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Mines and mineral resources -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Bamberger Railroad Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 275
Scope and Contents

General correspondence, financial records, surveys, and other papers relating to electrification, equipment, operation, and maintenance of the railroad line; legal papers and agreements dealing with rights of way; Bamberger family papers (1905-1919); and ledgers dealing with family interests in Utah and Nevada mines. The collections include maps relating to various railroad lines in Utah, California, and Nevada.

Dates: 1882-1953

Frank J. Cannon letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320571]
Identifier: MSS SC 2199
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to John M. Cannon. The item deals with mines and money matters in Utah.

Dates: approximately 1910

Beth Kay Harris papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 230
Scope and Contents Typewritten drafts, histories, biographies, essays, and articles with handwritten corrections. Many of these items were produced under the authority of the Utah Writers' Project. The materials were produced largely by Timothy L. Sullivan and Beth Kay Harris. Frank C. Robertson also contributed as a coauthor with Harris on a biography. Most of the items relate to the history of the Tintic Mining District in Utah and associated towns in Goshen Valley, Utah, including the towns of Tintic...
Dates: 1939-1961

Robert Stacy and Alice M. Edwards Lindsay papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5951
Abstract

The Robert Stacy Lindsay and Alice M. Edwards Lindsay journals and family papers consist of the journals, ledgers, papers and photographs of Robert S. Lindsay from 1890 to 1948 and one journal from Alice M. Lindsay from 1932 to 1933.

Dates: 1890-1948

James H. Lingston contract

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321900]
Identifier: MSS SC 2351
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed contract dated 12 Feb. 1878. Livingston and five others sign a contract relating to mineral holdings in the "west mountains" of Utah.

Dates: 1878

History of my father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and my mother, Eleanor Colton Moore : pioneers and children of pioneers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232487543]
Identifier: MSS 290
Scope and Contents Typewritten biography of Stephen Bliss Moore and his wife, Eleanor Colton Moore. Stephen and Eleanor were Mormon pioneers who married in 1857. They lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, near the "Indian Farm" by Spanish Fork, Utah, at the Tintic Mining district near Eureka, Utah, and near Provo, Utah. They had encounters with Ute Indians. Stephen worked as a miner, rancher, and as a grower of fruit trees. Lott often quotes from diaries and letters in the biography of her parents. Also...
Dates: 1857-1953

One hundred dollar bill of the Confederate States of America

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1299
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed one hundred dollar bill of the Confederate States of America.

Dates: 1910; 1862

J. E. Schwartz letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324870]
Identifier: MSS SC 2553
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copies of signed letters made in a copy-press book. The items are addressed to various persons in many areas of the United States. The items deal mainly with various business matters including the prospects of successful mining ventures in Utah.

Dates: 1872

Sterling Mining and Milling Company promissory notes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334390]
Identifier: MSS 1065
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typed and signed promissory notes dated October 1895 and March 1898. The notes are directed to the Commercial National Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company. The items were signed by prominent Mormon Church officials including apostles and presidents of that religion.

Dates: 1895-1898

Superior Mining Company promissory note

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334077]
Identifier: MSS 1110
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten and signed promissory note. The company agrees to pay Daniel M. Murchie $175 with interest.

Dates: 1899