Mining and Mineral Industries
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History Senior Seminar Papers Collection, 1992-1993 (S0723)
0.25 cubic foot, 12 folders
This collection contains the academic papers of 12 students of the 1992 and 1993 History Senior Seminar 393, taught by Dr. Gerda Ray of the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Topics vary from broad historical perspectives to studies of specific St. Louis ethnic communities.
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Harry C. Hood Collection, 1915, 1970s (R0035)
0.1 cubic foot (3 folders)
The Harry C. Hood Collection contains photocopies of an unpublished manuscripts by Harry C. Hood, Sr., on lead and zinc mining in southwestern Missouri and the Southwest Missouri Railroad. There are also clippings of local histories written by Hood for the Webb City Sentinel.
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Iron County Historical Society Collection, circa 1973-1992 (R0497)
0.1 cubic foot (10 folders)
This is a group of miscellaneous papers from the collections of the Iron County Historical Society. Included are "Iron County Yesterdays," essays on the Plank Road and the Whitworth Store, and a summary history of the Pilot Knob Iron Company. Also included are a number of items concerning Baptist churches in Ironton and Belleview, the Missouri Baptist Assembly at Arcadia Heights, and the history of the Baptist Home at Ironton.
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J. M. White and Company Records, 1835 (R0378)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The J. M. White & Company Records contain a photocopy of a receipt for 3,094pounds of lead received by the J. M. White & Company, commission and forwarding agents at the “Cliffs of Selma” on the Mississippi River in Jefferson County, Missouri. The lead was credited to the account of John Parkinson.
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Jasper County Mining Collection, 1890-1916 (R1410)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Jasper County Mining Collection contains reports, land lease agreements, maps, and surveys of mining property in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri.
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John L. Douglass and Company Collection, 1905 (R1252)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a printed letter, dated October 10, 1905, from John L. Douglass & Company of New York, New York, to the stockholders of the Missouri Lead and Coal company and the stockholders of the Standard Lead & Smelting Company. The letter presented a plan whereby the stockholders could exchange their shares for those of a successor company.
W. Martin Jones, Jr. Ledger, 1907-1910 (SP0056)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The W. Martin Jones, Jr. Ledger collection contains the financial records from W. Martin Jones, Jr., land lessee of the Daisy Mining and Milling Company in Springfield, Missouri.
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Joplin Consolidated Mining Company Books, 1887-1928 (C0649)
2 volumes
Minute book containing articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings, and account book with accounts of sales and labor.
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Joplin Globe Magazine Collection, 1928-1929 (R0621)
0.5 cubic foot (2 oversize volumes)
The Joplin Globe Magazine Collection contains annual magazines of the Joplin Globe newspaper featuring stories on mining and related industries in the Tri-State Mining District of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Included are production summaries for leading mining companies and articles on mineral industries in the Tri-State and the United States. The magazines are illustrated and carry advertisements by lead and zinc mining and milling companies.
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Joplin Separating Company Records, 1902-1909 (R0370)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Joplin Separating Company Records contain microfilmed records of the processing of lead and zinc ores from mines in and around Jasper County, Missouri. The volume also includes records of sales of processed ores to refining companies, and the sales and purchases of sand. The names and locations of various mines and operators are noted, as are the prices for various grades of ore.
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Julius Hewitt vs. Chatham Mining Company, 1896 (SP0059)
0.1 cubic foot
The papers include the original affidavit copies from a Jasper County Circuit Court proceeding between Julius A. Hewitt and Chatham Mining Company. The lawsuit was brought against Chatham Mining Company by employee, Julius A. Hewitt, over a salary dispute.
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Katy C. Mining Company (Joplin, Mo.) Books, 1900-1906 (C0650)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
V. 1 Accounts with Miners Bank, payrolls, and miscellaneous accounts, 1900-1903.
V. 2 Articles of association, by-laws and minutes of meetings of directors, 1900-1906.
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Clarence Keathley Photograph Collection, 1905-1976 (P0177)
0.125 linear feet
Photos of mining from Ken magazine (1939), the Berryman CCC Camp No. 3733, agriculture, the Palmer Project, and the University of Missouri (ca. 1932-1934).
