Abstract
The Frederickson Family Papers (1904-1917) contain documents and photographs related to Goodsprings, Nevada settlers John C. and Elizabeth Frederickson. Materials include bank statements, mining statements, personal correspondence, and college notes.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Frederickson Family Papers (1904-1917) contain documents and photographs related to Goodsprings, Nevada settlers John C. and Elizabeth Perkins Frederickson. Materials include bank statements, mining statements, correspondence, and college notes.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical Note
John C. Frederickson and Elizabeth McCune Perkins married in Southern California and moved to Goodsprings, Nevada in the early 1900s. John was involved in various business endeavors in Goodsprings and Las Vegas, Nevada, most notably the New Year Mine. Elizabeth was a schoolteacher at the Goodsprings Schoolhouse. The Frederickson family was also involved in the 1907 founding of the Masonic Las Vegas Lodge.
Preferred Citation
Frederickson Family Papers, 1904-1917. MS-00448. Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2002 by Elizabeth Warren; accession number 2002-015.
Processing Note
Material was processed by Christina Molina in 2012. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Ian M. Baldwin revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. Subsequently, Ian M. Baldwin entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Billy Marino rehoused and arranged the materials, enhanced the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.