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Total manuscripts: 42

Association of Women in Science, Las Vegas Chapter Records
Coll #: MS-00740
Date: 1990s
Extent: 1 linear feet (1 box)
Collection consists of the records pertaining to the Women in Science program/grant at UNLV in the mid 1990s, and the AWIS (Association of Women in Science) Las Vegas Chapter. This organization is now defunct.
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Clark County, Nevada School District Annual Reports
Coll #: MS-00665
Date: 1970-1980
Extent: 0.6 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
The Clark County, Nevada School District Annual Reports include reports created by the Clark County School District from 1970 to 1980. Reports for the school years of 1972 to 1973, 1973 to 1974, and 1976 to 1977 are not included.
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Cummings (Alan) Research Files
Coll #: MS-01038
Date: 1990-2010
Extent: 1 box (0.66 cubic feet, 0.54 linear feet)
The Alan Cummings Research Files (1974-2004) are comprised of research files compiled by Cummings, an elementary school teacher for the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Southern Nevada. The files represent Cummings's work to persuade the Teacher's Health Trust, the employee benefit plan for the school district, to consider domestic partnership benefits for CCSD educators and administrators. Materials include personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazines, and court cases.
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Cunningham, Erma
Coll #: MS-00156
Date: 1941-1952
Extent: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
The Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada is comprised of materials related to the elementary school that was located in Nelson, Clark County, Nevada from 1941 through 1952. It includes attendance records, student grades, and assorted materials related to education.
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Decker, Clarabelle
Coll #: MS-00258
Date: 1926 - 1980
Extent: 0.46 cubic feet, 2.09 linear feet (1 box, 1 flat file)
The Clarabelle Decker Papers (1926-1980) reflect the varied career of Clarabelle Decker as a teacher, librarian, and writer who worked in Nevada, Northern Arizona, and Southern California. Materials include Decker's writings and other published works, including books, booklets, poetry, as well as teaching aids, a grammar guide, posters, and fliers. Teaching materials primarily date from 1926 to 1952, while her library and writing materials date from 1954 to 1980.
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Fort Mojave Indian School Records
Coll #: MS-00034
Date: 1890-1923
Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
The Fort Mojave Indian School Records (1890-1923) consist of correspondence, finance and administrative records, pump station blueprints, and policy implementation and fact finding records. The school served the Hualapai and Mojave Indians at a site near present-day Kingman, Arizona. The information is contained in two bound volumes.
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Frazier (Maude) professional papers
Coll #: MS-00050
Date: 1955 - 1962
Extent: 3 folders (1 shared box) and 1 flat file; 0.03 cubic feet, 0.16 linear feet
The Maude Frazier Professional Papers (1955-1962) contain programs honoring Frazier, a University of Nevada, Reno commencement program, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nevada Southern Second Building. Also included are awards of appreciation and certificates for her dedicated service to the Las Vegas, Nevada community. The materials focus on her later career with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Friends of Southern Nevada Libraries Records
Coll #: MS-00550
Date: 1974-2013
Extent: 23 boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 flat file (15.39 cubic feet, 15.48 linear feet)
The Friends of Southern Nevada Libraries Records (1974-2013) is comprised of the organizational records of the Las Vegas, Nevada based non-profit, Friends of Southern Nevada Libraries (FOSNL). Materials include volunteer information, book sale receipts, funding proposals, thank-you cards, board meeting minutes, correspondence, photographs, newsletters, court proceedings, and promotional materials.
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Governor's Conference on Nevada's Library and Information Needs Collection
Coll #: MS-00248
Date: 1978-1979
Extent: 1 box, 1 oversize box, and 1 flat file (1.07 cubic feet, 3.5 linear feet)
The Governor’s Conference on Nevada’s Library and Information Needs Collection (1978-1979) consists of the Nevada Libraries Your Winning Card scrapbook containing photographs, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting the conference. Included are advertisements and fliers promoting “Speak Outs” along with resolutions and final reports on the success of the conference. Also included are Speak Out day tracks, slides of the events, and a booklet dedicated to Nevada’s delegates.
