African American Resources for Nevada

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Cultural Groups

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Local Research Resources

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Nevada

African American Resources

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Introduction

Resources for researching African American ancestors who lived in Nevada.

Online Resources

African American Digital Bookshelf - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites

NVGenWeb Project

Historys

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

Funeral Homes

• CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

Obituaries

• CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images

Archives and Libraries

Lied Library
4505 South Maryland Pkwy.
Box 457001
Las Vegas, Nevada
89154-7001
(702) 895-2100

See Collections for oral histories and other resources. 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

See University Archives and A Guide to the Nevada Black History Project.

Societies

Nevada African American Genealogical Society
509 S 9th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101

NAAGS meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month except on July and August at 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.