Verna Stumpf Paterson Papers

The Verna Stumpf Paterson Papersx consists primarily of genealogical materials, either collected or researched by the Nevada Chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists. The collection is divided into two series: genealogical materials, and records of the Nevada Daughters of American Colonists. The genealogical materials in Series 1 were compiled by Mrs. Paterson and members of the DAC on Nevada families. Sources include many cemeteries in the Reno-Virginia City-Fort Churchill area of Nevada; various Nevada family histories and Bibles; and records from the following Episcopal Churches: Trinity (Reno), St. Paul's (Virginia City), and St. John's (Gold Hill). Lists of burials at individual cemeteries are included. The church data includes a history of each church and lists of baptisms; marriages; and deaths. Many individual family lineage charts were compiled by Paterson, as was an interesting scrapbook and other papers from the Alfred and Augusta L. (Johnson) Nelson Family (1889-1944). Of special note in the scrapbook are the early photographs of Reno and the Nelson's home and business.

The DAC records in Series 2 are contained in one scrapbook and include photos, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and programs documenting the organization's activities. This volume covers the period 1957-1962.