John Reese biography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0475
Scope and Contents
The John Reese biography consist of an undated typescript biography of John Reese (b. 1808), a Nevada settler who played a prominent role in the government of that state. The biography describes Reese's adventures in settling the West and gives information about Nevada history in general.
Dates
- undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical Note
John Reese was born in New York in 1808, the son of Colonel John and Susannah Owen Reese. He was a grocer, freighter, trader, and early Nevada official and settler. The eastern Nevada mining district was called Reese River, first named by Captain J. H. Simpson in honor of Colonel John Reese, who first explored the area from Salt Lake City to Carson Valley in 1854.
Extent
1 Folder (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The John Reese biography consist of an undated typescript biography of John Reese (b. 1808), a Nevada settler who played a prominent role in the government of that state. The biography describes Reese's adventures in settling the West and gives information about Nevada history in general.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth DuFrane and Jennifer Breaden in 1990.
- Title
- Inventory of the John Reese biography, undated
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elizabeth DuFrane and Jennifer Breaden
- Date
- © 1990 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu