Flack (Sloan) Papers, 1919-1951; bulk 1930-1950

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Summary

Title:
Sloan Flack Papers
Dates:
1919-1951; bulk 1930-1950
Creators:
Flack, Sloan
Abstract:
Extent:
1 archives box.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Sloan Flack Papers. Sherman Library and Gardens

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, contracts, reports, and articles primarily concerning the mining and petroleum industries in California in the years preceding and including World War II. There are contracts between several mining and smelting and refining companies which demonstrate the output and prices of various metals, including gold, silver, lead and zinc, and there are also documents concerning the cost of ore shipments. Some of these files include materials related to the productivity and output of the Darwin Silver Mines in Inyo County, California, and the San Manuel Mines in El Pomo, Sonora, Mexico. There are also materials concerning various oil production facilities and companies, including those of the Signal Oil and Gas Company, the Midway Northern Oil Company, and the Kendon Petroleum Company. Individuals who appear in the collection who were involved with some of these companies include Samuel B. Mosher (founder and owner of Signal Oil Company), Henry Workman Keller (owner of the San Manuel Mines in Mexico), and mining engineer Henning E. Olund. Additional items in the collection include correspondence of a personal nature.

Biographical / historical:

Sloan Flack was a lawyer and investor in Los Angeles, California. The 1941 Los Angeles city directory lists his office location as 411 W. 7th Street, and he lived on Genesee Avenue with his wife, Louise.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to the library by Mrs. William J. (Christine) Shirley, daughter of Sloan Flack.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:
1919-1951; bulk 1930-1950
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

Sloan Flack Papers. Sherman Library and Gardens

Location of this collection:
614 Dahlia Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
Contact:
(949) 673-1880
library@slgardens.org
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