Nevada -- Politics and government -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Richard H. Bryan U. S. Senatorial Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-01
Abstract Richard Hudson Bryan is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1989-2001. A Democrat, Bryan served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983-1989, and before that served as the state's attorney general and a member of the State Senate. The collection contains material covering Richard Bryan's campaign for and career in the U.S. Senate, 1989-2001, following his time as Nevada's governor. The bulk of the papers come from his second term in the...
Dates: 1971-2002; Majority of material found within 1989-2001
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Richard H. Bryan U. S. Senatorial Papers

Herman D. Budelman Reelection Campaign Card

 Collection
Identifier: NC1311
Abstract

Herman D. Budelman served in the Nevada State Senate from January 1943 to November 1952. Collection contains one campaign card for Budelman's re-election to the Nevada State Senate from Nye County.

Dates: circa 1948
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Herman D. Budelman Reelection Campaign Card

Cooke Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-20
Abstract Thomas Arthur "Tom" Cooke was a prominent and well-respected lawyer in Reno. He married Martha Patricia "Patty" Herz while in college at the University of Nevada in the early 1940s. The Cooke family was involved in a variety of environmental, recreational, and historic preservation projects and initiatives that sought to improve northern Nevada. Materials cover some aspects of the lives and careers of members of the Cooke and Herz families. Topics include Democratic politics in Nevada,...
Dates: 1855-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2000
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Cooke Family Papers

Election Materials Collection

 Collection
Identifier: NC1110
Abstract

Collected by the Special Collections Department, the collection contains a variety of miscellaneous political ephemera, flyers, etc. distributed by individuals running for city, county, and national seats in Nevada and at the national level.

Dates: 1930-1998
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Election Materials Collection

Gertrude Gottschalk Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-42
Abstract Gertrude Gottschalk was active in Nevada politics, especially during the 1960s, and served as a committeewoman for the Democratic National Convention. Collection contains materials created and collected by Gottschalk during the 1960s, including President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson inauguration ephemera, Democratic National Committee information, a small amount of material from the Nevada State Democratic Conference, and information from Gottschalk's 1966 campaign for Nevada State...
Dates: 1953-2011
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Gertrude Gottschalk Papers

Robert T. Herbert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1414
Abstract

Major General Robert "Bob" Thomas Herbert (1957-2021) was a member of the Nevada Army National Guard and worked for Senator Harry Reid from 2001-2017. The collection contains excerpts of the Congressional Record collected by Herbert, photographs of Senator Reid and Herbert for his promotion to Brigadier General and graduation from National War College, as well as several items related to Senator Reid and his career.

Dates: 1999-2017
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Robert T. Herbert Papers

Lake Tahoe-Nevada Federation of Republican Women's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-14
Scope and Contents

The records consists mainly of financial information from the treasurer but includes some board meetings, correspondence and a few newsletters.

Dates: 1987-2005
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Lake Tahoe-Nevada Federation of Republican Women's Club Records

Paul Laxalt U.S. Senatorial Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 83-01
Abstract Paul Laxalt (1922-2018) was a politician from Nevada and the first Basque-American senator. The collection covers Laxalt's career as a U. S. Senator from Nevada from 1974 until his resignation effective January 3, 1987. Files are comprised of materials retained from offices in Carson City, Reno, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C., as well as materials retained from Senator Laxalt's time as the chair for Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns in 1976, 1980, and 1984 and includes correspondence,...
Dates: 1974-1987
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Paul Laxalt U.S. Senatorial Papers

Maya Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 95-107
Abstract

Materials cover the life and work of philanthropist, feminist, political activist, and one-time Nevada U. S. Senate candidate, Maya Miller from the years 1953-2003. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, campaign materials, news clips, agendas, bulletins, reports, and audio/visual resources with particular emphasis placed on Miller's position as Chairperson on the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas-based community development corporation, Operation Life.

Dates: 1954-2003
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Maya Miller Papers

Nevada Federation of Republican Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-02
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, financial records, membership, correspondence, individual club records, etc.

Dates: 1992-1997
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Nevada Federation of Republican Women Records