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Alan Hensher Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC626
Abstract
Alan Hensher was a Californian and specialist in the history of the Rhyolite Herald (Nevada) newspaper. The collection includes correspondence to Hensher from Elizabeth Clemens regarding her husband Earle R. Clemens, publisher of the Rhyolite Herald; Hensher's notes on the history of southern Nevada newspapers; Earle R. Clemens's correspondence, financial, and legal papers from Rhyolite; and an official mining claims register...
Dates:
1905-1966
William W. Hoyt Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1044
Abstract
William W. Hoyt (1842-?) was a rancher in El Dorado Springs, El Dorado County, California and a miner in Aurora, Nevada Territory from 1863-1864. He served as the superintendent for the California State Department of Engineering in 1913. The collection includes correspondence, 1873-1926; deeds and agreements, 1863-1907; financial statements, 1856-1905; depositions; diaries from Aurora, Nevada Territory, 1863-1864; account books, 1864-1913; photographs; and township plats and manuscript maps...
Dates:
1856-1926
Inyo Development Company Records
Collection
Identifier: NC73
Abstract
The Inyo Development Company was formed to evaporate, process, and ship the natural soda found in the brines at Owens Lake, Inyo County, California. Collection contains correspondence, financial statements, labor records, soda records, legal documents and maps from 1885-1916.
Dates:
1885-1916
Cyril Hugh Knox Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC467
Abstract
Cyril Hugh "Mike" Knox (1886-1962) worked in title insurance and was manager, vice president, and director of Washoe County Title Guaranty Company. He also worked in the Washoe County Recorder's office; was deputy City Clerk and a City Councilman; served as chair of the Federal Housing Administration; and was active in professional, social, and cultural organizations. The collection includes primarily business records of Knox, his family, and associates. Also includes some personal...
Dates:
1844-1959
Dawn Y. Lappin Wild Horse and Burro Collection
Collection
Identifier: NC1385
Abstract
Dawn Y. Lappin (1940-2018) was a wild horse activist working in Nevada and the American West during the 1970s-2010s. The collection includes correspondence, reports, maps, audio-video, and other materials related to wild horse management, conservation, and activism. Also included are records from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and records from the Nevada Wild Horse Commission.
Dates:
1947-2014
Robert Lewers Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC657
Abstract
Robert Lewers (1862-1922) was a University of Nevada professor and acting president. The collection includes correspondence, Masonic materials, petition urging him to run for governor of Nevada, Lewers family genealogical correspondence, and memorials upon his death. Also included are Louise Lewers' poems and materials related to her work with Nevada cattle brands.
Dates:
1900-1951
Thomas Woodnutt Miller Papers
Collection
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
Peter C. Petersen Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC430
Abstract
Primarily political correspondence with Nevada Senator Pat McCarran. Some letters are accompanied by bills, receipts, and contractor's estimates relating to the Senator's property in and near Reno; or relevant newspaper clippings, memos, or minutes of meetings.
Dates:
1938-1954
Vail Montgomery Pittman Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC392
Abstract
Vail Montgomery Pittman was a Nevada newspaperman, State Senator (1925-1929), Lieutenant Governor (1943-1945), Governor (1945-1950), and Democratic National Committeeman from Nevada (1955-1961). Married to Ida Brewington, 1919; brother of Nevada U.S. Senator Key Pittman. Papers, primarily correspondence, are to Pittman from personal, business, and political associates. Major correspondents include Alan Bible, Berkeley Bunker, Pat McCarran, Lester Moody, Drew Pearson, Key Pittman, Mimosa...
Dates:
1896-1964; Majority of material found within 1940-1964
Pomin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1387
Abstract
The Pomin Family emigrated from the Alsace-Loraine region of Germany in the late 1850s or early 1860s. The family lived, worked, and owned property at Lake Tahoe, California. The collection primarily contains photographs relating to the family, as well as some correspondence and other ephemera.
Dates:
circa 1855-circa 2018
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