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Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich Papers: Finding Aid
mssHM 63955-64062, mssHM 64144-64146  
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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Related Materials
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing: Subjects
  • Indexing Terms

    • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich Papers
    Dates (inclusive): 1888-1917
    Bulk dates: 1895-1906
    Collection Number: mssHM 63955-64062, mssHM 64144-64146
    Extent: 118 pieces in 3 boxes
    Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
    1151 Oxford Road
    San Marino, California 91108
    Phone: (626) 405-2191
    Email: reference@huntington.org
    URL: http://www.huntington.org
    Abstract: This collection consists mostly of business correspondence from Colorado mining agents Morris W. Smith and James A. Blanton to Rhode Island businessmen Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich, chiefly from 1895 to 1906. They detail the efforts made in mining the Apex lode and digging the Narragansett Tunnel and go into the daily work Smith and Blanton carried out managing the companies that were hired to work the mining sites.
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Purchased from Willen's Manuscripts and Fine Prints, November 1990.

    Related Materials

    • There is a folder of Aldrich family papers, 1896-1907, at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

    Biographical Note

    Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich were businessmen who lived in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. They both had mining interests in Cripple Creek and Silver Plume, Colorado. Their agents in Colorado were Morris W. Smith and James A. Blanton. The Aldrich’s owned stock in several companies including The Argentum-Juniata Mining Company, The Colorado City and Manitou Mining and Milling Company, The Creede and Cripple Creek Milling and Mining Company, The Cripple Creek Consolidated Mining Company, The Hart Gold Mining & Leasing Company, The Isabella Mines Company, The Pharmacist Mining Company, and The Portland Mining Company.

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists mostly of business correspondence from Morris W. Smith and James A. Blanton to Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich. They detail the efforts made in mining the Apex lode and digging the Narragansett Tunnel and go into the daily work Smith and Blanton carried out managing the companies that were hired to work the mining sites. There are several letters from corporations in which the Aldriches held stock which give information on the status of the corporation or are requests for a proxy vote. Of note is the letter dated February 19, 1897 from Morris W. Smith to Edwin Aldrich (HM 63987), which describes his opinion of the election of William McKinley (1843-1901) as the twenty-fifth president of the United States.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged chronologically in three boxes, with ephemera filed at the end.

