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Interview of Vida Boyle

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Identifier: NC237
Abstract

Interview by Grace Danberg.,Recollections of household hardships in Virginia City, Nevada, and in the governor's mansion in Carson City.

Dates: undated

Emmet Derby Boyle Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: NC09
Abstract

Emmet Derby Boyle was a mining engineer who became a Nevada state engineer and governor of the state. The collection contains scrapbooks which cover chiefly his period as governor and include official proclamations, newspaper clippings, and some correspondence.

Dates: 1906-1922

The Dickerson Saga

 Collection
Identifier: NC360
Abstract

Denver S. Dickerson was Nevada Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor; Mrs. Una L. Reilly Dickerson was a Washoe County, Nevada, law librarian; Harvey D. Dickerson was Nevada Attorney General and a candidate for various political offices; Denver Dickerson was a Nevada State legislator and diplomat; and George Dickerson was a lawyer. The collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and letters related to the Dickerson Family.

Dates: 1898-1965

A Gathering of Governors Program

 Collection
Identifier: 94-24
Abstract

The Gathering of Governors was a special live broadcast on KNPB Channel 5 featuring four former and one current Nevada governors discussing their experiences. The collection contains the program for the broadcast.

Dates: 1993 April 14

Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Closed Banks Transcript of Testimony

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Identifier: NC358
Abstract

The Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Closed Banks was a Nevada committee formed to investigate the failure and closing of banks in 1932, particularly those controlled by George Wingfield. The collection contains testimonies, including statements by Acting Governor Morley Griswold and accounting statements from various firms affected by the bank closings.

Dates: 1933

Kathy List Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 98-15
Abstract

Kathy List was former wife of Nevada governor Robert List, Republican who was governor from 1979-1983. Scrapbook includes clippings, photographs, invitations, brochures, clippings, and mementos pertaining to activities during the period when Robert List was governor of Nevada. Material from 1968; 1979-1982.

Dates: 1968; 1979-1982

Vail Montgomery Pittman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC392
Abstract Vail Montgomery Pittman was a Nevada newspaperman, State Senator (1925-1929), Lieutenant Governor (1943-1945), Governor (1945-1950), and Democratic National Committeeman from Nevada (1955-1961). Married to Ida Brewington, 1919; brother of Nevada U.S. Senator Key Pittman. Papers, primarily correspondence, are to Pittman from personal, business, and political associates. Major correspondents include Alan Bible, Berkeley Bunker, Pat McCarran, Lester Moody, Drew Pearson, Key Pittman, Mimosa...
Dates: 1896-1964; Majority of material found within 1940-1964

Princess Mine and Milling Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC1131
Abstract

The Princess Mine and Milling Company was a mining operation in Candelaria, Nevada, begun in 1880. The collection contains correspondence, a cancelled check, and a miscellaneous lot of telegrams, payrolls, and invoices.

Dates: 1878-1904

Charles H. Russell Papers

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Identifier: NC350
Abstract Charles H. Russell was a Republican politician who served as a Nevada State Assemblyman, 1935-1946; U.S. Representative from Nevada, 1947-1949; Nevada Governor, 1951-1958; Director of the International Cooperation Administration to Paraguay, 1959-1963; and Assistant to the President and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs, University of Nevada, 1963. The collection consists primarily of scrapbooks as well as administrative files for Russell's terms as U.S. Representative and governor,...
Dates: 1947-1958

Brian Sandoval Papers

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Identifier: NC1354
Abstract

Brian Sandoval served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011-2018. Prior to serving as Governor, Sandoval also served as a United State District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2005-2009). The collection contains documents regarding Sandoval's confirmation as District Judge, investiture speeches, his resignation as Judge, and a scrapbook of Nevada Governor signatures.

Dates: 2005-2023

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