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Nevada LGBT Archive Records
Collection
Identifier: NC1316
Abstract
The Nevada LGBT Archive began in December 2015 as a non-profit and as a statewide repository of artifacts and ephemera pertaining to the LGBT population in Nevada. Collection highlights northern Nevada resources available to LGBT community and the events held by/for them, and events held for the LGBT community in Nevada. Collection materials include brochures, posters, newspaper articles, and banners created between 1965 and 2018.
Dates:
1965-2018
Nevada, One of Fifty: Radio Shows
Collection
Identifier: 97-02
Abstract
Nevada, one of fifty was a series of radio programs produced by the University of Nevada, Reno, as part of the U.S. Bicentennial celebration, which explored various aspects of the state: history, politics, immigrants, Native Americans, government, ghost towns, art, and some individuals. George Herman, professor of English at the University of Nevada, was the most frequent host but every show featured a different guest. Forty-six programs were produced, this collection is incomplete....
Dates:
1976
Northern Nevada at the Turn of the Millennium Project Interviews
Collection
Identifier: 2012-14
Abstract
Northern Nevada at the Turn of the Millennium was a joint project between the Reno Gazette Journal and the Nevada Humanities Committee in 1999 to document life in northern Nevada at the turn of the 21st Century. Interviews collected were the background for a series of articles in the Reno Gazette Journal. Collection contains 149 interview tapes conducted at town meetings and with individuals that documents life in northern...
Dates:
1999
Notes on the part played by Jewish people in the history of the state of Nevada
Collection
Identifier: NC110
Abstract
History of Jews in Nevada from 1826-1958 includes statistics, names and brief biographies of Jews in various Nevada locations and San Francisco, and data on temples and on politics. Based on interviews conducted in 1958 for a brochure published in connection with the dedication of the Temple Beth Sholem in Las Vegas.
Dates:
1960
John Ascuaga's Nugget Records
Collection
Identifier: 2014-13
Abstract
John Ascuaga's Nugget (originally called Dick Graves' Nugget), located in Sparks, Nevada, opened March 1955, starting as a small coffee shop with a handful of slot machines. John Ascuaga became the sole owner and operator of the Nugget until its sale (1960-2013). Over the next five decades, the Nugget experienced unprecedented growth and expansion into a 1,600-room casino-resort with more than 75,000 square feet of casino and convention space. Known for its hospitality, dining options,...
Dates:
1917-2014; Majority of material found within 1960-1990
Old Tales of Nevada, Past and Present
Collection
Identifier: NC1386
Abstract
"Old Tales of Nevada, Past and Present" is a 1-hour television and radio program hosted by Hugh Roy Marshall and John O'Brien and directed by Jim Webster. The program is dedicated to telling stories about Nevada's past and people, places, and events of interest in the present. The collection contains DVD copies of episodes 1-146.
Dates:
2011-2014
Palace Club Records
Collection
Identifier: 2015-34
Abstract
The Palace Club was one of the first clubs to offer gaming after the State of Nevada legalized it in 1931. Giovanni (John) Petricciani purchased the Club in 1927; the family owned the Club until 1979 when they sold it to Harrah's Casino. Collection contains administrative, financial, and gaming materials related to the running of the Palace Club. Also included are materials from the Golden Hotel Resort, also owned by the Petricciani family, and a small number of financial records from St....
Dates:
1920-1984; Majority of material found within 1934-1945
Edna B. Patterson Research Papers and Interviews
Collection
Identifier: 95-87
Abstract
Edna Burke Patterson was a member of the State Central Republican Committee and the Nevada State Board of Education, on which she served as the first woman president.Research notes and articles about the history of northeastern Nevada: Elko, physicians, cattle and cattle ranching, women, Ruby Valley, Lamoille, Mountain City, Jarbidge, early settlers, and native Americans. Other authors include Lulu Bowman and Charles B. Russell (1915-1994).
Dates:
1915-1994
The Pioneer stage driver
Collection
Identifier: 91-47
Abstract
Charlie Rhoades was a 19th century singer and composer. Collection contains a poem/song about a mail carrier and stage coach driver on the Pioneer Line named Bally Green who was robbed on the way to Silver City, Nevada, by four polite bandits. Created in 1865.
Dates:
1865
Pioneers of the Ponderosa
Collection
Identifier: 89-74
Abstract
Typescript manuscript recounting the history of the Washoe Valley south of Reno, Nevada, and the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including accounts of early settlers, miners, and businessmen. The collection contains material from 1971 created by Myra Sauer Ratay.
Dates:
1971
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