University of Wyoming
Asbury Harpending (1839-1923) was a miner, mining investor and financier in the fields of real estate, mining, and railroads. His mining interests included gold mines in California, Utah and Mexico. Much of Harpending's career was spent in San Francisco.
The majority of the collection consists of correspondence (1871-1916) and telegrams (1871-1900) documenting the career of Asbury Harpending. There are also some miscellaneous legal documents (1867-1877) and memorabilia.
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.
There are no known other archival collections created by Asbury Harpending at the date of processing.
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