Kane (Gerald John) Collection, 1839-1952

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Summary

Title:
Gerald John Kane collection
Dates:
1839-1952
Creators:
Kane, Gerald John, 1901-1957
Abstract:
A collection of business correspondence, land and mining papers, documents, and volumes dealing with Nevada, Arizona, and California; the material was collected by Gerald John Kane.
Extent:
16 Linear Feet (9 boxes,12 cartons, 3 volumes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Gerald John Kane collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection which consists of approximately 12,500 items; it includes letters, documents, account books, and business records collected by Gerald John Kane related to the history of Nevada (1839-1952). The collection includes material about mining companies, business firms, land, railroads, stage lines, and politics, centering around Austin, Virginia City, Nye County, Ormsby County, Goldfield, Dayton, and Lander County, Nevada. Additionally, there is material about Adolph Sutro and the Sutro Tunnel Company; miscellaneous papers related to land and mining in California and Arizona; Army records of Archie W. Barrie and photographs from the Philippine Islands; and volumes related to taxation in Utah.

Biographical / historical:

Gerald John Kane (1901-1957) was an American collector of autographs and western lore. Kane was born in Chicago but spent most of his life in Nevada. He was interested in the history and development of Nevada and the American West and amassed a large collection of miscellaneous papers, from various sources, dealing with the business, industry, and daily life of its people. Kane was also interested in collecting autographs of famous people; to further his interests, he established and operated a small shop in San Francisco called "The Trading Post." He later moved to Reno, Nevada, and died there in 1957.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from William P. Wreden, January 1961.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1965. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy in-house summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following manner: 1. Correspondence; 2. Nevada mining and land material; 3. Account books; 4. Arizona, California, and Philippines material; 5. Volumes.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-05 08:09:27 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Gerald John Kane collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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