Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Ms
62
Larsen,
Lewis P., 1876-1955
Lewis P. Larsen Papers
1904-1963
13 ft.
Danish-born businessman and civic
leader, of Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, Wash. Chiefly records
(1912-1956) of Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Company, Metaline Falls, Wash.,
zinc mining company, and other papers. Includes papers of Larsen, company
president and founder of the town of Metaline Falls, fellow Dane Jens E.
Jensen, secretary-treasurer, and W.L. Zeigler, mining engineer, relating to
their business and community activities, school board membership, war bond
drives, insurance sales, politics, and the Metaline Zinc Lead Mining
District.
English
Biographical Note
Lewis P. Larsen came to the United States from Denmark in 1895 and
settled in Salt Lake City. In 1897 he went to Wallace, ID and entered the
mining business, forming the partnership of Larsen & Greenough. Larsen left
Idaho in 1910 and established the town of Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County,
WA in conjunction with development of deposits of cement rock by the Inland
Portland Cement Co. at the site. Larsen then incorporated the Pend Oreille
Mines and Metals Company, and together with Jens Jensen, a fellow Dane and
secretary-treasurer of the company, they opened the Metaline zinc-lead mining
district.
The bulk of the collection consists of the records of the Pend Oreille
Mines and Metals Company, 1912-1956. Papers of the three main individuals,
Lewis P. Larsen, Jens E. Jensen (secretary-treasurer), and W.L. Zeigler (mining
engineer) are spread throughout the collection. Larsen and Jensen were
intimately involved with the events of Metaline Falls and Pend Oreille County.
Their activities included school board membership, war bond drives, insurance
sales, and a variety of political positions. Zeigler was a competent mining
engineer and his work is also well documented.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Lewis P. Larsen Papers (Ms 62), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by Anthony Bamonte.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern
Washington State Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring
materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using
these headings.
Larsen,
Lewis P., 1876-1955--Archives
Jensen,
Jens E.
Zeigler,
W. L.
Pend
Oreille Mines and Metals Company (Metaline Falls, Wash.)
Danish
Americans--Washington (State)
Mines and mineral
resources--Washington (State)
Mining
engineering--Washington (State)
Mining
districts--Washington (State)
Zinc mines and
mining--Washington (State)
Mineral
industries--Washington (State)
Mine management
School boards--Washington
(State)
World War,
1939-1945--Finance--Washington (State)
Bonds--United
States
Insurance--Washington
(State)
Insurance agents
Washington
(State)--Mines, mining, and mineral resources
Washington
(State)--Education--School boards
Washington
(State)--Business, industries, and trades--Insurance
Washington
(State)--Politics and government
Washington
(State)--Population elements--Danes
Metaline
Zinc Lead Mining District (Wash.)
Pend
Oreille County (Wash.)--Mines, mining, and mineral resources
Washington
(State)--Civic and community affairs
Pend
Oreille County (Wash.)--Civic and community affairs
Metaline
Falls (Wash.)
Businessmen--Washington (State)
Civic leaders--Washington (State)
Mining engineers--Washington (State)
Engineers--Washington (State)
Washington (State)
Mines
and Mineral Resources