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Adelberg & Raymond mining reports
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Adelberg & Raymond |
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Dates: |
1844-1867 |
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The collection consists of mining reports, drafts, maps, and notes of the firm Adelberg & Raymond (New York, N.Y.) for Georgia
mines from 1844-1867. Mines and properties include Adelberg Gold Company (Cobb County, Ga.); Brolley mine (Cherokee County,
Ga.); Dr. B. Hamilton property (Cobb County, Ga.); Lewis property (White County, Ga.); and the Judge Strong mine (Cobb County,
Ga.). Reports contains sections describing the mines' location, the area's terrain, climate, and geology; an analysis of the
gold vein; a mining plan; and an economic view often containing information on the cost of labor, materials, and proposed
output. The report for the Lewis mine also includes a history of Georgia mining. Several of the drafts are signed by Dr. Hermann
Credner of Ackworth (Cobb County, Ga.).
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ms1355 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William S. Yeates and Samuel W. McCallie papers
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McCallie, S. W. (Samuel Washington), 1856-1933 |
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Dates: |
1893-1952 |
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Collection consists mostly of the correspondence of state geologists, Williams S. Yeates and Samuel W. McCallie. Materials
are mainly from 1900-1930, during the height of their careers. Includes notable correspondence with Drainage Associations
and Good Roads organizations in the south, the World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, and many other state geologists,
particulary from surrounding southern states. Also includes requests from Georgia citizens for information, analysis, and
bulletins, showing the responsibilities of their jobs as state geologists.
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ms4096 |
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Hargrett Library |
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