Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Farmer, Garland R.
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, reports, business and financial records, bulletins, statistical data, pamphlets, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs relating to iron ore mining in Liberia and to political, social, and economic conditions in Liberia. Includes some material relating to Ghana and other countries of Africa, and to Lansdell K. Christie, founder of the Liberia Mining Company.
- Extent:
- 50 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder (20.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Garland R. Farmer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists largely of business-related documents, correspondence, and images relating to iron ore mining in Liberia. Additional material relates to political, social, and economic conditions in Liberia, and some material relating to Ghana and other countries of Africa, and to Lansdell K. Christie, founder of the Liberia Mining Company, is included as well.
The original order and folder titles of the creator have largely been maintained, with a few exceptions. Folder titles or explanatory information added by the archivist have been marked with square brackets.
- Biographical / historical:
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Garland Farmer, an American businessman, was an industrialist and miner in West Africa, specifically Liberia, who specialized in iron ore mining. He was affiliated with several large African mining companies, including the National Iron Ore Company and Mine Management Associates, Limited, serving as president of the latter.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Garland R. Farmer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563