Overview of the W. P. Hammon papers

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Phone: (650) 723-3563

Fax: (650) 725-3445

Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu

Overview of the W. P. Hammon papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid created derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: W. P. Hammon papers

Dates: 1915-1930

Collection Number: 72007

Creator: Hammon, W. P., 1854-1938.

Collection Size: 3 manuscript boxes, 7 envelopes (1.9 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], W. P. Hammon papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1972.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

American businessman; associated with Yuba Manufacturing Company, San Francisco.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, reports, contracts, shipping lists, specifications for dredging equipment, annotated maps, and photographs, relating to mining operations in China, Siberia, Korea, Malaya, and Poland.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Mines and mineral resources--China.

Mines and mineral resources--Korea.

Mines and mineral resources--Malaya.

Mines and mineral resources--Poland.

Mines and mineral resources--Soviet Union.

Tin mines and mining--Malaya.

Amtorg Trading Corporation.

Giesche Spolka Akcyjna Company.

Yuba Manufacturing Company of San Francisco.

| | | | | | | |