Smith, Edmund.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center3 p.These letters/journal written by the Smith brothers (Edmund, Cassius, and Joel) to their brother and sister describe their preparations for and experiences of their trip to California via Nevada. They were also accompanied by brother George Smith. Details of crossing the Humboldt Desert of Nevada and the hardships are given, as are descriptions of their mining efforts and tools in California. One sheet (2 sides) of a letter appears to be missing.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Smalley, Alicia.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center23 items.Campaign materials for Smalley's second election to the Douglas County, Nevada, school board include flyers, mailings, sample ballot, clippings, and a photograph of Smalley.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Smith, Chester H., 1919-University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center26 items.Consists of materials related to the "Salute to Nevada's Outstanding Women of the Century" event, sponsored by the Nevada State Society of Washington, D.C. and held in November, 1973. Honored were Eva B. Adams, Helen Delich Bentley, and Patricia (Pat) Nixon. Included are clippings, articles, programs, photos, and a biographical sketch of Chester H. Smith.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Lockett, Mabel.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center15 p.Typescript daily diary of Mabel Lockett's family's trip by wagon from Chadron, Nebraska, to Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona. Mabel recounts activities in Nebraska before starting the trip, events along the trail, and life in Flagstaff and Phoenix. Unlike earlier journeys the family was able to travel from one town to another.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Bowers Mansion Restoration Group.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center.15 cu. ft.Minute book includes secretary's accounts of meetings, obituary notices of committee members, some correspondence, and financial reports. The minutes make note of gifts of furnishings, decisions made regarding decoration of rooms of the mansion, and maintenance requirements.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Lambda Chi Alpha. Epsilon Iota Chapter (University of Nevada, Reno)University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center.5 cu. ft. and oversized.Collection primarily covers the period from 1923 to 1929, and includes oath, motto, initiation, and the petition with photographs, by Kappa Lambda to Lambda Chi Alpha. Records from 1964-1984 include a card drawing of the original fraternity house, and manuals of fraternal education.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Ratay, Myra Sauer.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center3 cu. ft.Research notes and photographs for Ratay's book, Pioneers of the ponderosa, how Washoe Valley rescued the Comstock.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Henley family.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center0.5 cu. ft.Collection of mining company information mainly concerning Comstock Lode companies with some from Inyo, Sierra and Nevada Counties, California. Includes reports, deeds, insurance, bylaws, financial and legal materials, and correspondence; specifications for a stamp mill for the Fulton Foundry; and a chronology of the Comstock Lode.Contact InformationFinding AidCatalog Record
Day, Willard F., 1926-1989.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center8 cu. ft.This collection document Willard Day's professional interests and participation in research, teaching, and organizations including the American Psychological Association. This includes Day's presentations, papers and publications, lectures and class notes, research and data, original manuscripts, as well as his collection of publications by others in his field. Also included are records of his ministry, and early personal correspondence between Day and his family.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Lehrman, Jane.University of Nevada, Reno - Mathewson IGT Knowledge Center34 items.Includes clippings about Lehrman's book, Around Dayton, copies of some of her published newspaper articles, and articles about her other activities.Contact InformationCatalog Record
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