Charles E. Kiefner Papers, 1925-1931 (R0189)
3.5 cubic feet (160 folders)
The Charles E. Kiefner Papers contain the papers of a U.S. Representative from Perryville, Missouri. He represented the 13th District (Bollinger, Carter, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Perry, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Washington, and Wayne counties) in the 69th (1925-1927) and 71st (1929-1931) Congresses. Included are general subject files, post office files, and veterans' pension files.
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Thomas C. King Mining Report Collection, circa 1951 (R0179)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Thomas C. King Mining Report Collection contains photocopies of drill hole logs, assay reports, and a general mining history of a tract west of Dadeville, Dade County, Missouri. The report was prepared by Thomas C. King prepared the report in connection with a lease of the property by Hugh M. Russell.
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Koehler and Jorn Families Papers, 1886-1980 (R0230)
(2 rolls of microfilm)
The Koehler and Jorn Families Papers contain a microfilm copy of the correspondence, biographical materials, and personal papers of Emma Koehler and Charles G. Jorn of Naylor, Ripley County, Missouri. The correspondence, mostly in German, was received from relatives and friends in southern Illinois coal mining towns and from relatives in Bad Tennstedt, Germany.
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Karl L. Koelker Papers, 1896-1948 (R0011)
2 cubic feet (52 oversize folders)
The Karl L. Koelker Papers contain the negative photocopies of the mining pages form the Sunday issues of the Joplin Daily Globe (later the Joplin Globe), dated from 1896 to 1948. They contain news and production figures for the lead and zinc mining region in southwestern Missouri.
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Lawrence County, Missouri Mercantile Records, 1852-1872 (R0315)
(3 rolls of microfilm)
The Lawrence County, Missouri Mercantile Records contain ledgers, journals, and daybooks on microfilm from mercantile establishments located in or near Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, Missouri. Included are records attributed to stores operated by “B. & O. Stone,” “Whaley & George,” Samuel Stone, “Haley & McCanse,” “Gay, Allen & Co.,” Nancy Stone, and “Kellogg & Whaley.”
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Lead Mining Companies (Washington County, Mo.) Records, 1809-1954 (C3893)
0.5 cubic feet, 29 rolls of microfilm (1 folder, 155 volumes)
This collection contains business records of lead mining companies and company stores in Washington County, Missouri, from 1809 to 1954. The companies include R. Smith and Company; Stone Manning and Company; Manning, Smith and Company; the Missouri and Pennsylvania Lead Company; the Palmer Lead Company; and the Renault Lead Company.
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J.F. Limerick Letter, 1890 (C3276)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letter to G.C. Broadhead, of Columbia, Missouri, from Alma, Kansas, February 15, 1890, concerning coal mining in Kansas.
Little Rock Landing Records, 1854-1856 (R0438)
0.1 cubic foot (1 volume)
This daybook was kept at Little Rock landing on the Mississippi River just north of Sainte
Genevieve, Missouri, from 5 January 1854 to 22 March 1856. Listings include the person or firm
and amount charged, commodities brought ashore or shipped, and the name of the steamboat. The
proprietor might have been Francis Claude Rozier. Large quantities of iron and lead were shipped
from the landing.
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William Lofinck Papers, 1896-1901 (K0405)
0.25 c.f.
Correspondence to Gustave Andriano in St. Joseph, MO, from his brother-in-law, Lofinck, a merchant in Marysville, KS, who was involved with gold mining in New Mexico. The letters are articulately written and provide interesting insight into mining in the waning years of the Gold Rush. Some letters written in German.
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Edward Dale Lynton Papers, 1916-1955 (R0549)
3 cubic feet (195 folders)
These are reports, maps, and other papers written and collected by Edward Dale Lynton, a mining engineer and geologist. They deal mostly with petroleum exploration in the United States, although there are also data concerning mineral exploration and exploitation in North Africa, South America, and Europe. Lynton was an early proponent of magnetometry in the search for mineral deposits, and these papers include results of tests in California, Texas, Wyoming, and Venezuela.