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Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Coll #: MS-00387
Date: 1907-1957 (bulk 1937-1955)
Extent: 4 linear feet (7 boxes)
Related Materials: 0312
Collection is comprised of the personal papers and writings of Hazel Baker Denton, educator and writer. In addition to her work with the Lincoln Co. Board of Education, National Education Association of Nevada, and the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs, Denton was also elected to the Nevada State Assembly twice. Collection consists of correspondence, personal diaries, news clippings and speeches. Other materials include drafts and published versions of her writing including the columns "Caliente All the Time" and "While the Toast Burns" and the book Ironing Day. Personal items such as baby books and scrapbooks also form part of the collection.
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Hickey, Liliam Lujan Papers
Coll #: MS-00103
Date: 1940-2010
Extent: 3.1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
The Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers (1940-2010) document her run for the Nevada State Board of Education District A as well as her work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce. The collection contains assorted newspaper and magazine articles, documents, books, a transcript of her oral history interview, photographs, correspondence, and awards.
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Hoggard (Mabel) papers
Coll #: MS-00565
Date: 1903-2011
Extent: 6 boxes (2.48 cubic feet, 3.06 linear feet)
The Mabel Hoggard Papers (1903-2011) contain materials related to Hoggard's career as a Las Vegas, Nevada elementary school teacher, her research and civic interests in Las Vegas's predominantly African American Westside communities, and her engagement with civil rights issues. The collection also contains materials about Hoggard's life, including biographical newspaper articles about her childhood, education, work, and family. The collection includes lesson plans, scrapbooks, awards, correspondence, photographs, and physical objects such as a vinyl record and political pins. The bulk of the collection focuses on her life in Las Vegas from approximately 1946-1989.
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Hribar (Tom) collection of Nevada Southern University memorabilia
Coll #: MS-01012
Date: 1965-1967
Extent: 1 box (0.23 cubic feet, 0.21 linear feet)
The Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia (1965-1967) is comprised of newspaper clippings, programs, and publications primarily created by the Confederated Students of Nevada Southern (CSNS) that were collected by Tom Hribar, the former student body president of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Publications include student handbooks and directories. Also included are copies of publications such as Beau's Bit's, the student handbook; Polis; published by the Students for Political Action; and Matrix, an arts and literature magazine. The collection also includes materials such as correspondence and newspaper clippings related to an event where Hribar stole the Fremont Cannon trophy from the University of Nevada, Reno's campus as part of a practical joke in 1966.
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Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School
Coll #: MS-00331
Date: 1942-1982
Extent: 4 boxes (1.56 cubic feet, 2.64 linear feet)
The Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School (1942-1982) is comprised of assorted memorabilia and visual materials from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Materials includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, event programs and invitations, newsletters, and other school mementos. Black-and-white negatives, photographs, and transparencies of various school events, faculty and staff, and student life are also included in the collection.
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KLVX TV - Project Innovate Research Papers
Coll #: MS-00303
Date: 1965-1984
Extent: 1 box (1.28 cubic feet, 1.08 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of original research material on KLVX TV's "Project Innovate," a cooperative project with the Clark County, Nevada School District. The materials were collected and created by Ira G. Kimball for his 1988 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Master's thesis.
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Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection
Coll #: MS-00632
Date: 1921-1979
Extent: 1 oversize box, 1 flat file (0.66 cubic feet, 4.33 linear feet)
The Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Collection (1921-1979) contains materials relating to the Las Vegas High School graduating class of 1929. Materials include a scrapbook with photographs, pamphlets, fliers, and newspaper clippings from the thirtieth, fortieth, forty-fifth, and fiftieth reunions, as well as poster boards and oversized photographs from the 1920s.
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Las Vegas High School Reunion Biography Collection
Coll #: MS-01021
Date: 1983
Extent: 1 box (0.19 cubic feet, 0.21 linear feet)
The Las Vegas High School Reunion Biography Collection (1983) consists of class rosters, biographies of graduates, and photocopies of original programs from the four graduating classes of 1933 to 1936. The information specific to each year is compiled into its own handmade scrapbook. The materials were created for the 50th reunion of the class of 1933, and the event also included the classes of 1934, 1935, and 1936.
