John F. Duling Papers: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Jessica Bremmer, October 16, 2009.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2129

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

Overview of the Collection

Title: John F. Duling Papers

Dates (inclusive): 1885-1958

Bulk dates: 1900-1958

Collection Number: mssDuling papers

Creator: Duling, John F.

Extent: 739 items in 7 boxes

Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2129

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

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.

Language: English.

Access

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Administrative Information

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

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

Provenance

Purchased from Spencer Moore, July 31, 1961.

Biographical Note

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

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).

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.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.

Subjects

Duling, John F.

Land subdivision -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- Canada -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- Montana -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Maps.

Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.) -- Maps.

Mining engineers -- West (U.S.) -- Archives.

Bel Air (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Maps.

Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) -- Maps.

California, Southern -- Maps.

Fillmore (Calif.) -- Maps.

Glendale (Calif.) -- Maps.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Maps.

Elsinor, Lake (Calif.) -- Maps.

Lancaster (Calif.) -- Maps.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Maps.

Malibu (Calif.) -- Maps.

Norwalk (Calif.) -- Maps.

Topanga Canyon (Calif.) -- Maps.

Whittier (Calif.) -- Maps.

Forms/Genres

Maps -- California, Southern -- 19th century.

Maps -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century.

Reports -- California, Southern -- 19th century.

Reports -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century.

Arizona Mines

Box 1

Arizona Mines

Folder 1

Cochise County (Ariz.) (1904-1951). 2 items.

Folder 2

Gila County (Ariz.) (1929). 1 item.

Folder 3

Graham County (Ariz.) (1903). 1 item.

Folder 4

Greenlea County (Ariz.) (1915-1919). 9 items.

Folder 5

Mohave County (Ariz.) (1894-1931). 7 items.

Folder 6

Pinal County (Ariz.) (1926). 1 item.

Folder 7

Yuma County (Ariz.) (1896-1937). 6 items.

Folder 8

Arizona (1929). 1 item. Included: Map of Arizona Principal Copper Mining Districts.

California Mines

Box 2

California Mines (Calaveras County-Kern County)

Folder 1

Calaveras County (Calif.) (1934-1941). 21 items.

Folder 2

Eldorado County (Calif.) (1937). 1 item.

Folder 3

Fresno County (Calif.) (1956). 2 items.

Folder 4

Imperial County (Calif.) (1953). 1 item.

Folder 5

Inyo County (Calif.) (1922-1954). 15 items.

Folder 6

Kern County (Calif.) (1897-1948). 46 items. Included: Big Three Mining and Milling Co., Butte Mining Claim, Consolidated Mines Co., Hoegee Investment Co., Little Butte Mining Co., Middle Butte, Western Borax Co.

Folder 7

Kern County (Calif.) (1956). 16 items. Included: Goler Placer Mining Claim.

Folder 8

Kern County (Calif.) (1916). 4 items. Included: Tropico Mining and Milling Co.

Box 3

California Mines (Los Angeles County-Tulare County)

Folder 1

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1943-1954). 12 items. Included: Adams Placer Claims.

Folder 2

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1932-1951). 24 items. Included: Adams Placer Claims (Township Plats).

Folder 3

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1920-1948). 24 items. Included: Haines Property, Iron Mountain, Little Nugget Placer, Neher Group of Mining Claims.

Folder 4

Mariposa County (Calif.) (1927). 3 items.

Folder 5

Nevada County (Calif.) [undated]. 1 item.

Folder 6

San Bernardino County (Calif.) (1915-1958). 14 items. Included: Amboy Property, Atlasta Mining Co., Black Hawk Mining District, National Chloride Co. of America, North American Minerals Corp.

Folder 7

San Bernardino County (Calif.) (1927-1955). 12 items. Included: Dorr Tungsten Mine.

Folder 8

San Diego County (Calif.) (1904). 1 item.

Folder 9

Sierra County (Calif.) (1915-1940). 18 items.

Folder 10

Siskiyou County (Calif.) (1934). 1 item.

Folder 11

Trinity County (Calif.) (1932-1950). 58 items.

