Wiley Gold Mining Company Records, 1905-1907

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Summary

Creators:
Wiley Gold Mining Company.
Abstract:
This collection contains 44 pieces of documents, correspondence, and ephemera of the Wiley Gold Mining Company, incorporated in 1905 with mining claims primarily in Lida, Nevada.
Extent:
44 items in 1 box
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 44 pieces of documents, correspondence, and ephemera of the Wiley Gold Mining Company. The collection is divided into two main parts, both arranged chronologically:

The documents relate to the Wiley Gold Mining Company. James Thompson’s name or signature appears on a majority of the documents. The documents include stock certificates, indentures, mining claim agreements, certificates of location and labor, company by-laws, warranty deeds, and receipts between various members of the company, and they are drawn in Lida, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and Phoenix, Arizona. With documents that contain more than one date, the date of signature is used in cataloging.

The correspondence also relates to the Wiley Gold Mining Company and includes business letters between employees of the company, as well as letters from officers of the company to potential investors. Several of the letters also include bills for supplies, expenses, and labor. The correspondence contains letters from Big Pine, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Lida, Nevada; and Phoenix, Arizona.

There are also two folders of ephemera, one containing two printed sketch maps of Nevada and one containing various printed material such as newsletters and pamphlets related to the Wiley Gold Mining Company and to other mining companies in the area. The latter folder also contains a blank “Articles of Incorporation” form.

Biographical / historical:

The Wiley Gold Mining Company was incorporated in 1905 and its mining claims were primarily in Lida, Nevada. Dr. James Thompson, the company's secretary, was based in Kansas City, Missouri, and he was responsible for a great deal of the company's day-to-day business. The other officers of the company included Roland Hughes, president; W.F. Wyman, vice-president; and C.C. Marsh; treasurer.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Jack Reynolds, October 29, 1970.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in 1 box in the following order:

  • Documents (HM 72181-72203)
  • Correspondence (HM 72204-72222)
  • Maps and Ephemera (2 folders)

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using 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.

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