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Mansfield Mining and Development Company Collection, 1918 (R1122)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is certificate number 31, dated March 7, 1918, for twenty shares of stock in the Mansfield Mining and Development Company of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The firm owned mining leases and contracts near Mansfield in Wright County, Missouri. The shares were sold to L. F. Livingston and the certificate was signed by N. Rosenberg, president, and C. O. Storm, secretary.
Mark Twain National Forest Local History Collection, 1930s-1980s (R0471)
(4 rolls of mircofilm)
This collection was selected from unofficial files on miscellaneous historical topics, including local histories, the CCC, the YCC, the "Irish Wilderness," and the Eleven Point River. There are transcriptions of interviews with older members of the community and Forest Service retirees.
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Mark Twain National Forest Photograph Collection, circa 1900-1985 (R0485)
0.05 cubic foot (2 folders, 719 negatives)
These are photographs copied from holdings of the Mark Twain National Forest in Rolla, Missouri. Topics include National Forest facilities and projects; forest and wood industries; water mills; lakes, rivers, and springs; mines; dams; and the Civilian Conservation Corps and Youth Conservation Corps.
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W. H. McCamish Papers, 1900 (R1102)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated October 25, 1900 from W. H. McCamish, a lawyer in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles H. Namendorf in St. Louis, Missouri. The letter concerns mineral properties in Oregon County, Missouri.
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R. S. McClintock Papers, 1916 (R1109)
(1 folder)
This collection contains a letter dated November 28, 1916 from R. S. McClintock at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri, to Edward A. Hill at Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri. The letter deals with mining property near Webb City in Jasper County.
Dr. Roy E. Meyers Photograph Collection, 1881-1950 (P0709)
9 photographs
Photos of mining, carriages, and street scenes in Joplin, MO. Image of street scene in Carthage, MO, ca. 1900.
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Mine La Motte Company Collection, 1916 (R0930)
(1 folder)
This is a report to the stockholders of the Mine La Motte Company from president A. J. Meier, dated March 31, 1916, the report presents in favorable terms the conditions and prospects of the company's mining and other operations in Madison and Saint Francois Counties in Missouri.
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Mine La Motte Estate (Madison County, Mo.) Records, 1875-1897 (C1260)
0.07 cubic feet (1 volume)
Miners' register including two sets of mining rules and regulations and the signatures of miners employed.
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Mine La Motte Records, 1840-1929 (R1347)
0.25 cubic foot (4 folders)
The Mine La Motte records document mining history in Mine La Motte, a town in Missouri's Old Lead Belt. The papers include maps, letters, and stock certificates.
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Mine La Motte, Missouri Collection, 1839 (R0034)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mine La Motte, Missouri Collection contains a photocopy of a pamphlet published by the proprietors of Mine La Motte to publicize to potential capitalist interested in investing. Also included are excerpts from a speech given to the citizens of Fredericktown, Missouri by Thomas Green Clemson, geologist and mineralogist.
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Mine La Motte, Missouri Land Records, circa 1922 (R0027)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Mine La Motte, Missouri Land Records contains a photocopy of a typescript compilation of the abstract of tile to the property at Mine La Motte in Madison County, Missouri. The abstract was excerpted from the official records of Madison County.
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Missouri & Illinois Mineral & Land Company Records, 1834-1900 (R0058)
0.75 cubic foot (9 folders, 2 oversize folders
These are records of the acquisition and disposition of lands in a speculative industrial development scheme in Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau, and Madison Counties in Missouri.
Missouri Historic Mining Photograph Collection, circa 1880s-1900s (R0620)
0.22 cubic foot (4 folders, 110 photographs)
The Historic Mining Photographs Collection contains images concerning mining industries in Missouri, with an emphasis on the Old Lead Belt of southeastern Missouri, and the Tri-State Mining District centered on Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The subjects include surface installations of various mines, mining equipment, mills, and general views of the mining areas.
Missouri Lumber and Mining Company Photographs, 1906-1916 (C3875)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Photographs of various Missouri Lumber and Mining Company operations in and around the Ozark town of Grandin, MO. Taken and collected by Harry M. Griffith, a company physician.
