Abstract Jay Arnold Carpenter (1883-1965) was a Nevada professor of mining engineering; chair of the Department of Mackay School of Mines, 1926-1951; director of the Nevada State Bureau of Mines, 1939-1951; consultant, Metal Research Company, 1942-1944; and member of the Nevada State Planning Board, 1940-1951. The collection contains research material on Nevada mines (metals of all types) and mining companies, including the Comstock Lode; engineering field notebooks, correspondence, maps, class notes...

Abstract Anne Henrietta Martin (1875-1951) founded the Department of History at the University of Nevada, where she taught from 1897-1901. Jay Arnold Carpenter (1883-1965) served as professor and chairman of the Mackay School of Mines, a position he filled until his retirement in 1951. Collection contains letter with envelope sent to Jay Carpenter, director of the Mackay School of Mines, regarding the translation history of the book De Re Metallica by Herbert Clark...