Collection on the Tintic Mining District
Scope and Contents
Contains reports, receipts, certificates and other business documents created by or about the Tintic Mining District of Utah. Dated 1873-1925.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1925
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Collection on the Tintic Mining District must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
The Tintic Mining District (1868-) was the largest mining district of Juab County, Utah.
The Tintic Mining District first started in 1868. It lies about 85 miles south of Salt Lake City in the Tintic Mountains. It is one of the oldest mining camps in Utah. The Tintic district is about six miles long by two miles wide which is divided between Utah and Juab counties. The district mined for gold, silver, copper, and other minerals. It was heavily active from 1869 to 1917.
Extent
11 folders (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Folders 1-10 purchased by the Bohling Book Company in 1990 folders 1-10. Folder 11 purchased from Benchmark Books in April 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Bohling Book Company; 1990.
Benchmark Books; April 15, 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West(19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy 1.V, November 2013.)
Processing Information
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; June 27, 2007.
Subject
- Tintic Mining District (Utah) (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Collection on the Tintic Mining District
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn and H. Christine Swindler, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States