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Lewis, Marzette
Coll #: MS-00621
Date: 1970-2011
Extent: 8.76 Cubic Feet (24 boxes)
The Marzette Lewis Papers (1970-2011) reflect Lewis' extensive history of activism in the Las Vegas, Nevada community regarding the education standards of the Clark County School District (CCSD), and her work to fight discrimination within the district. The bulk of material dates from 1988 to 2009. It contains correspondence, Clark County School District (CCSD) zoning information, CCSD agendas, information on Lewis' two organizations, Westside Action Alliance Korps (W.A.A.K- U.P.) and Concerned Citizens, and video and audio recordings.
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Lewis, Marzette
Coll #: MS-00621
Date: 1970-2011
Extent: 8.76 Cubic Feet (24 boxes)
The Marzette Lewis Papers (1970-2011) reflect Lewis' extensive history of activism in the Las Vegas, Nevada community regarding the education standards of the Clark County School District (CCSD), and her work to fight discrimination within the district. The bulk of material dates from 1988 to 2009. It contains correspondence, Clark County School District (CCSD) zoning information, CCSD agendas, information on Lewis' two organizations, Westside Action Alliance Korps (W.A.A.K- U.P.) and Concerned Citizens, and video and audio recordings.
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Lisle Family Collection on Education in Beatty, Nevada
Coll #: MS-00212
Date: 1950
Extent: 1 box (0.23 cubic feet, 0.21 linear feet)
The Lisle Family Collection on Education in Beatty, Nevada, is comprised of photocopies of school records and correspondence from 1933 to 1948. It also includes an official voting register from the 1914 Beatty primary election. The photocopies were created approximately 1950.
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Lytle, Mary Papers
Coll #: MS-00231
Date: 1909-1968
Extent: 1 box (0.21 linear feet, 0.23 cubic feet)
The Mary Lytle Papers date from 1909 to 1968 and document Lytle’s experience as the first midwife in Overton, Nevada. The collection contains medical certificates, professional correspondence with Nevada Assistant State Archivist Frederick C. Gale, a handwritten memoir, and black-and-white photographs.
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Malone, Theresa papers
Coll #: MS-00453
Date: 2001-2002
Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
The Theresa Malone Papers contain meeting records of the Nevada State Board of Education from 2001 to 2002, where she was chair of the government relations board. Included is material on the proposed closure of the Austin, Nevada elementary school and information on charter schools.
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Miller (Linda) Papers
Coll #: MS-00591
Date: 2008-2020
Extent: 3 boxes (2.11 cubic feet, 2.00 linear feet); 37 digital files (1.712 GB)
The Linda Miller Papers date from 2008 to 2020 and document Dr. Linda Miller's historic preservation work in Las Vegas, Nevada including her work portraying Las Vegas pioneer Helen J. Stewart at historical events across Southern Nevada. The collection documents Miller's efforts to erect a statue of Helen Stewart at the Las Vegas, Nevada Old Mormon Fort, as well as her contributions to the programming for Sarah Winnemucca Day in 2018. The collection documents Miller's appearances as Helen J. Stewart through photographs, pamphlets, video recordings, and curriculum used for her outreach work. The collection also documents Dr. Miller's activities as chair for the Nevada State Society chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).
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Moore (Joyce) Papers
Coll #: MS-01040
Date: 1958-2019
Extent: 1 box (0.66 cubic feet, 0.54 linear feet)
The Joyce Moore Papers (1958-2019) contain documents relevant to the life and career of Joyce Moore, a longtime resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains Rancho High School yearbooks, and awards and grants from when Moore was a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the early 1990s. Materials include research papers, event posters, photographs, and business cards related to Moore's work as an archivist in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives. The collection also contains photocopied newspapers and handwritten notes related to research done on the Las Vegas sewage system and local hospitals for Moore's academic papers.