Missouri United Mines Company Collection, 1907 (R1160)
(1 folder)
This is certificate No. 45 for 750 shares of preferred stock in the Missouri United Mines Company, a Maine corporation. The shares were sold to Olivia Ramer on May 18, 1907. the certificate was signed by F. B. Wilcox, president, and F. W. Kobusch, treasurer.
Morgan County, Missouri Collection, 1964-1982 (R0423)
5 folders
These are papers on various topics of Morgan County's history, including histories of the towns
of Fortuna, Barnett, and Laurie, a memoir of mule-buying, and an investigation of major mining
sites.
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Morgan County, Missouri Map, no date (R0768)
(1 oversize map)
This is a map of Morgan County in the central mineral and coal fields of Missouri. The undated map shows the locations of principal towns and villages, roads, churches, schools, mines, and deposits of barite, coal, kaolin, lead, and zinc.
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James E. Mueller Papers, 1988-2012 (R1324)
4 cubic feet (140 folders, 3 video tapes, 7 audio cassettes, 213 lantern slides)
The James E. Mueller Papers contain the correspondence and printed materials assembled by James E. Mueller over the course of his years of research and volunteerism as an environmentalist in Joplin, Missouri. Included in the papers are materials concerning air quality issues, a campaign targeting emission levels of a local company, and a proposed landfill at a site in farm country north of Joplin. There are also papers pertaining to other environmental issues that interested Mueller, including hazardous waste disposal and lead poisoning.
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Oglesby Coal Company Papers, 1865-1931 (C0150)
0.5 cubic feet
Deeds, abstracts, and correspondence referring to the sinking of a vertical mine shaft for the Oglesby coal mine, Oglesby, La Salle County, IL. Includes a will of Preserved Smith, Dayton, OH, January 5, 1887.
Old Dominion Mining Company Collection, circa 1910 (R1121)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a promotional pamphlet for the Old Dominion Mining company at Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. Included are date about the firm's officers, physical plants, and photographs of its mines, mills, and equipment. C.M. Sheldon was president and treasurer and E. P. Rhodes was secretary and auditor of the company.
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Osage Mining and Smelting Company Collection, 1840 (R1241)
(1 folder)
This collection contains a photocopy of a bond certificate dated May 29, 1840 for $250, issued by the Osage Mining and Smelting Company, a Missouri corporation with offices in Baltimore, Maryland. The certificate is signed by Edward Hinkley, president pro-tem, and F. H. Davidge, Secretary.
Osceola Lead and Zinc Mining Company Collection, 1905 (R1028)
(1 folder)
This is certificate No. 520 for 32 shares of stock in the Osceola Lead and Zinc Mining Company at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri. The certificate was issued on April 5, 1905 to Dr. W. H. Hawley, and was signed by President T. F. Coyne and Secretary S. R. Snook.
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Arthur L. Patton, "Grandin Mo. and Its Great Industry", no date (R0894)
(1 folder)
This is a booklet by photographer and publisher Arthur L. Patton, containing photographs of scenes of Grandin in Carter County, Missouri, and the operations of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company.
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Perry C. Phillips Papers, 1882-1909 (K0085)
0.23 c.f.
Photographs and papers including a diary and autograph book concerning the personal life of Phillips, and attorney and president of the Inola Oil and Gas Company of Kansas City, MO for which there are also some records.
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Picher Lead Company Records, 1875-1918 (R0210)
2 cubic feet (2 folders, 6 oversize volumes)
The Picher Lead Company Records contain correspondence and records books of the Picher Lead Company headquartered at Joplin, Missouri. The collection includes correspondence with shipping agents and commission merchants, ledgers of expense and sales, and smelter records. The records span the period from the founding of the company in 1875 to its merger with the Eagle White Lead Company in 1916.
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Picher, Oklahoma Collection, circa 1975-1995 (R0754)
(3 folders)
These are photocopies of pamphlets and scrapbooks of newspaper items concerning the development and decline of the lead and zinc mining industry at Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. There is also information on other mining communities in the Tri-State Mining district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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Pilot Knob Pellet Company Records, no date (R0835)
(1 folder)
These papers provide information about the Pilot Knob Pellet Company's iron-ore mining and processing facililties at Pilot Knob in Iron County, Missouri. The operation opened there in May 1968, reviving an iron industry that had been dormant since 1919.