Celebrate Archives Month!

Women’s basketball team, University of Nevada Reno. 1920. Courtesy of UNR Special Collections and University Archives (photo ID# UNRA-P641-41).

Celebrate Archives Month with the Nevada State Archives

American Archives Month is a time to celebrate our shared history and raise awareness of historical records in our state. In 2026, Nevada Archives Month focuses on how sports connect Nevadans across geography and generations. Sports play an important role in our daily lives by promoting physical health, fostering teamwork, and encouraging fair play.

Stewart Indian School Small Boys Football Team, 1935. Courtesy of the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum.

To commemorate American Archives Month, the Nevada State Archives is hosting an exhibit, “Beyond the Trophy Case: Sports in Nevada History.” The exhibit highlights athletes of all ages and abilities, as well the fans, families, and communities that supported them.

Blair Baseball Team railway excursion to Tonopah. Blair, Nevada. Circa 1908-1912. Courtesy of the Nevada State Railroad Museum.

The exhibit is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) at the Nevada State Archives at 100 N. Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada.

Hawthorne, Nevada. Lucky Boy Baseball Team. Circa 1910. Courtesy of the Nevada Historical Society (photo ID# EF-000552).

The State Archives is grateful to the organizations that loaned historical documents, photographs, and objects that bring sports history to life in the exhibit: Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum; University of Nevada, Reno Jon Bilbao Basque Library; University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries Special Collections & Archives; University of Nevada, Reno Libraries Special Collections & University Archives; Nevada Historical Society; Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City; and Nevada State Museum, Carson City/Marjorie Russell Textile Research Center.

The Nevada Archives Month exhibit, poster, and postcards were made possible through the support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

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