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Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia (MS-01012)

Abstract

The Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia (1965-1967) is comprised of newspaper clippings, programs, and publications primarily created by the Confederated Students of Nevada Southern (CSNS) that were collected by Tom Hribar, the former student body president of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Publications include student handbooks and directories. Also included are copies of publications such as Beau's Bit's, the student handbook; Polis; published by the Students for Political Action; and Matrix, an arts and literature magazine. The collection also includes materials such as correspondence and newspaper clippings related to an event where Hribar stole the Fremont Cannon trophy from the University of Nevada, Reno's campus as part of a practical joke in 1966.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1965 to 1967

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1 box)
0.21 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Collector: Hribar, Tom

Scope and Contents Note

The Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia (1965-1967) is comprised of newspaper clippings, programs, and publications primarily created by the Confederated Students of Nevada Southern (CSNS) that were collected by Tom Hribar, the former student body president of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Publications include student handbooks and directories. Also included are copies of publications such as Beau's Bit's, the student handbook; Polis; published by the Students for Political Action; and Matrix, an arts and literature magazine. The collection also includes materials such as correspondence and newspaper clippings related to an event where Hribar stole the Fremont Cannon trophy from the University of Nevada, Reno's campus as part of a practical joke in 1966.

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 and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

Tom Hribar Collection of Nevada Southern University Memorabilia, 1965-1967. MS-01012. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by Tom Hribar in 2019; accession number 2019-145.

Processing Note

In 2020, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection, foldered loose materials, and created a finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01012

Finding Aid Description Rules

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