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Irma McGonagill Papers (MS-00151)

Abstract

The Irma McGonagill Papers (1907-1970) document her life in Tonopah, Nevada. The collection includes handwritten notes about her life in Tonopah, a stock certificate from the Silver Bow mine, and correspondence with Nanelia S. Doughty about life in Tonopah.

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Date

1907-1970

Extent

0.19 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Irma McGonagill Papers (1907-1970) document her life in Tonopah, Nevada. The collection includes handwritten notes about her life in Tonopah, a stock certificate from the Silver Bow mine, and correspondence with Nanelia S. Doughty about life in Tonopah.

Access Note

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

Irma McGonagill was born September 12, 1890. She moved to Tonopah, Nevada from Bishop, California with her father, Willie LeRoy McGonagill, and her siblings. Her father opened a general store to serve the mining camp. She lived in Tonopah until September 1907. She married Marcus Moschetto. Irma McGonagill Moschetto died July 1, 1971 in Seattle, Washington.

Preferred Citation

Irma McGonagill Papers, 1907-1970. MS-00151. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1978 by Nanelia S. Doughty.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections staff.

In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Angela Moor revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS00151

Separated Materials

The photographs in this acquisition were removed from the collection and placed in Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection, 1870-1925. PH-00246. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finding Aid Description Rules

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