Sparks United Methodist Church
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Silver and gold have I none; a story of the Methodist Church of Sparks, Nevada
Collection
Identifier: NC103
Abstract
History of the Sparks United Methodist Church includes brief history of early mining in Nevada; Methodist missionary efforts in Nevada Territory beginning in 1861; establishment of churches in Virginia City, 1861, and Sparks, 1905; and charts demonstrating the membership growth of the church and donations to world service funds.
Dates:
1965
Alice L. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: 93-10
Abstract
Alice L. Smith was a Reno, Nevada black woman and activist. The collection includes biographical information; personal correspondence; working papers for Smith's community service involvement with the American National Red Cross, Western Community Action Training, Inc., Community Service Council, and Nevada State Comprehensive Health Planning Advisory Council, and information about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Nevada (NAACP). Of special interest is a...
Dates:
1940-1991