Haviland, Vera May, 1903-1965

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1965

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Browne and Haviland Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1416
Abstract Howard Edgar Browne (1896-1990) attended the University of Nevada (1914-1918), Yale Law School, and Harvard Law School. He served as the District Attorney for Lander County, Nevada from 1922-1942, and was in private practice from 1945-1984. In 1927, Browne married Vera May Haviland, who also attended the University of Nevada. Both the Browne and the Haviland families were early settlers in northern Nevada. The collection contains material related to Browne's time at the University of Nevada,...
Dates: 1911-2021
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Browne and Haviland Family Papers

Vera May Haviland Biographical Sketch

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0493
Abstract

Vera May Haviland (1903-1965) was born in Winnemucca, Nevada to Carl and Lillian Haviland. Haviland graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor's degree in education in 1926. The collection consists of a 15-page biography about her written in 2011 by her grandson, Kevin Allec, and a DVD of the silent movie, "The Winning of Barbara Worth", filmed in Winnemucca and photographed by Haviland.

Dates: 2011
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives / Vera May Haviland Biographical Sketch