The Record-Courier (Gardnerville, Nevada), 1907-1908: Prof. E. C. Pfeiffer, principal, and Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer

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The Record-Courier (Gardnerville, Nevada), 1907-1908: Prof. E. C. Pfeiffer, principal, and Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer
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newspaper
date
Sept 1907 - July 1908
repository
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
reference
The Record-Courier, sn84001718
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https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1907-09-27/ed-1/?sp=4
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image
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public

Found 10 Oct 2026; the items marked (image) were read from the page by Claude. In date order:

  • 27 Sept 1907, p. 4 (image): "E. C. Pfeiffer of Los Angeles, arrived in Gardnerville Tuesday [24 Sept] and as principal took charge" of the school.
  • 13 Dec 1907, p. 4 (image, page): "Prof. Pfeiffer's wife and child arrived from Los Angeles last Sunday" [8 Dec]. The issue of 20 Dec, p. 4, adds that they live "in the house owned by H. A. Pitta" [or Pitts].
  • 28 Feb 1908, p. 4: "Through the efforts of Prof. Pfeiffer, a public library has been established in Gardnerville."
  • 5, 12 and 26 June 1908, p. 1 (image of 12 June, page): "Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer wishes to announce that she is ready to take pupils in Literature, Dramatic Art, Oratory, Elocution, Physical Culture and Voice ... Also will form a Shakespeare class."
  • 19 June 1908, p. 1 (image, page): on Monday, 15 June, the high-school girls gave "Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer ... a handsome sterling-silver, complete desk-set ... in recognition of her very able and helpful work for the graduation speaking, and for the play afterwards." The card was signed by Marie Hellwinkel, Mathilda Jepsen and Oliver Hougner.
  • 10 July 1908, p. 4 (image, page): "E. C. Pfeiffer, who filled the position as principal of the Gardnerville school last term left Gardnerville this week. His family accompanied him."

She came from Los Angeles; the Harvard class report puts Emil at Santa Barbara from 1905 to 1907 (Harvard College Class of 1889, secretary's reports and annual bulletins, 1898-1935: Emil Charles Pfeiffer).

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  2. title: "The Record-Courier (Gardnerville, Nevada), 1907-1908: Prof. E. C. Pfeiffer, principal, and Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer"
  3. type: newspaper
  4. date: Sept 1907 - July 1908
  5. repository: Library of Congress, Chronicling America
  6. reference: "The Record-Courier, sn84001718"
  7. url: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1907-09-27/ed-1/?sp=4
  8. seen: image
  9. access: public
  10. ---
  11. Found 10 Oct 2026; the items marked (image) were read from the page by Claude. In date order:
  12. - **27 Sept 1907, p. 4** (image): "E. C. Pfeiffer of Los Angeles, arrived in Gardnerville Tuesday
  13. [24 Sept] and as principal took charge" of the school.
  14. - **13 Dec 1907, p. 4** (image,
  15. [page](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1907-12-13/ed-1/?sp=4)): "Prof. Pfeiffer's wife and
  16. child arrived from Los Angeles last Sunday" [8 Dec]. The issue of 20 Dec, p. 4, adds that they
  17. live "in the house owned by H. A. Pitta" [or Pitts].
  18. - **28 Feb 1908, p. 4:** "Through the efforts of Prof. Pfeiffer, a public library has been
  19. established in Gardnerville."
  20. - **5, 12 and 26 June 1908, p. 1** (image of 12 June,
  21. [page](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1908-06-12/ed-1/?sp=1)): "Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer
  22. wishes to announce that she is ready to take pupils in Literature, Dramatic Art, Oratory,
  23. Elocution, Physical Culture and Voice ... Also will form a Shakespeare class."
  24. - **19 June 1908, p. 1** (image,
  25. [page](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1908-06-19/ed-1/?sp=1)): on Monday, 15 June, the
  26. high-school girls gave "Mrs. F. H. Pfeiffer ... a handsome sterling-silver, complete desk-set ...
  27. in recognition of her very able and helpful work for the graduation speaking, and for the play
  28. afterwards." The card was signed by Marie Hellwinkel, Mathilda Jepsen and Oliver Hougner.
  29. - **10 July 1908, p. 4** (image,
  30. [page](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84001718/1908-07-10/ed-1/?sp=4)): "E. C. Pfeiffer, who
  31. filled the position as principal of the Gardnerville school last term left Gardnerville this week.
  32. His family accompanied him."
  33. She came from Los Angeles; the Harvard class report puts Emil at Santa Barbara from 1905 to 1907
  34. (`reports-harvard-class-1889-pfeiffer`).

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