Folder 12

Tulare County (Calif.) [undated]. 2 items.

Folder 13

California (1937). 13 items. Included: Miscellaneous Township Plats.

Folder 14

California (1910). 1 item. Included: Topographical Map of Santa Barbara National Forest.

California Land Subdivisions

Box 4

California Land Subdivisions (Los Angeles County)

Folder 1

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1952). 1 item. Included: Bel-Air.

Folder 2

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1946-1949). 8 items. Included: Burbank.

Folder 3

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1938-1945). 4 items. Included: Glendale.

Folder 4

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1947). 1 item. Included: Hollywood.

Folder 5

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1951). 4 items. Included: Lancaster.

Folder 6

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1940-1951). 6 items. Included: Los Angeles (city).

Folder 7

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1929). 16 items. Included: Malibu Vista.

Folder 8

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1947). 1 item. Included: Montebello.

Folder 9

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1922-1953). 18 items. Included: Norwalk.

Folder 10

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1934). 1 item. Included: Palo Verde Hills.

Folder 11

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1926-1952). 2 items. Included: Redondo Beach.

Folder 12

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1948). 1 item. Included: San Pedro.

Folder 13

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1947). 4 items. Included: Sherman Woods.

Box 5

California Land Subdivisions (Los Angeles County-Ventura County)

Folder 1

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1932-1949). 8 items. Included: Topanga Beach Village.

Folder 2

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1912). 3 items. Included: Torrance.

Folder 3

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1945-1952). 8 items. Included: Tuna Canyon.

Folder 4

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1948). 1 item. Included: Verdugo Village.

Folder 5

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1950). 2 items. Included: West Los Angeles.

Folder 6

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1913-1953). 4 items. Included: Whittier.

Folder 7

Los Angeles County (Calif.) (1934-1946). 13 items.

Folder 8

Orange County (Calif.) (1919-1928). 5 items.

Folder 9

Riverside County (Calif.) (1855-1954). 24 items.

Folder 10

San Bernardino County (Calif.) (1916-1925). 13 items.

Folder 11

San Diego County (Calif.) (1915-1954). 4 items.

Folder 12

Ventura County (Calif.) (1932-1947). 2 items.

Folder 13

California (1916-1928). 4 items. Included: Miscellaneous Surveys and Engineering Drawings.

Canada and Mexico Mines

Box 6

Canada and Mexico Mines

Folder 1

British Columbia (1925-1950). 22 items. Included: Cariboo District.

Folder 2

British Columbia (1933-1957). 15 items. Included: Lightning Creek-Beaver Pass Gold Placers.

Folder 3

British Columbia (1935-1953). 6 items. Included: Tregillus Creek-Beaver Pass.

Folder 4

Nayarit (Mexico) (1925). 1 item.

Nevada, and New Mexico Mines; Miscellaneous; Photographs; Ephemera

Box 7

Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico Mines; Miscellaneous Mining Charts, Surveys, and Engineering Drawings; Personal Photographs; and Ephemera

Folder 1

Montana (1906-1928). 3 items.

Folder 2

Clark County (Nev.) (1922-1934). 2 items.

Folder 3

Douglas County (Nev.) (1951). 2 items.

Folder 4

Elko County (Nev.) (1939). 2 items.

Folder 5

Lander County (Nev.) (1940). 1 item.

Folder 6

Lincoln County (Nev.) (1906). 1 item.

Folder 7

Mineral County (Nev.) (1925-1940). 5 items.

Folder 8

Nye County (Nev.) (1955). 26 items.

Folder 9

Nevada (1942-1955). 3 items. Included: State Maps.

Folder 10

Rio Arriba County (N.M.) (1955). 2 items.

Folder 11

Socorro County (N.M.) (1900-1930). 13 items.

Folder 12

Miscellaneous Engineering Drawings and Survey Notes (1920-1933). 12 items.

Folder 13

Miscellaneous Mining Charts (1929-1950). 6 items.

Folder 14

Personal Photographs (1935-1941). 130 items.

Folder 15

Ephemera (1951). 11 items.