Albums (Books)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: scrapbooks; scrap albums; scrap-books. Blank books or albums designed so that a variety of items may be affixed to the pages, including photographs, clippings, and other memorabilia

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Lions Club (Reno, Nev.) Auxiliary Records

 Collection
Identifier: 95-67
Abstract The Lions Clubs Auxiliary was organized in Reno, Nevada, in May 1957. The purpose of the Auxiliary was to better acquaint wives of Lions Clubs members with the work of the Club, to assist with community and civic projects, and to promote the conservation of eyesight. Included are minutes; bylaws; financial reports; budgets; newsletters (The Kittens Purr); correspondence; scrapbooks of clippings and photos; membership directories; clippings; and organizational materials of their fund raiser,...
Dates: 1957-1995
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Lions Club (Reno, Nev.) Auxiliary Records

Marion Mallory Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 98-34
Abstract Includes official copies and photocopies of patents issued to Mallory in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and France between 1919-1954 for Mallory's automotive inventions; text explaining the importance of several auto parts invented by Mallory; memos; newsletter article about an exhibit featuring Mallory's inventions at the University of Nevada, Reno; a scrapbook (1926-1934) of clippings, brochures, advertisements, and photographs related to Mallory's inventions and...
Dates: 1907-2000
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Marion Mallory Papers

Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0043
Abstract The Nevada Cooperative Extension Service is one of the three branches of agricultural education. Founded in Nevada as a result of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, it organized scores of clubs for young people that were the predecessor of the 4-H Club, and worked closely with the Nevada Farm Bureau. In 1938, The Nevada Farm Bureau and the Extension Service purchased a tract of land at Tahoe; a camp was established on the property owned by the state, paid for by the counties, and managed by the...
Dates: 1923-1980
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives / Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Records

Max C. Fleischmann Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: 90-36
Abstract

Included are trustee minutes, reports of operations, financial statements, auditors' reports, reports of executors of the Fleischmann estate, inventories of assets, tax returns, trustees' files, application lists, Nevada scholarship files (including Nevada Indian applications), files of completed grants, scrapbooks, and indexes to rejected applicants.

Dates: 1951-1981
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Max C. Fleischmann Foundation Records

Jean S. McElrath Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 97-16
Abstract Jean Sybil McElrath (1917-1967) was a Nevada writer. In 1965 she was awarded the Distinguished Nevadan Award by the University of Nevada. She was active in many organizations, including the Girl Scouts, Nevada Historical Society, Nevada Federation of the Blind, and the National League of American Pen Women. Included in this collection are scrapbooks and loose clippings, 1943-1969, composed mostly of McElrath's published articles about Elko and Wells, Nevada; financial notebooks, 1943-1959,...
Dates: 1934-1997; Majority of material found within 1943-1977
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Jean S. McElrath Papers

Mighels Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC470
Abstract

Papers include letter from Philip to Ed about business; manuscript on "Mining camp 'booms'" by Roy; typescript poem "Action" by Davis; scrapbook (1863-1888) started by Henry R., including clippings of his poetry and prose, Nevada history, and his election as Assembly speaker; and a scrapbook (1894-1897) by Henry (Harry) of his published poetry, prose, and book reviews.

Dates: 1863-1937
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Mighels Family Papers

Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, N. Edd Miller

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0525
Abstract Dr. Newton Edd Miller (1920-2004) was born in Houston, Texas. He obtained his bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Texas in Austin. Miller was appointed as the first chancellor of the University of Nevada's Reno campus on February 11, 1966. In 1967, he became the President of the University of Nevada, Reno. The collection consists of a 1966 certificate of congratulations to N. Edd Miller upon his installation as the first chancellor of the Reno campus of the...
Dates: 1966-1973
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives / Records of the President of the University of Nevada, Reno, N. Edd Miller

Carol Nabors Collection of Joanne de Longchamps Materials

 Collection
Identifier: NC1355
Abstract

Carol Darwin Nabors attended high school in Hollywood, California with Joanne (Cutten) de Longchamps. Joanne Cutten de Longchamps was born in Los Angeles in 1923 and attended schools in Los Angeles and Paris where she studied painting and music, both of which she pursued later in life. The collection contains scrapbooks that include copies of Joanne's poems, correspondence, articles, programs, greeting cards, and photographs of Joanne and her interests.

Dates: 1943-1951
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Carol Nabors Collection of Joanne de Longchamps Materials

Dwight A. Nelson Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: NC679
Abstract

Dwight A. Nelson was the chief juvenile probation officer for Washoe County, Nevada. The collection contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about juvenile crime in the Reno-Sparks, Nevada area, 1949-1969 and maps and plans of the Mt. Rose Property Owner's Association, Ravazza Ranch Unit no. 3 (Reno, Nevada), and Stillwater Cove condominiums (Lake Tahoe), 1977-1978.

Dates: 1949-1969
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Dwight A. Nelson Scrapbooks

Nevada Federation of Republican Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC1070
Abstract

The Nevada Federation of Republican Women was founded in 1950 and is a branch of the national organization that provides a means for women who share the principals of te Republican art can join activities and work toward common goals. These records cover the period of 1964-1976, with the majority of them pertaining to the 1976 presidential campaign as well as documenting how a state-wide political group orchestrates an election.

Dates: 1972-1976
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Nevada Federation of Republican Women Records