Abstract
The Beckley Family Papers date from 1920 to 1961 and briefly document the lives of the Beckley family, who were pioneers in early Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains family correspondence and newspaper clippings mentioning the family members.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Beckley Family Papers date from 1920 to 1961 and briefly document the lives of the Beckley family, who were pioneers in early Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains family correspondence and newspaper clippings mentioning the family members.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Beckley name represents one of the few pioneer families that helped establish Las Vegas, Nevada. In Las Vegas the Beckley name represents two families: the Jake Beckley and Will Beckley families. Jake moved to Las Vegas in 1905 to start a lumber company with Ed Von Tobel. When the two split up Jake called his brother Will to join him in Las Vegas, and in 1908 the brothers created a men's clothing store. The two brothers met a pair of sisters; in 1910 Will married one of the sisters and in 1913 Jake married the other sister. Will Beckley and his wife had one son Bruce Beckley, who was an attorney in Las Vegas. In 1920 Jake Beckley brought attention to the Beckley name when he was part of the team that flew the first airplane into the Las Vegas airport.
Preferred Citation
Beckley Family Papers, 1920-1961. MS-00232. Special Collections and Archives. University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1982 by Bruce Beckley; accession number T187.
Processing Note
Material was processed by Special Collections Staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Hana Gutierrez created the
collection description and brought it into compliance with current professional standards. Subsequently Hana Gutierrez entered the data into ArchivesSpace.