Joy Leland Papers
Scope and Contents
The Joy Leland Papers includes materials collected in a study of acupuncture in Nevada, including the minutes of the State Board of Chinese Medicine, correspondence, notes, bibliography, newspaper clippings, and articles. Other materials in the collection include newspaper clippings about Indigenous peoples in the Reno vicinity, at Pyramid Lake, and in other parts of Nevada; and Pyramid Lake water rights.
Dates
- 1965-1993
Creator
- Leland, Joy (Creator, 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
Dr. Joy Leland, Ph.D., is a research professor emeritus of Anthropology, Desert Research Institute (DRI) of the University of Nevada (1989). She received the following degrees: B.A., Pomona College, 1949; M.B.A., Stanford University, 1960; M.A., University of Nevada, Reno, 1972; and Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1975.
Dr. Leland began working for DRI in 1961. Her research was in the field of anthropology, focusing on studies of alcohol and health issues among urban Indigenous Peoples. She is the author of many articles in professional journals, professional papers, and books.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Joy Leland was a Research Associate in Anthropology for the Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada. The collection contains Leland's research on Indigenous Peoples of Nevada and include newspaper clippings about Indigenous peoples in the Reno vicinity, at Pyramid Lake, and in other parts of Nevada; and Pyramid Lake water rights. Other materials include Leland's research for a study of acupuncture in Nevada, including the minutes of the State Board of Chinese Medicine, correspondence, notes, bibliography, newspaper clippings, and articles.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Indigenous Peoples Research; 2) Chinese Medicine in Nevada
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Joy Leland circa 1980.
Creator
- Leland, Joy (Creator, Person)
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Joy Leland Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- August 2022
- 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