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Mike Ivers Park City mining collection, 1885-1923
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Ivers, Mike
- Title
- Mike Ivers Park City mining collection
- Dates
- 1885-1923 (inclusive)18851923
- Quantity
- 1 box, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- MS 0370
- Summary
- The Mike Ivers Park City mining collection (1885-1923) focuses on mining and labor in Park City, Utah, during a period in which unions worked to organize the mining industry. Included is a list of miners and their union affiliations. Also present are letters of recommendation with warnings of Industrial Workers of the World union membership, union circulars, a notice of Park City Citizens Alliance, documents regarding the 1919 strikes at the Silver King Consolidated Mining Company, and mining companies' payroll and daily journals. The collection also offers a time book from Ontario Mine Shaft #3 and extracts from a mine inspector's report.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Park City, Utah's famous ex-mining and current recreational area, started as grazing land for cattle. Ore was discovered around the 1860s starting a mining boom that lasted until around the turn of the century. Mine cave-ins, flooding, fires, the stock market, and other problems caused the mining industry in Park City to struggle and eventually halt, almost turning the city into a ghost town. Recreational activities, namely skiing, revived Park City around the 1960s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mike Ivers Park City mining collection (1885-1923) focuses on mining and labor in Park City, Utah, during a period in which unions worked to organize the mining industry. Included is a list of miners and their union affiliations. Also present are letters of recommendation with warnings of Industrial Workers of the World union membership, union circulars, a notice of Park City Citizens Alliance, documents regarding the 1919 strikes at the Silver King Consolidated Mining Company, and mining companies' payroll and daily journals. The collection also offers a time book from Ontario Mine Shaft #3 and extracts from a mine inspector's report. Much of the material inadvertently expresses the social situation of the times. Pay scale, length of work shifts, ethnic disparity among the workers, and living conditions are all apparent in these papers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Holograph and Photocopy Time Book | 1885-1886 |
| 1 | 2 | Miners, Name List and Affiliation | 1917 |
| 1 | 3 | Special Inspector Reports | 1923 |
| 1 | 4 | International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, Circular | |
| 1 | 5 | Globe Inspection Company, Bulletin | 1923 |
| 1 | 6 | "Park City Citizen's Alliance" | |
| 1 | 7-8 | Silver King Consolidated Mining Co., Letters and Newsletters | 1919 |
| 1 | 9-10 | Ledgers
Containing payroll information, names, and dates.
|
1881-1900 |
| 1 | 11 | Marsac Mill Daily Journal | 1887 |
| 1 | 12 | David O. McKay, "The Temple Ceremony" | 1941 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Miners--Labor unions--Utah--Park City
- Mines and mineral resources--Utah--Park City
Corporate Names
- Ontario Mine (Park City, Utah)--Records and correspondence
Geographical Names
- Park City (Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Payroll records
- Reports
Finding aid prepared by Richard H. Davis
1983 (last modified: 2019)
