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J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence (MS-00082)

Abstract

The J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence (1927-1928) consists of correspondence between J. K. W. Bracken as buyer for the Bruce M. Barnard Co. and seller Bingham Mercantile Company for the purchase of Native American (Navajo) rugs and blankets. It also contains invoices and descriptions of the design significance of the individual rugs. J. K. W. Bracken was the brother of Walter Bracken and they both worked for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Date
1927-1928
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder (1 shared box))
0.02 Linear Feet
Related People/Corporations
Scope and Contents Note

The J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence (1927-1928) consists of correspondence between J. K. W. Bracken as buyer for the Bruce M. Barnard Co., located in Shiprock, New Mexico, and seller Bingham Mercantile Company, located in Bingham, Utah, for the purchase of Native American (Navajo) rugs and blankets. It also contains invoices and descriptions of the design significance of the individual rugs. J. K. W. Bracken was the brother of Walter Bracken and both worked for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Arrangement

Material remains in original order.

Preferred Citation

J. K. W. Bracken Correspondence, 1927-1928. MS-00082. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by the Ferron Family; accession number 102.

Processing Note

In 2018, as part of a backlog elimination project, Joyce Moore wrote a finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type
Papers
Collection Type
EAD ID
US::NVLN::MS00082
Finding Aid Description Rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
English