Details
Title

J. Alden Smith papers 1857-1901

Date

1857-1901

Call Number

BHS 271

Contents

1 box (36 folders).

Description

This collection contains the personal and business papers of J. Alden Smith collected in connection with his work as a printer and newspaper publisher, and as a geologist working first for Noble Gold Mining Company and American Gold and Silver mining Company, and later as Colorado State Geologist and as an independent examiner of mining properties. Papers include business invoices and receipts, ledgers, assayer's receipts, payrolls, and mining reports.

History

Smith was sent to Colorado in 1864 by the Noble Gold Mining Company, a group of Boston investors, to examine and report on certain mining properties in and around Central City. There he became editor of the Miner's Register, a journal on mineral resources in Colorado. From 1874 to 1879 he was superintendent of the American and Slide mines for American Gold and Silver Mining Company.
Smith was appointed Colorado State Geologist in 1879. Along with General Frank Hall, he opened an agency in Denver for the business of examining and reporting on mines.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Author/Donor

Smith, J. Alden
1830-1896
Gillaspie, John D.
Gillaspie, Caroline H.

Subjects

Smith, J. Alden, 1830-1896
Noble Gold Mining Company (Boston, Mass.).
American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company.

Acquisition Note

Donor: Dr and Mrs. John D. Gillaspie 725 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO. Gift Date unknown

Ownership Note

These papers were found in the house of J. Alden Smith at 725 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO.

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

Pages

J. Alden Smith business invoices and receipts 1857-1960
J. Alden Smith business invoices and receipts 1857-1960
Call Number 271-1-1
Date 1857-1960
Contents 22 items.

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Bethel (Maine) Courier subscription receipts 1860-1861
Bethel (Maine) Courier subscription receipts 1860-1861
Call Number 271-1-2
Date 1860-1861
Contents 3 items.
Description Smith was the owner of the Bethel Courier for 2 years.

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Smith Family correspondence 1869-1877
Smith Family correspondence 1869-1877
Call Number 271-1-3
Date 1869-1877
Contents 10 items.
Description Contains family correspondence collected by J. Alden Smith.

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F. A. Hall correspondence 1865-1868
F. A. Hall correspondence 1865-1868
Call Number 271-1-4
Date 1865-1868
Contents 8 items.
Description F. A. Hall was the treasurer of the Noble Gold Mining Company (based in Boston), which was backing a gold mining venture in Gilpin County, Colorado. J. Alden Smith was their agent.

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Arthur Gorham correspondence 1866-1868
Arthur Gorham correspondence 1866-1868
Call Number 271-1-5
Date 1866-1868
Contents 9 items.
Description Arthur Gorham was a partner in the Noble Gold Mining Company, which was backing a gold mining venture in Gilpin County, Colorado. Smith was their agent.

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William B. Fowler correspondence 1868-1870
William B. Fowler correspondence 1868-1870
Call Number 271-1-6
Date 1868-1870
Contents 6 items.
Description Fowler was a miner at Sugarloaf and wrote to Smith on mining matters.

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H. G. Angle correspondence 1877-1878
H. G. Angle correspondence 1877-1878
Call Number 271-1-7
Date 1877-1878
Contents 6 items.
Description Angle was a partner in American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, for whom Smith was mine superintendent of the American and Slide mines.

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C. Burnham correspondence 1879
C. Burnham correspondence 1879
Call Number 271-1-8
Date 1879
Contents 7 items.
Description Burnham was secretary of American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, for whom Smith was mine superintendent of the American and Slide mines.

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Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), A-F 1865-1879
Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), A-F 1865-1879
Call Number 271-1-9
Date 1865-1879
Contents 15 items.
Description Smith corresponded with geologists and exchanged mineral samples with various people around the country. He also corresponded about his mining ventures with Noble Gold Mining Company and American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, and about mining equipment and processes with various people., Some of the correspondence was written to Smith in his capacity as State Geologist, or while he had his own business in Denver evaluating mining properties.

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Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), G-L 1870-1879
Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), G-L 1870-1879
Call Number 271-1-10
Date 1879-1879
Contents 11 items.
Description Some of the correspondence was written to Smith in his capacity as State Geologist, or while he had his own business in Denver evaluating mining properties., Smith corresponded with geologists and exchanged mineral samples with various people around the country. He also corresponded about his mining ventures with American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company and Noble Gold Mining Company, and about mining equipment and processes with various people around the country.

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Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), M-S 1866-1879
Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), M-S 1866-1879
Call Number 271-1-11
Date 1866-1879
Contents 16 items.
Description Smith corresponded with geologists and exchanged mineral samples with various people around the country. He also corresponded about his mining ventures with Noble Gold Mining Company and American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, and about mining equipment and processes with various people., Some of the correspondence was written to Smith in his capacity as State Geologist, or while he had his own business in Denver evaluating mining properties.

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Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), T-Z 1865-1889
Incoming correspondence (from outside Colorado), T-Z 1865-1889
Call Number 271-1-12
Date 1865-1889
Contents 21 items.
Description Smith corresponded with geologists and exchanged mineral samples with various people around the country. He also corresponded about his mining ventures with Noble Gold Mining Company and American Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, and about mining equipment and processes with various people., Some of the correspondence was written to Smith in his capacity as State Geologist, or while he had his own business in Denver evaluating mining properties.

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