The Collection
Examples of some of the records include:
- 126 years of maps and drawings of the Black Hills region
- 45,000 historic photographs, slides and glass plate negatives
- The James Noble geological collection of over 1,500 Black Hills lithology samples with corresponding thin sections and detailed findings.
- Assay ledgers, annual reports, ore production estimates and timber contracts
- Diaries, scrapbooks and correspondence
- Sheet music, playbills and business directories
- Blueprints and architectural drawings
- Legal documents detailing civil and criminal litigation, water rights and railroading concerns
The HARCC makes available records that are not only historically valuable, but also of great importance to the future of scientific discovery.
