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Charles and Enid Nordlund collection, 1880-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Nordlund, Charles
- Title
- Charles and Enid Nordlund collection
- Dates
- 1880-2001 (inclusive)18802001
- Quantity
- .19 cubic feet including 2 sound cassettes
- Collection Number
- 2147
- Summary
- Reminiscences of pioneers and tape recorded interviews of collectors of western Washington state pioneer history
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Paper-based materials area open to all users. No user access copy is available for the oral history interviews. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles and Enid Nordlund collected historical records of Monte Cristo, Washington, and Everett and Monte Cristo Railway, reminiscences of pioneers from that area. Gathered as part of North Cascades History Project.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Maps, plans, surveys, photographs, and an oral history interview.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 2147-001, Charles and Enid Nordlund collection, 1880-1950
- Accession No. 2147-002, Oral history interviews with Enid Nordlund, 2001
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2147-001: Charles and Enid Nordlund collection, 1880-1950Return to Top
Scope and Content: Maps, plans, surveys, and photographs of Monte Cristo, Washington and the Everett and Monte Cristo Railway. Reminiscences of Monte Cristo pioneers and tape recorded interviews with the Nordlunds, 1880-1950. Reminiscences of Wilmans and Brownell of particular interest.
See also: Acc. #91-155, and the related accession for the Monte Cristo Mining Co.
Restrictions on Access: Paper-based materials are open to all users. No user access copy is available for the oral history interviews. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Charles and Enid Nordlund, July to Oct. 1973.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 2147-001 | Everett & Monte Cristo Railway, Location
Maps |
1892 |
| 1/2 | 2147-001 | Everett & Monte Cristo Railway, Survey
Maps |
1894 |
| 1/3 | 2147-001 | Everett & Monte Cristo Railway, Monte Cristo yard
& spur |
1894 |
| 1/4 | 2147-001 | Everett & Monte Cristo Railway, Monte Cristo
area |
1896 |
| 1/5-6 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo Branch Railway |
1909 |
| 1/7 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo, Boston-American Mining Co. |
1924 |
| 1/8 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo Mining District |
1930 |
| 1/9 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo, T. 29N, R. 11 E. |
|
| 1/10 | 2147-001 | Townsite of Silverton |
|
| 1/11 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo Trainway |
|
| 1/12 | 2147-001 | Monte Cristo: Peabody Knowltas Claims |
1940 |
| 1/13 | 2147-001 | Profiler of Mine to Market Road, Monte Cristo to Glacier
Basin |
1947 |
| 1/14 | 2147-001 | Reminiscences of the Monte Cristo Mine and Everett,
Washington, by Francis H. Brownell |
1951 |
| 1/15 | 2147-001 | Reminiscences of the Monte Cristo Area by Margaret
Callahan |
approximately early 1950s |
| 1/16 | 2147-001 | Reminiscences from the Diary of J.M.
Willmans |
1910 |
| 1/17 | 2147-001 | Early Photographs of Monte Cristo |
1893-1928 |
| 1/18 | 2147-001 | Taped Interviews with Charles & Enid
Nordlund |
Accession No. 2147-002: Oral history interviews with Enid Nordlund, 2001Return to Top
Scope and Content: Nordlund tells family stories about life in Monte Cristo, where four of her uncles and one aunt worked in the late 19th century; 2001. She also describes life in Monte Cristo in the post gold mining era, ca. 1920s-1980s.
Restrictions on Access: No user access copy is available for the oral history interviews. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Restrictions on Use: Presume may be copied and quoted.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Dr. Kalman Klass, 11/23/2003
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Everett
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Monte Cristo
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Fogg, Garda
- Nordlund, Charles--Archives
- Nordlund, Enid--Archives
Corporate Names
- Everett & Monte Cristo Railway
- Monte Cristo Railway
- North Cascades History Project
Geographical Names
- Everett (Wash.)--History
- Monte Cristo (Wash.)--History
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Benson, Naomi Achenbach (creator)
- Brownell, Francis H. (Francis Herbert), 1867- (creator)
- Callahan, Margaret (creator)
- Klass, Kalman (interviewer)
- Kyes, James (creator)
- Peabody, Frank (creator)
- Sperry, Richard (creator)
- Wilmans, Fred (creator)
- Wilmans, G. M (creator)
