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James Edward Church Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC96
Abstract

James Edward Church, Jr. (1869-1959) was a Ph.D and classics professor at the University of Reno, Nevada. Collection contains Church's personal and professional correspondence to and from people and organizations connected with snow surveying, notes, reports, manuscripts (published and unpublished); also personal mementos, diaries, maps and artifacts. Also included is Florence Humphrey Church's correspondence with the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates: 1869-1964
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Gardnerville Woman's Literary Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 94-30
Abstract

Literary club based out of Gardnerville, Nevada and founded in 1916 for “the education of the members, the bettering of the home, the uplifting of the community, and the betterment of all things which lie in womans [sic] sphere of life, liberty and the enjoyment of happiness.” Collection includes constitutions, bylaws, minutes, programs, scrapbook of clippings about the club, and club history in the form of member biographies, obituaries, and programs and photographs of special events.

Dates: 1916-2016
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC453
Abstract

Records primarily include constitution and bylaws, programs of annual meetings, and financial documents. The collection contains material from 1920-1964 created by the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates: 1920-1964
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Parent-Teacher Association of Reno, Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC124
Abstract The Parent-Teacher Association of Reno, Nevada was a group of parents and teachers organized to promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, church, and community. The Southside P.T.A. was established in 1912 as the Southside Mothers' Club. Collection contains records, primarily of the Southside P.T.A., include minutes, bylaws, financial reports, material from the "Last Ditch" campaign to cover or fence open canals in Reno, materials from the Nevada Governor's Committee on the...
Dates: 1917-1965
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Reno Women's Civic Club yearbooks

 Collection
Identifier: NC935
Abstract

The Reno Women's Civic Club was a local branch of Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs; organized in 1944 to take an active interest in civic affairs. Collection contains yearbooks for 1958-1959 and 1959-1960 include club history, list of officers and members, and constitution and by-laws.

Dates: 1958-1960
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Maude Sawin Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1196
Abstract

Maude Sawin Taylor (1889-1974) was a teacher, organizer, civic leader, and author. The collection includes correspondence to and from Taylor, her husband Chester C. Taylor, Ruth Torkelson, and James Edward Church; newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, and notes; and correspondence, financial records and newsletters of some twenty civic organizations and the First Baptist Church of Reno, Nevada.

Dates: 1866-1974
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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