Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Gilbert L. Friedlein Papers, 1880s-1961

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0943
Creators:
Friedlein, Gilbert L., 1884-
Friedlein, Gilbert L., Jr., 1921-
Dates:
1880s-1961
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.33 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Collection documents the life of Gilbert L. Friedlein, semi-professional baseball player and grain elevator operator, and his son Gilbert Friedlein, Jr. It includes photographs, a baseball contract, and correspondence.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of photographs, personal papers, and newspaper clippings about Gilbert L. Friedlein and his family. Topics include his membership on the Drake semi-professional baseball team, his employment with Farmers Elevator Company in Lewistown, Montana, and his son's membership in the University of California band. Highlights include several photographs of the grain elevator after its destruction by fire, a 1908 baseball contract, and a letter written from Freidlein, Jr. to his parents.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of materials.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Gilbert L. Friedlein was born February 2, 1884, in Osterdock, Iowa, the son of Frederick and Harriet Friedlein. He received his education in Guttenberg, Iowa, and married Tressa Kathryn Akers from Charleston, West Virginia, on June 17, 1914. He was a pitcher for the semi-professional baseball team from Drake, North Dakota, before retiring from the sport in 1913 and working fulltime for Farmers Elevator Company. He resided in the area of Lewistown, Montana, for fifty-three years and served as a member of the City Council and the Elks Lodge before his death on May 1, 1961.
Friedlein's son, Gilbert Friedlein, Jr., was born on July 12, 1921. He attended the University of California-Berkeley, where he was a member of the university band. Friedlein, Jr. wed LeVita (Pat) Bernstein of San Jose, California. He was employed with the San Francisco Port of Embarkation and worked in the personnel department of the wage administration section in Oakland. Friedlein, Jr. died November 18, 1958.

Administration

Author
Kiley Orchard
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in the collection of the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment, now Division of Cultural and Community Life.
Processing Information
Processed by Kiley Orchard, intern, 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist, 2008.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Gilbert L. Friedlein Papers, 1880s-1961, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

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Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century. Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Clippings -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Contracts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grain elevators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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