Guide to the John P. Fay papers
1892-2002
Collection number: HMC-1492.
Creator: Fay. P. John.
Title: John P. Fay papers.
Dates: 1892-2002, bulk 1898-1930.
Volume of collection: 4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: The legal and business papers of John P. Fay and the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Company.
Organizational history:
John P. Fay worked as the notarized secretary and lawyer for the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Company from 1898 to 1930. In 1930, John P. Fay bought the property from the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Co., which was later inherited by the Gould family.
Collection Description:
The John P. Fay papers include minutes of stockholder meetings from the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Company, Zarembo Gold Mining Co., and other companies in which Fay was involved; communications with stockholders regarding by-laws for the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Co.; pamphlets on several mining companies; materials from books on mining laws and geology; land deeds and claims; court documents; and federal correspondence regarding the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Co. The collection also includes material created by the Gould Family, relatives of John P. Fay, including photographs of the Fay property and correspondence with the National Park Service.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived to the Archives.
Digitized copies: Selected items have been digitized and can be viewed on Alaska’s Digital Archives. For information about obtaining copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Materials in this collection may be subject to copyright not owned by the Archives. For more information, contact the Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred citation: John P. Fay papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Separated materials: Published reports, maps, and newspaper clippings were removed from the collection.
Related materials:
HMC-0141: Charles Goodyear Hubbard II papers, 1897-1990. Charles Hubbard was co-owner of the Hubbard-Elliott Mining Company, which employed John P. Fay as a lawyer and secretary.
For additional collections related to miners and mining in Alaska, please see our “Miners and mining collections” topic guide.
Acquisition note: The papers were given to Archives by Alice Hanscam, who signed a deed of gift transferring ownership of the collection, in January 2025.
Processing information: This collection was described by Anastasia Tiernan in 2025.
Container list:
| Box/Folder | Description | Date |
| 1/1 | Deeds and claims | 1903-1930 |
| 1/2 | Mining pamphlets | 1903-1930 |
| 1/3 | Legal rental agreement between John P. Fay and G.G. Eastfield | 1928 |
| 1/4 | Property survey, claim information | undated, 1991 |
| 1/5 | Hubbard-Elliott stock document for stockholders | 1910 |
| 1/6 | Photographs; black and white photographs of the mining area | 1921-1922 |
| 1/7 | Communications between Carl Gould and various others regarding the sale of the Hubbard-Elliott mining company | 1926-1962 |
| 1/8 | Legal land claims for the Hubbard-Elliott company | 1901-1902 |
| 1/9 | Legal land claims for the Hubbard-Elliott company. Also present is a legal contract from the United States Land Office at Juneau and a copy of the location certificate | 1902-1906 |
| 1/10 | Correspondence between the Gould family and the National Park Service regarding property sale | 1989-2002 |
| 1/11 | Hubbard-Elliott stockholders | 1910 |
| 1/12 | List of shares held by stockholders | 1910 |
| 1/13 | Notarized documents naming the officers of Hubbard-Elliott Mine Co. | 1910 |
| 1/14-15 | Correspondence between the Hubbard and Elliott families with John P. Fay. Also present are legal and financial documents. | 1902-1979 |
| 1/16 | Articles of incorporation of the United Aliaska Mining Company include minutes of stockholders and directors and bylaws. | 1907 |
| 1/17 | Blueprint map of the United States Copper Group of Alaska | undated |
| Oversize folder | The Great Mineral Belt of Nevada-1908
Plat of the Claim of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska-1904 Plat of the Claim of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska known as the Ralph J Lode Claim-1902 Plat of the Claim of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska-1904 Plat of the Claim of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska-1904 Map showing the Copper River and North-Western RY. Woodrow Gold Mine Group of Claims, San Francisco Mining District Blueprint Map showing Mother Lode Copper Mines Co. of Alaska Blueprint map of Susitna Gold Fields, Alaska Survey no. 656 Juneau Land District-1902 Blueprint map of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Co.’s mines Map of Alaska showing the known distribution of mineral resources 1909 |
1902-1909 |
| 1/18 | Papers typed minutes of stockholders meeting of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines | 1910 |
| 1/19 | “Option and purchase agreement between WGM Inc. and The Claimowners Mullan Hubbard-Elliott Groups” | 1982 |
| 1/20 | Patent paper; court transcripts | 1904-1930 |
| 1/21 | Patent papers, legal forms, and correspondence | 1904-1930 |
| 2/1 | Land and other claims | 1901-1905 |
| 2/2-3 | Claims | 1901-1904 |
| 2/4-5 | Claims and land agreement | 1905-1906 |
| 2/6-7 | Surveys and claims | 1905-1910 |
| 2/8 | Surveys, department of justice approvals for property | 1906 |
| 2/9 | Proxy forms, attorney and agent forms, notary trustee forms, articles of incorporation forms, bylaws | 1903-1905 |
| 2/10 | Zarembo Gold Mining Co.: legal forms, notice of location mining claim, deed of mining claim, minutes of meeting | 1900-1904 |
| 2/11-12 | Notice of location, location certificate | 1901-1905 |
| 2/13 | Petition for trustee, bankruptcy petition, legal forms | 1905- 1913 |
| 2/14 | Court documents, minutes of the annual meeting of stockholders | 1902-1907 |
| 3/1 | Court documents, mineral surveys and claims | 1905-1907 |
| 3/2 | Stockholder annual meetings, statements, bank records | 1905-1908 |
| 3/3 | Photographs of John P. Fay property | undated |
| 3/4 | Mining claims, correspondence, articles of incorporation, certificates for shares, By-laws | 1905-1907 |
| 3-5 | Quit claim deed, certificate of shares | 1898-1975 |
| 3/6 | Claims, National Park Service 1988 cultural resource surveys | 1931-1988 |
| 3/7 | List of stockholders and shares | 1905-1909 |
| 3/8 | Handwritten minutes of stockholders meeting of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines | 1904 |
| 3/9 | Book: stock ledger of Hubbard-Elliott Mining company | 1910 |
| 3/10 | Book: minutes of the Zarembo Gold Mining Company | 1901 |
| 4/1 | Leather-bound book: minutes of meetings of the stockholders of the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska | 1910 |
| Oversized roll | Profile of the Seattle and Everett Railroad; Richard Nevins Jr. C.E. Maroh | 1892 |