University of Wyoming
Much of the correspondence is organized chronologically. The collection was not rearranged when the EAD was created.
Eben E. Olcott (1854-1929) was a mining engineer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He received his engineering degree from Columbia University in 1874. From 1876-1886, Olcott worked in mines in several western states, Venezuela, Peru, and Mexico. This included a ten month contract with the Cerro de Pasco Copper District in Peru and examining silver mines in Colorado. He led prospecting expeditions in South America, various Caribbean islands, Canada, and the United States. In 1895, he became manager of the Hudson River Day Line of steamers in New York, to which he devoted much of the remainder of his career.
The bulk of this collection contains correspondence from Olcott to his family members in New York City. The letters document Olcott’s travels as a mining engineer in the western United States, South America, Canada, and Caribbean nations. There are photographs of mines, people, and towns in Peru and Mexico. Also included is biographical information, notes, clippings, and awards.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
The New York Historical Society has 78 volumes of Eben E. Olcott materials.
This material was received from Mason Olcott in 1963.
The collection was processed by Laura Jackson in March 2010.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.