| Description | Institutional records relating to the following Cornish mines (some records may prove to be Personal papers of Thomas family on closer examination):
Camborne Tin (included Wheal Grenville?):
o Progress Reports 1941, 1962, 1963
o Correspondence 1961-3
o Notes on leases
Dolcoath:
o Electricity supply 1912-1920
o news cuttings 1902-1920, 1923-6
o Tin tables nd
o Surveyors Reports 1882 - 1907
o Plan 1837, 1917, 1898, 1891, 1897,
o minutes 1883, 1928
o Correspondence 1912-13, 1910
o Reports 1848
o Notes on history 1871
o Photograph dressing floor, nd
o Petty Cash sheets 1896
o Letter Book 1980-1913
Owlacombe (Ashburton) (likely to be Dolcoath correspondence):
" Accounts 1907-9
" Correspondence 1910
" Plan nd
Geevor Tin Mines Limited:
o Plan, 1943
o Geevor Reports and Correspondence 1907-1916
o Report and Account 1953-9, 1962, 1969,
o Visit of Queen 1980
o Future Development Programme 1966
o Carn Entral Wheal Harriett Programme 1966
o Visit of HRH Prince Charles June 1970
o Reports 1970s
o Exploration Report Wheal Owles and Wheal Edward 1979
o Assessment of Ore Reserves at Geevor Mine Cornwall, 1972 (two parts)
o Exploration Reports 1966, 1969, 1971,
o Report from One day Symposium on Increasing Productivity in Cornish Tin mining by DH Batchelor, MD
o File labelled 'St Piran' - various correspondence relating to Geevor and other tin Mine companies 1970s
o Memorandum and Articles of association 1949
Levant Mine
o Proposal for Sea work 1965
o Report nd, 1971
o Plans 1970s
o correspondence 1967, 1970-1
o Report Sealing of Breach to Sea and Subsequent Development 1977
Red Moor Mine (reports and Correspondence 1930s)
Report on Prospect 1970
North Roskear, Report 1970
Barncoose, Report 1969
South Roskear Report 1970
South Crofty:
= Reports 1899, 1958, 1950s
o Correspondence 1968
o Newscuttings 1901 - 8
o Future Development Programme 1966
o Carn Entral Wheal Harriett Programme 1966
o Visit of HRH Prince Charles June 1970
o Graphs and Charts showing production and receipts 1908 - 1950s
Wheal Confidence Report nd
Nancegollan
o Reports 1912, 1881-2
o Correspondence 1934
Portkellis
o Report and accounts 1934-6
o Cost sheets 1936
o Accounts of expenditure 1930s
o Correspondence 1928
o Mine Returns 1934-6
o Correspondence 1911 - 1927, 1934
o Directors report 1916, 1936
o Shareholders list 1934
o Accounts 1934
Wheal Grenville
o plan 1963
o reports 1963
o correspondence 1963
Condurrow: agreement 1963
Great Wheal Vor
o Report 1887,
o Accounts 1843-1848
o Prospectus 1906, 1909
o Photograph and cuttings 1906
o Correspondence 1906 - 1911
o Particulars of leases nd
East Pool and Agar Limited
o Directors Report and Accounts 1916-1920
o Draft prospectus 1909
o Correspondence 1909
Tregrehan
o Plans, nd
o Notes 1910
o Letter 1911
o Photographs nd
o Report of Directors 1911
New Wheal Eliza
o Reports 1908
o Correspondence 1909
o Map nd
Pheonix Tin and Copper Mines - section 1894
" Bwlchas Mine, correspondence 1900, plan nd (welsh?)
" Blissenbach (Germany) report, nd, correspondence 1880
RA Thomas Personal Papers
Correspondence 1896 - 1928 including
" With Tehidy Minerals 1930s
" re Portkellis 1917
" Re Perran Mines 1910-17
" With Tehidy Minerals re Report on South Crofty and Agar Position 1910 - 1921
" With J Vivian re Dolcoath 1928
" With G Charlwood 1913
" With RH Mitchell 1913
" Re Wheal Buller 1907-8
" With S Clark and Oliver Wetheredre Perran iron 1917
" Re Great Dowgas Mine 1906-8
" With F Piggot re Perran Iron 1910-11
Letter Books 1889- 1920
Certificate for examination in ore raising and preparation 1886
Transcripts of papers delivered 1899, 1904
'old Mine Reports' 1912-13 and Reports on various mines
Notes on Dolcoath, nd (early 1900s)
Other Thomas Family Personal Papers
A Ernest Thomas
" biographical details 1891-1920
" correspondence 1910
A L Thomas
" correspondence re: Carnmeal Bosvargus, 1935-6
" First Class Diploma of School of Metalliferous mining 1923
" Opening of new CSM buildings 1970s
James Thomas
o Day Book 1882-3
Josiah Thomas
" Dialling Book 1854
" Reports on various mines
" Letter book 1883-98
CV Thomas
o correspondence 1936 (re Tehidy Minerals)
o Correspondence 1935-8 re Worvas Downs
Charles Thomas
" correspondence 1860s
" Reports on various mines 1850s- 1880s
" Tables for ascertaining value of Tin Stuffs
" Mine Reports 1836-1954
William Thomas
" Application for Professorship, Johannesburg 1910
" Testimonials for application to Professorship RSM 1905
" Correspondence 1905 - 1910
CSM institutional records
" Register old students 1966
" Minutes (part) nd
" Newscuttings
" Letter of application for post of principal, William Thomas 1910
" Examination Papers
" School Metalliferous Mining - Foundation document (annotated)
" Mine Accounts 1907
Cornish Chamber of Mines
" various records of proceedings 1935 - 1966 and
" Red River Users Committee 1970s
" Articles of Association 1917
" Resolution 1928
" Report on taxation 1940s
Other materials:
Plans mine features A30 Polstrong - St Erth diversion 19823
Unidentified glass plate
Negatives with Devon and Cornwall Constabulary tag
Map Gold Coast 1923
Samples: Straw Tin, Nigeria; Crushed Samples, Dolcoath; Zinc, Hayle 1908
Various Off prints 1880s-1980s of printed material relating to Cornish mining.
Various Photographs of various Cornish mines and mining personnel
Various Reprints from Mining journals relating to Cornish mining
Newscuttings re Cornish mining 1960s 1970s 1980s, scrapbook 1880s- 1902, 1906
Copy Correspondence G Becket 1970s
4 plans South African mines 1897-8
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