Welter Family Papers: Finding Aid mssWelter

Finding aid prepared by Mitchell W. K. Toda, April 18, 2003.

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Title: Welter Family Papers

Identifier/Call Number: mssWelter

Physical Description: 1 unit ( 79 pieces in 2 boxes + 5 folders )

Date (inclusive): 1833-1954

Date (bulk): 1900-1923

Abstract: This collection primarily consists of correspondence to family from Edwin Nicholas Welter as he worked and traveled throughout Alaska and the Yukon and from Stuart Jackson Welter as he mined for iron in Nevada, chiefly dating from 1900 to the early 1920s. There are also four topographic surveys of Meridian, Nevada (1891-1914).

Language of Material: English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Welter Family Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Gift of Karyn G. Morris, May 1988.

Biographical Note

The Welter Family consisted of Andrew Jackson Welter, his wife Mary Taylor Smith, and their children Edwin Nicholas Welter, Stuart Jackson Welter, Gene Welter Beyette, Grover Welter, Grody Welter, and Rose Murray. The majority of the family lived and worked in such places as Texas and Roswell, N.M. where they ran Welter's Kandy Kitchen and where Andrew Jackson Welter was justice peace and police judge. The exceptions were Edwin who spent the better part of 23 years in Alaska and the Yukon mining for gold and Stuart who pursued iron mining in Nevada, where he was the vice president of the Gold Basin Mining Milling & Development Company.

Scope and Content

This collection primarily consists of correspondence from Edwin Nicholas Welter as he worked and traveled throughout Alaska and the Yukon and from Stuart Jackson Welter as he mined for iron in Nevada. Much of their correspondence is addressed to their family, especially to their sister, Gene Welter Beyette and her daughter, Karyn B. Sanders.

From the year 1900 till his death in 1923, Edwin spent his time working in various parts of Alaska, such as Nome and Fairbanks, and of the Yukon, such as Dawson. He did briefly visit his family in Rowell, New Mexico, in 1911. His correspondence covered such subjects as his living conditions, gold mines and mining, and his views on the World War, 1914-1918.

Though much smaller in number, the correspondence of Stuart Jackson Welter covers his interests in the McCoy Mining District in Lander County, Nevada. Of particular interest is the correspondence from his time in Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada, where he discusses Uranium mines and mining, and the letter to him from a friend and business acquaintance in Venezuela.

There are four topographic surveys of Nevada (HM 66051-66054) in the collection, which are contained in separate folders. Additionally there are photostat copies (FAC 1405) of materials related to a pension request for George Smith, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and housed in a separate folder.

Arrangement

This collection is organized in the following manner:

1. Correspondence – arranged alphabetically by author – Box 1
2. Photographs, legal documents, and misc. materials – arranged in chronologically order within each genre – Box 2
3. Topographic surveys – Folder

Indexing: Subjects

Frontier and pioneer life – Alaska

1915, Feb. 4. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter]. 1903, Nov. 14. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Stuart Jackson Welter.
1923, July 14. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Stuart Jackson Welter.
1900, Aug. 25. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to "My Dear Gene, Will, and Home folks."

Frontier and pioneer life – Yukon

1913, Mar. 26. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Stuart Jackson Welter.

Gold mines and mining – Alaska

1901, Oct. 18. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette.
1908, June 24. Edwin Nicholas welter and Stuart Jackson Welter, letter to William H. Beyette, Gene [Welter] Beyette, and Karyn B. Sanders.
1915, Feb. 4. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter]. 1907, July 21. Stuart Jackson Welter, letter to "Dear people."

Gold mines and mining – Nevada

1924, June 7. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders.

Uranium mines and mining – Nevada

1954, July 29. Stuart Jackson Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders.

World War, 1914-1918 – Public opinion

1915, Feb. 4. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter].

Dawson (Yukon) – History – 20th century – Sources

1914, July 13. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette.

