Mitchell H. Kline photograph collection

Mitchell H. Kline photograph collection, circa 1940-1960

Overview of the Collection

Com: Kline, Mitchell H.
Title: Mitchell H. Kline photograph collection
Dates: circa 1940-1960 (inclusive)
19351969
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 19 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0596
Summary: The Mitchell H. Kline photograph collection contains a personal portrait and 17 8x10 black and white photographs of the Rare Metals Corporation located in Tuba City, Arizona.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection of Mitchell H. Kline contains a personal portrait and 17 8x10 black and white photographs of the Rare Metals Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona. The 17 images are preserved in the order they were found in the photo album titled, "Rare Metals Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona."

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Mitchell H. Kline, born in 1905 in Kinderhook, N.Y., was a mining engineer who worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in the 1940s and early 1950s. In 1954, Rare Metals Corporation of America was incorporated with headquarters in Salt lake City, and Kline became its vice president and assistant manager of operations. The company's uranium mill near Tuba City was in operation from 1956 to 1966.

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

Acquisition Information

Gift of Harriet Young Kline.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2004.

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Separated Materials

See also the Mitchell H. Kline papers (ACCN 1463) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal and Rare Metals CorporationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Personal 1: Portrait of Mitchell Kline 2: Larry Rogua, Guanay, Bolivia, July 3, 1961
1	2	Rare Metals Corporation. Tuba, Arizona 1-2: Unidentified exterior photos of Rare Metals Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona 3: RMCA (Rare Metals Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona) mill taken from east end of mill building. This photograph shows the ore bins and crushers. 4-17: Unidentified exterior and interior photos of Rare Metals Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Miners--Arizona--20th century--Photographs
Mines and Mineral Resources

Personal Names

Kline, Mitchell H.--Portraits

Corporate Names

Rare Metals Corporation--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs
Portraits
black-and-white photographs

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