Edward P. Jennings papers

Edward P. Jennings papers, 1879-1915

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Jennings, Edward P., 1853-1915
Title: Edward P. Jennings papers
Dates: 1879-1915 (inclusive)
18791915
Quantity: 3 linear feet
Collection Number: MS 0101
Summary: The Edward P. Jennings papers (1879-1915) consist mainly of correspondence, notes, and notebooks documenting the career of Jennings (1853-1915), a mining engineer in the western states.
Repository: 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: 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

Edward P. Jennings was born in Beckett, Massachusetts on 24 August 1873. He graduated from Union College, New York, in 1873. He was a chemistry instructor at Cornell University for six years and began work for P. L. Kimberly in the iron industry in 1879. He was known as one of the best mining experts in the west, serving as consulting engineer of Utah Metals and Tunnel Company.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Edward P. Jennings papers (1879-1915) consist mainly of correspondence, notes, and notebooks documenting the career of Jennings (1853-1915), a mining engineer in the western states. Mining articles written by Jennings, mementos from an 1889 trip to Europe, and some of his wife's class lecture notes are also included in the collection.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Randall S. Ellis in 1976.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Correspondence and ReportsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-3	Arizona Mines	1900-1909
1	4-5	California Mines	1901-1915
1	6	Canadian Mines	1898-1901
1	7	Colorado Mines	1906-1910
1	8	Eastern Mines	1886-1906
1	9-11	Montana Mines	1901-1910
2		Idaho Mines	1901-1915
3		Nevada Mines	1900-1915
4		Utah Mines	1898-1915
	Folder
5	1	Oregon Mines
5	2	Washington Mines
5	3	Wyoming Mines	1914

Personal Correspondence and NotesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	Articles
6	2	Maps
6	3	Lawsuit Notes
6	4	Miscellaneous Letters and Documents
6	5	Miscellaneous from Field Notebooks
6	6	Ida F. Jennings, Lecture Notes
6	7	"Suggestions to Homesteaders and Persons Desiring to Make Homestead Entries"
6	8	"First Annual Report of the Utah Metal and Tunnel Company"	1915
6	9	Notebook Pages and Mine List
	Volume
6	1	Laboratory Guide in Bacteriology
6	2	Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen	1910
6	3	Union College Commencement Exercises	1913
7		Field Notebooks and Sketchbooks	1879-1915

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