James V. Mink Papers, 1951-1953

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James V. Mink Papers, 1951-1953

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James Vantine Mink III (1923- ) was a University Archivist (1961- ), director of the oral history program (1965-72), and head of the Department of Special Collections (1972- ) at UCLA. The collection consists of correspondence and research materials for a dissertation on the Western Union Telegraph Company expedition to Alaska, 1865-66.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)

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In 1865, a man named Cyrus Fields was creating the Atlantic Cable—a telegraph line running under the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. Convinced submerging a telegraph cable in water was impossible, the Western Union funded Perry McDonough Collins and his expedition to build the first overland cross continental telegraph line. In order to put up the line, land surveys were conducted in Canada, Asia, and Alaska. Kennicott and his party of highly qualified naturalists and botanists focused their efforts e...

Mink, James V. (James Vantine), 1923-

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James Vantine Mink III was born on June 3, 1923 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI; attended Occidental College, 1941-43; BA (1946) and MA (1949), UCLA; B.L.S., UC Berkeley (1952); certificate in archival administration, American Univ., 1953; asst. head, Dept. of Special Collections (1952-65) University Archivist beginning in 1961, director of oral history program (1965-72), and head of the Dept. of Special Collections beginning in 1972, UCLA Library; president, Society of California Archivists, 1971-73. ...