Knapp family business correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: NC146

Scope and Contents

Business letters written by Sewell Alvin Knapp Jr. to his father, and his brothers, A. Eugene, Ed, and Will, discussing mining and lumbering interests; a lawsuit in which Knapp Sr. was involved; and the discovery, claiming, and progress of the Lapanta Consolidated Mining Company, of which Eugene was superintendent.

Dates

  • 1884-1887

Creator

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Biographical Note

Knapp and Laws was a Hawthorne, Nevada business with extensive interests in mining, railroad construction, milling, assaying, general merchandising and lumbering also were agents for Wells, Fargo and Company.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (97 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Knapp and Laws was a Hawthorne, Nevada business with extensive interests in mining, railroad construction, milling, assaying, general merchandising and lumbering; also were agents for Wells, Fargo and Company. Collection contains business letters written by Sewell Alvin Knapp Jr. to his father, and his brothers, A. Eugene, Ed, and Will, discussing mining and lumbering interests; a lawsuit in which Knapp Sr. was involved; and the discovery, claiming, and progress of the Lapanta Consolidated Mining Company, of which Eugene was superintendent.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Correspondence from an unknown source.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Knapp family business correspondence
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

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