Fletcher G. Downs notebooks, 1907-1908

Creator:
Downs, Fletcher Gardner, 1885-1962
Extent:
0.21 linear feet 1 half-size document box
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

This collection consists of three notebooks or field books kept by Fletcher G. Downs and a copy of his 1908 mining thesis, Gilpin County Colorado. The notebooks (I, II and IV) record Down's "Mine Trip" during the Summer of 1907. The books include drawings and schematics of equipment (pumps, shaft guides, brakes, gears, drainage valves, etc.) and field details of the West Vulcan mines.

Biographical / historical:

Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, Fletcher Gardner Downs received an AB from Columbia College in 1906 and an EM (Degree of Engineer of Mines) from the Columbia School of Mines in 1908. He worked for the Fixico Mining Co., in Fixico, Alabama; the Eustis Mining Co., in Eustis, Quebec, Canada; and the Instituto de Geologia y Perforaciones in Uruguay before returning to the US. Downs died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1962.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located onsite.

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fletcher G. Downs notebooks; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Location of this collection:
University Archives Home Page
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535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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