Albert E. Seep Western Historical Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains ledgers, catalogues, drawings and blueprints from J.W. Nesmith and the Colorado Iron Works, and the catalogues of the Mine & Smelter Supply Co., plus the ledgers from its Marcy Mill Department, 1887-1925. The collection is organized into three parts. I. Colorado Iron Works includes correspondence from 1884 to 1915, as well as catalogues of the Colorado Iron Works from 1895, 1897 and 1914. II. Mine and Smelter Supply Company consists of records from 1921 - 1925, order register from 1916 and a receipt book from 1923 – 1924. It also contains various catalogues from the years 1895 – 1957. III. Oversize documents payroll from the Ibex Mining Company, 1893, 1894, plans for mining and milling machinery for the Colorado Iron Works and the Marcy Mill, Local Manager’s Working Fund, 1929 – 1930 from the Mine & Smelter Supply Co.
Dates
- Creation: 1884 - 1957
Biographical Note
Albert R. Seep is the president of the Mine and Smelter Supply Company. The company was founded by Eben Smith, a man closely identified with the industrial and mining growth of Colorado. Smith brought one of the first stamp mills across the plains, arriving in Denver on May 26, 1860. After involvement in mining ventures in the Gilpin, Boulder and Cripple Creek Districts, Eben Smith and his son, along with R.J. Cary and his brother and a John L. Oliver, incorporated the Mines & Smelting Co. in 1895, beginning by buying out the Kennedy Pierce Machinery Co. In 1901 Eben Smith and his son sold cut their interests to Albert E. Seep’s father, Joseph Seep of Titusville, Pennslyvania, and later in 1904, the Cary’s sold out to the same party. In 1905 the company was expanded significantly when it acquired the manufacturing rights of the Wilfrey Concentrating Table from A.R. Wilfley, who became a consulting engineer and a director of Mine & Smelter, continuing this association until his death in 1927. Another important contribution to the expansion of the company came about 1912, when Frank E. Marcy, manager of the Salt Lake office of the company began developing the idea of improving ore grinding methods. As a result, the Marcy Ball Mill was developed and several years later, the Marcy Rod Mill. In 1954, Mine & Smelter bought out the Colorado Iron Works Co., one of Colorado’s oldest firms. Founded in 1860, John W. Nesmith, its president for many years, came to Denver in 1861 and became associated with the Colorado Iron Works in 1879. From 1907-1929, the headquarters for the Mine & Smelter Supply Co. were in New York City. When Joseph Seep died in 1936, the stock control was still in the east, but today, it is owned, managed, and controlled from Denver.
Extent
3 linear feet (2 Boxes and 7 Oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Albert E. Seep was the president of the Mine & Smelter Supply Co., founded in 1895 by Eben Smith, who sold out to Albert Seep’s father Joseph, in 1901. The Mine & Smelter Supply Co. later merged with Colorado Iron Works, founded in 1860, by J.W. Nesmith, President. Then in 1905 the Mine & Smelter Supply Co. bought rights to concentrating table from A.R Wilfley who became a director. In 1912 Frank E. Marcy of Salt Lake office developed the Marcy Ball and Marcy Rod Mill, improving ore grinding. Collection contains company history, ledgers and blueprints of J.W. Nesmith and Colorado Iron Works Co. and catalogues of Mine & Smelter ledgers of its Marcy Mill Department 1887-1925.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into series: I. Colorado Iron Works II. Mine and Smelter Supply Company Marcy Mill Department Catalogues III. Oversize Ibex Mining Company Colorado Iron Works III. Oversize Colorado Iron Works (cont’d)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Natalie Sichko, 2002
- Date
- February 7, 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Rare and Distinctive Collections Repository
