Silver Question Scrapbook and Nevada District Court Register
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from local and national newspapers regarding James Baird Weaver, the People's Party and Republican Party national conventions of 1892, the Silver Party platform and ticket, and results of elections in Nevada in the 1890s.,The scrapbook partially fills what was originally a register of actions for the First and Third Judicial Districts, Utah Territory, 1872; and various judicial districts of Nevada, 1872-1878, with index.
Dates
- 1872-1878; 1892
Creator
- Nevada. District Court (Organization)
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.
Administrative History
Issue promoted in the 1890s nationally and in Nevada by Silver clubs who advocated the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from local and national newspapers regarding James Baird Weaver, the People's Party and Republican Party national conventions of 1892, the Silver Party platform and ticket, and results of elections in Nevada in the 1890s.,The scrapbook partially fills what was originally a register of actions for the First and Third Judicial Districts, Utah Territory, 1872; and various judicial districts of Nevada, 1872-1878, with index.
Arrangement
Arranged in two sections; silver question section unarranged; court records chronological.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scrapbook donated from unknown.
Creator
- Nevada. District Court (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Silver Question Scrapbook and Nevada District Court Register
- 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
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu