Harold E. Cooley Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0166
Scope and Content
The collection contains booklets, telephone directories, brochures and notes that describe the history of the Chino Mines mining, milling and smelting operations; employee benefits. Also documented is the Kennecott Copper Corporation and the Open House on May 3, 1969 program which includes a map of surface buildings.
Dates
- 1968-1971
- 1969-1971
Language of Materials
English
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright and other applicable statutes.
All literary rights possessed in this collection have been transferred and assigned to New Mexico State University.
All literary rights possessed in this collection have been transferred and assigned to New Mexico State University.
Biographical Sketch
Harold Eugene "Hal" Cooley was born August 21, 1909 in Long Prairie, Minnesota. He graduated in 1930 from the University of Minnesota. Cooley served, strictly on the ground, in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Later, Cooley married Nynah McDonald. Cooley started in the Chino Mines Division of Kennecott Copper Corporation located in Hurley, New Mexico, in April of 1955. He started as a bewildered member of the Industrial Relations Department, just as the first issue of Chinorama came off the press. He then started helping with the mailing of the magazine. He was considered "assistant editor" but for some time he never had his name printed on the masthead. Soon after, the magazine was shifted to the Public Relations Department. Cooley retired from Chino on January 1, 1970. His retirement fell short of receiving full benefits due to his wife Nynah battling a critical illness.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
Harold E. Cooley’s collection describing the history of the Chino Mines mining, milling and smelting operations, and the Kennecott Copper Corporation.
Acquisition
- Donated by Harold "Hal" Cooley, December 1973
General
Contact Information
- Archives and Special Collections
- New Mexico StateUniversity Library
- P.O. Box 30006
- Las Cruces, New Mexico88003-8006
- Phone: (575) 646-3839
- Fax: (575) 646-7477
- Email: archives@nmsu.edu
- URL: https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/
General
- Title
- Inventory of the Harold E. Cooley Papers, 1969-1971
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Pam Fleek, Merleen Dibert and Roxanne Klunczyk
- Date
- © 2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State University::Archives and Special Collections//TEXT (US::NmLcU::Ms 166::Harold E. Cooley Papers)//EN" "nmlcu1ms166.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository