Collection of Mining Records from Real de Catorce
Scope and Contents Note
The collection consists of three bound volumes of business letters, correspondence to shareholders of the mining company, and other business dealings by the mine's administration with Mexican government agencies and other Mexican companies. The letters are from 1881-1902 and are arranged chronologically within the particular volume. There is a detailed index listing the names of the recipients of the letters at the beginning of two of the volumes.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1902
Language of Materials
Spanish, English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
Founded in 1779, Real de Catorce is a historic town that at one time was a prosperous colonial silver mining hub and later active in gold mining operations. Set in the Sierra de Catorce range, Real de Catorce at one time had several operating mines including Mina de los Milagros, Mina de San Agustín, Mina de Concepción, and Mina de Santa Ana. Mina de Concepción was opened in November of 1850. By 1908 the only mine that continued to operate in Real de Catorce was Mina de Santa Ana, which was eventually closed in 1938.
Full Extent
6 linear inches
Abstract
Manuscript copies of records and business correspondence from Mina de Concepción (Concepción Mine) in Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí, México. The records and letters are from 1881-1882, 1893, and 1901-1902 and consist of updates to shareholders, documentation of the gold output of the mine, and letters to suppliers.
Acquisition Information
Box 1 Materials: Purchase, 2018. Box 2 Materials: Purchase, 2021.
Accession numbers: 2018-34, 2021-05
Additions
No further materials are expected for this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Dylan Joy, 2019 and 2022.
- Title
- Collection of Mining Records from Real de Catorce
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020 September: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2022 February: #2021-05 additions (Box 2 volumes) incorporated by Dylan Joy.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu