San Juan de Taviche Mining Company Records: Finding Aid mssSJT
Kelly Kress
The Huntington Library
April 2023
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: San Juan de Taviche Mining Company records
Identifier/Call Number: mssSJT
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1863-1953
Abstract: Correspondence, documents, and photographs related to the San Juan de Taviche Mining Company, an American company involved
in gold and silver mining in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. San Juan de Taviche Mining Company, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Caroliniana Rare Books and Manuscripts, January 2023.
Biographical / Historical
The San Juan de Taviche Mining Company was an American company operating gold and silver mines in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the San Juan de Taviche Mining Company, including correspondence, mining reports, property deeds, and
some photographs. Papers include several property deeds and other legal documents in Spanish dating from the second half of
the 19th century. Mining reports and maps are in Spanish and English and include the San Juan de Taviche properties as well
as properties near the city of Tepic, Mexico. Photographs depict mining operations but are unidentified. Most of the correspondence
is in English and is to or from Adolphe Charlot, his son Leon Charlot, and Robert Wilson, who all worked for the company.
Letters primarily describe conditions in Mexico, financial prospects, and potential expansion. There are also a few letters
related to family genealogy, and some personal identification documents of Leon Charlot.
Processing Information
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in April 2023.
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico
Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Maps
Silver mines and mining -- Mexico
Oaxaca (Mexico) -- History
Correspondence
Deeds
Maps
Photographs
Box 1, Folder 2
Documents and deeds
1863-1912
Box 1, Folder 5
Photographs
approximately 1900
Box 1, Folder 6
Leon Charlot personal documents and ephemera
1940-1953
