Gilbert L. Friedlein Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Friedlein, Gilbert L., 1884-
label: Creator
content: Friedlein, Gilbert L., Jr., 1921-
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment
topic: label: Topic
content: Baseball players
label: Topic
content: Bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Grain elevators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Found in the collection of the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment, now Division of Cultural and Community Life.
creator: label: Creator
content: Friedlein, Gilbert L., 1884-
label: Creator
content: Friedlein, Gilbert L., Jr., 1921-
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content: Gilbert L. Friedlein Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: 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.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Gilbert L. Friedlein was born February 2, 1884, in Osterdock, Iowa, the son of Frederick and Harriet Friedlein.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1880s-1961
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)  in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0943
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Contracts
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged by type of materials.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Kiley Orchard, intern, 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist, 2008.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.