Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MSNC00054 |
Filing Title |
Schmidt (Walter) papers |
Collection |
Walter Schmidt papers |
Dates of Creation |
1865-1919 |
Extent |
1 box (1.0 linear ft.) |
Creator |
Schmidt, Walter |
Scope & Content |
Correspondence and other materials dealing chiefly with Schmidt's activities as superintendent of the Desert Crystal Salt Works and as postmaster. It includes a small amount of correspondence of Henry Eck, another superintendent of the salt works and a scrapbook kept by Schmidt from 1885 to 1906. |
Admin/Biographical History |
Walter Schmidt was a Danish immigrant and the superintendent of the Desert Crystal Salt Works in White Plains, Nevada. He was also the White Plains postmaster between 1879 and 1908. |
Language of Material |
English |
Copyrights |
For copyright information, please contact the Nevada Historical Society. |