- Creator
- Brown, J. Warren, 1829-1910
- Call number
- MssCol 24491
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- J. Warren Brown papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
J. Warren Brown of Maine and New York City was a mining broker and mining company executive. He was notably affiliated with Colorado silver mining companies such as the Consolidated Republican Mt. Mining Company, the Dunderberg Mining Company, and the Cascade Mining Company. The J. Warren Brown papers, 1855-1906, consist of miscellaneous letters, documents and printed matter relating to his mining interests. Letters and documents, 1855-1906, include brief correspondence, legal documents, memoranda, invoices, and receipts. A few items pertain to personal finances or other business matters. Printed materials comprise mining company prospectuses, 1872-1882, for silver and gold mines in California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Mexico; and reference materials, 1868-1883, on mining.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Ira C. Tilton, 1972.
Processing information
Processed by Susan P. Waide, 2018.
Note
Formerly part of the Mercantile Collection.Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining corporations -- New York (State) -- New York
- Silver mines and mining -- Colorado
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328