Garrett (Samuel K.) papers, circa 1901-1982, (bulk 1934-1970)

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Summary

Title:
Samuel K. Garrett papers
Dates:
circa 1901-1982, (bulk 1934-1970)
Creators:
Garrett, Samuel K.
Abstract:
Extent:
Number of containers: 13 cartons, 2 boxes, 59 rolls, 8 oversize folders, 1 volume (Linear feet: circa 40 linear feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Samuel K. Garrett papers, BANC MSS 95/131 p, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists primarily of reports Samuel K. Garrett produced during his career as a mining engineer from the late 1930s through the early 1980s. Also included is a small amount of professional and personal correspondence and some personalia from Garrett's student days at the New Mexico School of Mines. There is a substantial collection of mine maps, drawings and plans produced during the course of Garrett's work. The bulk of the reports in the collection document mines in Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

Biographical / historical:

Samuel K. Garrett (1913-2003) was a mining engineer based mainly in Idaho. He graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines in 1935 and worked for a range of mining companies, including the Coronado Copper and Zinc Company and the Sunshine Mining Company.

Chronological Biography of Samuel K. Garrett
Date Event
1913 Birth, Clarkesburg, West Virginia.
1935 Graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines with B.S. in Mining Engineering.
1935-1936 Sunshine Mining Company, Kellogg, Idaho. Mucker; mine sampler; assistant to consulting geologist (Hoyt S. Gale); chief geologist.
1937-1938 Tennessee-Schuylkill Corporation, Chloride, Arizona. Engineer and geologist; assistant to superintendent; mine scouting and field examinations.
1938-1940 Callahan Zinc-Lead Company, Nogales, Arizona. General superintendent; constructed ore dressing plant capable of making separate copper, lead and zinc concentrates and developed mines to meet production requirements.
1940-1941 Aluminum Company of America, Vernon, California. Time study engineer; establishing bonus systems in forge and foundry divisions.
1941-1945 Spokane-Idaho Mining Company, Kellogg, Idaho. General manager; refined and enlarged ore dressing procedures; developed ore at depth and expanded production.
1945-1950 Independent mine operator and mining consultant, Wallace, Idaho. Base metal operations in Northern Idaho; gold placer mining in Alaska; mine scouting and consulting.
1950-1958 Coronado Copper and Zinc Company, Wallace, Idaho. Manager of exploration in Northwestern USA, Yukon Territory, and Alaska.
1958-1965 Sunshine Mining Company, Spokane, Washington. Vice president in charge of exploration, growth, and diversification; manager of petroleum division.
1965-1974 Mining consultant, Spokane, Washington. Affiliated with International Minerals Engineers of Golden, Colorado during 1966-1968.
1974-1982 Cyprus Mines Corporation. Geological consultant to technical services and industrial minerals division.
Acquisition information:
The Samuel K. Garrett papers were in the possession of the California Mining Research Institute until 1994, when, upon the Institute's dissolution, the collection was gifted to the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.
Processing information:

Processed by Lara Michels in 2013.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding Aid written by Lara Michels
Date Prepared:
2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by Finding Aid author(s); markup validated by The Bancroft Library staff using OAC validation tools.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research with the following exceptions: Volume 1 contains nitrate negatives and is CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Samuel K. Garrett papers, BANC MSS 95/131 p, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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