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Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Marjorie Sill Papers
James M. Slattery Papers
James M. Slattery (1907-1986) was a rancher and Nevada state Senator from Washoe and Storey Counties. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings about the Senator, certificates of election, business cards, and photographs.
Maude Sawin Taylor Papers
Maude Sawin Taylor (1889-1974) was a teacher, organizer, civic leader, and author. The collection includes correspondence to and from Taylor, her husband Chester C. Taylor, Ruth Torkelson, and James Edward Church; newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, and notes; and correspondence, financial records and newsletters of some twenty civic organizations and the First Baptist Church of Reno, Nevada.
Utica Bullion Mining Company Records
Barbara Vucanovich Records
Sue Wagner Papers
Washoe County Community Action Association Records
The Washoe County Community Action Association was a local agency of the federal anti-poverty program organized in 1965. The collection includes minutes, bylaws, annual reports, correspondence, and evaluations. Other information regarding community programs and issues is also included. Materials between 1948-1976.
Washoe County Community Concert Association Records
The Reno Community Concert Association was founded in 1935 to further the advancement of music, allied arts, and cultural pursuits for the benefit of Washoe County, Nevada. Records include minutes; the constitution, treasurer's reports, membership rolls, correspondence, contracts and agreements, programs, artists' fliers, photos, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. Materials from 1951-1983.
V. F. Whittlesea Papers
Victor F. Whittlesea (1910-1972) was a Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada businessman and owner of taxi cab company, commander of the American Legion in Las Vegas, and unsuccessful candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor in 1950. The collection contains political materials related to Whittlesea's Lt. Governor campaign (speeches, ballots, newspaper ads and clippings); clippings, pamphlets, and photos of his taxi cab business and American Legion activities; and personal correspondence.
C. Clifton Young Papers
The C. Clifton Young papers document the lives of Clarence Clifton (Cliff) Young, his father Clarence L. Young, and and mother Florence Anker Young. Including personal and business documents, these family papers give insight into life in Lovelock Nevada in the nineteenth and twentieth century (1878-1995).