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Theodore Bryant Comstock Letter Books 1898-1902

AZ 337


Collection Summary

Creator: Comstock, Theo. B. (Theodore Bryant), 1849-1915.
Collection Name: Theodore Bryant Comstock Letter Books
Inclusive Dates: 1898-1902
Physical Description:.4 linear feet
Abstract:Theodore B. Comstock, 1849-1915, was a professional geologist, mining engineer and consultant. He was an assistant state geologist of Texas, Head of The University of Arizona School of Mines, and first president of The University of Arizona, 1894-1895. Holograph letters to R. J. Ferguson and F. T. Blandy, local superintendents, mostly about operations of the Elkhart Mine, Chloride, Mohave County, Arizona, to the British Syndicate owners of the mine. Includes letters of chief clerk M. P. Dodge. Also includes letters about Prescott Development Syndicate, the Security Mining and Development Syndicate, the Mineral Hill Copper Syndicate (mainly pp. 401-451) and other mine enterprises mostly in Arizona.
Collection Number:AZ 337
Language: Materials are in English.
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Professional geologist, mining engineer and consultant. Assistant state geologist of Texas, Head of The University of Arizona School of Mines, first president of The University of Arizona, 1894-1895.

Letters kept while a commercial consultant in Los Angeles.


Scope and Content Note

Holograph letters to R. J. Ferguson and F. T. Blandy, local superintendents, mostly about operations of the Elkhart Mine, Chloride, Mohave County, Arizona, to the British Syndicate owners of the mine. Includes letters of chief clerk M. P. Dodge. Also includes letters about Prescott Development Syndicate, the Security Mining and Development Syndicate, the Mineral Hill Copper Syndicate (mainly pp. 401-451) and other mine enterprises mostly in Arizona.


Restrictions

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.


Access Terms

Corporate Name(s)
University of Arizona -- Faculty.

Subject(s)
Copper mines and mining -- Arizona -- History -- Sources.
Gold mines and mining -- Arizona -- History -- Sources.
Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Mohave County -- History.
Silver mines and mining -- Arizona -- History -- Sources.


Administrative Information

Credit Line

Theodore Bryant Comstock Letter Books (AZ 337). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Processing History

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