Inventor Name
Ramsay, Erskine
Repository
Birmingham Public Library
Archives Department
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203-2794
205-226-3630
http://www.bplonline.org/Archives/
Physical Description
4 linear ft. (5 boxes).
Summary
The Erskine Ramsay Papers consist of correspondence, reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, blueprints, and maps documenting Ramsay's career in the mining and steel manufacturing industries in Birmingham, Ala. for the years 1886 to 1953. For the period of Ramsay's employment by the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company, 1887-1901, there is correspondence and reports which reflect the economic and managerial difficulties of the company and provide statistical data on its yearly production. For the years 1902-1953, the Papers provide information on Ramsay's continued involvement in the mining and steel industries, his work with local charities, and his term of service as a member and later president of the Birmingham Board of Education, 1922-1941. Also included is a substantial amount of geneological information on the Ramsay family.
