Inventory of the E. B. Adams papers, 1937-1962

University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

American Heritage Center
Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
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Collection Summary

Title E. B. Adams papers,
Dates (Inclusive) 1937-1962
Creator Adams, E. B. (Ethelbert B.), 1879-1968.
Abstract Business papers of a mining attorney in Telluride, Colorado.
Collection Number 01034
Size 1.8 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Repository University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
Language(s) English

Biography of E. B. Adams

E.B. Adams was a prominent mining attorney in Telluride and Grand Junction, Colorado. He arrived in Telluride in 1904 and was County Attorney for San Miguel County for many years. In 1924 he moved to Grand Junction. He was City Attorney there between 1931 and 1933, and also served as County Attorney for Mesa County, Colorado.


Scope and Content

This collection contains business correspondence, legal papers, maps, printed material, and photographs pertaining to mining companies and their business interests in the Telluride, Colorado area. Includes files related to Giovanni Oberto, Continental Uranium, Inc., and Mayflower Mining Company.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.


Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.


Processing Information

Encoded by Ann Mulfort in February 2013. Processed by Shaun Hayes in June 2013


Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired from Charles J. Traylor in 1966 and Elizabeth A Conour in 1977.


Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by E. B. Adams at the date of processing.


Additional Information

Finding aid available in repository.


Access Terms

Continental Uranium, Inc.

Mayflower Mining Company.

Mineral industries -- Colorado -- Telluride.

Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado -- Telluride.

Mining claims -- Colorado.

Mining corporations -- Colorado.

Mining law -- United States.

Oberto, Giovanni, d. 1942.

Telluride (Colo.)

Uranium mines and mining -- Colorado.


Container List

Description Container

Chesapeake and Colorado Uranium Corporation,   1954-1959

Box 1 Folder 1

Continental Uranium, Inc., Flat Top Mesa,   1949-1956

Box 1 Folder 2

Continental Uranium,   1955-1956

Box 1 Folder 3

Continental- Hughes Colonial Mining,   1954-1955

Box 1 Folder 4

Contienental Uranium,   1956

Box 1 Folder 5

Corusive Mining and Exploration Company,   1951-1953

Box 1 Folder 6-7

Cripple Creek Tunnel Co.,   1955-1956, undated

Box 1 Folder 8

Mayflower Mining Co.,   1956-1957

Box 2 Folder 1

Mayflower Mining Co.,   1941-1957

Box 2 Folder 2

Mayflower Mining Co.,   1955-1959

Box 2 Folder 3

Mayflower Mining Co.,   1956-1957

Box 2 Folder 4

Mayflower Mining Co., Quiet Title Action,   1957-1960

Box 2 Folder 5

Mayflower Mining Co., Mining Minutes,   1957-1958

Box 2 Folder 6

Mayflower Mining Co., Mining Minutes,   1955-1960

Box 2 Folder 7

Mayflower Mining Co., Ouray Property,   1956-1957

Box 2 Folder 8

Mayflower Mining Co., Ouray Property,   1956-1957

Box 2 Folder 9

Oberto 7777 Claims,   1940-1941

Box 3 Folder 1

Oberto vs. Tellurinde Mines,   1954-1955

Box 3 Folder 2

Oberto Claims,   1939-1944

Box 3 Folder 3

Oberto, Gio, Matters Other Than Estate,   1937-1946

Box 3 Folder 4

Oberto Oil Lease Papers,   1946-1947

Box 3 Folder 5-6

Oberto Vanadium Claims,   1946-1947

Box 3 Folder 7-9

Strategic Mineral Exploration (John Schmacher),   1954, 1962

Box 4 Folder 1-2

Strategic Mineral Exploration- Ebberly Lisbon Valley Claims,   1954

Box 4 Folder 3

Uranium Ore Producers Association,   1951-1959

Box 4 Folder 4

Revenue Metal Mines Corporation,   1955-1960

Box 4 Folder 5

Telluride Mines, Inc.  1944

Box 4 Folder 6

White Arrow Mining Co- Busey, Busey and Boggs,   1953, undated

Box 4 Folder 7