Abstract
Albert Burch (1867-1943) was a mining engineer during the early 1900s in California. The collection (1897-1942) contains papers related to mine work and photographs, including those of workers of the Mountain Copper company.
Dates
- 1897-1942
Creator
- Burch, Albert (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Albert Burch (1867-1943) was a mining engineer during the early 1900s in California. During December 1924, Burch was the consulting engineer of the Mountain Copper Co., the company that mined Iron Mountain in Northern California. He died October 11, 1943.
The Iron Mountain Mine has been designated a toxic waste site and is listed as a federal Superfund site. According to EPA.gov, "from the 1860s through 1963, the 4,400-acre Iron Mountain Mine (IMM) was mined for iron, silver, gold, copper, zinc, and pyrite. Though mining operations were discontinued in 1963, underground mine workings, waste rock dumps, piles of mine tailings, and an open mine pit still remain at the site. Historic mining activity at IMM has fractured the mountain, exposing minerals in the mountain to surface water, rain water, and oxygen."
Extent
1 linear feet (3 containers) : 2 folders, 1 photograph box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Burch, Albert
- Copper miners -- California -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Copper miners -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Copper mines and mining -- California -- Iron Mountain Mine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron Mountain Mine (Calif.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Mines and Mineral Resources Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mines and mineral resources -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining camps -- California Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining engineers -- California Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining engineers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mining engineers -- West (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mountain Copper Company
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Silver gelatin prints Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Title
- Guide to the Albert Burch Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
