Jean S. McElrath papers, 1943-1997 (bulk 1943-1977)

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Jean S. McElrath papers, 1943-1997 (bulk 1943-1977)

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Included are scrapbooks and loose clippings, 1943-1969, composed mostly of McElrath's published articles about Elko and Wells, Nev.; financial notebooks, 1943-1959, detailing her sources of income and expenditures; and miscellaneous materials such as her report cards, a biography of McElrath written by Esther Early in 1997, and a history of St. Barnabus Episcopal Church in Wells and St. Luke's Church in Clover Valley, Nev., by Terry Hickson, 1976.

1 cu. ft.

University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7524833

University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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McElrath, Jean S.

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Jean S. McElrath, Nev. journalist and lifelong resident of Wells, Nev., was born June 8, 1917 and died Oct. 7, 1967. She developed rheumatoid arthritis as a teenager and was soon bedfast. By 1950 she was blind and by 1958 was nearly paralyzed. Despite these disabilities Jean wrote extensively on local news for newspapers in Wells and Elko; and Salt Lake City, Utah, with information provided by a support system of friends and relations. Her sister, Anita McElrath Cory, supplied photos for Jean's ...

Early, Esther Detweiller.

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St. Barnabus Episcopal Church (Wells, Nev.)

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Cory, Anita McElrath.

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St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Clover Valley, Nev.)

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Hickson, Terry

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