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Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Marsh" to "Mills".

Title: Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Marsh" to "Mills".

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 6,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86167683 View

Colcord, Roswell Keyes, 1839-1939. Roswell Keyes Colcord papers, 1880-1939.

Title: Roswell Keyes Colcord papers, 1880-1939.

Correspondence, business records, and printed materials relating to his mining and other business activities and the celebration of his one hundredth birthday in 1939.

ArchivalResource: .3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71057243 View

Flagg, Ernest, 1857-1947. Social Museum Collection, ca. 1890-1931 (inclusive). Housing, Improved: United States. New York. New York City. Mills Hotel Nos. 1 and 2 (E. Flagg, Architect) : Mills Hotel. Rivington and Chrystie Street. New York City - N.Y. Plans and Elevations. (3.2002.1872).

Title: Social Museum Collection, ca. 1890-1931 (inclusive). Housing, Improved: United States. New York. New York City. Mills Hotel Nos. 1 and 2 (E. Flagg, Architect) : Mills Hotel. Rivington and Chrystie Street. New York City - N.Y. Plans and Elevations. (3.2002.1872).

These building plans are for Mills House No. 2 (also known as Mills Notel No. 2), which was designed by the architect Ernest Flagg, financed by Darius Ogden Mills, and built in 1898 to provide housing for poor men, in accordance with the First and Second Tenement House Acts of New York State (1867, 1879). These plans are dated 1903.

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Mills, Darius Ogden, 1825-1910. Darius Ogden Mills speech before the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce : typescript, 1908.

Title: Darius Ogden Mills speech before the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce : typescript, 1908.

Concerns economic condition of the city and relationship with labor. Includes an extract with his signature.

ArchivalResource: 6 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26760382 View

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918. Biography of Darius Ogden Mills, [undated].

Title: Biography of Darius Ogden Mills, [undated].

Covers voyage to California in Dec. 1848 via the Isthmus of Panama; merchandising ventures in Stockton and Sacramento; banking business in Sacramento; formation, failure and reorganization of Bank of California in San Francisco; association with William C. Ralston.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 5 leaves ; 60 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (7 exposures) : negative (Rich. 403:3) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26623920 View

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916. Photographic portraits of prominent Californians and visitors to San Francisco, Calif., 1871-1876 [graphic].

Title: Photographic portraits of prominent Californians and visitors to San Francisco, Calif., 1871-1876 [graphic]. [ca. 1871-1876]

Portraits of well-known San Franciscans and other prominent people who came through San Francisco, ca. 1871-1876. Included are portraits of Andrew Hallidie, Darius Ogden Mills, William C. Ralston, William O' Brien, George Davidson, Horatio Stebbins, and Tomomi Iwakura. There are three photos of Louis Agassiz and a few photos of the other scientists on the Hassler Expedition, 1872. Many artists are represented, including Albert Bierstadt, Samuel Marsden Brookes, James Walker, and Hiram Reynolds Bloomer.

ArchivalResource: 43 photographic prints (cabinet cards) : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79448883 View

Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875. Correspondence, ca. 1870-1890.

Title: Correspondence, ca. 1870-1890.

Letters primarily to Ralston, dealing with William W. Cargill of the Oriental Bank Corporation of London and Charles de Long, U.S. Envoy and Minister to Japan. Also included are letters asking for money or a position, thank you letters, letters of introduction, letters containing information on his Belmont home and stables, monetary matters, the Bank of California, mines, San Francisco industries, economic matters and conditions, and construction. The letters also show Ralston's influence in relation to both national and state legislation.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122639542 View

New Idria Mining Company (Calif.). Records of the New Idria Mining Company, 1859-1881.

Title: Records of the New Idria Mining Company, 1859-1881.

Include letters from J. J. Papy, Preston K. Woodside, Darius Ogden Mills and others to the superintendent of the quicksilver mine, William Neely Thompson; accounts, reports and agreements. Also included: notebook kept by the Fresno County Notary Public residing at the mines, recording matters relating to the mine and to land transactions in the county.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.4 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122576261 View

Belden, Josiah, 1815-1892. Josiah Belden papers, 1832-1903.

Title: Josiah Belden papers, 1832-1903.

Mainly concerning his business, property and mining interests. Included also are diaries of travels in Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean area and Alaska; incomplete reminiscence of Bartleson Party's overland journey; and papers for the settlement of Belden's estate. Carton 1: vols. 1-17; Carton 2: vols. 18-24.

ArchivalResource: 24 v. in 2 cartons and 3 boxes (3.75 linear ft.).

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Reid Family Fapers, 1795-1970, (bulk 1869-1970)

Title: Reid Family Fapers 1795-1970 (bulk 1869-1970)

Journalists and newspaper publishers. Correspondence, financial records, office files, household and estate records, subject files, scrapbooks, printed matter, and miscellaneous papers related to newspaper publishing and public affairs.

