Stevens (Hutch) Correspondence, 1893-1911

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Summary

Title:
Hutch Stevens correspondence
Dates:
1893-1911
Creators:
Stevens, Hutch, 1854-1907
Abstract:
Correspondence of Nevada miner Hutch Stevens.
Extent:
2.4 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hutch Stevens correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence written by Hutch Stevens and his siblings (including Matilda Stevens Cooper), that deal with family events both before and after his death. The letters discuss several mining towns and/or camps, including Alhambra Mine, Altman, Cripple Creek, Divide, Leadville, Victor, Geneva Mine, Colorado; Fitting, Lovelock, Nevada; Lead, South Dakota; and Warren, Idaho. There are also typed transcripts of most of the letters, although they contain significant omissions of text; the originals should be consulted.

Biographical / historical:

Hutch Stevens was a miner and prospector who spent several years moving to different mining camps throughout the western United States. He disappeared in December 1907 and was found dead in May 1908.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jeanne L. Browne, March 1988.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke M. Black in 2002. In February 2024, she created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Bibliography:

Letters published, in 1992, under the title of His restless longing: A prospector's story, edited by Jeanne L. Browne.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Brooke M. Black
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-28 09:52:28 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hutch Stevens correspondence, 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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