Abstract
The Arlene Mathews Smith Papers are comprised of materials pertaining to the area around Panaca, Nevada, dating from 1917 to 1978, with a bulk of the items from the 1920s. The papers were collected while she lived in Panaca and consist of records and booklets from the 4-H Boys and Girls Club, two copies of the "Lincoln Lantern" dated 1927, and memorabilia.
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The Arlene Mathews Smith Papers are comprised of materials pertaining to the area around Panaca, Nevada, dating from 1917 to 1978, with a bulk of the items from the 1920s. The papers were collected while she lived in Panaca and consist of records and booklets from the 4-H Boys and Girls Club, two copies of the "Lincoln Lantern" dated 1927, and memorabilia.
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Collection is open for research.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Arlene Mathews Smith was born September 12, 1910 in Panaca, Nevada to David Charles Matthews and Carrie Lee. Smith was educated in Panaca and graduated from high school in Panaca in an area now known as Lincoln County. In the winter of 1927 Arlene and her entire family contracted smallpox; the family was quarantined for weeks. In 1929 Arlene started her first job working for a drug store in Pioche, Nevada.
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Arlene Mathews Smith Papers, 1917-1978. MS-00069. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1980 by Arlene Mathews Smith; accession numbers T-51, 1980-084, and 1981-55.
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Materials were processed by Christine Marin.
In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Kayla McDuffie revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.
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Some of the photographs in this acquisition were removed from the collection and placed in the Arlene Mathews Smith Photographs, 1910-1945. PH-00129. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.