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K. O. Knudson Photograph Collection (PH-00108)

Abstract

The K. O. Knudson Photographs (approximately 1920-1969) depict the Las Vegas Grammar School and service, fraternal, and veterans organizations gathered by retired Las Vegas, Nevada school administrator and World War I veteran K. O. Knudson (also known as K. Oscar Knudson). The collection includes images of Knudson, Las Vegas Masonic Lodge members, American Legion members, and school dances. The photographs primarily feature Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Date

1920 to 1969

Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder, 1 shared box of negatives, 1 flat file)
2.00 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The K. O. Knudson Photographs (approximately 1920-1969) depicts Las Vegas Grammar School and Las Vegas High School, members of the Las Vegas Masonic Lodge, members of the American Legion, scenes around of Las Vegas, Nevada, and images of K. O. Knudson (also known as K. Oscar Knudson). In addition to images focusing on activities with both the Masonic Lodge and American Legion including dinners, gatherings, and ceremonies. the collection provides insight into Knudson’s life in Las Vegas as an educator.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

K. Oscar Knudson was born April 14, 1894 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to Norwegian immigrant parents. He began his bachelor’s degree at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho in 1916, but did not complete his degree before enlisting in the United States Army in March 1917. During Knudson's military service, he served as a dispatcher and earned the rank of Sergeant. After leaving the military in November of 1918, Knudson moved to Globe, Arizona and worked as a miner. Shortly after, he became a school teacher in Arizona. Knudson moved to Reno, Nevada in 1921 and enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno to continue working towards a Bachelor of Science in Education while teaching in Nevada. In 1923, Knudson joined the Masonic Lodge in Fernley, Nevada. By 1926, Knudson and his growing family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he began teaching at the Las Vegas Grammar School and became its principal in 1927. He later completed his Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Idaho in 1936. Knudson retired from teaching in 1959.

K. O. Kundson passed away in 1981.

Source:

Harvey, James Monroe. K. O. Knudson: A True Life Story. Las Vegas, Nevada, 1972.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Maude Frazier, 1955-1962. MS-00050. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

K. Oscar Knudson oral history interview, 1974. OH-01041. Audio recording. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ruth Fyfe, K. Oscar Knudson, and Fern Olive oral history interview, 1977 March 22. OH-01042. Audio recording. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

K. O. Knudson Photographs, approximately 1920-1969. PH-00108. Special Collections and Archives University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in July 7, 1980 by K. O. Knudson; accession number 80-105.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Maryse Lundering-Timpano wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards. In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang added materials and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::PH00108

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