Description
Early years in California, Alaska; history of Alaska Treadwell and Alaska Juneau mines,
1882-1930; education: Calvert School, Culver Military Academy, UC Berkeley, 1926-1945; mining in Bolivia, Canada, Nevada, Oregon, and Mariposa County, CA, 1938-1945; mines in Mexico, Thailand, Columbia, 1960-1980; mining methods, changes in safety practices, protective clothing, and equipment; labor-management relations in California Gold Belt in
1930s; advisory roles, 1940s-1950s: National Advisory Board, U.S. Forest Service, Western Governors Mining Advisory Council, U.S. Defense Minerals Agency, American Mining Congress.