Scope and Content Note
This collection houses 180 broadside editions of the Levity Lode
, a cartoon dealing with mining and occupational safety issues, that John Powers drew for The Mining Journal. These cartoons were later reprinted in broadside form and distributed to mining companies for display on their employee bulletin boards in one of the first consistent efforts to raise the safety consciousness of miners in the West.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930-1945
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
John Powers worked in the safety department of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana at the time these cartoons were drawn.
Full extent
1 Box(es)
Full extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses 180 broadside editions of the Levity Lode
, a cartoon dealing with mining and occupational safety issues, that John Powers drew for The Mining Journal. These cartoons were later reprinted in broadside form and distributed to mining companies for display on their employee bulletin boards in one of the first consistent efforts to raise the safety consciousness of miners in the West.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one box.
Provenance
The Arizona Historical Foundation transferred these materials to the Arizona Collection in 2012.
- Title
- John Powers Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Arizona Historical Foundation Staff.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu