Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Dawson, O. S.
- Abstract:
- This collection contains correspondence and documents, dating from 1873 to 1911, related to the legal and business affairs of O. S. Dawson, the Sonora Consolidated Mining Company and the Hidden Treasure Consolidated Mining Company in the Bodie Mining District, California, and the Ramsey-Ottawa Mining Company in Nevada.
- Extent:
- 2.4 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. O. S. Dawson papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of correspondence and documents related to the legal and business affairs of O. S. Dawson, the Sonora Consolidated Mining Company and the Hidden Treasure Consolidated Mining Company in Bodie Mining District, California, and the Ramsey-Ottawa Mining Company in Nevada. It includes receipts, plats, reports, notices of mining locations, surveys, and financial accounts. The letters, written by Dawson and various business partners and mine managers, discuss details about the management of mines, possible lawsuits, outstanding debts, and possible mine purchases in California and Nevada; there is one item regarding mining in Utah. The collection contains 78 pieces of ephemera, including three cartes-de-visite of O. S. Dawson.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Talisman Press, May and September 1979.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gold mines and mining -- California
Gold mines and mining -- Nevada
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada
Mines and mineral resources -- Utah.
Mining corporations -- California
Mining corporations -- Nevada
Silver mines and mining -- California
Silver mines and mining -- Nevada
Business records -- Southwest, New
Cartes-de-visite
Letters (correspondence) -- Southwest, New
Plats -- Southwest, New
Receipts
Reports - Places:
- Bodie (Calif.) -- History -- Sources
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Terms of access:
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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]. O. S. Dawson papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191