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Land patent
Patent to mining property in Virginia City includes a description of the property's location and conditions of the grant. The collection contains material from July 28, 1883 created by J. B. Overton.
Leo S. Levy Papers
World War II ration book and tokens; souvenir covers (envelopes) pertaining to Virginia City, Nevada; and a poster for the opening of the Comstock Station (gas station) in Virginia City.
The life of Honorable Lem Allen, as told by himself
Reminiscences describe Allen's early life before moving to Nevada; the death of his young children; haying and ranching in Churchill County, Nevada; election to public office beginning in 1867 with Justice of the Peace in Fallon; the Nevada legislature and politics; experiences with Nevada Indians, his journey to Nevada, and events in Virginia City, Nevada.
C. W. Lightner Correspondence
Letter from Lightner in Virginia City to W. H. Duncan in Austin, Nevada, discussing a job offer in Mexico and his conditions for accepting employment in the Reese River Mining District near Austin. The collection contains material from June 12, 1865 created by C. W. Lightner.
Marye Family Papers
Masons on the Mountain Broadside
Printed by the Terriorial Enterprise, a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, for the Freemasons of Virginia City. The collection contains one broadside that describes Virginia City, Nevada, and the Masonic organization in Virginia City; lists officers and members in Virginia City; and discusses Masonic activities and the lodge.
Methodist-Episcopal Church Records
Register includes names of ministers, members, classes, and probationers, and records of marriages. First church in Virginia City, Nevada, organized in 1861. The church burned in 1875; the next year the rebuilt church was renamed Centennial Methodist Church.
William C. Miller Papers
Includes material related to Miller's career and interests, particularly the history of Nevada Territory and the theater. Included are correspondence, Miller's thesis and dissertation, scripts of plays performed by the Reno Little Theater and Reno Dramatic Club, sheet music, a minute book/account ledger of stock holders of the Silver Star Mining District (Comstock Lode), and a poster for Topliffe's Theatre (earliest known Nevada imprint, 1862). Material between 1860-1976.
William Neely Letter
Letter to Neely's nephew written from Virginia City, Nevada describing ceremonies planned for Nevada's admission to statehood, difficult financial conditions, his employment as a miner, the weather, and advice to the nephew to stay at home.
Nevada Imprints Collection
Includes minutes of the Methodist Episcopal Church Missions, Nevada, 1887-1908 Nevada Immigration Bureau report, 1893-1894 reports from the Nevada governor, controller, Public Instruction Department, attorney general, secretary of state, and Centennial Commissioners (1877) and Virginia City Ordinances, 1868.
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