ArchivalResource: 232,000 items; 850 containers plus 1 oversize; 340 linear feet; 239 microfilm reels

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W.R. Grace & Co. W.R. Grace & Co. records, 1828-1986, bulk 1861-1960.

Title: W.R. Grace & Co. records, 1828-1986, bulk 1861-1960.

The records of the W.R. Grace & Co. cover the rise of the Grace shipping business form 1864 until the World War II. The early correspondence concerns all aspects of the shipping business in New York and South America, mining interests in Peru and Chile, the railroad in Costa Rica, the inter-ocean canal planned for Nicaragua, and political interests throughout Central and South America. There are letter books, correspondence, and scrapbooks of clippings for all aspects of W.R. Grace's career. There are minute books and other documents for more than 50 subsidiary companies owned by W.R. Grace & Co. or by family members. The papers of Joseph Peter Grace (1872-1950) continue the business, family, and philanthropic activities until 1942. There are also 20 reels of motion picture film about the Grace Co. South American interests in the 1950s.

ArchivalResource: 90 linear ft. ( 167 boxes)

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Yerington, Henry M. Henry M. Yerington papers, 1864-1950.

Title: Henry M. Yerington papers, 1864-1950.

The bound volumes are chiefly letterpress copies of letters sent, 1872-1910 (with some gaps) There are 27 v. of general business correspondence, including many letters to D.O. Mills, principal owner of most of the businesses in which Yerington was associated, and to the outstanding Nevada political figures of the time. Other volumes are primarily concerned with affairs of various companies (see below) Two letterbooks, 1896-1914, contain letters by a son, E.B. Yerington, who was General Freight and Passenger Agent for the V & T and the C & C. One volume of shipping notices, 1899-1914, and three letterbooks, 1883-1890, reflect the affairs of another son, Hume Yerington, who as General Purchasing and Supply Agent for the two railroads. The unbound papers consist of approximately 4,600 items, of which a few are personal papers, family letters, and obituary clippings. Letters received, 1864-1950, for the most part are concerned with affairs of the V & T and the C & C railroads, but reflect other business interests.

ArchivalResource: 46 v., 4 cartons, and 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26927806 View

Mills, Darius O. (Darius Odgen), 1825-1910. National Bank of D.O. Mills and Company collection, 1847-1927.

Title: National Bank of D.O. Mills and Company collection, 1847-1927.

When the California National Bank of Sacramento closed in 1931, this collection was listed among its assets. Materials in the collection had been accumulated primarily during the period when the bank was known as the National Bank of D.O. Mills and Company, hence the title of the collection. Although the collection contains many documents relating to the Bank, it is not a comprehensive archive and some corporate records are not included. In addition, there are many items relating to the business activities of the Mills family in general and, specifically of the two Mills brothers, D.O. (Darius Ogden) and Edgar. Of particular interest are papers dealing with their involvement in early California banking, mining and railroading activities. The collection has been arranged into five series: Business papers, Estate papers, Mining papers, Railroad papers, and Transaction records. Business papers (1847-1927): Documents such as promissory notes, mortgages, indentures, deeds, partnership papers, stock holdings, and other types of financial and legal papers; some letterheads and stock certificates. Arranged by name on document(s). Of note: Abbott Orchard Co., Adams & Co., Baldwin, [E] J., Bank of California, Thomas Bell, John Bensley, John Bigler, Mary and Samuel F. Butterworth, Ralph Fretz (and W.C. Ralston), Albert Gansl, George Gordon, Alvinza Hayward, Oscar Henley, Oliver Himrod, Merchants' Exchange Assoc., Michael Miles, D.O. Mills (and Lloyd Tevis), Henry Miller. Edgar, James, and William O. Mills, James M. Monroe, North River Construction Co. (Leland Stanford), Pacific Congress Springs (Chas. E. McLane), Pacific Insurance Company, Page, Bacon & Co., Christian Rave, California Riverside Bathing Assoc. of Sacramento, Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, San Bruno Turnpike Road Company, San Francisco Pacific Sugar Company, Santa Barbara Land Tracts, William Sharon, Claus Spreckels, H.L. Stowe, Thomas Sunderland, John A. Sutter, John H. Trowbridge, University of California, H.H. Wiggins. Estate papers (1854-1903): Legal and financial documents pertaining to estates handled by the Bank, including the estate of Edgar Mills. Arranged by name of estate. Of note: Dominga Gonde Atherton, Anson Burlingham, James F. Cunningham, Ansel I. Easton, Marie Fountain, Jessie Haycock, A. Menke, Edgar and James Mills, W.C. Ralston, Christian Rave, William Ritter, S.D. Smith (Rocklin Quarry). Mining papers (1851-1915): Stock certificates, contracts, financial reports, correspondence, etc.; a 'cipher' sheet for sending coded messages; most related to D.O. or Edgar Mills. Arranged by company name. Of note: Aurora Tunnel and Mining Co., Bear River and Auburn Water and Mining Co., Bradley Borden and Co. Canal, Crystal Quartz Mining Co., Eureka Canal Co. of Eldorado, New Idria Quicksilver Mine, Quicksilver Mining Co., Rocklin Quarry, San Juan Bautista [Quicksilver] Mine, White Pine Water Co. Railroad papers (1865-1892): Legal and financial documents related to railroad companies; most related to D.O. or Edgar Mills. Arranged by company name. Of note: Carson and Colorado Railroad Co., Central Pacific Railroad Co., Eureka and Palisade Railroad Co., Hot Springs Water Works and Railway Co., San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road Co., Southern Pacific Railroad Co., Virginia and Truckee Railroad Co., Western Pacific Railroad Co. Transaction records (1852-1922): Passbooks, checks, receipts, certificates of deposit. Arranged chronologically but unsorted. NOTE: All names are not mentioned above -- for instance, second names on documents or individual names associated with corporations. Researchers should be prepared to survey widely in the collection. For other material on Edgar Mills and the Mills family, see The Edgar Mills papers.

