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James F. Downs Papers
Collection
Identifier: 99-38
Abstract
Included are resumes for James F. Downs and his company, International Bridge, Inc.; obituaries; letters by Downs written in India while on a research expedition to Tibet; unpublished articles and books on anthropological topics, Japanese-U.S. relations, and horses in Japan; articles by Downs' former professor, Dr. Warren L. D'Azevedo; and U.S. Navy training manuals, mostly historic in nature (1859-1999). Downs taught anthropology at the graduate and undergraduate level at a number of major...
Dates:
1859-1999; Majority of material found within 1951-1999
Harry Wilmot Drackert Papers
Collection
Identifier: 91-49
Abstract
Harry (1904-1990) and Joan Deeley (1914-1991) Drackert owned and operated the Pyramid Lake Guest Ranch, the Donner Trails, Guest Ranch, the Silver Circle Guest Ranch, and Indian Territory, Inc. (store). The collection consists of records and papers of the Drackerts' three guest ranches and their store as well as papers of Harry Drackert's parents, Charles E. and Alice Richtmyer Drackert.
Dates:
1869-1994
Graham Erskine Records
Collection
Identifier: 83-08
Abstract
Graham Erskine (1911-1991) was an architect who came to Reno, Nevada in 1947 and was active in designing commercial and institutional buildings in Reno and Carson City during the middle twentieth century. His papers consist primarily with specifications and contracts for his architectural work as well as a small number of personal papers, and photographs. Materials from 1948-1989.
Dates:
1948-1989
First Baptist Church of Reno Records
Collection
Identifier: NC1108
Abstract
The First Baptist Church of Reno was established in Reno, Nevada in 1875 as a spin-off of an earlier congregation in Virginia City, Nevada. It was governed by a Board of Trustees; a number of societies and circles were organized for women, youth, and men. Reverand C. L. Fisher was the first minister; the Reverand Brewster Adams was one of the most prominent ministers (1910-1946) and civic leaders. The Church also established mission churches in Verdi, Nevada in 1896, and East Reno (Sparks,...
Dates:
1860-2003
Flood and Hayes Papers
Collection
Identifier: 95-12
Abstract
Flood and Hayes was a vaudeville company whose principal members were J.W. Flood and May Belle Hayes. Flood was a vaudeville and circus acrobat; his wife May Belle Hayes was a singer, dancer, and acrobat who teamed with Flood in his road shows across the United States. From 1904-1915 they frequently performed in Nevada and after settling permanently in Fallon, Nevada, ran a small theater business. In 1921 Flood built the first theater in Fallon, the Rex Theater; he was also active in trying...
Dates:
1904-1924
Jean Ford Papers
Collection
Identifier: 93-41
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of materials created and/or used by Ford during her years as Nevada state legislator and during the operation of her businesses. Additional materials include personal papers, and course materials from her role as instructor in the Women’s Studies Program at UNR. A series which was added in 1996 contains materials about the many organizations and committees she has been involved with in her professional career.
Dates:
1949-1998
Carrie Smith Forestry Collection
Collection
Identifier: NC1379
Scope and Contents
The Carrie Smith Forestry Collection consists of materials that Carrie Smith collected while working for the Truckee Ranger District. This collection contains materials related to the US Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Truckee, Donner, and Tahoe. The majority of the materials in this collection pertain to the protection and management of forest resources in Truckee and the Tahoe National Forest. This collection also reflects Smith’s interest in archaeology and cultural resource...
Dates:
1840-2009
Franktown Road Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: NC1372
Abstract
Jane Pickering-Crandell was a photography student of Peter Goin in 1986. The collection contains four images taken by Pickering-Crandell in the fall of October 2013 of Franktown Road in Washoe Valley, Nevada that document the historic barns and structures, many of which burned in the 2016 Little Valley Fire.
Dates:
2013
John W. Freeman Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC538
Abstract
Includes lists of ditches in the Newlands Project area and their history, correspondence regarding irrigation of Freeman's ranch, location notices of ditches in Churchill County, copies of water claims in Churchill County, and a history of the Newlands Project.
Dates:
1889-1940
John A. Fulton Papers
Collection
Identifier: 86-04
Abstract
John A. Fulton was a mining engineer and director of the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno. The collection includes papers and speeches presented by Fulton, chiefly on mining in Nevada and Grass Valley, California; correspondence on mining matters; and microfilm of a scrapbook.
Dates:
1878-1936
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