    Indexing: Subjects

    McKinley, William, 1843-1901
    • 1897, Feb. 19. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63987.
    Contract labor – Colorado – Silver Plume – History – Sources
    • 1897, Apr. 5. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63990.
    • 1900, July 28. Henry Thomas, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64000.
    • 1900, Aug. 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64002.
    • 1900, Sept. 10. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64005.
    • 1900, Sept. 17. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64007.
    • 1900, Oct. 10. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64009.
    • 1900, Oct. 23. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64010.
    • 1900, Dec. 3. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64012.
    • 1901, May 27. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64016.
    • 1902, Aug. 4. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64025.
    • 1902, Sept. 29. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64027.
    • 1902, Oct. 4. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64028.
    • 1904, Mar. 11. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64034.
    • 1905, July 16. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64044.
    • 1906, May 10. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64051.
    • 1906, Oct. 12. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64060.
    Mineral industries – Colorado – Cripple Creek – History – Sources
    • 1895, Sept. 15. S. B. Carrington, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63966.
    • 1895, Sept. 15. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63967.
    • 1895, Sept. 18. S. B. Carrington, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63968.
    • 1895, Sept. 20. J. E. Freeman, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63970.
    • 1895, Sept. 21. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63971.
    • 1895, Oct. 23. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63973.
    • 1895, Oct. 30. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63976.
    • 1896, Apr. 26. Edwin Aldrich, letter to Christopher Rapp. HM 63980.
    • 1897, Nov. 20. George D. Kilborn, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63994.
    Mineral industries – Colorado – Silver Plume – History – Sources
    • 1897, Feb. 19. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63987.
    • 1897, Apr. 4. Morris W. Smith, letter to [Edwin] Aldrich. HM 63989.
    • 1900, July 4. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 63998.
    • 1900, July 27. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 63999.
    • 1900, July 28. Henry Thomas, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64000.
    • 1900, Aug. 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64002.
    • 1900, Sept. 5. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64004.
    • 1900, Sept. 10. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64005.
    • 1900, Sept. 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64006.
    • 1900, Oct. 10. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64009.
    • 1900, Oct. 23. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64010.
    • 1900, Dec. 3. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64012.
    • 1900, Dec. 18. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64013.
    • 1901, Jan. 5. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64014.
    • 1901, Feb. 8. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64015.
    • 1901, May 27. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64016.
    • 1902, Feb. 2. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64020.
    • 1902, July 5. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64021.
    • 1902, July 15. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64022.
    • 1902, July 30. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64024.
    • 1902, Aug. 15. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64026.
    • 1902, Sept. 29. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64027.
    • 1902, Oct. 4. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64028.
    • 1902, Oct. 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64029.
    • 1902, Nov. 12. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64031.
    • 1904, Mar. 11. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64034.
    • 1904, June 13. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64037.
    • 1904, Sept. 24. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64042.
    • 1905, July 16. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64044.
    • 1906, May 10. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64051.
    • 1906, May 30. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64052.
    • 1906, July 8. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64055.
    • 1906, Aug. 20. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64056.
    Mines and mineral resources – Colorado – Cripple Creek – History – Sources
    • 1895, Sept. 15. S. B. Carrington, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63966.
    • 1895, Sept. 15. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63967.
    • 1895, Sept. 18. S. B. Carrington, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63968.
    • 1895, Sept. 20. J. E. Freeman, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63970.
    • 1895, Sept. 21. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63971.
    • 1895, Oct. 23. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63973.
    • 1895, Oct. 30. Morris W. Smith, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 63976.
    • 1896, Apr. 26. Edwin Aldrich, letter to Christopher Rapp. HM 63980.
    Mines and mineral resources – Colorado – Silver Plume – History – Sources
    • 1897, Apr. 4. Morris W. Smith, letter to [Edwin] Aldrich. HM 63989.
    • 1900, July 27. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 63999.
    • 1900, Sept. 5. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64004.
    • 1900, Sept. 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64006.
    • 1901, Feb. 8. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64015.
    • 1901, June 13. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64017.
    • 1902, Feb. 2. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64020.
    • 1902, July 16. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64023.
    • 1902, Aug. 4. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64025.
    • 1902, Aug. 15. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64026.
    • 1904, Apr. 25. James A. Blanton, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64035.
    • 1904, June 13. Paul E. Aldrich, letter to James A. Blanton. HM 64037.
    • 1906, May 10. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64051.
    • 1906, May 30. Andrew B. Kinkead, letter to Paul E. Aldrich. HM 64052.
    • 1906, June 19. Alfred E. Copp, letter to Edwin Aldrich. HM 64054.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
    Argentum-Juniata Mining Company.
    Colorado City and Manitou Mining and Milling Company.
    Creede and Cripple Creek Milling and Mining Company.
    Cripple Creek Consolidated Mining Company.
    Hart Gold Mining & Leasing Company.
    Isabella Mines Company.
    Pharmacist Mining Company.
    Portland Mining Company.
    Contract labor -- Colorado -- Silver Plume -- History -- Sources.
    Mineral industries -- Colorado -- Cripple Creek -- History -- Sources.
    Mineral industries -- Colorado -- Silver Plume -- History -- Sources.
    Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado -- Cripple Creek -- History -- Sources.
    Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado -- Silver Plume -- History -- Sources.
    Colorado -- Gold mines and mining.

    Forms/Genres

    Letters (correspondence) Colorado -- 19th century.
    Letters (correspondence) Colorado -- 20th century.

    Additional Contributors

    Aldrich, Edwin.
    Aldrich, Paul E.

    Collection Contents
    Correspondence and Documents; Ephemera
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