Reno Divorce Correspondence -- Completed

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Reno Divorce Correspondence -- Completed
Reno, Nevada was considered the Divorce Capital of the World for six decades during the Twentieth Century. After the residency requirement was reduced to six weeks in 1931, thousands of men and women spent those weeks in boarding houses, hotels, and "divorce ranches" in Nevada. Special Collections, in the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries, hosts primary materials that document some of their experiences, including these letters to and from guest ranch proprietors, judges, and attorneys. The letters have now been transcribed, but some of them still need to be reviewed (proofread and edited). If you would like to review transcripts, contact Special Collections. For more information about Reno's divorce history, visit Illuminating Reno's Divorce Industry.

Works

90-16-4-5-1934-Marshall

90-16-4-5-1934-Marshall

A 1934 letter from John Marshall, the owner of the Desert Inn (later the Pyramid Lake Guest Ranch) to Carlton Kendall, a prospective buyer.

3 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
90-16-8-22-1933-Marshall

90-16-8-22-1933-Marshall

A 1933 letter from John Marshall, the owner of the Desert Inn (also known as the Sage), later the Pyramid Lake Guest Ranch to Mr. C. Kendall about the possibility of selling the ranch.

2 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-2-5-Clem

91-49-2-5-Clem

Clem Roark, a business partner of Harry Drackert's, writes to him in 1964 with updates about business deals and upcoming meetings.

3 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-2-6-Clem

91-49-2-6-Clem

A 1967 letter from Clem Roark to Harry Drackert, seemingly apologizing for his behavior while conducting business.

5 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-1-4-20-1958-Egiolio

91-49-5-1-4-20-1958-Egiolio

A letter from 1958 written by Egiolio Borghi, an Italian man reaching out to Joan Drackert for help in finding an eligible woman to marry from the ranch.

4 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-10-Gillespie

91-49-5-10-Gillespie

A 13-page letter to Joan Drackert from one of her former guests at the Pyramid Lake Ranch, written in November, 1964.

13 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-13-Felice

91-49-5-13-Felice

Former guest Felice writes to Joan about her abusive relationship with her second husband in 1965.

7 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-13-Jean

91-49-5-13-Jean

Jean writes to Joan Drackert with her thanks for her experience at the ranch and with an expression of relief over her divorce from her husband.

1 page: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-13-Jill

91-49-5-13-Jill

A 1965 letter from Jill to Joan Drackert, talking about her new marriage with a man named Bill.

4 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
91-49-5-13-Mary

91-49-5-13-Mary

A 1965 letter from Mary, a guest at the Pyramid Lake Guest Ranch, in which she gifts a lighter to Harry and extends her gratitude for the Drackerts' emotional support.

2 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
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