Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hammon, W. P., 1854-1938, Amtorg Trading Corporation, Giesche Spolka Akcyjna Company, and Yuba Manufacturing Company of San Francisco
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, reports, contracts, shipping lists, specifications for dredging equipment, annotated maps, and photographs, relating to mining operations in China, Siberia, Korea, Malaya, and Poland.
- Extent:
- 3 manuscript boxes, 7 envelopes (1.9 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], W. P. Hammon papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, reports, contracts, shipping lists, specifications for dredging equipment, annotated maps, and photographs, relating to mining operations in China, Siberia, Korea, Malaya, and Poland.
- Biographical / historical:
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American businessman; associated with Yuba Manufacturing Company, San Francisco.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1972.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], W. P. Hammon papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563