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George F. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC577
Abstract
George F. Smith (1885-?) was born in Nevada and served in the Reno City Council from 1919-1926. From 1926-1934, Smith served as Reno Postmaster. The collection largely contains correspondence on political or postal matters; also some legal documents, an aircraft squadron training manual, and printed congressional materials such as bills and hearings.
Dates:
1919-1944
Sparks Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2015-24
Abstract
John Sparks was a native of Mississippi that made his fortune in the cattle business and banking in Texas and Wyoming Territory after the Civil War. He married Nancy Elnora Knight in 1880 and moved to Elko County, Nevada where he continued cattle ranching operations. In 1902, Sparks became the 10th governor of Nevada, but passed away while in office during his second term in May 1908. Sparks was survived by his wife and four children: Maud Sparks McKenzie, Benton Hackett Sparks, Charles...
Dates:
1835-2011; Majority of material found within 1880-1910
Special Collections Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: NC1322
Abstract
The Special Collections Photograph Collection is comprised of miscellaneous photographs received via donation or purchase that do not belong to a larger collection. These images all document the visual history of northern Nevada, the Sierras of California and Nevada, and the Great Basin.
Dates:
1864-1998
Stanley G. Palmer and Prouty Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1409
Abstract
Stanley Gustavus Palmer (1887-1975) and Ethel Grace Prouty (1887-1947) were residents of Reno, Nevada and attended the University of Nevada. Stanley was an instructor, professor, and dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada from 1915-1957. The collection contains personal papers and photographs taken by Stanley as well as postcards from the Prouty family.
Dates:
1894-1960s
Carley Sullivan Papers
Collection
Identifier: 95-93
Abstract
Includes materials related to the Nevada State Board of Education: subject files; correspondence; policy manual; budget material; reports on gifted and talented programs for schools, early childhood education, Nevada scholars program, and the Nevada Vocational Association; and a scrapbook commemorating Carley L. Sullivan's term as president of the State Board of Education.,Other materials include National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club speeches, certificates, and...
Dates:
1980-1992
Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC941
Abstract
Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield was a Carson City, Nevada resident, widow of Trenmore Coffin, Sr. and Sardis Summerfield, and a member and officer of the Western Federation of Women's Clubs. The collection includes correspondence about financial matters, the closure of the estate of Trenmore Coffin, and the withdrawal of her investments from a California savings and loan during the Depression; school records of her son Trenmore at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; tax bills; and history...
Dates:
1904-1932
Sutro Tunnel Company Records
Collection
Identifier: NC07
Abstract
The Sutro Tunnel Company was organized by Adolph Sutro for the purpose of constructing a drainage tunnel under the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada. Records related to organizing, publicizing, funding and constructing the Sutro Tunnel.,Included are transcripts of a court case; correspondence, which consist of letters and construction reports from company secretary Pelham W. Ames to Sutro; deeds; superintendents' reports; speeches; prospectus; certificate of incorporation and by-laws;...
Dates:
1861-1935
Symmes Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1429
Abstract
The Symmes and Adams families were early colonial settlers in the United States who immigrated to the west coast in the mid-1800s, settling in California. The collection contains family materials related to the Symmmes and Adams families.
Dates:
1861-1966
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
Trappings of the Great Basin Buckaroo Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNRS-P2015-13
Abstract
C. J. Hadley is a photojournalist and the founding editor of Range Magazine. Collection contains framed photographs from her 1993 book, Trappings of the Great Basin Buckaroo, published by University of Nevada Press.
Dates:
circa 1991
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