Fairbanks (Alaska) – Social life and customs

1907, Oct. 7. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette.

Nome (Alaska) – Description and travel

1901, Oct. 18. Edwin Nicholas Welter, letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette.

Venezuela – Description and travel

1947, Nov. 3. Sam E. Sorgis, letter to Stuart Jackson Welter.

General

Call Numbers included in the collection: mssHM 65976-66054, mssFAC 1405.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska

Frontier and pioneer life -- Yukon

Gold mines and mining -- Alaska

Gold mines and mining -- Nevada

Uranium mines and mining -- Nevada

World War, 1914-1918 -- Public opinion.

Dawson (Yukon) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources

Fairbanks (Alaska) -- Social life and customs

Nome (Alaska) -- Description and travel

Venezuela -- Description and travel

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century

Box 1

Correspondence

Canadian Bank of Commerce. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Whitehorse, Yukon. 1914, Mar. 10

Sorgis, Same E. Letter to Stuart Jackson Welter. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. 1947, Nov. 3

United States. Attorney (Alaska). Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Fairbanks, Alaska. 1924, Oct. 13

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Nome, Alaska. 1901, Oct. 18

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Candle City, Alaska. 1903, Sept. 25

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Candle, Alaska. 1905, Jan. 15

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Fairbanks, Alaska. 1907, Oct. 7

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Whitehorse, Yukon. 1911, Apr. 25

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Silver Creek, Yukon. 1913, Apr. 12

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Dawson, Yukon. 1914, July 31

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Livengood, Alaska. 1916, Feb. 13

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Circle City, Alaska. 1919, Apr. 16

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. Alatna, Alaska. pre-1913, Aug. 22

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette. pre-1913

[Welter, Edwin, Nicholas]. Letter to [Gene Welter Beyette]. Undated

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. Rampart, Alaska. 1915, Sept. 19

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to William H. Beyette. Roswell, N.M. 1911, Feb. 18

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to William H. Beyette, Gene [Welter] Beyette, and Karyn B. Sanders. Innoko, Alaska. 1909, Oct. 7

Welter, Edwin Nicholas and Stuart Jackson Welter. Letter to William H. Beyette, Gene Welter Beyette, and Karyn B. Sanders. 1908, June 24

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Karyn B. Sanders. Lake Laberge, Yukon. 1911, May 8

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Karyn B. Sanders. Livengood, Alaska. 1918, Nov. 16

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Karyn B. Sanders. Fairbanks, Alaska. 1919, Mar. 19

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Andrew Jackson Welter. Otter, Alaska. 1910, Mar. 25

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Andrew Jackson Welter. Whitehorse, Yukon. 1912, Aug. 30

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Andrew Jackson Welter. Livengood, Alaska. 1918, Feb. 3

Welter Edwin Nicholas. Letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter]. Kotzebue, Alaska. 1904, Aug. 23

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter]. Dawson, Yukon. 1915, Feb. 4

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to [Andrew Jackson and Mary Taylor Welter]. Livengood, Alaska. 1917, Feb. 5

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Grover [Welter]. Candle, Alaska. 1905, Dec. 12

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Rose [Welter]. Lake Laberge, Yukon. 1911, June 5

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Stuart Jackson Welter. Candle City, Alaska. 1903, July 23

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Stuart Jackson Welter. Kotzebue, Alaska. 1903, Nov. 14

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Stuart Jackson Welter. Silver Creek, Yukon. 1913, Mar. 26

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to Stuart Jackson Welter. Livengood, Alaska. 1923, July 14

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "My Dear Gene, Will, and Home folks." Nome, Alaska. 1900, Aug. 25

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "Dear Home folks." Whitehorse, Yukon. 1911, June 8

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "Dear Mother and home folks." Livengood, Alaska. 1922, Mar. 31

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "Dear Home folk." Livengood, Alaska. 1922, Oct. 5

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "My dear home folks." Livengood, Alaska. 1922, Dec. 18