ArchivalResource: 12 manuscript boxes ; 15 x 11 5/8 x 3 in.1 manuscript box ; 41 x 29 x 4 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122508760 View

Bliss, Duane L. Nevada railroads collection, 1862-1950 (bulk 1870-1890).

Title: Nevada railroads collection, 1862-1950 (bulk 1870-1890).

The collection consists of materials related to railroads built in Nevada and eastern California in connection with the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, and other mining booms in Nevada and California (mainly in the period from 1870-1890). Subjects in the collection include not only the railroad and mining industries but also the lumber industry.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 9,000 pieces.15 volumes.9 gray boxes.9 blue boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540477 View

Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Papers of Virginia and Truckee Railroad, 1865-1906.

Title: Papers of Virginia and Truckee Railroad, 1865-1906.

This collection primary consists of business correspondence addressed to Henry M. Yerington. Such subjects include mines and mineral resources in Nevada and Cerro Gordo, California; pumping machinery, and water rights in Inyo County, California. Of particular interest is a payroll sheet for Chinese laborers (HM 66180), and James A. Yerington's travel guide from 1888 (HM 66181).

ArchivalResource: 40 pieces.1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122443902 View

Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910,. Autograph letter signed from Darius O. Mills, New York, to Mr. Ben W. Austin, Oak Cliff, Texas [manuscript], 1893 October 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Darius O. Mills, New York, to Mr. Ben W. Austin, Oak Cliff, Texas [manuscript], 1893 October 11.

Mills is unable to furnish Austin with signatures of James Lick or Wm. Sharon, or to direct him where they may be obtained. On letterhead of D.O. Mills, 15 Broad Street, New York.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 21 x 13 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435495475 View

Elder, Abram P. T. (Abram Peter Turner). Papers, 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916).

Title: Papers, 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916).

Correspondence, biographical files, business records of the National Biographical Society, illustrated materials, photographs, and other papers, relating primarily to Elder's creation and publication of biographical directories for the society. Includes research and publication materials for Charles Henry Grosvenor's Book of the presidents with biographical sketches (1902) and other biographical directories. Biographical files contain correspondence, biographical entries, clippings, printed materials, and photographs, regarding prominent local, state, and national politicians, capitalists, and philanthropists. Individuals represented include Charles F. Chickering, W.W. Corcoran, Moody Currier, H.A. Du Pont, Mary Baker Eddy, Isaac E. Emerson, Charles W. Fairbanks, Marshall Field, Julius Fleischmann, Ulysses S. Grant II, Solomon R. Guggenheim, William Guggenheim, Edward Everett Hale, Marcus Alonzo Hana, David N. Hershey, Christian Heurich, Henry Edwards Huntington, Charles Kellogg, Henry Miles Knowles, Daniel Scott Lamont, Craige Lippincott, Nicholas Longworth, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Darius O. Mills, J. Pierpont Morgan, Levi P. Morton, Gottlieb Muhlhauser, Francis G. Newlands, George Mortimer Pullman, and Matthew Stanley Quay. Also includes material relating to sales of a directory at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915-1916. Correspondents include National Biographical Society officials Lucy S. Bahnsen, Robert E. Doan, Charles Henry Grosvenor, R.E.C. Montague, and Richard R. McMahon.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31816443 View

Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company. Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company records, 1859-1906.

Title: Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Company records, 1859-1906.

Letterpress book, financial accounts, abstracts of title and other property transfers, stock transactions, and other items.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/696796389 View

Abram P. T. Elder Papers, 1890-1916, (bulk 1903-1916)

Title: Abram P. T. Elder Papers 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916)

Biographer and publisher. Correspondence, biographical files, business records of the National Biographical Society, illustrated materials, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Elder's creation and publication of biographical directories for the society.

ArchivalResource: 3,280 items; 11 containers plus 1 oversize; 5 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009035 View