The collection contains papers of Clara M. Crisler dated from about 1875 through 1947. The collection includes newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, and the 1931 yearbook of the Twentieth Century Club in Reno, Nevada.
Collection is open for research.
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Additional Description
The collection contains papers of Clara M. Crisler dated from about 1875 through 1947. The collection includes newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, and the 1931 yearbook of the Twentieth Century Club in Reno, Nevada.
Clara M. Crisler (1882-1957) lived in Carson City, Nevada and spent much of her life chronicling the history of Nevada through scrapbooks and building a large personal library. She was also an active member of women's clubs in Reno, Nevada.
Clara M. Crisler was born to William and Minnie H. (Pohl) on November 6, 1882. She graduated from Carson City High School and then attended Chico State College in California. Crisler designed the second state flag for Nevada, in use from 1915 to 1929. In 1923, President Harding appointed her Register of the United States Land Office in Carson City, Nevada, an office she held until 1934. She held leadership positions in women's clubs, including the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs. She passed away on March 25, 1957 and is buried in Carson City, Nevada.
Source: Smith, Martin T. "The History of the Nevada State Flag."
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Clara M. Crisler Papers, 1875-1947. MS-00054. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Original number: Mss 34.
Material was processed by Christine Marin in 1985. In 2015, 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.
The photographs in this acquisition were removed from the collection and placed in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection, 1905-1970. PH-00062. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.