Thomas J. Lynch Papers
Scope and Contents
The Thomas J. Lynch Papers contains a typescript of Lynch's memoirs intended for publication as Tonopah Memories: Mines, Desert Rats, & Burros. Featured is a history of the Tonopah mining region and its inhabitants, including John C. Lynch and the Desert Springs Ranch, Utah, located 50 miles east of Pioche, Nevada.
Dates
- 1901-1942
Creator
- Lynch, Thomas J., 1899-1984 (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
Thomas J. Lynch was a prominent mining businessman in Tonopah, Nevada in the early 1900s.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Thomas J. Lynch was a prominent mining businessman in Tonopah, Nevada in the early 1900s. The collection contains a typescript of Lynch's memoirs intended for publication as Tonopah Memories: Mines, Desert Rats, & Burros.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by George Lynch via the University of Nevada Press in 1972.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Special Collections Department photo archive as collection number UNRS-P1988-22.
Creator
- Lynch, Thomas J., 1899-1984 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas J. Lynch Papers
- Status
- Completed
- 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
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Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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