Goldfield, located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, began as a mining camp in May 1903 with a population of less than a dozen. In about six years it grew to around 15,000 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. The town still exists, but is a shadow of its former self.
The chronological scope of the Goldfield, Nevada Collection is from 1904 through 1923. It is a small collection consisting 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. It is, however, an open collection. The donor was Elizabeth Warren.
Physical Description: 2 boxes (7 ½ linear inches)
Restrictions: None
Location of Collection: Lied Library Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Date Completed: 1/9/96
Inventory and Container List
Goldfield, Nevada
MS 10
| BOX # | FLDR# | CONTENTS |
| 1 | 1 | Counter check - John S. Cook and Company, Bankers: Goldfield, Nevada ca, 1906-10 |
| 2 | Dunnigan, E.O. - receipts [Goldfield, Nevada], 1908 | |
| 3 | Forward Mining Development Company - prospectus: Goldfield and Bullfrog, Nevada, 1905-06 | |
| 4 | General Washington Mining Company - corporate documents, 1907-08 | |
| 5 | Goldfield, Nevada - stories [typescripts, n.d.] | |
| 6 | Goldfield Auto Camp - gasoline, oil, and mileage record, ca. 1920s | |
| 7 | [the] Goldfield Mascot Mining Comany - prospectus, ca 1906 | |
| 8 | Goldfield Rex Mining Company, "Brief History of the..." - broadside, October 20, 1904 | |
| 9 | Goldfield Women's Club - constitution and by-laws, February 8, 1923 | |
| 10 | Goldfield Women's Club - meeting minutes, 1906-1913 | |
| 11 | Goldfield Women's Club - meeting minutes, 1919-1923 | |
| Folder | Mohawk Mine - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company: summary of direct costs and productions, June and December 1915 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nelson-Gans fight [September 3, 1906] - program |
| 2 | Sandstorm-Kendall Consolidated Mining Company - Goldfield, Nevada: ledger, 1910-1915 | |
| 3 | Sons and Daughters of Erin - first annual ball [March 17, 1906]: program | |
| 4 | Stock certificates - Goldfield mines and mining companies, 1906-1907 | |
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