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Joseph F. McDonald Papers

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Identifier: NC429
Abstract

Joseph F. McDonald (1891-1971) was a Nevada newspaperman, editor and publisher of the Nevada State Journal, 1939-1956; president of Reno Newspapers Incorporated; and president of the Nevada-California Lake Tahoe Association. The collection contains personal papers, 1911-1970; material related to Reno newspapers, 1928-1963; and records and related material of the Nevada-California Lake Tahoe Association, 1957-1968.

Dates: 1870-1980

Thomas H. Means Papers

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Identifier: NC482
Abstract

Primarily correspondence between Means and professor Gordon H. True of the University of Nevada-Reno Agricultural Experimental Station regarding the water project. The collection contains material from 1906-1924 created by Thomas H. Means.

Dates: 1906-1924

Memorial Society of Western Nevada Records

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Identifier: NC445
Abstract The Memorial Society of Western Nevada promoted, through education and other means, dignity and simplicity in all services in connection with the disposition of human remains, and to prearrange for members and their families, at prearranged rates, the type of disposal of the bodily remains which they desire within the limitations prescribed by law. The collection includes articles of incorporation, minutes, financial reports, correspondence, membership lists, yearly reports to Washoe County,...
Dates: 1966-1995

Thomas Woodnutt Miller Papers

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Identifier: NC441
Abstract Thomas Woodnut Miller was a republican and native of Delaware. He was appointed Secretary of State for Delaware, 1913-1914, U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1914-1917, served in World War I as lieutenant colonel, and helped establish the American Legion. He moved to Nevada 1934 and became active in state and civic affairs and the Republican Party. He also served as the First chair of Nevada State Park Commission and served on many other boards and commissions. Primarily correspondence and...
Dates: 1890-1977

Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Records

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Identifier: NC1376
Abstract On November 7, 1904, the Boston & Nevada Copper Company and the White Pine Copper Company merged to form the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company. As copper mining grew, company towns such as Ruth and McGill were created to house workers and their families. Housing, services, and public facilities provided in McGill were under the control of the Kennecott Copper Company. The Kennecott Corporation, once the world’s leading copper producer, declined at the end of the 20th century because of...
Dates: 1905-1998

Nevada Mining Association Records

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Identifier: 88-43
Abstract

The Nevada Mining Association (NMA) was organized in Tonopah, Nevada, on March 24, 1913 as the Nevada Mine Operators Association. Its membership consisted of the principal metal producers in Nevada who banded together for protection, mutual cooperation, and assistance. These records include incorporation papers, minutes of the executive committee, membership lists, correspondence, reports, and position statements.

Dates: 1913-1975

Nevada Poetry Society Records

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Identifier: NC1396
Abstract

The Nevada Poetry Society was established in 1976 and was officially affiliated with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Sam Wood was a president of the Nevada Poetry Society. The collection contains materials from the Nevada Poetry Society and the National Federation of State Poetry Societies including correspondence, administrative records, newsletters, poetry samples from both organizations, and the personal papers of Sam Wood.

Dates: 1932-2015

Nevada Press Women Records

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Identifier: 93-47
Abstract

Nevada Press Women (NPW) is an organization of professional communicators, both women and men, who receive remuneration for their work. Included are minutes, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, clippings, officers' manual, convention materials, and files related to the publication of A Nevada historical miscellany. Material between 1970-2013.

Dates: 1970-2013

Nevada Salt and Borax Company Records

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Identifier: NC118
Abstract

The Nevada Salt and Borax Company was located at Rhodes, Nevada in Esmeralda (later Mineral) County during the 1880s and 1890s. Operational records including correspondence between the superintendent and the secretary, statements of receipts and disbursements, statements of shipments and sales of salt and borax, tax statements and bank account books.

Dates: 1882-1900

Ophir Silver Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC56
Abstract

The first discovery of precious minerals in the Comstock Mining District, Virginia City, Nevada, was made on what was to become the Ophir Silver Mining claim. Collection contains daily, weekly, and annual reports, 1879-1920; letters, 1874-1913; payroll, 1879-1884; cash books, 1882-1911 abstract of title of the company's real estate and miscellaneous other business records, 1878-1906.

