Effie Mona Mack

Effie Mona Mack (1888–1969) 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 (1916; thesis, The recall in the making and adoption of the federal constitution of 1787-1789), and a Ph.D. from the University of California (1930; dissertation, Life and letters of William Morris Stewart, 1827-1909. A history of his influence on state and national legislation). She taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, and at Nevada Southern, which became the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Selected works

 * (1930) William Morris Stewart, empire builder, 1827-1909
 * (1936) Nevada
 * (1940) Our state: Nevada
 * (1947) Mark Twain in Nevada
 * (1953) Nevada government; a study of the administration and politics of State, county, township, and cities
 * (1961) Territorial Centennial of Nevada- 1861-1864
 * (1964) William Morris Stewart, 1827-1909
 * (1965) Here is Nevada; a history of the State
 * (1968) The Indian massacre of 1911 at Little High Rock Canyon, Nevada