Virginia City (Nev.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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

Joseph Fredericks Store Records

 Collection
Identifier: 86-12
Abstract

The collection consists of one account ledger, 1893-1919, and one folder of miscellaneous bills, receipts and income tax returns, 1867-1927, from Joseph Fredericks, a hardware store in Virginia City, Nevada.

Dates: 1867-1927
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Joseph Fredericks Store Records

The life of Honorable Lem Allen, as told by himself

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Identifier: NC308
Abstract

Reminiscences describe Allen's early life before moving to Nevada; the death of his young children; haying and ranching in Churchill County, Nevada; election to public office beginning in 1867 with Justice of the Peace in Fallon; the Nevada legislature and politics; experiences with Nevada Indians, his journey to Nevada, and events in Virginia City, Nevada.

Dates: circa 1910
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / The life of Honorable Lem Allen, as told by himself

Nevada National Guard, Company A Records

 Collection
Identifier: 86-08
Abstract

The Nevada National Guard Company A was located in Virginia City, Nevada. The collection contains one minute book of meetings from July 6, 1886-February 12, 1898.

Dates: 1886-1898
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Nevada National Guard, Company A Records

Mary Works Covington Records of the Red Dog Saloon Film

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-73
Abstract The Red Dog Saloon opened in 1965 by Chandler A. Laughlin III in Virginia City, Nevada’s historic downtown and quickly became a hot spot for “proto-hippies” and their music, with many celebrated bands playing there over the years. In 1991, Mary Works Covington began work on a documentary film released in 1996 under the title Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon. Collection contains materials relating to the Red Dog Saloon Reunion, which took place in 1991,...
Dates: 1965-2014; Majority of material found within 1990-1996
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Mary Works Covington Records of the Red Dog Saloon Film

Recollections of Virginia City from May 1860

 Collection
Identifier: 91-30
Abstract

Gracey's speech before the Reno Twentieth Century Club describes his arrival in Nevada to fight the Paiutes; lists many of the "firsts" in Virginia City, and mentions executions, explosions, fires, amusements, benevolent societies, processions, and people of note.

Dates: 1911
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Recollections of Virginia City from May 1860

Young America Engine No. 2 Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 86-06
Abstract

The Young America Engine No. 2 Company was a fire department in Virginia City, Nevada. The collection includes a minute book containing records of the organization from the first meeting on March 19, 1862 to February 5, 1877.

Dates: 1862-1877
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Young America Engine No. 2 Company Records