Legal instruments

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Raycraft and Rives Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC594
Abstract Francis Bernard Golden (1862?-1911), of Irish birth, was a Nevada businessman and jeweler, married to Mary Louise Morris. James Morris (1826?-1900), also Irish, was County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace in Empire City, Nevada, married to Margaret Muldoon (1831?-1893). Margaret (Madge) Theresa Morris Raycraft (1864-1943), daughter of James Morris, schoolteacher, married to James A. Raycraft. James Andrew Raycraft (1862-1913) ran livery stable business in Genoa, Nevada and vicinity and...
Dates: 1876-1965
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Raycraft and Rives Family Papers

George F. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC577
Abstract

George F. Smith (1885-?) was born in Nevada and served in the Reno City Council from 1919-1926. From 1926-1934, Smith served as Reno Postmaster. The collection largely contains correspondence on political or postal matters; also some legal documents, an aircraft squadron training manual, and printed congressional materials such as bills and hearings.

Dates: 1919-1944
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / George F. Smith Papers

William M. Snare Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1109
Abstract

Wiliam M. Snare was a Reno, Nevada resident originally from Mount Sterling, Iowa. The collection includes correspondence, legal documents pertaining to Reno land purchases and leases, receipts and certificates for his membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, tax receipts, Washoe County tax lists (1913, 1914), constitution of the Anti-Horse Thief Society of Missouri (1875), Washoe County sample ballot (1892), and newspapers and fliers.

Dates: 1870-1926
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / William M. Snare Papers

Southern Development Company of Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC74
Abstract

The Southern Development Company of Nevada was incorporated on October 6, 1881. Among the stated purposes of the company were to buy and sell land, build and operate toll roads, locate and hold water rights and privileges in order to construct waterways and systems, and to acquire lands for timbering. Collection contains correspondence, company papers, land related documents, financial accounts, township plats and maps between 1880-1957.

Dates: 1880-1957
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Southern Development Company of Nevada Records

Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC941
Abstract Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield was a Carson City, Nevada resident, widow of Trenmore Coffin, Sr. and Sardis Summerfield, and a member and officer of the Western Federation of Women's Clubs. The collection includes correspondence about financial matters, the closure of the estate of Trenmore Coffin, and the withdrawal of her investments from a California savings and loan during the Depression; school records of her son Trenmore at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; tax bills; and history...
Dates: 1904-1932
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers

Sutro Tunnel Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC07
Abstract The Sutro Tunnel Company was organized by Adolph Sutro for the purpose of constructing a drainage tunnel under the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada. Records related to organizing, publicizing, funding and constructing the Sutro Tunnel.,Included are transcripts of a court case; correspondence, which consist of letters and construction reports from company secretary Pelham W. Ames to Sutro; deeds; superintendents' reports; speeches; prospectus; certificate of incorporation and by-laws;...
Dates: 1861-1935
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Sutro Tunnel Company Records

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records

 Collection
Identifier: 82-37
Abstract The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was created jointly in the late 1960s as a bi-state compact by the states of California and Nevada to meet Lake Tahoe basin-wide planning needs, including general plans. The collection includes correspondence; legislation related to Lake Tahoe issues; files on topics such as construction and development of Harrah's Tahoe (casino and hotel) and Harvey's Resort Hotel, parking and transportation in the Tahoe basin, land use, shoreline developments, timber...
Dates: 1971-1979
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records

Utica Bullion Mining Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 98-32
Abstract Utica Bullion Mining Company was a gold mining and milling company located in Humboldt County, Nevada. The Company's manager was Samuel Campbell of Oneida County, New York; the Nevada agent was Walter Schmidt. Schmidt also managed the corporation's Desert Crystal Salt Company operations at White Plains, Churchill County, Nevada. The collection includes extensive correspondence between Walter Schmidt and Samuel Campbell, providing reports of mining and milling operations at the Utica Bullion...
Dates: 1864-1911
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Utica Bullion Mining Company Records

H. M. Yerington Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC115
Abstract Henry Marvin Yerington was born in Calborne, Canada in 1828 and came to Nevada in 1863. He was actively involved in mining, lumbering, railroads, and land development in Nevada and California until his death in 1910. Collection includes a fragmentary collection of H. M. Yerington papers. Includes correspondence; personal financial statements; assay reports; land related documents and material from the H. M. Yerington estate and the Elizabeth Kinkead estate. Also included are three important...
Dates: 1865-1919
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / H. M. Yerington Papers

C. Clifton Young Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 96-06
Abstract

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).

Dates: 1878-1995
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / C. Clifton Young Papers