Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie), 1874-1950
Variant namesAuthor Frederick R. Bechdolt was born in Pennsylvania, and attended the universities of North Dakota and Washington. He worked on odd jobs in the west for several years, including gold mining in Alaska, driving sled dogs, and helping drill the Cascade tunnel, before becoming a journalist in California. He later wrote fiction and non-fiction with western themes and settings, including novels, stories, fact-based collections of tales, and articles. He settled in Carmel, California, where he was active in the community, and became known as one of the Carmel bunch.
From the description of Frederick R. Bechdolt correspondence with William Gerard Chapman, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 62171560
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| creatorOf | Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie), 1874-1950. Frederick R. Bechdolt correspondence with William Gerard Chapman, 1936. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Lockley, Fred, 1871-1958. Papers of Fred Lockley, 1859-1950. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : GROUP folder 1883-2003. | Monterey Public Library |
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| associatedWith | Chapman, William Gerard, 1877-1945, | person |
| associatedWith | Lockley, Fred, 1871-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Monterey Public Library. California History Room. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1874
Death 1950
