Lyndon King Armstrong Papers

Lyndon King Armstrong Papers, 1897-1941

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Armstrong, Lyndon King
Title: Lyndon King Armstrong Papers
Dates: 1897-1941 (inclusive)
18971941
Quantity: 13 containers., (6.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (2500 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 244
Summary: Correspondence, bulletins, maps, field notes and reports regarding gold and silver mining in the Pacific Northwest; correspondence and minutes of the meetings of the Columbia Section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and of the Washington State Natural Resources Association and manuscripts of papers presented at regional professional meetings.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Lyndon King Armstrong was born at Mukwanago, Wisconsin in 1859. From 1877 to 1890 he was a druggist, chemist and miner in the Dakota and Montana Territories. Settling in Spokane, Washington in 1890, he became the publisher of mining trade newspapers. He also established a mining engineering practice and was involved in certain business ventures in mining. Armstrong was a member and officer of many of the trade and professional organizations associated with mining in the Northwest, most notably the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Additionally he was active in the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and in various scientific and scholarly organizations, including the Northwest Scientific Association and the Eastern Washington Historical Society. He died in early 1942.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of L. K. Armstrong include correspondence, bulletins, maps, field notes and mining engineering reports concerning gold and silver mines of Washington, Idaho and British Columbia; and correspondence, minutes, printed materials, and manuscripts of professional articles created or acquired through Armstrong's office in several trade and professional organizations, notably the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the International Geological Congress and the Washington State Natural Resources Association.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 244, Lyndon King Armstrong Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically in consecutively numbered folders in five series: Professional and personal papers; American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers papers; Manuscripts of articles submitted to AIMME; Mines and mineral resources reports; Other organizations and special meetings.

Acquisition Information

The L. K. Armstrong Papers were purchased for the Washington State University Library in 1956 by the Friends of the Library.

Separated Materials

The Franklin Gold Mining Company records (now located as Cage 283) and the records of the Mining Mens' Club of Spokane (now located as Cage 298) have been separated from this collection and independently processed.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Professional and Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Office Register. Includes signatures of many prominent mining engineers, weather reports and a few diary notes.	1918-1933
1	2	Correspondence, re: mining regulations: Bonneville Power Administration.
1	3	Correspondence, re: federal mining experiment station in state of Washington.

Series 2: American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Papers Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Correspondence
Box	Folder
2	4		May-July, 1909
2	5		August, 1909
2	6		September, 1909
2	7		October-November, 1909
		Correspondence, minutes of meetings, Columbia Section
Box	Folder
2	8		1920
2	9		1921
2	10		1922
2	11		1923
2	12		1924
2	13		1925
2	14		1926
3	15		1927
4	16		1928
4	17		1929
4	18		1930
4	19		1931
4	20		1932-33
5	21		1934
5	22		1935
5	23		1936
5	24		1937
5	25		1938
6	26		1939
6	27		1940
6	28		1941

