Ellin Berlin papers, 1851-1957 bulk 1948-1957.

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Ellin Berlin papers, 1851-1957 bulk 1948-1957.

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Materials relating to the research and preparation of Berlin's novel Silver platter, about her grandmother Louise Mackay, the wife of one of the Comstock's Bonanza Kings, John Mackay. Berlin conducted her research from approximately 1947 through the publication of the book in 1957. Includes research notes and correspondence; early drafts and proofs of the novel; originals and copies of 19th and early 20th century newspapers, pamphlets and ephemera, mainly from California and Nevada.

5.5 cu. ft.

University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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Berlin, Ellin, 1903-1988

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Ellin Mackay Berlin was a novelist and wife of the songwriter Irving Berlin. She was the daughter of Clarence and Katherine Mackay. Her father made his fortune from Postal Telegraph Company, the International Telephone and Telegraph Company, mining and several other inherited interests; her grandfather, John W. Mackay, an Irish immigrant made fortunes from the Comstock Lode. Her mother was a writer. Ellin herself was a successful writer....

Mackay family.

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Mackay, John William, 1831-1902

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