The C. A. Earle Rinker Papers (1880-1960) contain materials that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, located in central Nevada, as well as the life of Rinker. Materials in the collection include correspondence, mining prospectuses, maps, ledgers, souvenirs, photographic negatives, and ephemera that document mining and daily life. Also included is biographical material that tells the story of Earle Rinker and his family before 1906 and after 1909, documenting his life in Indiana and Illinois.
Grace W. Byrne was the news editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Henderson” page for twelve years, from 1946 to 1958. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 4, 1908, Byrne was an active member of the community in Henderson, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
American film editor Eda Warren was born in Denver, Colorado on October 17, 1903. She was one of the first women to be accepted in the film ediing process, and assisted on over sixty films for Paramount Pictures and Howard Hughes' RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Warren was also eleceted secretary of American Cinema Editors group in 1955. She died on July 15, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.
The McCall Family Papers are comprised primarily of family photographs and correspondence from 1910-1970. The materials concentrate on Quannah McCall and his daughter, Connie McCall, both were well known dentists in Southern Nevada. The materials also contain letters, postcards, holiday cards, and birth, death, and marriage certificates, as well as school commencement announcements for family members.