Mining and Mineral Industries
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Cyrus R. Truitt Scrapbooks, 1893-1963 (C1432)
0.6 cubic feet (6 volumes)
Scrapbooks of photographs of Novinger and Adair County, Missouri, 1893-1963, with explanations and captions by Truitt. Pictorial history of coal mining in western Adair County. Truitt titled the scrapbooks “Mostly Ghosts.”
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United-Mexican Mines Company Collection, 1913 (R0635)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The United-Mexican Mines Company Collection contains a certificate for 1000 shares of stock in the United-Mexican Mines Company.
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Valle Mining Company Records, 1839-1884 (R1278)
(12 rolls of microfilm)
These are account books, ledgers, cash books, and other business records of the Valle Mining company at Valles Mines, Missouri. Most of the collection concerns mining on the Valle tract in Jefferson and Saint Francois Counties and related general merchandizing at the company's store. There are various records showing the receipt and shipment of ores, names of individual miners, charges and credits to individual and company accounts, and shipments of mineral to the Carondelet Zinc Works at Carondelet, Missouri, and consignment houses in Saint Louis and New York.
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Frank C. Wallower Papers, 1877-1966 (R0057)
6 folders
The Wallower papers consist primarily of materials connected with his unfinished autobiography,
"A Review of Sixty Years," which he began writing after his retirement. There are three
separate versions of the autobiography in this collection, each containing both original pages and
carbons. Each version is incomplete and differs slightly from the others. Taken as a whole, they
provide a composite of the intended form of the autobiography
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Washington County, Missouri Motion Picture, circa 1936-1940 (R0392)
0.1 cubic foot (1 videocassette)
The Washington County, Missouri, Motion Picture collection contains a film by Harry F. Blount of Potosi, concerning the barite industry in Washington County, Missouri. Included are views of manual and mechanized mining methods, the refining process, and the standard of living of the miners and their families. The film has been duplicated on ½" videotape (VHS).
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Washington Zinc and Lead Company Collection, 1918 (R0050)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Washington Zinc and Lead Company Collection contains a prospectus of the Washington County, Missouri based firm.
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Austin H. Welch Papers, 1908-1927 (R0824)
(1 folder)
These are business papers of Austin H. Welch of St. Louis, Missouri, regarding investments in Missouri and Arkansas lands through the Dorsey Corporation of Moline, Illinois. Among the papers are reports on a coal property near Bourbon in Crawford County, Missouri, and agricultural land near Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas.
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Pierre A.V. Wibaux Papers, 1881-1927 (C2656)
1 cubic foot
Negative photostats of letters from Wibaux, who immigrated from France to Montana in 1881, to his brother Joseph. Includes business letters and contract re. His cattle ranch and gold mine, newspaper articles, photographs and Joseph's notes. English translation follows each item.
Williams Family Papers, circa 1861-2000s (R1308)
(10 folders, 121 photographs)
These are photographs, business papers, genealogical materials, and other items from the Williams, Sturgeon, Watson and allied families of Phelps County, Missouri. Included are papers concerning pyrite mining in Phelps County and a rare view of the village of Beulah around 1906.
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E. L. Williams Mining Papers, 1912 (R0741)
(1 folder)
This is a mining lease between E. L. Williams, the lessee, and Harriet E. Etheridge, the lessor, for property in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. The ten-year lease stipulated a 10% royalty on the value of lead and zinc mined from the site.
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Jack Williams Photograph Collection, 1900, no date (P0711)
11 photographs
Photos of Bradford Zinc Company, Oronogo Circle, and zinc and lead mining in Jasper County, ca. 1900.
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L. L. Wittich, "Joplin News Herald’s Zinc and Lead Handbook" Collection, 1916 (R0275)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The L. L. Wittich, “Joplin News Herald’s Zinc and Lead Handbook” Collection contains a pamphlet concerning the zinc and lead industries and mineral production in the Joplin District of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Included are production figures for mines and mining companies in the Joplin District, and statistics on the international production, pricing, and consumption of zinc and lead.
James A. Wood Motion Picture Collection, 1963 (R1309)
0.1 cubic foot (1 DVD)
This is 3:33 minute film of the barite mining operation at Dog Patch Mine in Washington County, Missouri. It shows the mechanized period of barite mining and was shot on one of the best days of production at the mine in 1963.
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"The Wythe Lead Mines," H.A. Buehler, 1917 (C2092)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Manuscript submitted to MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. History of Wythe Lead Mines in Ivanhoe, Wythe County, VA, 1750-1812. Biographical sketches of the men who owned or operated the mines: John Chiswell, Moses and Stephen Austin, Thomas Jackson, James Newell, Daniel Sheffey, and David Pierce.
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Theodore Mansfield Young Papers, 1935-1938 (R1373)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)
The Theodore Mansfield Young Papers contain information regarding Young's mining company, Paramount Mining-Milling-Smelting and Refining Corporation. The company operated in the West. It owned many subsidiaries that operated mines. The collection contains many pieces of correspondence with Young, the business history of Paramount Mining, maps of claims and mines, and records of the company's claims.
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Zeta Land and Mining Company Collection, 1902 (R1016)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate for 150 shares of stock in the Zeta Land and Mining company of Independence in Jackson County, Missouri. The certificate was issued to John P. Jackson, who was the president of the firm. The company owned mineral land and mines in Newton County, Missouri.
Ziegler and Company Records, 1843-1853 (R0185)
(1 roll of microfilm)
The Ziegler and Company Records contains a microfilm copy of an account book of a freight transfer and storage firm in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri.
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John Ziegler Papers, 1847 (R1055)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is a letter dated October 21, 1847 from John Ziegler (for S. Ziegler) at Sainte Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, to James Harrison at Iron Mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri. It concerns shipments of iron ore and "pigs" from Iron Mountain to steamboats on the Mississippi river at Sainte Genevieve.
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Zinc Milling and Manufacturing Company Collection, 1911 (R0869)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate number 224 for 500 shares of capital stock in the Zinc Milling and Manufacturing Company of Joplin in Jasper County Missouri. The certificate was registered to Paul F. Vose.