University of Nevada, Reno, Bureau of Governmental Research Records

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Identifier: AC 0259

Scope and Contents

The University of Nevada, Reno Bureau of Governmental Research Records contain data, correspondence, transcribed interviews, and information used for both published and unpublished manuscripts. Included are articles used for the Bureau of Government Research Newsletter, and other series; A Survey of Nevada Libraries, 1967; Voices of Black Nevada, 1971 ; and Welfare in Nevada: Report of the Nevada Assembly on Public Assistance, 1974.

Interviewees include state senators Carl Dodge and Coe Swobe for the newsletter; and Margaret Badie, Dolores Feemster, Samuel Gibson, Howard Gloyd, Julia Hamlet, William Hunt, Ernest Mullins, Esterline Nelson, Alice Smith, William C. Webb, Joseph Williams, and Ullyses S. Woodward for Voices of Black Nevada.

Dates

  • 1960-1979

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 Bureau of Governmental Research was established in 1959 as a research and service arm of the history and political science department. It intended to provide opportunities for staff and students to engage in research projects to advance the understanding of the governmental process, and to gather information concerning state and local government. Research projects encompassed topics such as voting, campaign finance, population shifts, race relations, and welfare.

In July 1982, it was renamed the Nevada Public Affairs Institute, and in October 1985, it became the Senator Alan Bible Center for Applied Research, which has since been subsumed into the Center for Applied Research and Analysis, which itself falls under the umbrella of the Nevada Center for Surveys, Evaluation, and Statistics.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Bureau of Governmental Research was established in 1959 as a research and service arm of the history and political science department to provide opportunities for staff and students to engage in research projects to advance the understanding of the governmental process, and to gather information concerning state and local government. The collection conatins manuscripts and drafts, data, correspondence, transcribed interviews, and reports developed for bureau publications, including the Newsletter, edited by Elmer Rusco.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer by Elmer Rusco in 1989.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the University of Nevada, Reno, Bureau of Governmental Research Records
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Gash
Date
Approximately 2000
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
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University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
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