W. I. Fleck papers

Collection — Multiple Collection Box: [35025042618864], Folder: 1 of 1

Identifier: Coll 802

Content Description

This collection contains one manuscript diary, about 132 pages, with entries by W. I. Fleck documenting assaying and mining activities throughout Oregon, Idaho, and Colorado. The majority of the entries relate to Gold Hill, Oregon, and Fleck's work on assaying ore, surveying claims, and working on machinery. Fleck also periodically notes the weather, mentions other miners and assayers working in the area, and includes some details about his trips to survey river routes and potential mining sites. The diary also contains one photograph of the Golden Drift Mining Company on the Rogue River and four snapshots, two of two young women, one of a young man, and one of a small child. Flack created a short, general index at the back of the diary noting mining locations and assay work.

Dates

19 October 1901-31 May 1903

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

Ward I. Fleck was born in June 1871 in Missouri to Joseph and Rebecca Fleck. He worked in assaying and mining, particularly in the American West. He died in 1908 and is buried in Jackson, Missouri.

Extent

0.1 linear feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase from Charles Apfelbaum, July 2001.

Processing Information

Processed by Mahala Ruddell, February 2023.

Subjects

Gold Hill (Or.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Mining claims -- Idaho Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mining claims -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings