Abstract
The Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company Records (approximately 1869-1877) are comprised of the administrative records and financial documents of the mining company located in White Pine County, Nevada. The majority of the collection contains correspondence, but also includes several documents relating to the company's finances such as bills, receipts, cancelled checks, and bank statements.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company Records (approximately 1869-1877) are comprised of the administrative records and financial documents of the mining company located in White Pine County, Nevada. The majority of the collection contains correspondence, but also includes several documents relating to the company's finances such as bills, receipts, cancelled checks, and bank statements.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically by material type.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company was located in White Pine County outside of the city of Hamilton in Central Nevada. The British-owned Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company, founded in 1869, was one of the primary silver mines in Nevada. In 1871, the owner of the mine began the extensive construction of the camp. The mining company built a post office, saloons, wagon shop, carpenter shop, blacksmith stores, and several other buildings and businesses. By 1885, however, the company shut down after irregular operations.
Preferred Citation
Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company Records, approximately 1869-1879. MS-00857. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
This is an artificial collection. The majority of material in this collection was donated in 1968 by Don Ashbaugh of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, on behalf of the Southern Nevada Historical Society. Additional materials were purchased by the Director of Special Collections starting in the late 1970s; accession numbers MS11, MS11A, MS11B, MS11C, MS11D, MS11E, and 2022-041.
Processing Note
In 2022, Sarah Jones and Peter Michel separated this material out of its former collection, UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining (MS-00011).