Pacific Mill and Mining Company Records
Scope and Contents
The Pacific Mill and Mining Company Records consist mostly of payroll records and vouchers from the many subsidiary milling companies owned by the Pacific Mill and Mining Company. Also included is a schedule of property owned by the company (1876), articles of incorporation, and lists of officers.
Dates
- 1872-1886
Creator
- Pacific Mill and Mining Company (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
The Pacific Mill and Mining Company was incorporated in August 1877 with W. S. O’Brien, J. G. Flood, James G. Fair, John Mackay, and Edward Barron as trustees. The company owned a number of other mills in the Comstock area including the Bacon Mill, Brunswick Mill, California Mill, California Pan Mill, Consolidated Mill, Mariposa Mill, Morgan Mill, Occidental Mill, Omega Mill, Rhode Island Mill, Trench Mill, and the Woodworth Mill/Ditch.
Extent
0.583 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Pacific Mill and Mining Company was incorporated in August 1877 with W. S. O’Brien, J. G. Flood, James G. Fair, John Mackay, and Edward Barron as trustees. The company owned a number of other mills in the Comstock area including the Bacon Mill, Brunswick Mill, California Mill, California Pan Mill, Consolidated Mill, Mariposa Mill, Morgan Mill, Occidental Mill, Omega Mill, Rhode Island Mill, Trench Mill, and the Woodworth Mill/Ditch. The collection contains items from the many subsidiary companies owned by the Pacific Mill and Mining Company, includes a schedule of property owned by the company, 1876; mill supply accounts, 1883-1885; and miscellaneous vouchers, payroll records, receipts and legal records.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by mill name.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred via the Mackay School of Mines, circa 1965.
Creator
- Pacific Mill and Mining Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Pacific Mill and Mining Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacquelyn Sundstrand and Jessica Maddox
- Date
- January 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
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1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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