UUM_P2214 Guide to the Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection, 1930-1990 Snyder (Edward Harrison) photograph collection Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa Multimedia Archives, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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P2214 Snyder, Edward H. (Edward Harrison), 1889-1967 Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection 1930-1990 28 items 2 boxes Edward Harrison Snyder (1889-1967) was a member of the Snyder family who promoted mines in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada and were pioneers in various areas of metallurgy. In addition to participating in the family business of W.F. Snyder and Sons, E.H. Snyder was president of the Combined Metals Reduction Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains images of the Snyder family and of Snyder's career in mining, particularly in the area of Pioche, Nevada. Collection materials are in English. Biographical Note

Edward Harrison Snyder was born in Frisco, Utah on February 12, 1889 to Willard Fiske Snyder and Dora Annette Walker Snyder. Willard F. Snyder was a famous mine promoter and was active in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada areas such as Park City, Tooele, Bingham, Dugway, Eureka, Marysville, Kimberly, Frisco, Elko and Pioche. He formed the company, W. F. Snyder and Sons. E. H. Snyder gained an interest in mining and received a degree in mining engineering from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, carrying on the family mining traditions.

The Snyder family were pioneers in many areas, particularly metallurgy. They were involved with the development of lead/zinc flotation, uranium metallurgy, perlite mining, gold extraction, manganese, and metals recycling.

Later in life, E. H. Snyder became president of Combined Metals Reduction Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. His company played a major role in revitalizing the mining town of Hailey, Idaho, Stockton, Utah, Mercur, Utah and Pioche, Nevada. In 1991 Snyder was inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame. Edward Harrison Snyder died on December 6, 1967 at age 78.

The Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing 28 black-and-white photograph prints. Box 1 contains images of mines and miners associated with the Snyder family companies in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, as well as photographs of members of the Snyder family. Box 2 is oversized and consists of a photograph identified as Ralph Farrar's wedding. The collection dates from approximatley 1930 to 1990.

Arranged by subject

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Permission to publish material from the Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Initial Citation: Edward Harrison Snyder photograph collection, P2214, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P2214.

Donated by Nancy Melich in 2018.

Processed by Special Collections staff.

See also the E. H. Snyder family mining papers (ACCN 3121) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

 Snyder, Edward H. (Edward Harrison), 1889-1967 Combined Metals Reduction Company Bingham (Utah) Lincoln County (Nev.) Mines and mineral resources--Nevada Photographs black-and-white prints (photographs) 1 1 Bingham Miners 1 2 Pioche, Nevada 1 3 Caselton Mill, Pioche, Herbert Hoover, 1941 1 4 National Mining Hall of Fame 1 5 Portraits 1 6 Family photographs 1 7 Photographs with Correspondence 2 1 Ralph Farrar's Wedding