Effie Mona Mack


Effie Mona Mack was an American historian, educator, and textbook co-author. She is said to be the only person to have received a Doctorate degree in History of Nevada. The Mack Social Science building at the University of Nevada, Reno, is named in her honor. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a Master's at the University of Nevada, and a Ph.D. from the University of California. She taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, and at Nevada Southern, which became the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Selected works

William Morris Stewart, empire builder, 1827-1909NevadaOur state: NevadaMark Twain in NevadaNevada government; a study of the administration and politics of State, county, township, and citiesTerritorial Centennial of Nevada- 1861-1864William Morris Stewart, 1827-1909Here is Nevada; a history of the State