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Nevada State Normal School Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0499
The records include a 15 page issue of the University of Nevada Bulletin that describes the Department of Education and the State Normal School, a four-page overview of the Normal School, he Normal School's 11-page Golden Reunion booklet for 1939-1989, and newspaper clippings about some of its alumnae.

Dates

  • 1915-2015

Creator

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.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The records include a 15 page issue of the University of Nevada Bulletin that describes the Department of Education and the State Normal School, a four-page overview of the Normal School, he Normal School's 11-page Golden Reunion booklet for 1939-1989, and newspaper clippings about some of its alumnae.

Administrative History

The Nevada State Normal School was established by an act of the Legislature on February 7, 1887, with the goal of training teachers for Nevada's rural and graded schools. While affiliated with the University's Department of Education in the College of Arts and Science, it was called the Junior Normal College.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Descriptive items were originally cataloged separately as NUB 28/01/01 and NUB 28/01/04. Archivist added newspaper clippings.

Related Archival Materials

See also UNRA-P3376

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Nevada State Normal School Records
Status
completed
Author
Betty Glass
Date
2/17/2017
Description rules
dacs

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)