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Political History of Nevada, 2006 - Issued by the Secretary of State this book contains everything you wanted to know about how Nevada went from being a part of Utah Territory to a state; Nevada's changing boundaries; lists of elected officials and legislators, 1861-2006; and more. PDF file.
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- Nevada Governors - brief biographies, descriptions of records in the Nevada State Archives
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Nevada Legislators - Information booklet about Nevada Legislators from 1861-2011, compiled by the Research Library of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau
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National Archives microfilm of Federal records about Nevada - Microfilmed historic records of the U.S. Government related to Nevada. Includes records of Nevada and Utah Territorial government, the Office of Indian Affairs, Indian census rolls, Sarah Winnemucca, U.S. Population Censuses for Nevada, Nevada based military correspondence, and Nevada Civil War-era service files. Dates range from 1850-1940; bulk dates are 1860-1880. Copies of these microfilms are in the Nevada State Library.
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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project - A University of Nevada, Las Vegas project, this is a comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the Nevada Test Site during the the era of nuclear testing.
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The Nevada Observer Reading Room - Scanned, historic documents related to Nevada history, including state and county histories, travel narratives, literature, and the U.S. Senate Kefauver Crime Committee reports.
Photo credit: Governor Russell addressing a joint session of the Nevada Legislature in the Assembly Chambers in the State Capitol. The photo is undated but was taken between 1951-1957. Courtesy of the Nevada State Archives, NSC-0065.
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