Len Harris Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings, posters, sample ballots, and advertising handouts (balloons, ruler) for Harris' mayoral campaigns; birthday cards; and articles about Reno's growth and development, particularly through urban renewal.
Dates
- 1955-1959
Creator
- Harris, Len (Creator, Person)
Restrictions on 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
Mayor of the city of Reno, Nevada from 1955-1959 and owner of Harris Food Center in Reno.
Extent
5 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes clippings, posters, sample ballots, and advertising handouts (balloons, ruler) for Harris' mayoral campaigns; birthday cards; and articles about Reno's growth and development, particularly through urban renewal.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from an unknown source circa 1975.
Creator
- Harris, Len (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Len Harris Scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- April 2017
- 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