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Anthony Shafton Research Papers

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Identifier: 2017-83
Abstract

Anthony Shafton is a Chicago native, Reno resident, and author of five books, including The Nevada They Knew. Collection contains research and publication materials for Shafton's book, The Nevada They Knew.

Dates: 2011-2022

Silver Peak (Nev.) Letter

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Identifier: NC1367
Abstract

Silver Peak, Nevada was a small mining town originally settled during the territorial period and located in Esmeralda County at the foothills of the Silver Peak Range. The collection contains a one-page letter written by T. I. Barnes to "Friend William" regarding the mining and milling operation in Silver Peak on June 14, 1865.

Dates: 1865 June 14

Slavin-Reed Family Papers

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Identifier: 2010-27
Abstract

The Slavin-Reed Family papers include genealogical notes, oral histories, and other documents about the 19th and 20th century history of the Slavin and Reed families and those families connected by marriage. The bulk of the collection appears to have passed through the hands of Lucille Slavin Clark, and builds on the recorded memories of her grandmother, Maude Rose Hanley Reed Bruno (1882-1965).

Dates: 1870-2001

Alfred Merritt Smith Papers

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Identifier: NC100
Abstract Alfred Merritt Smith (1876-1968), received both his Bachelors and Masters in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. He served as Nevada State Engineer from 1935-1952, was an administrative assistant to Senator George Malone (1952-1960), served on the Colorado River Commission, Atomic Power Utilization Committee (1952-1959), and served on various committees regarding water in Nevada and California. The majority of the papers are from his professional life and includes...
Dates: 1908-1961

George Sterling Letters to W. W. Lange

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Identifier: 83-21
Abstract

Two letters and an envelope from Sterling to W. W. Lange of Milwaukee, discussing Sterling's dramatic poem, Lilith. Letters from 1926.

Dates: 1926

Letter from Stone House, Nevada

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Identifier: NC1345
Abstract

Stone House, Nevada was an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, serving as a stop on the Overland Stage, and, later, as a stop for the Southern Pacific Railroad. A post office was briefly located there from 1890-1915. The collection contains one letter written by P.V.S. to Minnie from Stone House, Nelson Ranch in Humboldt County, Nevada.

Dates: September 13, 1891

Maude Sawin Taylor Papers

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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

Correspondence about Snowshoe Thompson

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Identifier: 2010-32
Abstract

John "Snowshoe" Thompson (1827-1876) was born in Tinn, Telemark, Norway to Torstein Olson-Rue and Gro Jonsdatter Einungbrekke. After the death of his father, John and his mother, Gro, immigrated to the United States, where John eventually settled in Genoa, Nevada in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The collection contains letters written by Agnes Scossa, Laurence D'Orsay, and Rees Davis to Francis Fairchild regarding John "Snowshoe" Thompson and his life.

Dates: 1910-1928; Majority of material found within 1910-1911

Robin Walz Correspondence with Russell T. Barnhart

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Identifier: NC1411
Scope and Contents

The Robin Walz Correspondence with Russell T. Barnhart contains outgoing and incoming correspondence between Walz and Barnhart concerning his translation of Eugene Villiod's "Memoires de Villiod" from French to English, and Barnhart's knowledge about Villiod. The collection also includes a photocopy of Walz's paper he presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Western Society for French History.

Dates: 1992-1998

Western Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-16
Abstract The Western Ephemera Collection was assembled by the Special Collections Department to house miscellaneous donations as well as items purchased from Holabird Western Americana, LLC, a Reno auction house that specializes in buying, selling and appraising historical Americana, numismatics, exonumia, and antiquities. The collection contains materials primarily acquired via auction purchase from 2002-2022 from Holabird Western Americana Collections and documents various aspects of northern...
Dates: 1849-2022

