Nevada Judicial Historical Society

Annual Report

2013

Memberships:   Paid memberships dropped from 10 in 2012 to 9, with 1 paying at an enhanced level, for a dues total of $250.00

Treasury:  Treasurer Janette Bloom reported an August 31 balance of $5,815.50.  This does not include any 2014 dues.

Projects:

Joint Oral History Project:  Patricia Cooper-Smith was hired to work under Alicia Barber of the UNR Oral History Program to edit the outstanding transcripts and to provide introductions to them.  Nine were completed and added to the Program’s oral history data base, which is now maintained by the Special Collections Department of the University Library. Print copies were produced and provided to all participants in the Joint Project, as well as to the narrators or their families. Several remain unpublished, either because no release could be obtained or because the final text was still under review by the narrator. Now on-line are histories for Cameron Batjer, Peter Breen, Proctor Hug, Howard McKibben, Bruce Thompson, Harry Claiborne, Al Gunderson and attorneys Frank Daykin and Herb Jones.  They can be read or downloaded at http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/digital projects. Then click on Oral History Program and use the search boxes available.  Print versions will also be distributed to libraries as funds permit.

Silver Medallions:  No medallions were sold and no “excess” medallions were sold for face value, as the price of silver never reached the threshold of $50/oz.

Books and CDs:   Two books and no CDs were sold in 2013.

Courthouse  Plaques:  A plaque honoring Territorial Justice Horatio M. Jones was prepared for presentation in Lyon County in November, 2013.

Web site and Blog:   The blog can be accessed from a link on the web page or directly at http://nevada-jhs.blogspot.com.  Improvement in design and additional links will be on-going.

Elections:   There were no elections in 2013, as all officers and trustees are in mid-term.

Respectfully submitted:

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Michael E. Fondi, Chariman