Dates: 1860-1935; Majority of material found within 1877-1900

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University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department 118
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Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada 17
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Reno (Nev.) 5
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West coast poetry review 2
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Yerington, Henry M. 14
McCarran, Pat, 1876-1954 7
Haynie, John W., 1836?-1897 5
Oddie, Tasker L. (Tasker Lowndes), 1870-1950 5
Pittman, Key, 1872-1940 5
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Balzar, Fredrick Bennett, 1880-1934 3
Baring, Walter S. (Walter Stephan), 1911-1975 3
Bible, Alan, 1909-1988 3
Bliss, Duane L. 3
El Dorado Wood and Flume Company 3
Mackay, John William, 1831-1902 3
Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910 3
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 3
Scott, William T. (William Taussig), 1916-1999 3
Sierra Club 3
University of Nevada, Reno 3
Adams, Eva Bertrand, 1908-1991 2
American Legion 2
Bliss, Duane L., Jr., 1874-1938 2
Bliss, W. S. (William Seth), 1865-1941 2
Brunswick Exploration Company 2
Bunker, Berkeley Lloyd, 1906- 2
Cannon, Howard W. 2
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company 2
Carville, Edward P. (Edward Peter), 1885-1956 2
Central Pacific Railroad Company 2
De Longchamps, Joanne, 1923-1983 2
Democratic Party (Nev.) 2
Equal Rights Amendment Project 2
Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894 2
Ford, G. F. (George F.) 2
Fox, William L., 1949- 2
Freemasons 2
Getchell, Noble Hamilton, 1875-1960 2
Groom Nevada Lead Mines Company 2
Groom Southend Mining Company 2
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC 2
Laxalt, Paul 2
Mackay School of Mines 2
Malone, George W. (George Wilson), 1890-1961 2
Markleeville Flume Company 2
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company 2
Orr Ditch and Water Company 2
Osborne, J. B., 1831-1913 2
Osborne, T. J., 1860-1918 2
Pamlico Mining Company 2
Pittman, Mimosa Gates, 1872-1952 2
Pyramid Lake Task Force 2
Rusco, Elmer R. 2
Sawyer, Grant, 1918-1996 2
Scott, Ann Herbert 2
Scott, Carl F. 2
Scott, Roderick 2
Scrugham, James G. (James Graves), 1880-1945 2
Sierra Club. Toiyabe Chapter 2
Southern Pacific Railroad Company 2
Stafford, William, 1914-1993 2
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 2
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District 2
United Comstock Mines Company 2
United States. Congress. Senate 2
Adavosio, J. M. 1
Aikens, C. Melvin 1
Alley, John R., Jr. 1
American Federation of Labor 1
American Friends Service Committee (Reno, Nev.) 1
American Geophysical Union 1
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers 1
American Newspaper Guild 1
Ames, Pelham W. (Pelham Warren), 1839- 1
Ancient Order of United Workmen 1
Anderson, Betty C. 1
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce 1
Arensberg, Betty Abry 1
Arentz, Samuel Shaw, 1879-1934 1
Atomic Power Utilization Committee 1
Baird, Newton D. 1
Baker, Bobby, 1928-2017 1
Bank of Battle Mountain 1
Barker, Bill, 1957- 1
Barley Food Products (Firm) 1
Bartlett family 1
Bartlett, George A. (George Arthur), 1869-1951 1
Baumann family 1
Beale, John T. 1
Beebe, Lucius, 1902-1966 1
Belcher Mining Company 1
Bell, Walter L., 1924- 1
Bender, D. A. (David Almon) 1
Bennyhoff, James A. (James Allan), 1926-1993 1
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park (Nev.) 1
Best and Belcher Mining Company (Virginia City, Nev.) 1
Betty O'Neal Mines 1
Big Ledge Copper Company 1
Blair, Minnie P., 1886-1973 1
Bliss family 1
Bliss, Florence Dunham 1
Bock, Frederick, 1916-1981 1
Bodie Wood and Lumber Company 1
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