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University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department 81
University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives 2
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Nevada -- Politics and government 7
Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 6
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McCarran, Pat, 1876-1954 5
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Clark, Walter Van Tilburg, 1909-1971 4
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC 4
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Pittman, Key, 1872-1940 4
University of Nevada 4
Bible, Alan, 1909-1988 3
Church, James Edward, Jr., 1869-1959 3
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 3
University of Nevada, Reno 3
Adams, Eva Bertrand, 1908-1991 2
Baldwin, Elias Jackson, 1828-1909 2
Baring, Walter S. (Walter Stephan), 1911-1975 2
Bliss, Duane L. 2
Bunker, Berkeley Lloyd, 1906- 2
Carpenter, Jay A., 1883-1965 2
Carville, Edward P. (Edward Peter), 1885-1956 2
De Longchamps, Joanne, 1923-1983 2
Democratic Party (Nev.) 2
Evans, John Newton, 1835-1903 2
James, Will, 1892-1942 2
Malone, George W. (George Wilson), 1890-1961 2
Oddie, Tasker L. (Tasker Lowndes), 1870-1950 2
Pittman, Mimosa Gates, 1872-1952 2
Sawyer, Grant, 1918-1996 2
Scrugham, James G. (James Graves), 1880-1945 2
Shafton, Anthony 2
Twentieth Century Club (Reno, Nev.) 2
Wheat, Margaret M. 2
Aguirre y Lecube, José Antonio de, 1904-1960 1
Ajuriagerra, Juan, 1903-1973 1
Alberro Picavea, Agustín, 1898-1967 1
Allec, Kevin (1960-) 1
Amaral, Anthony A., 1930- 1
American Committee for Devastated France 1
American Friends Service Committee (Reno, Nev.) 1
American Legion 1
Anderson, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1827-1910 1
Anker, Peter, 1852-1922 1
Arrowsmith family 1
Arrowsmith, Dick Evans 1
Arrowsmith, Gertrude 1
Arrowsmith, Mary 1
Atomic Power Utilization Committee 1
Balzar, Fredrick Bennett, 1880-1934 1
Barker, Bill, 1957- 1
Barley Food Products (Firm) 1
Barnes, T. I. 1
Barnhart, Russell T. 1
Bartlett family 1
Bartlett, George A. (George Arthur), 1869-1951 1
Baumann family 1
Berlin, Ellin 1
Bilbao, Jon 1
Biltz, Norman Henry, 1902-1973 1
Bliss family 1
Bliss, Duane L., Jr., 1874-1938 1
Bliss, Florence Dunham 1
Bliss, W. S. (William Seth), 1865-1941 1
Breedlove, Mildred 1
Browne family 1
Browne, Howard E. (Howard Edgar), 1896-1990 1
Brunswick Mining Company 1
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 1
Bunker, Harry S. 1
Burge, Florence S., 1912-1986 1
Burnell, Mary 1
Burning Man (Festival) 1
Byers family 1
Byers, Mildred Jessie 1
California State Automobile Association 1
Camp Chonokis 1
Camp Meenahga (Fish Creek, Wis.) 1
Camp, Charles Lewis, 1893-1975 1
Cannon, Howard W. 1
Cardelli, Clara 1
Carson City (Nev.). Grand Jury 1
Cassidy family 1
Cassidy, Christopher C., 1828-1883 1
Cassidy, George Williams, 1836-1892 1
Cassidy, Mary Delaney, -1934 1
Chrisman family 1
Church, Anne, 1900-1975 1
Church, Willis Humphry 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
Clark, Barbara Frances Morse 1
Clark, Robert M. (Robert Morse), 1939- 1
Cloe, Ulric 1
Coffin family 1
Coffin, Edward Baker, 1861-1948 1
Coffin, Ida May Pullman, 1864-1928 1
Coffin, Trenmor, 1848-1904 1
Collom, Roy 1
Colorado River Commission 1
Cook family 1
Cook, Lida 1
Cooke (Family : 1894- : Cooke, Herman R., 1873-1952) 1
Cooke, Patricia Herz 1
Cooke, Thomas A., 1920-1994 1
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