Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John Angus MacDonald Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-485-BC
Scope and Content
The manuscript, handwritten by John Angus MacDonald, describes five decades of his life in Colorado and New Mexico from the 1870s to the 1920s. It is not a detailed autobiography and is not in chronological order. There is a brief family history beginning on page 240. MacDonald reminisces about his boyhood in the San Luis Valley in Colorado, describing the customs of the Indians, the different ethnic groups that settled the area and the coming of the railroad. The manuscript contains...
Dates:
1917-1954
Richard H. Hanna Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-762-BC
Abstract
This collection documents Richard E. Hanna's personal life, political connections, and legal activities relating to property, Indian affairs, natural resources, and administration of L. Bradford Prince's estate.
Dates:
1859-1963; Majority of material found within 1929-1946
Sylvester Davis Diary Transcript
Collection
Identifier: AC 058-P
Scope and Content
One typescript of Davis's 1859 diary and a 1915 letter from donor Frank Clancy describing the diary. The diary was written on a journey from Illinois to New Mexico from April to October, 1859. Includes entries from a stay of several weeks working at mining camps in Colorado before Davis's party traveled south to New Mexico.
Dates:
1859-1915