George B. Poore papers, 1899-1968
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Poore, George B., 1869-1938
- Title
- George B. Poore papers
- Dates
- 1899-1968 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.45 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 06679
- Summary
- Papers of a mining engineer who was involved in mining ventures in South Africa and California.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
George Bently Poore was a mining engineer born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1869. He married Ida May Webber in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1898. Ida May was the daughter of George Edward Webber, Jr., president of the Rand Mining Company, Ltd. Poore was involved in a number of mining ventures in South Africa and California, including California-based American Trona Company. He was a member of the Institution of Mining Engineers and a member of the Chemical and Metallurgical Society of South Africa. He died in 1938.
Content Description
The collection contains photographs relating to mining in the East Rand Proprietary Mines on the Witwatersrand Basin at Boksburg, to the east of Johannesburg, South Africa, with an accompanying letter about the photographs and mine operations from mining engineer L.T. Seymour to Thomas Mien, general manager of the East Rand Proprietary Mines (1899). There are also two letters (August 1915) regarding American Trona Corporation’s work to establish a successful paint to coat pipes for a brine pipeline to bring soda ash from Searles Lake to its potash processing plant in Trona, California, the company-owned town established by the American Trona Corporation in 1913. The collection also contains three issues of Las Calaveras, a quarterly bulletin of the Calaveras County Historical Society (Jan., April, and July 1968) with articles about gold mines in the area and about pioneer Calaveras families. There are also two maps, one of State Highway 49 in California (“The Mother Lode Highway”) and the other of Calaveras County.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Gold industry -- South Africa -- Witwatersrand.
- Mineral industries -- Equipment and supplies.
- Mines and mineral resources -- California -- San Bernardino County.
- Mines and mineral resources -- South Africa -- Witwatersrand Region.
- Mining engineering -- South Africa.
- Mining machinery.
- Potash industry and trade -- California.
- Sodium carbonate industry -- United States.
Corporate Names
- East Rand Proprietary Mines Ltd.
