Box 7/OV3

Scope and Content Note From the collection: This collection consists primarily of correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, photographs, and other materials documenting Sims Ely's search for and research on Arizona's Lost Dutchman Mine and service as city manager of Boulder City (the company town associated with Boulder Dam). Also included are drafts of Sims Ely's writings, materials showing his involvement with the Federal Farm Loan Board, and correspondence addressed to Helen (Ely) Richardson and Northcutt Ely following Sims Ely's...