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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Katharine Norrid Mergen Collection on the American Newspaper Guild, Local 208 Strike

 Collection
Identifier: NC1405
Abstract

Katharine Norrid Mergen (1910-1997) was a journalist for the Reno Evening Gazette, president of the American Newspaper Guild, Local 208, and a professional writer for the U.S. Forest Service as well as the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The collection contains materials related to the 1959 strike by the American Newspaper Guild, Local 208.

Dates: 1950-1961

George A. Bartlett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1253
Abstract George Arthur Bartlett (1869-1951) was a Nevada lawyer; District Attorney of Eureka County, 1898-1900; District Court Judge of Reno, 1918 and 1921-1930; U.S. Representative from Nevada, 1906-1910; and author of the book Men, Women, and Conflict, 1931, which was revised and reissued in 1947 as Is Marriage Necessary? Bartlett's obituaries claimed he granted more than 20,000 divorces, earning him the sobriquet of "the...
Dates: 1869-1953

Lucius Morris Beebe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC22
Abstract

Lucius Morris Beebe was the author and editor of the Virginia City, Nevada, Territorial enterprise newspaper; Beebe was also a newspaper columnist for the New York Herald tribune, 1928-1947. The collection contains a complete file of clippings of Beebe's column "This New York" from the Herald tribune and incoming correspondence regarding his book Great Railroad Photographs: U. S. A.

Dates: 1877-1964

Beta Sigma Phi Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 96-19
Abstract

Beta Sigma Phi began as a national women's sorority for self-improvement and community service during the Great Depression in 1931. Scrapbooks for three Lovelock, Nevada chapters include photographs, party favors, guest lists, clippings, and memorabilia (1939-1977).

Dates: 1939-1977

Norman Henry Biltz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC465
Abstract

Norman Biltz (1902-1973) was a developer and real estate broker in the Lake Tahoe and western Nevada regions and was also involved in Nevada politics. The collection contains materials related to his career and interests in land development as well as politics. Most of the clippings and manuscripts are about Biltz and associates.

Dates: circa 1937-1973

Mildred Breedlove Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 92-47
Abstract

Mildred Breedlove was appointed Nevada poet laureate in 1957 and 1959 and was active in the Las Vegas Branch of National Pen Women. She organized the Nevada State Poetry Society in 1961. Included are correspondence, Breedlove's published and unpublished poetry, clippings, awards, certificates, photographs, scrapbook of published poems, and portrait painted in oils. Material between 1945-2000.

Dates: 1945-2000; Majority of material found within 1963-1991

Campaign for Choice Records

 Collection
Identifier: 94-57
Abstract Campaign for Choice was organized in Reno, Nevada in August 1989 to ensure passage of Question 7 on the November 6, 1990 ballot. In essence, Question 7 affirmed an existing Nevada statute (NRS 442.250 based on Roe vs. Wade) and prohibited its modification or repeal except by a direct vote of the people. If Question 7 failed, the Nevada statute would be void, enabling the legislature to regulate, modify, and even prohibit reproductive rights for women. The campaign was successful, however,...
Dates: 1989-1991

Jay Arnold Carpenter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC800
Abstract Jay Arnold Carpenter (1883-1965) was a Nevada professor of mining engineering; chair of the Department of Mackay School of Mines, 1926-1951; director of the Nevada State Bureau of Mines, 1939-1951; consultant, Metal Research Company, 1942-1944; and member of the Nevada State Planning Board, 1940-1951. The collection contains research material on Nevada mines (metals of all types) and mining companies, including the Comstock Lode; engineering field notebooks, correspondence, maps, class notes...
Dates: 1875-1964

George W. Cassidy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 98-06
Abstract

This collection contains personal papers and business records related to George W. Cassidy and the Cassidy family, along with research notes and correspondence by Ruth McPheeters with Cassidy family decendents, and additional materials gathered by McPheeters about the Cassidy family in preparation for an un published biography about George W. Cassidy by McPheters (1851-1968).

Dates: 1851-1968; Majority of material found within 1851-1908

Anne Underwood Church Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1415
Abstract

Anne Underwood Church (1900-1975) attended the University of Nevada from 1919-1921 and was the first wife of Willis Humprey Church, son of Dr. James E. and Florence Church. The collection contains correspondece and poems primarily from James E. Church to Anne, an account log from Anne and Willis' trip to Europe, newspaper clippings about and articles by James E. Church, a photograph album of views of Europe, and a scrapbook documenting her time at the University of Nevada.

Dates: 1919-1965