Abstract
The William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards contains picture postcards of towns and buildings in Nevada from 1900 to 1975. The postcards primarily depict casinos, hotels, and other attractions in Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. The postcards also depict post offices, landscapes, mines, and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Scope and Contents Note
The William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards contains picture postcards of towns and buildings in Nevada from 1900 to 1975. The postcards primarily depict casinos, hotels, and other attractions in Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. The postcards also depict post offices, landscapes, mines, and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.
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
Nevada historian and advertising executive William V. “Bill” Wright was the general manager of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1966 to 1981. Born in Corsicana, Texas in 1917, he was educated at the University of Missouri, where he earned a degree in journalism. He worked at the Peoria Star in Peoria, Illinois as an advertising sales representative before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Annelle in 1941. Beginning in 1945, Wright was the advertising director for the Review-Journal, and in 1966 was appointed general manager. Under his leadership, the Review-Journal’s subscriptions increased from 48,000 to 89,000, cementing it as the largest daily newspaper in Nevada.
Wright was also an avid amateur historian and collector, and he worked with several civic organizations for the preservation of Nevada history, including the Nevada Historical Society and State Museum, for which he served as a member of its board of trustees from 1977 to 1993. He was chairman of the board from 1979 to 1993. In 1980, he was given the Distinguished Nevadan Award by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for his contributions to the state. Just after his death in 1998, he was posthumously inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame. William V. Wright Elementary School was named in his honor.
Source:
Porter, Jon Christopher. “Paying Tribute to William ‘Bill’ Wright.” Capitol Words, March 29, 2007. http://capitolwords.org/date/2007/03/29/E693_paying-tribute-to-william-bill-wright/
Preferred Citation
William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards, 1900-1975. PH-00094. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1979 by William V. Wright; accession number 1979-222.
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.