Mackay School of Mines
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
University of Nevada, Reno. Facilities Services. Campus Architectural Drawings Collection
Collection includes original blueprints and drawings of remodeling work for various University buildings during the twentieth century.
DeLaMare Library Records
John A. Fulton Papers
John A. Fulton was a mining engineer and director of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno. The collection includes papers and speeches presented by Fulton, chiefly on mining in Nevada and Grass Valley, California; correspondence on mining matters; and microfilm of a scrapbook.
Vincent Paul Gianella Papers
Vincent Paul Gianella (1886-1983) was a professor in the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1915-1925 and again from 1935-1952. The collection contains correspondence, field notes, subject files, geologic reports, printed materials, maps, photographs related to Gianella's research in Nevada geology and earthquakes, his work at the Mackay School of Mines, and to routes of John C. Fremont and other early explorers of Nevada.
Ground breaking
One scrapbook with invitation, program, and photographs taken during the dedication. Photographs include Paul Laxalt and his brother, Nevada author Robert Laxalt. The program includes a biography of Paul Laxalt, and a brief history of the Mackay School of Mines by James V. Taranik.
E. R. Larson Collection
Mackay Centennial Collection
In 2008, the Mackay School of Mines celebrated its centennial with a gala celebration held at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada on April 26, 2008. The collection contains materials created for the celebration.
John W. Mackay Statue Rededication Records
The John W. Mackay statue and the Mackay School of Mines building, were originally dedicated on June 10, 1908 in honor of John W. Mackay by his wife and his son, Marie Louise Mackay and Clarence Hungerford Mackay. Originally dedicated on June 10, 1908, the John Mackay Statue was rededicated by the Mackay School of Mines on April 25, 1996. The collection contains materials created for the rededication ceremony.
Mackay School of Mines Records
The School of Mines was originally founded in 1888 as part of the requirements of the Morrill Land Act of 1862. Over the years it has grown to encompass other aspects of earth science and is currently named the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering. The collection contains materials related to the administration of the school; publications and press relases by the school; department, program, and building information; and student activities and groups.
University of Nevada, Reno, Office of the President Records
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- Business correspondence 2
- College buildings -- Nevada -- Reno 2
- Maps 2
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada 2
- Photographs 2
- Academic libraries -- Nevada -- Reno 1
- Architects -- Nevada 1
- Architecture -- Nevada 1
- College personnel management 1
- Copper mines and mining -- Nevada -- Elko County 1
- Donner Pass (Calif.) 1
- Earthquakes -- Nevada 1
- Excerpts 1
- Field notes 1
- Fort Peck Dam (Mont.) -- Tunnels 1
- Galena Creek Bridge (Nev.) 1
- Geologists -- Nevada 1
- Geology -- Great Basin 1
- Geology -- Nevada 1
- Geology -- Nevada -- Eagle Springs 1
- Geology -- Nevada -- Nye County 1
- Geology -- New York (State) -- Rondout 1
- Gold mines and mining -- Nevada 1
- Higher education and state -- Nevada 1
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) 1
- Intercollegiate Mining Competition 1
- Law enforcement -- Nevada 1
- Little Valley (Washoe County, Nev.) 1
- Melones (Calif.) 1
- Mines and mineral resources -- California 1
- Mining schools and education -- Nevada 1
- Mono Craters Tunnel (Calif.) 1
- Mountain City Mining District (Nev.) 1
- Nevada -- Description and travel 1
- Newsletters 1
- Nurses -- Education -- Nevada 1
- Press releases 1
- Programs (Publications) 1
- Pyramid Lake (Nev.) 1
- Ranches -- Nevada 1
- Speeches 1
- Springfield (Mass.) 1
- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- Tunneling -- California 1
- Tunneling -- Nevada 1
- Universities and colleges -- Nevada -- Reno -- Administration 1
- Vocational education -- Nevada 1
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