Finding Aids

 

Using these Materials

Please contact the Center of Southwest Studies Archives Manager at archives@fortlewis.edu for more information about reproductions and accessing the collection.

 

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on the use of this collection. The collection is non-circulating but open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.

 

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.

 

Related Materials:

M005: Mining records & printed materials

M007: Uranium Mining Collection

M008: Durango, CO uranium mill tailings removal collection

M048: Duane Smith papers

P001: General Photograph collection mining series

 

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

 

 

Collection Description

Historical/Biographical Note: The Mining History Association was created in 1989 by a group of dedicated mining history enthusiasts during a meeting of the Colorado History Association and was incorporated in 1993.  Most of the materials in this collection have been donated over time by two of the MHA’s founding members, Bob Spude and Duane Smith.  The Mining History Association seeks to increase awareness of the history of mineral extraction in the West and all over the world.

 

Scope & Contents: The collection contains administrative records, officer’s correspondence, and membership information of the Mining History Association. Also contained are the records of the various conferences that MHA held annually and the records of the 3^rd International Mining History Conference which the MHA played a significant role in.  Included with the collection are the MHA’s newsletter, “Mining History News,” as well as other newsletters and papers regarding mining history.

 

Arrangement: The series are numbered consecutively around basic types of materials relating to the Mining History Association.  Individual boxes are numbered consecutively starting with 1 within each section by roughly chronological order.  Because we do anticipate this collection being added to, each series has its own numbering scheme by year to allow for new material to be added as it is accessioned.

 

Processing Information: The collection was rehoused, arranged, and described by archival intern Joseph Helzer during the Winter, Summer, and Fall of 2013 under the direction of the Archivist. The boxes were extensively re-arranged to establish intellectual order by the Center Staff, as they were collected from multiple sources and original order was inconsistent.  The finding aid was created by Joseph Helzer under the direction of the Librarian in the Fall of 2013.

 

 

Detailed Description of the Collection

Container Description

Series 1: Mining History News

• Box 1: 1990-94
• Box 2: ‘95-12

Series 2: Board and Administration

• Box 1: Board meeting minutes, business start-up kit, rules, council meetings, expenses, etc. arranged chronologically

Series 3: Officers (contains election results, officer correspondence, etc.)

• Box 1: Handbooks, election materials, etc. 1990-2013
• Box 2: Officer’s correspondence 1988-89
• Box 3: Correspondence ’90-95
• Box 4: Correspondence ’95-99
• Box 5: Correspondence 2000-2013

Series 4: Membership Materials (Arranged chronologically)

• Box 1: Undated materials; 1988-96
• Box 2: 1996-

Series 5: Conferences

• Box 1: 1989-93 (Bochum, Leadville, Boise, and Deadwood)
• Box 2: 1994-98 (Nevada City, Rossland, Houghton, Bisbee)
• Box 3: 1999-2001 (Ouray, Tonopah, Butte)
• Box 4: 2002-2013 (Wallace, Cripple Creek, Farmington, Scranton, Globe, Creed, Dillon, and Gallena)

Series 6: 3^rd International Mining History Conference

• Box 1: Agenda. Finance, various admin. Records, CHS materials
• Box 2: Invites, registration, tourist info correspondence
• Box 3: Presenters, papers, & misc.

Series 7: Papers (Arranged by region, then author’s name)

• Box 1: Europe, Australia
• Box 2: Australia cont., N. America, U.S. & southwest mining, Latin America, South America
• Box 3: Africa, Asia, misc.
• Box 4: Papers in languages other than English

Series 8: MHA Misc. Materials

• Box 1: Misc. materials from 1988-1995 including tour materials for Deadwood, Comstock, Black Hills, and Leadville.  Book reviews.
• Box 2: Materials from 1995-2004 including photos of Georgetown tour, 2004 Clark C. Spence award, postcards and mining art.

Series 9: Misc. Materials from Other Mining History Organizations

• Box 1: Undated materials and materials from 1987-1992
• Box 2: 1993-94
• Box 3: 1994-97
• Box 4: 1998-2013
• Box 5: National Mining Hall of Fame and Colorado Mining Association materials

Series 10: The Mining History Journal

• Box 1: 1994-2002
• Box 2: 2003-2014 (Missing 2009 issue)

Series 11: Other Mining History Organization Newsletters

• One box