University of Nevada Financial Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0219

Scope and Contents

The University of Nevada Financial Records consist primarily of ledgers and journals, recording the debits, credits, and money transactions of the University and provide information on faculty and staff salaries, disbursement for supplies, labor and equipment, student fees and receipts.

Dates

  • 1879-1911

Creator

Conditions Governing 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.

Administrative History

The University was constitutionally established as a land-grant institution in 1864, opened in Elko in 1874, and was relocated to Reno in 1885. As a land-grant school it was to teach agriculture and the mechanic arts to receive federal funds.

Extent

7.25 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The University was constitutionally established as a land-grant institution in 1864, opened in Elko in 1874, and was relocated to Reno in 1885. As a land-grant school it was to teach agriculture and the mechanic arts to receive federal funds. The collection primarily consists of ledgers and journals, recording the debits, credits, and money transactions of the University, and provide information on faculty and staff salaries, disbursement for supplies, labor and equipment, student fees and receipts.

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the University of Nevada Financial Records
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Gash
Date
Approximately 1999
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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)