Reginald Meaker Interviews

 Collection — Box: BSQAP0096
Identifier: BAQ042

Scope and Contents

Tapes and transcripts of the oral history to Reginald Meaker conducted by Collette Etchart in 1976. Also, a manuscript of Menaker's book.

Dates

  • 1976

Creator

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site.

Biographical / Historical

Reginald Meaker was born on April 15, 1888, on his parents' farm at Fiddington, Somerset, England, the tenth sibling of eleven. He arrived in Nevada in 1906, where first he was a miner. After attending the Heald's Bussines College, he entered the dairy business and, eventually, farming and sheepherding industry. He died in 1982.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Sessions S. Wheeler papers, 99-01. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. https://archive.library.unr.edu/public/repositories/2/resources/221

Title
A guide to the interviews of Reginald Meaker.
Author
Irati Urkitza Ansoelaga
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Jon Bilbao Basque Library Repository

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