Common Cause/Nevada Records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of records created and collected by individuals working for Common Cause/Nevada from its initial organization through its years of activity in northern Nevada. The collection, divided into three series, documents administrative activities of the club, including public relations, as well as minutes from the Board of Governors and related committees, and issues which the group pursued. These issues, found in series 3, comprise the largest portion of the collection and include campaign reform, financing, and voting rights and regulation.
Dates
- 1968-2001
Creator
- Common Cause/Nevada (Creator, 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
Founded by John Gardner in the fall of 1970, Common Cause (national) is a nonpartisan citizens’ lobbying group with the purpose of bringing together individuals from across the nation in an effort to lobby elected officials on national issues of mutual concern. State chapters of Common Cause pursue issues relevant locally as well as on the larger national level.
Common Cause’s Nevada branch was organized in 1975. The purpose of Common Cause/Nevada, as stated in its governance plan, was “to work to involve more citizens in government, to the end that government may become more open, responsible, and accountable to the citizens.”
It is not known when Common Cause/Nevada ceased as an organization beyond the years included in this collection.
Extent
5.5 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Nevada branch of a national, nonpartisan lobbying organization working for open and accountable government at all levels. Included are bylaws, minutes, reports, newsletters and clippings, subject files for various issues, Nevada legislation materials from Common Cause (U.S.) and voters' pamphlets.
Collection consists of records created and collected by individuals working for Common Cause/Nevada from its initial organization through its years of activity in northern Nevada. The collection, divided into three series, documents administrative activities of the club, including public relations, as well as minutes from the Board of Governors and related committees, and issues which the group pursued. These issues, found in series 3, comprise the largest portion of the collection and include campaign reform, financing, and voting rights and regulation. Dates range from 1968-2001
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Administrative, Public Relations, and Miscellaneous
Series 2: Minutes
Series 3: Issues
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Joe Robertson (1994), Elmer Rusco (1994 and 1996), James Hulse (1995, 2008, 2011), and Irving Sandorf (2007).
Creator
- Common Cause/Nevada (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Records of Common Cause/Nevada
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- September 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