Alton E. Glass Papers
Scope and Contents
The Alton E. Glass Papers includes material prior to 1959, mostly from 1956, comprising of texts of speeches, appraisals, crop budgets, plans and charts. Subsequent material contains financial records of Glass' independent business, 1959-1965, and about 265 folders of appraisals. Appraisals include deeds, notes, photographs, correspondence, histories of the areas and valuations of properties. Larger appraisals include the George Wingfield estate in Reno, Lucile Brown estate in Smith Valley, Nevada, and James Canyon Ranch in Douglas and Ormsby Counties, Nevada.
Dates
- 1930-1966
Creator
- Glass, Alton E., 1893-1966 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
Alton E. Glass was an appraiser for the First National Bank of Nevada, 1924-1959, and an independent appraiser from 1959 until his death in 1966.
Extent
5.23 Linear Feet (7 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Alton E. Glass was an appraiser for the First National Bank of Nevada, 1924-1959, and an independent appraiser from 1959 until his death in 1966. The collection includes texts of speeches, appraisals, crop budgets, plans and charts, financial records of Glass' independent business, 1959-1965, and appraisals he conducted.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Professional Papers; 2) Business Papers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Alton and Mary Ellen Glass circa 1970.
- Brown, Lucile D.
- Business correspondence
- Deeds
- First National Bank of Nevada
- Glass, Alton E., 1893-1966
- James Canyon Ranch (Nev.)
- Photographs
- Real property -- Valuation -- Nevada
- Real property -- Valuation -- Nevada -- Douglas County
- Real property -- Valuation -- Nevada -- Ormsby County
- Real property -- Valuation -- Nevada -- Reno
- Real property -- Valuation -- Nevada -- Smith Valley
- Speeches
- Wingfield, George, 1876-1959
Creator
- Glass, Alton E., 1893-1966 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Alton E. Glass Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- April 2017
- 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
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu