Inventor Name
Goetz, George W.
Repository
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Archives Division
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-264-6460
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/
Physical Description
0.4 cubic ft. (1 archives box)
Summary
Papers of a Milwaukee metallurgist and inventor, including professional correspondence, notes, reports, patents obtained (mainly concerning iron and copper refining processes), diaries, and biographical materials. Correspondence includes exchanges with the Ore Reduction Company of Pittsburgh, the Illinois Steel Company of Chicago, and the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company of Michigan and Boston. The papers document Goetz’s observations of European iron and steel mills and metallurgical processes.