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Morlan, Jerry professional papers
Coll #: MS-00486
Date: 1956-1998 (inclusive),1986-1996 (bulk)
Extent: 1 box and 1 oversize box (1.74 cubic feet, 1.5 linear feet)
This collection contains material that documents the career of technology educator Jerry Morlan (1938-2000), primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bulk of the materials date between 1986-1996 and refer to Morlan's role in integrating technology into the classroom in the Clark County, Nevada School District. They include numerous letters of thanks and recommendation from schools throughout the county, as well as Morlan's professional writings and newspaper clippings related to his advocacy of vocational learning in the industrial arts. Also included in the collection is a group of photographs that visually document student projects Morlan directed during the 1980s, as well as a videocassette program from 1991 that offered an introduction to technology.
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Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers
Coll #: MS-00036
Date: 1894
Extent: 0.1 linear feet (1 shared box)
Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers booklet dates to 1894 and consists of a single test booklet from the Nevada State Board of Education containing questions to test teachers' knowledge. The test includes questions from subjects such as Physiology, Reading, Orthography, Geography, and United States History.
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Nevada State Retired Teachers Association Collection on the Book, Inside Nevada Schools: A Challenge for the Future
Coll #: MS-00748
Date: 1970-1976
Extent: 0.46 cubic feet (1 box)
Nevada State Retired Teachers Association Collection on the book Inside Nevada Schools: A Challenge for the Future (1970-1976) contains the finished book and the research conducted for the completion of the project. Included are oral interviews, articles, notes, copies of photographs, and organizational plans.
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Partridge, John Myron
Coll #: MS-00298
Date: 1928-1979
Extent: 1.0 linear feet, 1.10 cubic feet (2 boxes)
The John Myron Papers (1928-1979) his contain his educational records from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and University of Nevada, Reno. Included are grades, essays and reports, a teaching manual, and certificates. Also included are his Naval records where he served as as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves during and after World War Two.
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Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
Coll #: MS-00829
Date: 1982-2011
Extent: 13 boxes (5.36 Cubic Feet, 5.96 Linear Feet)
The collection is comprised of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor, Dr. Patrick W. Carlton's, research files dating from 1982 to 2011 in the "Oral History of the Public School Principalship" Project. The papers include research files about principals in Las Vegas, Nevada and Superintendents on the Clark County School District.
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Phillips, Peggy Hyde Papers
Coll #: MS-00401
Date: 1929-1998
Extent: 3.3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
The Peggy Hyde Phillips Papers (1929-1998) document the lives of Peggy Hyde Phillips, her first husband Charles, and her son Michael. Materials include family photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents from Michael Hyde’s time as a student at the United States Air Force Academy. The collection also includes a near-complete run of issues from February 1, 1963 through May 8, 1964 of the Paradise Press weekly newspaper from Paradise, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada.
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Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection
Coll #: MS-00623
Date: 1956-2017
Extent: 2 boxes, 2 oversized boxes (1.97 cubic feet, 3.34 linear feet)
The Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection (1956-2017) consists of materials donated by students of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains school event clippings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, photographs, and school jackets and sweaters. Additionally, the collection chronicles the lives of many students after graduation through school reunion documentation from the 1970s to 2017. The collection also includes planning files for class reunion celebrations including the 40th, 50th, and 55th reunions.
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Rusco (Elmer R.) Collection on Ethnicity and Race in Nevada
Coll #: MS-00196
Date: 1964 - 1972
Extent: 1 box (0.46 cubic feet, 0.42 linear feet)
The Elmer R. Rusco Collection on Ethnicity and Race in Nevada (1964-1972) contains correspondence, court cases, employment information, and research materials compiled by Rusco for a book he was writing on race relations in Nevada.
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Semling (Evelyn) Music Manuscripts
Coll #: MS-00067
Date: unknown
Extent: 1 folder (shared box); 0.02 cubic/linear feet
The Evelyn Semling Music Transcripts (unknown dates) contains the words and music to 38 children's songs written by Semling during her teaching career. She titled the collection "Music in Motion."
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Smith, Arlene Mathews Papers
Coll #: MS-00069
Date: 1910-1978
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Related Materials: 0129
The Arlene Mathews Smith Papers are comprised of materials pertaining to the area around Panaca, Nevada, dating from 1910 to 1978, with a bulk of the items from the 1920s. The papers were collected while she lived in Panaca and consist of records and booklets from the 4-H Boys and Girls Club, two copies of the "Lincoln Lantern" dated 1927, a photo album, and memorabilia.
