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:

Verna Stumpf Paterson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1251
Abstract Verna Stumpf Paterson (1897-1994) was one of the founding members of the Nevada chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonists (DAC), a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in the 1930s, the Twentieth Century Club, the American Association of University Women; and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection, dating from 1865-1967, principally contains Nevada genealogical records compiled from western Nevada cemeteries, Bibles, family histories of Reno residents, and...
Dates: 1865-1967
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Verna Stumpf Paterson Papers

Erma Perry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 96-42
Abstract

Erma Perry was a freelance travel writer. Included are manuscripts, both draft and final, for Perry's articles; clippings of her published materials; notebooks containing field notes of many travel destinations; audio tapes and transcripts of a sampling of her interviews; narrated slide shows of travel destinations; and ribbons Perry won from camera club competitions (1954-1993).

Dates: 1954-1993
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Erma Perry Papers

William J. Raggio Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-02
Abstract William J. Raggio, a Republican, was Nevada's longest serving state senator: his tenure lasted from 1972 until his resignation in 2011. For most of his senatorial career Raggio was widely considered to be the unequaled master of the legislative process. He served as the Assistant District Attorney of Washoe County from 1952-1958, and later as the District Attorney from 1958-1970. During his time in the District Attorney's office, he handled a number of high profile cases, including one with...
Dates: 1916-2014
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / William J. Raggio Papers

Reno Little Theater Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC277
Abstract

Organizational records of Reno Little Theater community theater include constitution, certificate of incorporation, minutes of board of directors' meetings, correspondence, publicity, photos, architectural drawings, and attendance records. Financial documents include statements, promissory notes, and bank notes. Plays include scripts, programs, photos, and publicity. Dates range from 1935-1989.

Dates: 1935-1995
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Reno Little Theater Records

Reno/Sparks YWCA Records

 Collection
Identifier: 94-53
Abstract YWCA Nevada is an affiliate of YWCA USA, and the first officially established YWCA in Las Vegas since November 2014. YWCA’s impact spans more than 160 years and serves more than 25 million women and girls. Reno-Sparks YWCA Records include minutes, yearly and special reports, correspondence, strategic plans and policies, organizational histories, program documentation, scrapbooks, clippings, and photographs.Researchers are fortunate to have available numerous sets of minutes of...
Dates: 1919-1998
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Reno/Sparks YWCA Records

Renown Toastmistress Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 85-05
Abstract

The Renown Toastmistress Club of Reno, Nevada, is the location chapter of the International Toastmistress Clubs of Nevada. The collection contains records and scrapbooks from Renown Toastmistress Club.

Dates: 1966-1984
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Renown Toastmistress Club Records

Rousseau Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1040
Abstract

The Rousseau Family Papers are named for Margaret Elizabeth “Bessie” Rousseau. Bessie Rousseau was born around 1882 probably in Eureka, Nevada, and graduated from the University of Nevada in 1900. She passed away May 31, 1900 only two days after graduating. The collection includes correspondence, certificates, contracts, school papers and programs, photographs and financial documents of the Cottle and Rousseau families.

Dates: 1847-1932
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Rousseau Family Papers

Gladys Belknap Rowley Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 84-26
Abstract Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of the column "Reno review" from the Nevada state journal between 1938-1956 and created by Gladys Belknap Rowley; plus correspondence related to the column; columns written by Brewster Adams ("Values in the rough") containing comments directed to Rowley; and comments, compliments, and critique she received about her work. Subjects of the columns generally about Reno, Rowley's family, the home front during World War II, experiences of Reno men in the war,...
Dates: 1938-1956
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Gladys Belknap Rowley Scrapbooks

Charles H. Russell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC350
Abstract Charles H. Russell was a Republican politician who served as a Nevada State Assemblyman, 1935-1946; U.S. Representative from Nevada, 1947-1949; Nevada Governor, 1951-1958; Director of the International Cooperation Administration to Paraguay, 1959-1963; and Assistant to the President and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs, University of Nevada, 1963. The collection consists primarily of scrapbooks as well as administrative files for Russell's terms as U.S. Representative and governor,...
Dates: 1947-1958
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Charles H. Russell Papers

University of Nevada Student Photograph Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0709
Abstract

University of Nevada Student Photograph Album contains photographs taken by an unknown student, likely a football player, of trips, friends, fellow athletes, and football games from the 1926-1927 season, including the 1927 University of Nevada vs. Stanford football game.

Dates: 1926-1927
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives / University of Nevada Student Photograph Scrapbook