Robert Martin Price Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC623

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

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.

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

Contact:
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