Nevada State Library and Archives

Political History of Nevada, 2006  - Issued by the Nevada Secretary of State, this book contains everything you want to know about how Nevada came into being, how it is governed and who was elected to all offices between 1861-2006.  Searchable PDF file.

The Making of the Nevada Constitution - Read about the drama of the missing constitution and the world's longest telegram (until 1881). 

 Nevada Archives Month   

 An Outline of Capital Punishment in Nevada 

 First Records of Carson Valley, Utah Territory, 1851  

 Nevada's Governors

 Nevada's First Ladies

 First Ladies Bibliography

 Inaugurations of Nevada Governors

 Oaths of Office of Nevada Elected Officials

 List of State Officials, 1861-

 Historical Myth a Month

 Ten Famous Cases of the Nevada Supreme Court, 1865-1937

 Truman Capote's In Cold Blood: The Nevada Connection

 Women in Nevada Politics

 Memorials to Nevada Supreme Court Justices

 Biographies of Nevada Senators and Congressmen