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George A. Bartlett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1253
Abstract George Arthur Bartlett (1869-1951) was a Nevada lawyer; District Attorney of Eureka County, 1898-1900; District Court Judge of Reno, 1918 and 1921-1930; U.S. Representative from Nevada, 1906-1910; and author of the book Men, Women, and Conflict, 1931, which was revised and reissued in 1947 as Is Marriage Necessary? Bartlett's obituaries claimed he granted more than 20,000 divorces, earning him the sobriquet of "the...
Dates: 1869-1953

Norman Henry Biltz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC465
Abstract

Norman Biltz (1902-1973) was a developer and real estate broker in the Lake Tahoe and western Nevada regions and was also involved in Nevada politics. The collection contains materials related to his career and interests in land development as well as politics. Most of the clippings and manuscripts are about Biltz and associates.

Dates: circa 1937-1973

George W. Cassidy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 98-06
Abstract

This collection contains personal papers and business records related to George W. Cassidy and the Cassidy family, along with research notes and correspondence by Ruth McPheeters with Cassidy family decendents, and additional materials gathered by McPheeters about the Cassidy family in preparation for an un published biography about George W. Cassidy by McPheters (1851-1968).

Dates: 1851-1968; Majority of material found within 1851-1908

Henry A. Comins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC518
Abstract

Correspondence (including some describing Comins' early days in California), land records, stock certificates, election certificates for Assemblyman Daniel C. McDonald, speech to the Nevada Senate president [1899], prose by Comins on Anthony and Cleopatra, a map of the Jennie A Group (mine), copies of Nevada Assembly bill 69 (1895) creating a jurors' per diem fund for White Pine County, and clippings about Comins.

Dates: 1858-1916

Cooke Family Papers

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Identifier: 2013-20
Abstract Thomas Arthur "Tom" Cooke was a prominent and well-respected lawyer in Reno. He married Martha Patricia "Patty" Herz while in college at the University of Nevada in the early 1940s. The Cooke family was involved in a variety of environmental, recreational, and historic preservation projects and initiatives that sought to improve northern Nevada. Materials cover some aspects of the lives and careers of members of the Cooke and Herz families. Topics include Democratic politics in Nevada,...
Dates: 1855-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2000

Jean Ford Papers

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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

Gertrude Gottschalk Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-42
Abstract Gertrude Gottschalk was active in Nevada politics, especially during the 1960s, and served as a committeewoman for the Democratic National Convention. Collection contains materials created and collected by Gottschalk during the 1960s, including President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson inauguration ephemera, Democratic National Committee information, a small amount of material from the Nevada State Democratic Conference, and information from Gottschalk's 1966 campaign for Nevada State...
Dates: 1953-2011

Katharine Gardiner Hale Papers

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Identifier: NC1421
Abstract

Katharine Gardiner Hale (1944-2021) was an active member of the northern Nevada community and the co-founder of Citizen Alert and Save the Mapes, later known as the Truckee Meadows Heritage Trust. The collection includes Hales' records regarding Citizen Alert, Save the Mapes, a collection of art exhibit posters and flyers, and general information about Reno, Nevada politics from the 1990s.

Dates: 1974-2000

Frances Hawkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 95-103
Abstract

Frances Hawkins (1921-2001) was a teacher and politician in northern Nevada during the 1940s-1980s. The collection includes newspaper clippings, political reports, and other documents collected by Frances Hawkins throughout her career, documenting her accolades as a teacher, assemblywoman, and school board official.

Dates: 1939-1994

Janet MacEachern Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 94-52
Abstract

This collection consists of materials documenting Janet MacEachern's political, legislative, and volunteer activities. Through organizations she was active with, these papers document Nevada's legislative processes and the state's growth and development. Issues covered include reapportionment, nuclear waste sites, tax restructuring, water and land use, health planning, legislative reform, the ERA, and other Nevada political issues between 1965 and 1994.

