Thomas A. Lister papers
Map and cutaway images of the Venus Mine
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1903-1937 bulk (bulk 1929-1933)
Handwritten and typescript documents pertaining mainly to Lister's mining enterprises in Grant County and Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Included are location notices, assay reports, hand-drawn maps, blueprints, notebooks, telegrams, and other documents concerning the promotion, sale, and lease of specific mines. Those in Grant County are the Gold Gulch Mine, First National Gold Mine, Billali Mine, and Minneapolis Mine. Those in Hidalgo County are the Golden Eagle Mine, Mohawk Mine, Nellie Gray Mine, Reservation West Extension Mine, Silver King Mine, Quail Mine, Robert E. Lee Mine, and Sing Fat [?] Mine. On the location notices, the locators are often listed as Lister, his son Thomas Roy Lister, and a Frank G. Cline. Minerals found included gold, silver, and copper, with some associated lead and zinc. Among miscellaneous papers are Lister's will, leaving everything to his son Thomas. A stock certificate is for 495 shares in the Reservation Mines, Inc., of Lawe, N.M. Newspaper articles attached within some of the notebooks contain information on mining, as well as the area of Lordsburg, N.M.
Entrepreneur associated with Metal Mining Properties, Lordsburg, New Mexico.
A collection guide explains what's in a collection. New to using our collections? Learn how to use a collection guide.
Collection guideAccess this collection
Visit us in person to access materials from this collection. Our materials are one-of-a-kind and require special care, so they can’t be checked out or taken home.
How to cite
Learn how to cite and use materials from Special Collections in your research.