Earl Bennett Stock Certificates collection
Content Description
This collection of more than 1,500 stock certificates was assembled by Earl Bennett over the span of approximately 20 years. There is a particular focus on certificates issued by mining operations in Idaho, but a variety of industries and states are also represented.
A zip drive also accompanied the donation, which contained a spreadsheet listing all the certificates in order of their book and page location. Digital images of each certificate are... also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Stock certificates are physical documents issued by companies to indicate ownership. Usually, the document will include the number of shares owned by the holder of the certificate, the purchase date, a corporate seal, and signatures. The collection assembled by Earl Bennett is particularly focused on certificates issued by mining companies in Idaho, though also has certificates from other industries and states.
The donor, Earl Bennett, was Dean of... the College of Mines and Earth Resources and the College of Science at U of Idaho. He also served as the State Geologist for Idaho for many years. He served in the U.S. Airforce, attended University of Delaware for a B.A., N.C. State at Raleigh for a M.S., and University of Idaho for a PhD. His professional work led him to develop a deep interest in the history of the Coeur d’Alene Mining District. His expertise in the subject was recognized throughout the state and region.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
3.6 Gigabytes (1545 digital items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection of more than 1,500 stock certificates was assembled by Earl Bennett over the span of approximately 20 years. There is a particular focus on certificates issued by mining operations in Idaho, but a variety of industries and states are also represented.
Arrangement
The collection arrived in 16 notebooks from the donor, with the certificates held in non-archival plastic page protectors. There did not appear to be any specific arrangement to the certificates in each binder, but rather they were likely added as they were acquired. Department staff removed the certificates from the binders and page protectors, then put batches of about 25 certificates in archival folders. They were otherwise kept in the arrangement they arrived – page order and binder order were preserved and are recorded in folder titles.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Please note this collection contains JPEG File Interchange Format items.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated by Earl Bennett in 2023 (MA 2023-29).
Existence and Location of Originals
The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Y:\Processed Collections\Manuscript Groups\MG 572 (Earl Bennett Stock Certificates collection). Contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives for access or questions.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the stock certificates in this collection were digitzed by Earl Bennett. His scans were made into the Earl Bennett Stock Certificates digital collection.
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to Earl Bennett Stock Certificates collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dulce Kersting-Lark; updated by Sara Szobody in October 2023.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository