unlv.1996.MS10 Guide to the Goldfield Collection Finding aid written by Staff. Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.January 1996. Finding aid encoded by Dana MillerMay 2007 Descriptive Summary Goldfield Collection1903-1924 (inclusive) MS 10 Various2 boxes (0.75 linear feet) University of Nevada, Las Vegas. UNLV Libraries. Special Collections. Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010.The materials in this collection help to document mining and other business and the civic activities of the Women's Club of early twentieth century boomtown Goldfield, Nevada, during its peak years from 1903-1924.English Preferred Citation:

Goldfield Collection. MS 10. Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 Acquisition Information:

Donated by Elizabeth Warren.

 Processed by:

Staff, January 1996.

 Access:

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights:

For permission to reproduce or publish from this collection, please contact the Director of Special Collections.

 Historical Overview

Goldfield, located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, began as a mining camp in May 1903 with a population of less than a dozen. Within four years it grew to an estimated peak of 30,000 as a result of several large strikes. The district produced a tremendous amount of ore. George Wingfield was among those to gain prominence in Goldfield. The community's boom was short-lived, lasting only about a decade. A fire raged through Goldfield in 1923, destroying most of the business district. Through the subsequent decades the town has slowly shrunken to a mere shadow of its former self.

Scope and Content

This small collection consists of 16 folders of such material as mining company minutes, ledgers, prospectuses, a Nelson-Gans fight program, stock certificates, and minutes from the Goldfield Women's Club.

Arrangement of the Records

The collection is arranged in a single series and separated by folders, which are named after the main source of the folder's contents.

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Related Collections:

For related topics and further information see the following collections:

C.A. Earle Rinker Collection, MS 2006-09.

Giles Barcus Papers, T-138.

 Subject Headings Organizations:Goldfield (Nev.) Women's Club -- Records and correspondence Subjects:Mineral industries -- Nevada -- Goldfield Gold mines and mining -- Nevada -- Goldfield Women -- Nevada -- Goldfield -- Societies and clubs Places:Goldfield (Nev.) -- History Goldfield (Nev.) -- Social life and customs Inventory: Folder listings BoxFolderContents 11Counter check - John S. Cook and Company, Bankers: Goldfield, Nevada c. 1906-19102Dunnigan, E.O. - receipts [Goldfield, Nevada], 1908 3Forward Mining Development Company - prospectus: Goldfield and Bullfrog, Nevada, 1905-19064General Washington Mining Company1907-1908(corporate documents)5Goldfield, Nevada - stories n.d.(typescripts)6Goldfield Auto Camp - gasoline, oil, and mileage record, c. 1920s 7The Goldfield Mascot Mining Company,c. 1906(prospectus)8Goldfield Rex Mining Company, "Brief History," October 20, 1904(broadside)9Goldfield Women's Club - constitution and by-laws, February 8, 192310Goldfield Women's Club - meeting minutes, 1906-191311Goldfield Women's Club - meeting minutes, 1919-192312Mohawk Mine - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company: summary of direct costs and productions, June and December 1915BoxFolderContents21 Nelson-Gans fight, September 3, 1906(program)2Sandstorm-Kendall Consolidated Mining Company - Goldfield, Nevada,1910-1915( ledger) 3Sons and Daughters of Erin - first annual ball, March 17, 1906(program) 4Stock certificates - Goldfield mines and mining companies, 1906-1907END OF INVENTORY