Cannon, Howard W.
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Alan Bible Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC01
Abstract
Alan Bible, a Nevada politician and attorney, served as the District Attorney of Storey County from 1935-1938 until he was appointed Deputy Attorney General of Nevada in 1938. In 1942, Bible was appointed State Attorney, and served in that position until 1950. Upon resignation from that position, he resumed private practice of law, which would continue throughout the rest of his career. In 1954, Bible was appointed to serve in the United States Senate, filling the vacancy left upon the...
Dates:
1953-1974
Centennial Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0065
Abstract
In April 1973, University President N. Edd Miller appointed the University of Nevada Centennial Committee to plan and execute the observance, in 1974-1975, of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Nevada, Reno. The chairman of the committee was Samuel M. Basta, Dean of Community Relations. The collection contains correspondence, committee minutes, memorandums, and reports, 1973-1975; a traveling slide presentation sponsored by General University Extension in conjunction...
Dates:
1893-1975; Majority of material found within 1971-1975
Christmas Card
Collection
Identifier: 87-38
Abstract
Christmas card sent by Senator Howard Cannon and Mrs. Dorothy Pace Cannon in 1976 with a U. S. Bicentennial theme.
Dates:
1976
Lectures and Speeches
Collection
Identifier: NUB 16/06
Scope and Contents
Cannon, Howard, 1961.
Dates:
1961
Thomas Woodnutt Miller Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC441
Abstract
Thomas Woodnut Miller was a republican and native of Delaware. He was appointed Secretary of State for Delaware, 1913-1914, U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1914-1917, served in World War I as lieutenant colonel, and helped establish the American Legion. He moved to Nevada 1934 and became active in state and civic affairs and the Republican Party. He also served as the First chair of Nevada State Park Commission and served on many other boards and commissions. Primarily correspondence and...
Dates:
1890-1977
Joseph H. Robertson Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 90-09
Abstract
Joseph H. Robertson was a Reno, Nevada resident and professor of range management at the University of Nevada, Reno. The collection contains letters written by Robertson to Nevada's U.S. Senators and Representatives, and their responses to him. Subjects include the military, taxation, campaign finance ethics, Social Security, foreign policy, arms and gun control, wilderness and Nevada issues.
Dates:
1973-1996