Abstract
The George W. Malone Papers (1928-1933) consist of one bound volume of letters, documents, speeches, reports, and maps pertaining to Malone's positions as: Nevada State Engineer; National Executive Committeeman for the American Legion; President, Association of Western Engineers; Secretary, Colorado River Commission; member, Nevada State Range Commission.
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The George W. Malone Papers (1928-1933) consist of one bound volume of letters, documents, speeches, reports, and maps pertaining to Malone's positions as: Nevada State Engineer; National Executive Committeeman for the American Legion; President, Association of Western Engineers; Secretary, Colorado River Commission; member, Nevada State Range Commission.
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Material remains in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Civil engineer George W. Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas in 1890. As a young man he moved to Reno, Nevada and worked as a civil and hydraulic engineer while attending the University of Nevada, Reno. Malone graduated from college in 1917, and he enlisted in the military when the United States entered World War I. At first he served in the artillery, but he eventually became a regimental intelligence officer and served in England and France until 1919. After leaving the Army he returned to Nevada and worked in the engineering field. He served as the State Engineer of Nevada from 1927 to 1935. During World War II, Malone worked for the United States Senate as an engineering consultant on war materials. He was elected in Nevada to the United States Senate in 1946 and served until 1959. After serving in the Senate he remained in Washington, D.C. as a consulting engineer.
George W. Malone passed away on May 19, 1961.
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"Biographical Directory of the United States Senate," accessed January 23, 1917. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000086
Preferred Citation
George W. Malone Papers, 1928-1933. MS-00057. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Accession number MSS x37.
Processing Note
Material was processed in 2017 by Joyce Moore.