Large Employee Cards, 1950 - 1982

This artificial collection includes employee records, payroll information, employment analysis, and records of contractors that worked for Homestake. Series I Employee Records consists of records documenting the hiring and/or termination of employees and their individual work records. The bulk of the series consists of employee cards which include information such as date of birth, year of hire, the location of work, and employee number. Also found in this series are hiring registers“Social Security Quits” books, and telephone directories for the company. Telephone directories for the towns of Lead, Deadwood, Spearfish, and Whitwood from 1930-1961 were also kept by various Homestake Departments and are found in this series. This series contains some restricted materials due to the presence of Social Security numbers. Series II Payroll, Benefits and Training consists of records regarding wages and pensions as well as benefits available to employees including life insurance, medical and dental insurance, and stock ownership. Also found in this series are employee handbooks and “The Story of Homestake” a booklet handed out to every employee after its publication in 1954. United Steelworkers of America documents and training and handbooks for managers are also found in the series. Series III Employment Analysis consists of employee count books, monthly reports, and a composite workforce summary. Books on running businesses are included in this series. This series contains documents that focus on employees as a group rather than as individuals. Series IV Contract Employee Records consists almost entirely of contract registers with item code lists to facilitate reading the registers. Individual employees are identified only by their employee number in this series.