John Gillig scrapbook

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2020


Descriptive Summary

Title: John Gillig scrapbook
Dates: 1877-1885
Collection Number: MS 480
Creator/Collector: Gillig, John
Extent: 1 box
Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: One scrapbook containing clippings from the TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE (Nevada), and other Nevada and California newspapers. Subjects include: mining, railroads, hardware, stock prices, bankruptcies, fires, floods, John Gillig, his business and his family. There is a notice of bankruptcy of John Piper in the back of the scrapbook.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

John Gillig scrapbook. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Acquisition Information

Paul Darrell Collection

Biography/Administrative History

John Gillig was a hardware merchant in Virginia, Nevada.

Scope and Content of Collection

One scrapbook containing clippings from the TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE (Nevada), and other Nevada and California newspapers. Subjects include: mining, railroads, hardware, stock prices, bankruptcies, fires, floods, John Gillig, his business and his family. There is a notice of bankruptcy of John Piper in the back of the scrapbook.