| Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company Collection |
| 1951-1962 |
| Extent: 17 items |
| Accession Number: 2007.019. |
| Abstract: Copies of Cementopics, the newsletter of the Marquette Cement Company, with articles in each issue featuring Cape Girardeau. Also includes a program from a June 1957 recognition dinner. |
| Processed by: Amber Miranda, June, 2008 |
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Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: semoarchives@semo.edu |
| Provenance: Unknown |
| Citation: Marquette Cement Company Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University |
| Restrictions: None |
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Other Relevant Collections: Lawrence County Industrial Appraisals, 1942-1974. Ohio University Special Collections and Archives, http://www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/local/series/lawco01.html The Fetter mss., 1900-1949, consist of letters and papers of Frank Albert Fetter, 1863-1949, economist. Indiana University, Bloomington. Lilly Library Manuscript Collection. http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/lilly/mss/subfile/fetterinv.html Annual Report Collection, Thomas J. Long Business and Economics Library, University of California, Berkeley, https://lib.berkeley.edu/BUSI/pdfs/AR_j-m.pdf |
| Organizational Sketch |
| Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company was based out of Chicago [Il] and ran plants in many states throughout the Midwest during the 1900s. Plants were located in Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and other Midwestern states. The Cape Girardeau Plant was built in 1909 as the Cape Girardeau Portland Cement Company, and was acquired in 1923 by Marquette. It was the second plant owned by Marquette |
| Scope and Content Note |
| Primarily consists of issues of Marquette’s newsletter Cementopics, which have articles highlighting the Cape Girardeau Missouri plant. Four issues in their entirety, April, 1951 July 1956, February 1961, and May 1962. Partial issues include articles from July 1953, June 1957, as well as other undated issues, including parts 9-13 of a series of articles entitled “History of Marquette”, which highlights the Cape Girardeau Plant’s History. Also includes a program from a June 1957 recognition dinner. |
| Rules or Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS |
| Container List | ||
| Box 1737 | ||
| Folder 013 | ||
| Item 01 | Full issue (16 pg) | 1951 Apr |
| Item 02 | Article: “The Cape Girardeau Story”, pg 12-19 (8 pg) | Circa 1953 Apr |
| Item 03 | Article: “Good House Keeping”, pg 1-4 (2 pg) | 1953 Jul |
| Item 04 | Articles: “Photo report on the various improvement and expansion aspects of our business keeps us posted on What’s Going On?” pg 1-6, “Plant Doctor: Dr. Oda Seabaugh”, 19-24 (12 pg) | 1956 Jul |
| Item 05 | Article: “Open House at Cape’s new wet process plant”, (pages unnumbered) (6 pg) | 1957 Jun |
| Item 06 | Full Issue: “Cape Girardeau’s New Wet Process Plant”, pg 1-10 (10 pg) | 1957 Jul |
| Item 07 | Full Issue (16 pg) | 1961 Feb |
| Item 08 | Full Issue (16 pg) | 1962 May |
| Item 09 | Article “History of Marquette: The Cape Girardeau Phase” 9th in Series, pg 9-12 (6 pg) | undated |
| Item 10 | Article “History of Marquette: The Cape Girardeau Phase” 10th in Series, pg 7-14 (8 pg) | undated |
| Item 11 | Article “History of Marquette: The Cape Girardeau Phase” 11th in Series, pg 9-12 (4 pg) | undated |
| Item 12 | Article “History of Marquette: The Cape Girardeau Phase” 12th in Series, pg 9-14 (6 pg) | undated |
| Item 13 | Article “History of Marquette: The Cape Girardeau Phase” 13th in Series, pg 13-20 (8 pg) | undated |
| Item 14 | Article: “What Happens When Cape Girardeau Men Hold a Fish Fry”, pg 19-24 (6 pg) | undated |
| Item 15 | Article: “Safety Program Begun on Towboats”, pg 14-15 (2 pg) | undated |
| Items 16-17 | Recognition Dinner Program (2 copies) | 1957 Jun 10 |