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John G. (Jack) Fogliani Photograph Collection (PH-00136)

Abstract

The John G. (Jack) Fogliani Photograph Collection is comprised of two black-and-white photographic reprints created between approximately 1971 and 2004 of the natural landscape of Eagle Valley, Nevada. The original photographs were taken between approximately 1900 and 1920.

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Date

1971 to 2004

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 hanging file)
0.01 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents Note

The John G. (Jack) Fogliani Photograph Collection is comprised of two black-and-white photographic reprints created between approximately 1971 and 2004 of the natural landscape of Eagle Valley, Nevada. The original photographs were taken between approximately 1900 and 1920.

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 in the order they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

John G. (Jack) Fogliani, the eldest son of Lewis and Ceadora Fogliani, was born August 25, 1900 in Pioche, Nevada. Fogliani served as a Nevada Assemblyman for Lincoln County, Nevada from 1935 to 1936, and as a warden for the Nevada State Prison from 1959 to 1967 until he was fired by Governor Paul Laxalt following a prison break. Fogliani passed away on March 15, 1987 at his home in Jacks Valley, Nevada.

Sources:

Kennedy, Tom. "Nevada Prison Warden Fired After Jailbreak." The Florence Times, January 31, 1967.

Nevada State Legislature, Statutes of Nevada 1987, Publication/Report Number, Carson City, Nevada.1987.

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Library/Documents/LegislatorDB/Memorials/ACR033,1987.pdf (Accessed 13 December 2019)

Genealogical records for "John Fogliani." 1910 United States Federal Census. Newlands, Lincoln, Nevada. Roll T624_858, page 6A.

Preferred Citation

The John G. (Jack) Fogliani Photograph Collection, approximately 1971-2004. PH-00136. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2020-008.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Joseph Puentes created the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00136

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