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Cooke Family Papers

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Identifier: 2013-20
Abstract Thomas Arthur "Tom" Cooke was a prominent and well-respected lawyer in Reno. He married Martha Patricia "Patty" Herz, while in college at the University of Nevada in the early 1940s. The Cooke family was involved in a variety of environmental, recreational, and historic preservation projects and initiatives that sought to improve northern Nevada. Materials cover some aspects of the lives and careers of members of the Cooke and Herz families. Topics include Democratic politics in Nevada,...
Dates: 1855-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2000
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

University of Nevada, Nevada Technical Institute Records

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Identifier: AC 0009
Abstract In 1964, General University Extension developed a technical program offering two year associate degrees in several occupational fields. In 1965, Stead Air Force Base, located north of Reno, was closed. The University, wishing to acquire parts of the facility for University and community use, successfully proposed using the Stead facilities for establishing the Nevada Technical Institute (NTI). By 1971, though, other Nevada colleges had absorbed these programs, and the scope of General...
Dates: 1965-1966
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives

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Air bases -- Nevada 1
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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Nevada 1
Land use -- Planning -- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) 1
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Nevada -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
Parks -- Planning -- Nevada 1
Personal correspondence 1
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Stead Air Force Base (Reno, Nev.) 1
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