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Hat Creek Oil Company Records

Collection

Identifier: 5015

Abstract

The Hat Creek Oil Company Records consists primarily of correspondence sent to and from the company’s owners, B.C. Yates, L.M. McBride, and Ralph Bonney. The collection also includes mineral and mining lease paperwork, agreements, payroll information, and newspaper clippings. The materials are dated between 1913 and 1918 with the bulk of documents dating from the time period that the company was active, between May 1917 and June 1918.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1917-1918; 1913-1918

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Annual Reports

Collection

Identifier: 5003

Abstract

The Homestake Mining Company operated from 1877-2001. The annual reports were created by the accounting department in order to provide an overview of the financial earnings each year for the company's shareholders. In the earlier years, the reports include basic financial information and statements from the management. As the mine grew into a larger and more financially viable operation, the reports grew more detailed to reflect that change.

Dates: 1897-2002

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Assays and Ore Reserve Records

Collection

Identifier: 5030

Abstract

The Homestake Assay and Ore Reserve Records consist of assay records, ore estimates, and reports. Materials from 1895 through 2000 are present in the collection with the bulk of the material dating from 1940 through 1998. The collection also contains graphs that were at one time, framed and matted by the Homestake Mining Company.

Dates: 1895 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1998

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Buildings and Community Facilities

Collection

Identifier: 5016

Abstract

The Buildings and Community Facilities Collection is an artificial collection that includes records and maps related to Homestake Mining Company's construction of employee housing and community facilities such as parks, schools, and hotels in the Black Hills. The collection also contains records of construction work for operations outside of South Dakota. The bulk of records are from the 1930s.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1933-1935; 1924-1996

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Employee Collection

Collection

Identifier: 5011

Abstract

The Homestake Employee Collection is an artificial collection which consists primarily of individual employee records from the 1920s through the early 1990s. The collection also includes information on insurance and other benefits available to Homestake employees and reports on employee numbers.

Dates: 1920 - 2006; Majority of material found in 1938 - 1996

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Geology Department Papers

Collection

Identifier: 5035

Abstract

The Homestake Geology Department Papers consist of documents, rock samples, and thin sections from 1903 to 2005. Materials include geologic, stope, diamond drilling maps and drawings; reports, correspondence, ledgers, and indexes that represent the functions and activities of the Geology Department.

Dates: 1903 - 2005

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Ladies' Auxiliary Records

Collection

Identifier: 5012

Abstract

This collection primarily consists of the administrative and financial records of the Homestake Aid Auxiliary. The collection includes financial and membership records, correspondence, meeting minutes, accounting of dues received, photographs, and receipts paid to local businesses. These records span the years of 1910–1989.

Dates: 1910 - 1989

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Mining Company Maps and Blueprints Collection

Collection

Identifier: 5043

Abstract

The Homestake Mining Company Maps and Blueprints Collection contains a wide variety of maps, drawings, blueprints, and other documents relating to the company's operation.

Dates: 1877 - 2007

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Mining Company Water Department Records

Collection

Identifier: 5042

Abstract The Homestake Mining Department handled Homestake’s water system which supplied water for mining and milling operations, and for domestic use of Homestake’s water. Homestake’s water service area covered Lead, Deadwood, Central City-Blackstone area, and Pluma. The Homestake Mining Company Water Department records contain documentation related to the Lead Water Project from the 1990s, documentation related to the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the 1980s, and general records...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1890 - 2003

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

Homestake Public Affairs and Publications collection

Collection

Identifier: 5007

Abstract

This collection contains documents and media created or collected by the Homestake Mining Company’s Public Affairs Department (a division of Employee Relations) and other promotional, outreach, and publication materials created and collected by Homestake between 1879 and 2001. The bulk of the records date from 1939 to 2001. The collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, publications, advertisements, and newsletters.

Dates: 1879-2001

Found in: Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

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Hat Creek Oil Company Records

Homestake Annual Reports

Homestake Assays and Ore Reserve Records

Homestake Buildings and Community Facilities

Homestake Employee Collection

Homestake Geology Department Papers

Homestake Ladies' Auxiliary Records

Homestake Mining Company Maps and Blueprints Collection

Homestake Mining Company Water Department Records

Homestake Public Affairs and Publications collection

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