transformed into one of the nation's foremost mining companies, dealing predominantly in the mining, smelting, refining, and manufacturing of copper.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The records consist of incoming correspondence, financial and legal documents of the New York firm of Phelps and Peck, 1818-1834, and its successor Phelps, Dodge & Co., 1834-1869. The bulk of the material dates from the founding of the firm in 1834 to the death of Anson Greene Phelps in 1852. The letters, arranged chronologically, are from commission agents, customers, suppliers, and those concerned with the firm's manufacturing, lumber, real estate, railroad and banking interests. The letters from commission agents include detailed accounts of their sales of Phelps, Dodge tin plate, wire, and other materials, inlcuding the amount, name of purchaser, price paid, commission deducted, bills of lading for shipment of goods, etc. In addition, there are a considerable number of letters from Daniel James of Phelps, James & Co. discussing the Liverpool side of the business.</p> <p>The few letters received after 1852 pertain primarily to the estate of Anson G. Phelps. There are also a few letters to and from Melissa Phelps Dodge (Mrs. William E.), 1878-1883.</p> <p>The financial and legal records include accounts of sales of Phelps, Dodge & Co. goods, invoices, receipts, 1818-1865; photostatic copies of partnership agreements, 1834-1882; the will of Anson G. Phelps; cancelled checks; and account books, bank books, and memo books of Phelps & Peck/Phelps, Dodge & Co., 1831-1848, Anson G. Phelps, 1832-1837, William E. Dodge, 1857-1864, and Anson G. Phelps Dodge, 1862-1863.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Phelps, Dodge & Co. records are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2398#c1062794'>Incoming Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2398#c1062813'>Financial and Legal Records</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Two series: Incoming Correspondence; Financial and Legal Records</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Received from unknown. Account books from David S. Dodge, (190?)</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by MY, 4-21-86</p>"}
- extent_statement
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11 linear feet (27 boxes)
- date_bulk_start
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1834
- date_bulk_end
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1860