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Miriam Evans Richardson Papers

Collection

Identifier: NC1347

Abstract

Miriam Evans Richardson was born in West Liberty, Iowa in 1892 to Mell Wright and Frank Algernon Evans. Her mother, Mell, was the daughter of William Wright, better known as Dan De Quille: most well-known for his book The Big Bonanza (1876) about the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada. The collection contains photographs, clippings, and books about the Richardson family.

Dates: 1876-1971

Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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Subject: Virginia City (Nev.) X
Subject: Photographs X
Subject: Virginia City (Nev.) -- Description and travel X

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