Abstract
The Sadie and Hampton George Papers (1874-1948) consist primarily of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Sadie Kiel George and her husband, Hampton George, regarding proposed land and mineral rights sales. The collection also includes some personal correspondence, and two of the most significant letters in the collection deal with the deaths of brothers William and Edward Kiel, Sadie's uncles, who were found dead at the Kiel Ranch in October 1900. Also included in the collection are receipts, cancelled checks, tax notices, mining claims, and land deeds.
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The Sadie and Hampton George Papers (1874-1948) consist primarily of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Sadie Kiel George and her husband, Hampton George, regarding proposed land and mineral rights sales. The collection also includes some personal correspondence, and two of the most significant letters in the collection deal with the deaths of brothers William and Edward Kiel, Sadie's uncles, who were found dead at the Kiel Ranch in October 1900. Also included in the collection are receipts, cancelled checks, tax notices, mining claims, and land deeds.
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Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
These records are organized by topic and are in rough chronological order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Sadie Kiel George was the granddaughter of Conrad Kiel, one of Las Vegas Valley's earliest pioneers. He owned Kiel Ranch in the 1880s, which was the second oldest ranch in the Las Vegas Valley and one of only two major cattle complexes throughout the 19th century. Sadie Kiel married Hampton E. George and they had a son, Hampton George Jr., who was known as Willard. Hampton George, Sr. passed away in 1907, and Sadie subsequently married W.M. Clayton of Santa Ana, California, sometime in the 1930s.
Preferred Citation
Sadie and Hampton George Papers, 1874-1948. MS-00434. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2001 and 2022 by Hampton George, Jr.; accession numbers 2001-015 and 2022-070.
Processing Note
Material was processed by Kathy War in 2001. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Sarah Jones revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2022, Sarah Jones added additional material from the 2022 accession.