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Stevens (Hutch) Correspondence
mssHM 57963-58018
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Hutch Stevens correspondence
Creator:
Stevens, Hutch, 1854-1907
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 57963-58018
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1893-1911
Abstract: Correspondence of Nevada miner Hutch Stevens.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Hutch Stevens correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jeanne L. Browne, March 1988.
Hutch Stevens was a miner and prospector who spent several years moving to different mining camps throughout the western United
States. He disappeared in December 1907 and was found dead in May 1908.
The collection consists of correspondence written by Hutch Stevens and his siblings (including Matilda Stevens Cooper), that
deal with family events both before and after his death. The letters discuss several mining towns and/or camps, including
Alhambra Mine, Altman, Cripple Creek, Divide, Leadville, Victor, Geneva Mine, Colorado; Fitting, Lovelock, Nevada; Lead, South
Dakota; and Warren, Idaho. There are also typed transcripts of most of the letters, although they contain significant omissions
of text; the originals should be consulted.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in 2002. In February 2024, she created a finding aid.
Arranged chronologically.
Letters published, in 1992, under the title of His restless longing: A prospector's story, edited by Jeanne L. Browne.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Miners -- West (U.S. -- Correspondence
Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado
Mines and mineral resources -- Idaho
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
Mines and mineral resources -- South Dakota
Mines and mineral resources -- Washington (State)
Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming
Mining camps -- Colorado
Mining camps -- Nevada
Letters (correspondence)
Cooper, Matilda Stevens, 1851-1925