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Gaylon W. Hansen papers, 1919-1980s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hansen, Gaylon W.
Title
Gaylon W. Hansen papers
Dates
1919-1980s (inclusive)
Quantity
117.5 linear feet, (37 cartons and 11 tubes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1389
Summary
The Gaylon W. Hansen papers (1919-1980s) consist of mining records for various Utah mining areas and plant productions, with a large portion concentrating on the Midvale Plant.
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
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Historical Note

Gaylon Whitney Hansen was born on October 8, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ester Louise "Molly" Edwards and Whitney Charles Hansen. Hansen served in the United States Air Force. After completing his military service, Hansen returned to Utah and attended Westminster College, earning a degree in Geology. Hansen worked as a geologist throughout his career. He married Joy Dinsdale; the two later divorced. Gaylon W. Hansen died on March 20, 2007.

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Content Description

The Gaylon W. Hansen papers (1919-1980s) consist of mining records for various Utah mining areas and plant productions, with a large portion concentrating on the Midvale Plant. Included are reports, correspondence, insurance materials, journal vouchers and entries, index cards, maps and plans, and other documents. Many of these materials deal with the United States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Company (U. S. S. R. and M. Co.).

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Gaylon W. Hansen in 2002.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2002.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1069).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • U. S. S. R. and M. Co., Mining Property Reports

  • Grasselli Materials

    • Description: Accounting Audit, Correspondence
      Dates: 1945-1964
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 1
    • Description: Accounting Appropriations, Correspondence
      Dates: 1945-1964
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 2-5
    • Description: Accounting Authorizations
      Dates: 1950-1963
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 6
    • Description: Accounting
      Dates: 1959-1967
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 7
    • Description: Casualty Insurance
      Dates: 1944-1960
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 8
    • Description: Fire/War Damage Insurance
      Dates: 1945-1962
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 9
    • Description: Jornado Insurance
      Dates: 1945-1954
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 10
    • Description: Machinery Insurance
      Dates: 1944-1953
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 11
    • Description: Social Security Insurance
      Dates: 1943-1950
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 12
    • Description: Unemployment Insurance
      Dates: 1943-1963
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 13
    • Description: Insurance
      Dates: 1945-1962
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 14
    • Description: General Materials
      Dates: 1947-1970
      Container: Carton 9, Folder 15-16
  • General Materials

