Robert Chester Turner papers, 1887-1921

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Summary

Creators:
Turner, Robert Chester
Abstract:
Papers belonging to American mining engineer Robert Chester Turner.
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Robert Chester Turner papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, documents (including five volumes of accounts, by-laws, etc.), and three letter books related to the Brunswick Consolidated Gold Mining Company and mining enterprises in California and the West. Correspondents include: R.H. Countiss, C.H. Mallen, Harvey Seeley Mudd, Seeley Wintersmith Mudd, and W.H. Oscanyan.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Chester Turner (active 1887-1919), a mining engineer who lived in Berkeley, California, was vice-president of the Brunswick Consolidated Gold Mining Company, which had offices in both New York and California.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Grahame H. Hardy, July 1953.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Bound volumes.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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]. Robert Chester Turner 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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