James Edward Church papers, ca. 1904-1959.

Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture. Agricultural Experiment Station

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The Agricultural Experiment Station began with the 1887 Hatch Act, to develop agricultural research and education. In addition, during the 1930s, it worked with other federal and state agencies, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, the Nevada Emergency Relief Administration, the Farm Credit Administration, and Indian Field Service on several projects. In 1939, the Experiment Station, together with the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the Nevada Agricultural Extension Se...

Church, James Edward, 1869-1959

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Classics professor at University of Nevada, Reno (earlier Nevada State University); pioneer in the science of snow surveying. From the description of James Edward Church papers, ca. 1904-1959. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 123410766 James E. Church came to the University of Nevada as instructor of Latin and German in 1892, and became a full professor in 1896. Although a classicist, he was also the founder and developer of snow surveying. ...

Elges, Carl

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Nevada State University

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The University was constitutionally established as a land-grant institution in 1864, opened in Elko in 1874, and was relocated to Reno in 1885. As a land-grant school it was to teach agriculture and the mechanic arts to receive federal funds. From the description of Financial records, 1879-1911. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 43056535 In 1885, the university, by act of the Nevada legislature, was removed from Elko, Nevada, to Reno. In February 1886, the fi...

University of Nevada, Reno

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Governor's Day was an annual occasion for honoring ROTC cadets. In 1970, students that opposed the war in Vietnam held a peace rally the same day, and distributed flyers and posters on campus announcing the rally and opposition to the Governor's Day observances. From the description of Governor's Day records, 1970. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 40932828 In 1970/71, the Oral History Program at the University of Nevada and the University Archives initiated ...