Papers of a chairman of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison largely concerning his work as a consultant to various Wisconsin mining companies. For companies such as the Badger Zinc Company of Dodgeville and the Coughlin Mining Company of Shullsburg there is correspondence, financial records, and blueprints. In addition, other correspondence concerns academic matters, the careers of former students, and state and national legislation about mining. Also included are films containing footage of mines and mining, and home movies. Content of film reels is described in detail in the collection's online finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00801