Series 3: Manuscripts of articles submitted to AIMMEReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	29	Kralowec, A. G. Clays and Clay Industries of Western Washington.	1923
6	30	Siegfus, Stanley A Geological Study of the Boise Basin	1923
6	31	McLeod, Arthur A. The Geology of the Silver Hill District, Spokane County, Washington	1923
6	32	Hersey, Lynn F. A Study of the Over-all Efficiency of Compressed Air in Mining	1923
6	33	Sargent, Charles Arthur A Report on the Recent Ore Strike in the Success Mine, Wallace, Idaho	1923
6	34	Cummins, Robert M. A Study in Mining Litigation	1923
7	35	Shenon, P. J. A Metallurgical Treatment of the Bay Horse Mine Ore with notes on the Geology	1924
7	36	Sandback, John E. Investigation of Metallurgical Treatment of the dry Gold-Silver ore from the Golden Age Mine, Pioneerville, Idaho	1924
7	37	Larsen, G. V. Experiments with Snake River Flour Gold	1924
7	38	Linn, H. F. Experiment with an Eastern Washington Tuff-Cement	1924
7	39	Smolak, George The Metallurgical Treatment of a Low Grade Silver Ore of Southern Idaho	1924
7	40	Saunders, C. Churn Drilling as Applied to the Exploration and Mining of Mineral Deposits.	1925
7	41	Pena, A. Tin Deposits of Bolivia and Their Relation to the World Supply	1925
7	42	Eastman, E. A. A Geological Study of the Copper Outcrops near Troy, Idaho	1925
7	43	Barnes, Virgil Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cleveland Mine, Washington	1925
7	44	Lokken, John C. A Metallurgical Investigation of the Ore of the Ramshorn Mine, Custer County, Idaho, and A Study of Classification and Gravity Concentration as Applied to the Pecos, Oregon.	1925
7	45	Bagdasarian, A. B. A New Process of Treating Complex Sulfide Ores	1925
7	46	d'Ablaing, P. R. Milling of Republic Ores	1925
7	47	Piper, Arthur M. Paragenesis of Some Primary Ores from the Rex and Success Mines, Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho	1925
7	48	Rusch, Thomas Prospecting with the Long Hole Drill	1925
8	49	McGonigle, F. Relation of the Geographical Zonation of Base Metals and Batholithic Intrusives in the State of Idaho.	1925
8	50	Ellis, E. W. Results of Concentrating Classified Feed, Screen-sized Feed and Natural Feed on a Table of the Wilfley Type	1925
8	51	Bullock, A. D. A Resume of Cyanide Practice from 1915-1925	1925
8	52	Johnson, J. W. Smelter Methods of Assaying	1925
8	53	Wahl, A. J. Report on the Ramshorn Mine, Bayhorse, Idaho	1925
8	54	Joyce, Edwin The Effect of Certain Flotation Reagents on the Surface Tension of Water	1925
8	55	Voorhis, B. Van Concentrating Republic Ore by Flotation	1925
8	56	White, Norman R. A Study of the age Relations of the Butte Ores	1925
8	57	Morrell, Lester G. Genesis of some primary ores from Leadville, Colorado	1926
8	58	Stockdale, Stephen W. An Investigation of the Zinc Content of a Lead Blast Furnace Slag	1926
8	59	Skidmore, Joseph H. Metallurgical Study of Gold-Silver Ore from Mammoth Mine, Pioneerville, Idaho	1926
8	60	Swanson, Arthur Present State Of Liquid Oxygen Explosive	1926

Series 4: Mines and mineral resources reportsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Correspondence: mines
Box	Folder
9	61		1923-1927
9	62		1928-1929
9	63		1930-1933
9	64		1934-1937
		Reports:
Box	Folder
9	65	Mines
9	66	Mineral resources
9	67	Water resources
9	68	Phosphates
9	69	Coinage metals
9	70	Miscellaneous
10	71	Granby Mine
10	72	Lixivation Tests
10	73	Washington Stratigraphy
10	74	Hecla Mines
10	75	Rice Lane District
10	76	Morning Mine
10	77	Haulage Systems
10	78	Howard group
10	79	High-grade silver in B.C.
10	80a	Testing Pb-Zn-Ag Ores
Box	Folder
11	80b	Miscellaneous Mining Reports: Okanogan County Low-Grade Ore; Reiper Mining Company; Metaline-Pend'Oreille Mineral Development; Ford Mining Company; Granite-Poorman Mine; The Togo Mine; Gold Flotation Development Company; Wisconsin Group Mines; Kootenay Gold Exploration Company; Kootenay Gold Mines Ltd.; Mogul Mining Company; Correspondence
11	81	Field Notes
11	82	Newspaper Clippings
11	83	Maps and Charts

Series 5: Other organizations and special meetings.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
12	84	International Geologic Congresses
12	85-87	Washington Natural Resources Association
13	88-90	Correspondence regarding Joint Convention of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers	1926
13	91	Printed Material, Programs, Souvenirs of Joint Convention
13	92	Manuscript of Joint Convention: Stratification Theory and Practice in Ore Dressing by A. W. Fahrenwald

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Mines and mineral resources--Northwest, Pacific

Personal Names

Armstrong, Lyndon King --Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

Washington State Natural Resources Association
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. Columbia Section

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