    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, Lark-Victoria Mine Unit
      Dates: 1930-1935
      Container: Carton 10
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, Mammoth-Needles Plant
      Dates: 1937-1938
      Container: Carton 11
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, Midvale Plant
      Dates: 1930-1937
      Container: Carton 12
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, Midvale Plant and Richmond Eureka Mining Co.
      Dates: 1929; 1937
      Container: Carton 13
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, United States Mine
      Dates: 1931-1933
      Container: Carton 14
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, United States Mine
      Dates: 1933-1934
      Container: Carton 15
    • Description: Journal Vouchers and Entries, United States Mine and United States Stores Department
      Dates: 1934-1937
      Container: Carton 16
    • Description: Atomic Absorption Analyses
      Dates: 1964-1967
      Container: Carton 17
    • Description: Ore Sample Cards
      Dates: 1960s-1970s
      Container: Carton 18
    • Description: Ore Sample Cards and Mill Tests
      Dates: 1960s-1970s
      Container: Carton 19
    • Description: Mill Tests
      Dates: 1950s-1970s
      Container: Carton 20
    • Description: Mill Tests
      Dates: 1950s-1970s
      Container: Carton 21
    • Description: Footage Sheets
      Dates: 1920s-1930s
      Container: Carton 22
    • Description: Footage, Traverse, and Survey Records
      Dates: 1930s-1940s
      Container: Carton 23
    • Description: Footage, Traverse, and Survey Records and Rental and Royalty Records
      Dates: 1940s-1970s
      Container: Carton 24
    • Description: Supply Record Cards
      Dates: 1950s-1970s
      Container: Carton 25
    • Description: Mining Record Cards
      Dates: 1920s-1930s
      Container: Carton 26
    • Description: Mining Record Cards
      Dates: 1920s-1930s
      Container: Carton 27
    • Description: Mining Record Cards and Index Cards
      Dates: 1920s-1930s
      Container: Carton 28
    • Description: Agawam Oil Co.
      Dates: 1950s
      Container: Carton 29, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Bayard Property Appropriations and Materials
      Dates: 1942-1976
      Container: Carton 29, Folder 3-5
    • Description: Bayard Materials
      Dates: 1970s
      Container: Carton 29, Volume 1-2
    • Description: Bullfrog Mine Shaft Analyses and Flotation Tests
      Dates: 1942
      Container: Carton 29, Folder 6
    • Description: Chapita Units
      Dates: 1960-1970
      Container: Carton 29, Folder 7-10
    • Description: Field Books
      Dates: 1919-1931
      Container: Carton 29, Folder 11
    • Description: Flotation Memoranda and Tests
      Dates: 1950s
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Lead Bullion Sheets
      Dates: 1961-1972
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 3
    • Description: Lease Information Cards
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 4
    • Description: Legal Documents
      Dates: 1970s
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 5-6
    • Description: Mammoth-Needles Department
      Dates: 1937-1944
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 7-8
    • Description: Maps and Charts
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 9
    • Description: Midvale Analytical Methods
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 10
    • Description: Mine Ore Survey Sheets
      Dates: 1960s
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 11
    • Description: Mine Section Drawings
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 12-13
    • Description: Mineral Inventory Estimates
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 14
    • Description: Niagara Mining Co.
      Dates: 1936-1937
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 15
    • Description: Notes
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 16
    • Description: Reports

      Includes correspondence.

      Dates: 1920s-1980s
      Container: Carton 30, Folder 17
    • Description: Selenium and Tellurium Abstracts and Reports
      Dates: 1959-1964
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 1-7
    • Description: Union Pacific Railroad Co., Shipping Orders and Uniform Straight Bills of Lading
      Dates: 1967-1971
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 8-9
    • Description: U.S.-Navajo 43-21 No. 1-4, Well Drilling
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 10
    • Description: U. S. S. Lead Refinery, Inc.
      Dates: 1950-1962
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 11
    • Description: U. S. S. R. and M. Co., Midvale Plant, Lead Bullion Sheets
      Dates: 1959-1972
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 12
    • Description: Utah Metals and Utah Copper Leases
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 13
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 14
    • Description: Lark Lease Ores
      Dates: 1948-1952
      Container: Box 32
    • Description: Design of Hiawatha, Utah, Coal Preparation Plant and U. S. S. R. and M. Co. Record of Loads Received and Forwarded
      Dates: 1938, 1971
      Container: Box 33
    • Description: U. S. S. R. and M. Co., Daily Assay Office Reports
      Dates: 1942
      Container: Box 34
    • Description: U. S. S. R. and M. Co., Daily Assay Office Reports
      Dates: 1943-1944
      Container: Box 35
    • Description: Aerial Photos of La Plata Area, Colorado
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box 36
    • Description: Ore Smelting Records
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Box 37
  • Oversize Materials

    • Description: Maps and Plans, Midvale Plant, Utah
      Dates: 1920s
      Container: Tube 38
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1930s
      Container: Tube 39
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1930s
      Container: Tube 40
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1940s
      Container: Tube 41
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1950s
      Container: Tube 42
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1960s
      Container: Tube 43
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Utah
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Tube 44
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Colorado
      Container: Tube 45
    • Description: Maps and Plans, Colorado
      Dates: 1940s
      Container: Tube 46
    • Description: Unidentified Maps
      Container: Tube 47
    • Description: Unidentified Maps
      Container: Tube 48

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Subject Terms

  • Mines and Mineral Resources--Utah--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Hansen, Gaylon W.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • United States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Company
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