Abstract
The John Myron Partridge Photographs contain eleven black-and-white photographs of John Myron Partridge from roughly the early 1940s to the late 1960s. The collection includes portraits and photographs of Partridge during his service with the United States Navy Reserves.
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Scope and Contents Note
The John Myron Partridge Photographs contain eleven black-and-white photographs of John Myron Partridge from roughly the early 1940s to the late 1960s. The collection includes portraits and photographs of Partridge during his service with the United States Navy Reserves.
Access Note
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
John Myron Partridge was an educator and athletics official in Southern Nevada for thirty years. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1950s and helped found the Southern Nevada Officials Association in 1954. He was the State Commissioner of the Nevada State American Softball Association and he helped organize track and field competitions in Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. He also wrote the book Job Training Opportunities for Young People in Las Vegas, published in 1952. Myron Partridge Stadium on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was named in his honor.
Preferred Citation
John Myron Partridge Photographs, 1940s-1960s. PH-00226. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1988 by Juanita Partridge; accession number 1988-141.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.