Abstract
The Raymond Germain Professional Papers (approximately 1960 to 1970) contain material and photographs related to California Post Offices.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Raymond Germain Professional Papers (approximately 1960 to 1970) is a collection of annotated photographs of various presentation ceremonies at California Post Offices; miscellaneous Post Office dedication programs; and a United States Post Office Bureau of Facilities Organizational document. It also includes postmarked envelopes celebrating the inaugural flight of Eastern Airlines.
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
The collection remains in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Raymond Germain was born on October 7, 1907 in Waterville, Washington. Germain graduated in 1930 from the University of Nevada, Reno and in 1933 became editor of the Tonopah Times-Bonanza in Tonopah, Nevada. In 1945, he became editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and later helped establish Bonanza Printer, a local publisher in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the 1950s, Germain served as vice president of the Las Vegas Sun as well as a member of the Nevada Board of Regents when they voted to open Nevada Southern University, later renamed the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 1961, he was appointed regional director of the United States Post Office in San Francisco, California. Germain died on December 2, 1976.
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“Raymond Germain, editor; Founded Las Vegas Sun,” The New York Times, December 4, 1976. Accessed December 18, 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/04/archives/raymond-germain-editor-founded-las-vegas-sun.html
“Raymond Germain,” Accessed December 19, 2019. https://nevadapress.com/about-us/hall-of-fame/raymond-germain/
Former Nevada System of Higher Education Regents, Accessed December 19, 2019.
https://nshe.nevada.edu/leadership-policy/board-of-regents/former-nshe-regents/
Genealogy Files about "Raymond Germain." Accessed December 20, 2019. Accessed from familysearch.org. https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname=raymond&surname=germain&residence_place=las+vegas&count=20&offset=0
Preferred Citation
Raymond Germain Professional Papers. Approximately 1960-1970. MS-00165. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Accession number 2012-14. Previous accession numbers: 1969-005; T80.
Processing Note
In 2017, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech revised the collection description. In 2020, James Howard updated the finding aid and revised the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.
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Separated Materials
Some of the photographs in this acquisition were removed from the collection and placed in Raymond Germain Photograph Collection,approximately 1960-1970.PH-00070. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.