Denis J. Mahoney papers, 1937-ca. 1940.

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Denis J. Mahoney papers, 1937-ca. 1940.

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Letter (16 June 1940), from Friedmans' booksellers to Mahoney in his capacity as librarian of the Virginia City, Nev., library; historical research notes, possibly for Nevada history articles Mahoney wrote for the WPA's writers' project; article, "Senator John P. Jones: Personal Recollections of Him and His Kindred," (ca. 1938), in which Mahoney also relates some events of his own life; and a book-length ms. biography (ca. 1940), of Comstock Lode "Bonanza King" John W. Mackay.

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Nevada State Historical Society

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Nevada State Historical Society

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Friedmans.

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Jones family.

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Jones, John P. (John Percival), 1829-1912

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John Percival Jones, born in Herefordshire, England, in 1829, grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, before migrating west during the 1849 gold rush. Jones served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Nevada for thirty years (1873-1903). From the description of John P. Jones autograph, between 1873 and 1903. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 762831613 John P. Jones, mining investor and land speculator, earned his fortune in the silver mines of western Nevada after an uns...

Mahoney, Denis J., 1879-1943

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Librarian and writer for the Works Progess Administration (WPA); of Virginia City, Nev. From the description of Denis J. Mahoney papers, 1937-ca. 1940. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85428119 ...

Mackay, John William, 1831-1902

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