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Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys Records
Coll #: MS-00808
Date: 1979-2016
Extent: 5 boxes (5.2 Linear Feet, 5.7 Cubic Feet), 929 Digital Files (4 DVDs, 0.823 GB) PDF/A
Collection is comprised of records (approximately 1979 to 2016) created by the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (SNAWA). The collection contains administrative files from past SNAWA board members including past SNAWA presidents, secretaries, and treasures. The collection also includes records such as attendee lists, registration forms, and seminar evaluation forms from continuing legal education (CLE) events organized by SNAWA for attorneys in Southern Nevada.
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State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements
Coll #: MS-00700
Date: 1934-1991
Extent: 3 boxes (1.11 cubic feet, 1.25 linear feet)
The State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements (1934-1991) contain bi-monthly bulletins, yearly directories, information to certify teachers, and retirement salaries.
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State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements
Coll #: MS-00700
Date: 1934-1991
Extent: 3 boxes (1.11 cubic feet, 1.25 linear feet)
The State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements (1934-1991) contain bi-monthly bulletins, yearly directories, information to certify teachers, and retirement salaries.
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Thomas-Perry (Lorraine) papers
Coll #: MS-00223
Date: 1910-1936
Extent: 1 box (0.23 cubic feet, 0.21 linear feet)
The Lorraine Thomas-Perry Papers (1910-1936) contain the personal papers of Lorraine Thomas and her family, who were early residents of Beatty, Nevada. Collection materials include report cards, graduation certificates, correspondence, and short stories and poems written by family members. The majority of collection are photocopies. The collection also contains one original program for the opening banquet and ball for Hotel Fayle in Goodsprings, Nevada on May 13, 1916.
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van Betten, Herman Papers
Coll #: MS-00805
Date: 1973-1984
Extent: 1.2 linear feet (1 box)
The Herman van Betten Papers contain correspondence, campaign fliers, photographs, conference papers, and newspaper articles regarding his involvement in education, mental health matters, regional planning, and political issues in Nevada.
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Van Betten, Patricia Healthcare and Nursing Papers
Coll #: MS-00098
Date: 1985-2009
Extent: 2.65 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
The Patricia van Betten Healthcare and Nursing Papers (1985-2009) are comprised of personal correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, and reports of Patricia van Betten, who worked with the League of Women Voters and the Nevada Nurses Association from 1985 to 2011. The collection details several Nevada organizations including the Nevada Chapter of the Health Care Reform Project (HCRP), the League of Women Voters, and the Nevada Nurses Association. Also of interest, the collection contains written material, video recordings, and compact discs pertaining to health curriculum for the Clark County School District.
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White, Jaunita Greer
Coll #: MS-00254
Date: 1927-1980
Extent: 22 boxes and one oversize envelope (9.65 cubic feet, 8.76 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of the personal, professional and business papers of Dr. Juanita Greer White from 1927 to 1980. Included are correspondence, booklets, dissertations, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and various other materials linked to women's organizations and Nevada organizations relating to education, health, and aging. Other material includes documents from her work in the Nevada State Legislature, books, catalogs, chemistry papers, plaques, and campaign materials.
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Williams (Frank) Papers on Early Nevada
Coll #: MS-00053
Date: 1892 -1946
Extent: 13 folders (shared box); 0.08 cubic/linear feet
Related Materials: 0171(63) and albums 2:31.3 and 2:32.1
The Frank Williams Papers on Early Nevada (1892-1946) consists of manuscripts written for the most part by Frank Williams, an early resident of Southern Nevada. The collection includes Williams' autobiography as well as histories of Goodsprings, Potosi Mine, Mesquite Valley, and the Yellow Pine Mining districts. Finally, this collection contains reports and material reflecting Frank Williams' two terms as University Regent (1909-1912 and 1923-1942) at the University of Nevada, Reno, and his four terms in the Nevada State Assembly.
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