Dates: 1964-1993

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Democratic Party (Nev.) 4
Sawyer, Grant, 1918-1996 3
American Legion 2
Bible, Alan, 1909-1988 2
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McCarran, Pat, 1876-1954 2
Nevada Federation of Republican Women 2
Pittman, Key, 1872-1940 2
Pittman, Mimosa Gates, 1872-1952 2
Republican Party (Nev.) 2
Active Republican Women of Las Vegas 1
Adams, Eva Bertrand, 1908-1991 1
Baring, Walter S. (Walter Stephan), 1911-1975 1
Bartlett family 1
Bartlett, George A. (George Arthur), 1869-1951 1
Bean, Thomas Lee 1
Biltz, Norman Henry, 1902-1973 1
Boulder City Republican Women's Club 1
Bryan, Richard H. 1
Bunker, Berkeley Lloyd, 1906- 1
Cannon, Howard W. 1
Carson City Republican Women's Club 1
Carville, Edward P. (Edward Peter), 1885-1956 1
Cassidy family 1
Cassidy, Christopher C., 1828-1883 1
Cassidy, George Williams, 1836-1892 1
Cassidy, Mary Delaney, -1934 1
Citizen Alert (Organization) 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
Clark County Coalition Health Systems Agency 1
Comins, Henry A. (Henry Adoviviam) 1
Conforte, Joseph 1
Cook family 1
Cooke (Family : 1894- : Cooke, Herman R., 1873-1952) 1
Cooke, Patricia Herz 1
Cooke, Thomas A., 1920-1994 1
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Davis, Sam P. (Sam Post), 1850-1918 1
Democratic National Committee (U.S.) 1
Democratic National Convention 1
Douglas County Republican Women's Club 1
Du Pont, A. Felix (Alexis Felix), 1879-1948 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 1
Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 1
Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.) 1
Ford family 1
Ford, Jean, 1929-1998 1
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 1
Gottschalk, Gertrude 1
Greater Nevada Health Systems Agency 1
Greenspun, Hank, 1909-1989 1
Hale, Katharine Gardiner, 1944-2021 1
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 1
Hawkins, Frances, 1921-2001 1
Jean Ford Associates 1
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Katharine Gardiner Hale Trust 1
Lahontan Federated Republican Women 1
Lake Tahoe-Nevada Republican Women's Club 1
League of Women Voters of Las Vegas 1
League of Women Voters of Nevada 1
Lyon County Republican Women's Club 1
MacEachern, Janet 1
Mapes Hotel (Reno, Nev.) 1
Mathews, H. Clyde, 1924-1978 1
McCaskie, Sonja 1
McDonald, Daniel C. 1
McGowen, Courtenay Swain, 1945- 1
McPheeters, Ruth 1
Mighels (Family : 1866- : Mighels, Henry R. (Henry Rust), 1830-1879) 1
Mighels, Henry 1
Mighels, Henry R. (Henry Rust), 1830-1879 1
Mighels, Philip Verrill, 1869-1911 1
Mighels, Roy R., 1872-1960 1
Miller, T. W. (Thomas Woodnutt), 1886-1975 1
Moody, Lester 1
Mueller, John E. 1
Mustang Ranch (Brothel) 1
National Aeronautical Association (U.S.) 1
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Boulder City (Nev.) 1
Nevada Discovery Tours (Firm) 1
Nevada State Health Coordinating Council 1
Nevada State Park System 1
Nevada. Division for Aging Services 1
Nevada. Governor (1959-1967 : Sawyer) 1
Nevada. Judicial Assessment Commission 1
Nevada. Office of Community Services 1
Nevada. Supreme Court 1
Oddie, Tasker L. (Tasker Lowndes), 1870-1950 1
Ormsby County Republican Women's Club 1
Pahrump Valley Republican Women 1
Paradise Valley Republican Women's Club 1
Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 1
Pittman, Vail Montgomery, 1880-1964 1
Raffetto, Bertha, 1885-1952 1
Raggio, William John, 1926-2012 1
Reno-Tahoe Company 1
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 1
Republican Women of Henderson 1
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