University of Wyoming
James John Hagerman, who discovered the Menominee Iron Range in northern Michigan, moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1884. Hagerman began developing active mining interests in Colorado, which led to his controlling interest in the Colorado Midland Railway Company through 1900.
Collection contains materials relating to Hagerman's interest in the Colorado Midland Railway Company and the Cripple Creek Strike in 1894. The collection includes correspondence (1885-1949) dealing with the financing, construction and sale of the Colorado Midland Railroad and the Cripple Creek Strike; a written memoir by Hagerman (1908) and one by his son Percy Hagerman (1932); and an address by Percy Hagerman on the Colorado Midland (1943).
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by James John Hagerman at the date of processing.
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