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Finding Aids

Center of Southwest Studies Archival Collections

 

The Center’s archival collections provide invaluable insights into the history and culture of Fort Lewis College, as well as the broader Southwest region. Our collections encompass a wide variety of materials, including letters and correspondence, photographs, slides, negatives, financial and business records, maps, audiovisual media, posters, published books and periodicals, original research data, digital files, and more. These resources are non-circulating but accessible to the broader public.

To explore our archival collections, please follow the link below. Many of the Center’s archival holdings are also cataloged at the collection level in the Fort Lewis College Library Catalog.

 

Link to Archival Database

Photo of Breanna Nez in Archives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archival Finding Aids

Finding aids are essential tools for exploring archival collections. They offer detailed information, including collection summaries, historical or biographical context, subject lists, and descriptions of the materials and their arrangement. Most finding aids also include a container list to help locate specific items within a collection. To learn more about using finding aids, please consult our Guide to Finding Aids

 

Our finding aids are updated on an ongoing basis. We add information to collections that are unprocessed or partially processed as we can.

Finding Aids

M021 - Harry Adsit Tomboy Mines papers

Collection Overview

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    Correspondence concerning mining activities in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, with particular focus on the Tomboy Mines.

  • Language: English
  • Collection Identifier: M021
  • Physical Location: This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).

 

Using these Materials

This collection is currently unprocessed. A complete finding aid will be made available once processing is complete. Limited access may be possible upon request. Please contact the Center of Southwest Studies Archives Manager at archives@fortlewis.edu for more information.

 

Reproduction and Copyright: Materials held by the Center may be protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. Reproduction does not constitute a transfer of copyright or publication rights. Researchers are solely responsible for complying with copyright law and for obtaining any necessary permissions for reproduction or publication. The Center assumes no liability for unauthorized use of materials.

 

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.

 

 

Correspondence concerning mining activities in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, with particular focus on the Tomboy Mines.

LanguageEnglish
Collection IdentifierM021
Physical LocationThis collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).
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