Alfred B. Summers Papers: Finding Aid mssSummers
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
December 2020
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The Huntington Library
Title: Alfred B. Summers papers
Creator:
Summers, Alfred B.
Identifier/Call Number: mssSummers
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1875-1909
Abstract: A collection of mining material related
to the work of Alfred B. Summers, Californian Mineral Surveyor.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Alfred B. Summers papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Egbert Robinson, August 1937.
Alfred B. Summers was a U.S. Deputy mineral surveyor from California; he made surveys of
mines in Northern California.
A collection of approximately 330 items from approximately 1875 to 1909, it consists of
letters, documents, 17 field books, survey notes, and maps related to various California
mines in Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Yuba counties.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1940. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Former call number: mssSummers papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Amador County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Calaveras
County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Colusa County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- El Dorado
County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Mariposa County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Tuolumne County
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Yuba County
Surveyors -- California
Amador County (Calif.) -- Maps
Calaveras County (Calif.) -- Maps
Colusa County (Calif.) -- Maps
El Dorado County (Calif.) -- Maps
Mariposa County (Calif.) -- Maps
Tuolumne County (Calif.) -- Maps
Yuba County (Calif.) -- Maps
Field notes -- California
Letters (correspondence) -- California
Maps (documents) -- California
Surveys (documents) -- California
Box 1
Alfred B. Summers papers 1875-1909
Box 2, Volume 1-17
Survey field books 1877-1908