John F. Duling Papers, 1885-1958, bulk 1900-1958

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Summary

Creators:
Duling, John F.
Abstract:
This collection consists primarily of mining charts, maps, reports, surveys, photographs, and township plats for mines in Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico, as well as surveys for real estate developments in southern California, with the bulk dating from 1900 to 1958.
Extent:
3.09 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. John F. Duling papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of mining charts, maps, reports, surveys, and township plats for mines in Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico but also contains surveys for real estate developments in southern California. Additionally, the collection contains photographs of various mines and mining areas (which are located in the folders for their respective counties), a number of personal photographs, and various ephemera.

Within each box, the folders are arranged alphabetically by county (or by neighborhood/area in the case of the California Land Subdivision folders). Individual mining companies, mining claims, subdivisions, and neighborhoods are listed on the folders but are not listed in finding aid unless there are multiple folders for a specific county. Several folders contain state maps or miscellaneous surveys and engineering drawings that are not particular to specific counties; these folders are labeled by state and are placed after the specific county folders.

Subject headings were not included in boxes that would have had the same heading for every folder but were included in boxes with multiple subjects (such as the California Land Subdivisions boxes).

Biographical / historical:

John F. Duling was a licensed mining engineer and surveyor based in Los Angeles, California.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Spencer Moore, July 1961.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following manner: Arizona Mines, California Mines, California Land Subdivisions, Canada and Mexico Mines, and Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico Mines; Miscellaneous Mining Charts, Surveys, and Engineering Drawings; Personal Photographs; and Ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

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]. John F. Duling papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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