William Adam Farish papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1611

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The William Adam Farish papers (1893-1917) contains materials relating to this mining engineer's prospecting career in Utah, Nevada, and surrounding states. Included are prospecting reports, correspondence, biographical materials, notes, announcements, writings, certificates, and agreements.

Dates

1893-1917

Creator

Farish, William Adam (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

4.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The William Adam Farish papers (1893-1917) contains materials relating to this mining engineer's prospecting career in Utah, Nevada, and surrounding states. William Adam Farish (b. 1843) was born in Tennessee but spent most of his life working and prospecting mines of the western United States.