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Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

R. E. Blair collection of Western oil and mining investment prospectuses

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2611
Abstract:

The collection consists of promotional material, including form letters, maps, reprints of newspaper articles, and publications, that describe oil and mining investment opportunities in various Western states, including Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, during the time period of the Great Depression. The materials were sent to R. E. Blair as a prospective investor in oil and mining ventures.

Dates: 1928-1941

Joshua E. Clayton papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1355
Abstract:

The collection consists primarily of Clayton's reports on mines and mining districts in California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Utah. There are also a variety of papers, including correspondence, documenting mining in Montana, Nevada, and Utah.

Dates: 1864-1892

A. H. Sasse papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3469
Abstract:

Business correspondence, circular letters, printed promotional materials, stock certificates, deeds, leases, receipts, ledgers, and plat maps documenting A. H. Sasse’s businesses and investments, circa 1907-1954.

Dates: circa 1907-1954, bulk 1922-1943

John Waddell Collection of Mining Papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3049
Abstract: The collection consists of manuscript and printed letters, prospectuses, and brochures describing oil and mining investment opportunities in Colorado, Alaska, and Arizona. The bulk of the collection concerns mining ventures in Colorado, and particularly well-represented companites include the Crosby-Ehrich Syndicate, the Jack Pot Mining Company, and Tucker, Ballard, and Company of Colorado Springs; the Ramsay C. Bogy Investment Company of Denver; and the Gold Coin Mining and Leasing Company...
Dates: 1896-1914

George W. Wilbur family papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1611
Abstract:

The George W. Wilbur Family Papers consist of correspondence, case files, financial papers, notebooks, documents, writings, diaries, maps, photographs, and printed material which document the life of George W. Wilbur and his family.

Dates: 1737-1954, bulk 1870-1931