Theodore J. Lamoureaux Papers mssLamoureaux
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
June 2020
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Theodore J. Lamoureaux papers
Creator:
Lamoureaux, Theodore J.
Identifier/Call Number: mssLamoureaux
Physical Description:
13.75 Linear Feet
(8 boxes, 24 volumes, 1 box of rolled maps, and 25 folders of
flat maps)
Date (inclusive): 1843-1924
Abstract: A collection of personal, business, and
mining papers belonging to Theodore J. Lamoureaux, American mining engineer.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Theodore J. Lamoureaux papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Graham Hardy, February 1950.
Biographical / Historical
Theodore J. Lamoureaux lived in Oakland, California; he was a mining engineer and promoter
from the 1880s to the 1920s in California and Nevada.
Scope and Contents
A collection of approximately 4,370 items from 1843 to 1924; the collection includes
letters (including 9 letter books), a diary, documents, account books, receipts, and maps
related to the life and business affairs of Theodore J. Lamoureaux. The collection also
includes some personal and family correspondence and business papers. The mining maps,
bundle of receipts (1886 to 1902), and reports, from approximately 1888 to 1923, are mostly
for California and Nevada, including Elko County, Goldfield, and Tonopah.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1955. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject and format.
General
Former call number: mssLamoureaux papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Mines and mineral resources --
Nevada
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Elko County
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Goldfield
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Tonopah
Mining engineers -- California
Mining engineers -- Nevada
Elko County (Nev.) -- Maps
Goldfield (Nev.) -- Maps
Tonopah (Nev.) -- Maps
Business records -- California
Business records -- Nevada
Family papers -- California
Family papers -- Nevada
Letterbooks -- California
Letters (correspondence) -- California
Letters (correspondence) -- Nevada
Maps -- California
Maps -- Nevada
Box 1
Personal correspondence, business papers, business correspondence,
diary
1843-1923
Box 2
Business correspondence: to T. J. Lamoureaux
1900-1908
Box 3
Business correspondence to and from T. J. Lamoureaux; mining papers
1887-1924
Box 7
Mining records (bound), prints, ephemera, newspaper clippings
Box 8
Loose envelopes and wrappers
Volume 1-15
Account books, cipher books, expense accounts, notebooks, time
books
1886-1907