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "My dear home folks." Livengood, Alaska. 1922, Dec. 26

Welter, Edwin Nicholas. Letter to "My dear ones." Livengood, Alaska. Undated

[Welter, Mary Taylor]. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. [Roswell, N.M.]. 1939, Nov. 21

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. Stillwater, Nev. 1923, Sept. 20

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. Fallon, Nev. 1924, June 7

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. Fallon, Nev. 1925, Apr. 26

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to Gene [Welter] Beyette and Karyn B. Sanders. Battle Mountain (Lander County, Nev.). 1954, July 29

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to Karyn B. Sanders. Battle Mountain (Lander County, Nev.). 1954, Aug. 6

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to "Dear people." Fairbanks, Alaska. 1907, July 21

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to "Dear Grover and Home folks." Stillwater, Nev. 1923, Sept. 18

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to "Dear Home folks." Stillwater, Nev. 1923, Nov. 7

Welter, Stuart Jackson. Letter to "Dear folks." Battle Mountain (Lander County, Nev.). 1929, Sept. 14

Box 2

Photographs, legal documents, and misc. materials

Photograph. Seattle, Wash. 1911, May

Photograph. Seattle, Wash. 1911

Photograph. Dawson, Yukon. 1911

Photograph. Dawson, Yukon. 1914, Feb.

Photograph. Tolovana, Alaska. 1916

Photograph. Livengood, Alaska. Undated

Photograph. Undated

Photographic postcard. Seattle, Wash. 1911

Photographic postcard. Undated

Lease between Frank Childress and Stuart Jackson Welter, and Tony Romano. 1936, Oct. 1

Lease Between Frank Childress and Stuart Jackson Welter, and Tony Romano. Alameda County, Calif. 1938, Feb. 19

Agreement between Zeb Silve, et. al., and J. Rossyln Jones. 1941, May 5

Agreement between Zeb Silve, and Stuart Jackson Welter, Clarence A. Lee, and W.G. Lee. 1941, May 21

Agreement between Zeb Silve and Celine Silve, and Stuart Jackson Welter, W.G. Lee, and Clarence A. Lee. Lander County, Nev. 1941, Nov. 10

Indenture between Frank Childress and Stuart Jackson Welter. Lander County, Nev. 1944, Nov. 13

Notice of ownership and suspension of labor of Stuart Jackson Welter and the Estate of Frank Childress. Los Angeles County, Calif. 1949, July 21

Lease between Karyn B. Sanders and Stuart Jackson Welter, and A.N. Bratton. Los Angeles County, Calif. 1951, June 4

Indenture between Karyn B. Sanders and Stuart Jackson Welter. Los Angeles County, Calif. 1951, June 6

Certificates of location. Lander County, Nev. 1950, Oct. 1

Certificates of location. Lander County, Nev. 1952, Apr. 15-28

Certificate: Proof of Annual Labor. Los Angeles County, Calif. 1953, June 11

Ephemera. 1 piece. Fallon, Nev. 1954, July 1

Receipts. 3 pieces. Austin, Nev. 1949-1953

Envelopes. 4 pieces. 1913-1954

Topographic surveys

Folder Oversize folder

Belknap, Clayton. Township no. 33 North, Range no. 42 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nev. Reno, Nev. HM 66052 1896, Oct. 28

Folder Oversize folder

Kyle, Matthew. Township no. 34 North, Range no. 41 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nev. Reno, Nev. HM 66053 1911, June 27

Folder Oversize folder

Kyle, Matthew. Township no. 33 North, Range no. 41 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nev. Reno, Nev. HM 660551 1914, Feb. 28

Folder Oversize folder

Turrittin, George F. Township no. 34 North, Range no. 42 East, Mount Disable Meridian, Nev. Reno, Nev. HM 66054 1891, Jan. 20

Photostat copies

Folder Oversize folder

Materials related to a pension request for Revolutionary War soldier George Smith. FAC 1405