Walter W. Mulcahy papers, ca. 1964-1978.

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Walter W. Mulcahy papers, ca. 1964-1978.

Includes typescripts of articles written by Mulcahy on various topics in Nevada history; correspondence and notes relating to his historical research and the marking of historic sites; materials pertaining to the activities of the Nevada Emigrant Trail Marking Committee, with which Mulcahy was involved; an autobiographical sketch describing the author's boyhood in Sparks and Carson City, Nev.; his work as a radio and television repairman and photographer, and his activities as an amateur historian; and a copy of his article, "Historical Overview of Proposed Lahontan Cutthroat Wilderness Area," (1978).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125155

Nevada State Historical Society

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Nevada Emigrant Trail Marking Committee

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Reno-headquartered organization devoted to studying the route of the overland emigrant trail through Nevada from the 1840s to 1860s and placing historical markers along the route. From the description of Nevada Emigrant Trail Marking Committee records, 1969-1993. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986192 ...

Mulcahy, Walter W., 1907-1991

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Writer, local historian, conservationist, and photographer of Reno, Nev. From the description of Walter W. Mulcahy papers, ca. 1964-1978. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74983697 ...