African American Resources for Nevada: Difference between revisions

Legal history -The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011) by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.

Rusco. Elmer R. Good Time Coming. Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Emancipation Records[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Plantation[edit | edit source]

Oral Histories[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Reconstruction Records[edit | edit source]

Freedman’s Bank[edit | edit source]

Freedmen's Bureau[edit | edit source]

School Records[edit | edit source]

Slavery Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

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Voting Registers[edit | edit source]

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Lied Library

4505 South Maryland Pkwy.
Box 457001
Las Vegas, Nevada
89154-7001
(702) 895-2100
Search the special collections for oral histories and other resources. Also see Nevada Repositories.

UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. See African Americans in Las Vegas.

Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

(University of Nevada, Reno)
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno, Nevada 89557
775.784.4636
University Archives
See A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project.

Societies[edit | edit source]

Nevada African American Genealogical Society - NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the family history center located at
509 S 9th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Website

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 {{Click|Image:AA_ORP.png|African_American_Online_Genealogy_Records}}
+==Introduction==
 Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.
-=== Introduction  ===
+==Online Resources==
+*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
-=== Research Strategy  ===
+==Research Strategy==
+==History==
+Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.
-=== Archives and Libraries  ===
+Rusco. Elmer R. ''Good Time Coming''. Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87
+==Resources==
-=== Lied Library  ===
+===Biographies===
+===Cemeteries===
+===Census Records===
+===Church Records===
+===Emancipation Records===
+===Funeral Homes===
+===Genealogies===
+===Land and Property===
+====Plantation====
+===Oral Histories===
+===Other Records===
+===Military Records===
+===Newspapers===
+===Probate Records===
+===Reconstruction Records===
+====Freedman’s Bank====
+====Freedmen's Bureau====
+===School Records===
+===Slavery Records===
+===Vital Records===
+====Birth====
+====Marriage====
+====Death====
+====Divorce====
+===Voting Registers===
+==Archives and Libraries==
+'''Lied Library'''
 South Maryland Pkwy. <br>Box 457001 <br>Las Vegas, Nevada <br>89154-7001 <br>(702) 895-2100<br>Search the [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/index.html special collections] for oral histories and other resources. Also see [http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/nevada_repositories/index.php Nevada Repositories].
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 UNLV Libraries have received funding from the Nevada State Library and Archives under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a collaborative project with the public libraries, the university, the State Museum, the public television station, and city and county government to document the African American experience in Las Vegas. [http://www.library.unlv.edu/oral_histories/african_americans_in_lv.html See African Americans in Las Vegas.]
-=== Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center  ===
+'''Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center'''
 (University of Nevada, Reno)<br>1664 N. Virginia St. <br>Reno, Nevada 89557 <br>775.784.4636<br>[http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/univarch/ University Archives]<br> See [http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/96-47.html A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project].
+==Societies==
-=== Vital Records  ===
-==== Birth Records  ====
-==== Marriage Records  ====
-==== Death Records  ====
-=== Biography  ===
-=== Census  ===
-=== Churches  ===
-=== Funeral Homes  ===
-=== Genealogy  ===
-=== History  ===
-Legal history -[http://salonsubrosa.com/timeline-of-african-american-legal-history-in-nevada-1861-2011/ The Timeline of African-American Legal History in Nevada (1861-2011)] by Professor Rachel J. Anderson depicts selected events in the history of African-American lawyers, civil rights, and diversity in Nevada’s bar and on the bench.
-=== Newspapers  ===
-=== Military  ===
-=== Probate Records  ===
-=== School Records  ===
-=== Societies and Organizations  ===
 Nevada African American Genealogical Society - NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the family history center located at <br>509 S 9th Street <br>Las Vegas, NV 89101 <br>[http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=display&gid=01352001051121471290397877 Website]
-=== Voting Registers  ===
+==References==
+<references />
-=== Other Sources  ===
-Rusco. Elmer R. ''Good Time Coming''.&nbsp;: Black Nevadans in the nineteenth century; forward by Kenneth W. Porter. West port, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1975. xix, 230 p. - (Contributions in Afro-American and African studies&nbsp;; no. 15) E185.93.N52 R87
-=== Websites  ===
-*[http://www.nvgenweb.org/nvlinks.html NVGenWeb Project]
-=== References  ===
-{{Nevada|Nevada}}{{African American|African American}}
+{{African American|African American}}
+{{Nevada|Nevada}}
-[[Category:Nevada, United States]][[Category:African_American_Records]]
+[[Category:Nevada, United States]][[Category:African American Records]]