Emminger Family Recordings
Scope and Contents
The Emminger Family Recordings consist of interviews of Mr. William Glenn Emminger and Mrs. Tracy Hartsough Emminger by Willard F. Day. This includes discussions on Rochester, Tonopah, and Unionville, Nevada; Jack (Andrew Jackson) Longstreet's anti-union activities and other stories; Rawhide Jack Davis; and on Mrs. Emminger's father, Louis C. Hartsough and his tales of General George A. Custer.
Dates
- 1962 August 28
Creator
- Emminger, Tracy Hartsough, 1896-1982 (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
William Glenn Emminger (1888-1971) was a miner, who worked in Rochester, Tonopah, Tungsten, and Mina, Nevada; appointed to fill unexpired state Senate term for Pershing County, 1955, and member of the Nevada Industrial Commission, 1957-1961.
Tracy H. Emminger was born in 1898. Her father was Louis C. Hartsough. She died in 1982.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Interviews of Mr. William Glenn Emminger and Mrs. Tracy Hartsough Emminger by Willard F. Day include discussions on Rochester, Tonopah, and Unionville, Nevada; Jack (Andrew Jackson) Longstreet's anti-union activities and other stories; Rawhide Jack Davis; and on Mrs. Emminger's father, Louis C. Hartsough and his tales of General George A. Custer.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Audio tapes donated by Fifi Day on August 28, 1962.
- Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
- Davis, John Baron, 1876-1956
- Emminger, Tracy Hartsough, 1896-1982
- Emminger, William Glenn, 1888-1971
- Hartsough, Louis C., 1851-1934
- Interviews
- Labor unions -- Nevada
- Longstreet, Andrew Jackson, approximately 1834-
- Rochester (Nev.)
- Tonopah (Nev.)
- Unionville (Nev.)
Creator
- Emminger, Tracy Hartsough, 1896-1982 (Interviewee, Person)
- Day, Willard F. (Willard Farnsworth) (Interviewer, Person)
- Emminger, William Glenn, 1888-1971 (Interviewee, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Emminger Family Recordings
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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