Robert Martin Price Papers
Scope and Contents
Class notebooks from Price's studies at the University of California and daily journals of 1895, 1897, and 1899. The 1897 journal contains a supply list, recipes, and account of a hiking/camping trek in Yosemite with his wife Jennie, where they placed Sierra Club registers on mountain peaks.
Dates
- 1890-1899
Creator
- Price, Robert Martin (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
Prominent Reno, Nevada attorney who received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of California in 1893 and a LL.B. degree from Hastings College of Law in 1906; he was a charter member of the Sierra Club and on the first board of directors.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (9 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Class notebooks from Price's studies at the University of California and daily journals of 1895, 1897, and 1899. The 1897 journal contains a supply list, recipes, and account of a hiking/camping trek in Yosemite with his wife Jennie, where they placed Sierra Club registers on mountain peaks.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Gifts and Exchange, University of Nevada, Reno Library circa 1975.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been transferred to the Special Collections Department photo archive as collection number UNRS-P1988-20.
Creator
- Price, Robert Martin (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Martin Price 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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