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| name = Eva Bertrand Adams |
| name = Eva Bertrand Adams |
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| occupation = {{Unbulleted list|Senatorial Administrative Assistant|[[Director of the United States Mint]]|Assistant to Chairman of Mutual of Omaha}} |
| occupation = {{Unbulleted list|Senatorial Administrative Assistant|[[Director of the United States Mint]]|Assistant to Chairman of Mutual of Omaha}} |
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| yearsactive = 1940 |
| yearsactive = 1940–1969 |
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| parents = {{Unbulleted list|Verner Lauer Adams|Cora Varble}} |
| parents = {{Unbulleted list|Verner Lauer Adams|Cora Varble}} |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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==External links== |
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*{{Find a Grave|97083692|Eva Bertrand Adams}} |
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* [http://dewey.library.unr.edu/xtf/view?docId=ead/mss/sc/82-11-ead.xml A Guide to the Papers of Eva Bertrand Adams], University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections. |
* [http://dewey.library.unr.edu/xtf/view?docId=ead/mss/sc/82-11-ead.xml A Guide to the Papers of Eva Bertrand Adams], University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections. |
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| NAME = Adams, Eva |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Director of the United States Mint |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1908 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Wonder, Nevada]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1991 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Reno, Nevada]] |
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Revision as of 15:29, 3 January 2016
Eva Bertrand Adams | |
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| Born | 10 September 1908 |
| Died | 23 August 1991 (aged 82) |
| Other names | Eva Adams |
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| Years active | 1940–1969 |
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Eva Bertrand Adams (1908–1991) was the Director of the United States Mint from 1961 to 1969.
Biography
Eva Adams was born in Wonder, Nevada[1] on September 10, 1908, the daughter of Verner Laur Adams and his wife Cora (Varble) Adams.[2] Her father worked for mining magnate George Wingfield, and was responsible for setting up hotels, commissaries, and bars in Wingfield's mining camps.[2] As such, the family moved around from camp to camp for several years before Adams' mother insisted the family settle down and they settled in Reno, Nevada.[2] Adams graduated from Reno High School at age 14. She then attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta,[3] graduating in 1928, at age 19.[2]
After graduating from college, Adams moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to become a teacher at Las Vegas High School.[2] During this time, she became involved with the Clark County Democratic Party and was introduced to Pat McCarran.[2]
Adams then attended graduate school at Columbia University, receiving a master's degree in English in 1936.[4] She also went on to obtain an LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center and an LL.D. from American University.[5]
She returned to Nevada in 1940 to briefly join the English department of the University of Nevada, Reno; shortly thereafter, Pat McCarran, by now United States Senator for Nevada, invited her to move to Washington, D.C. to become his Administrative Assistant.[5] She worked for Senator McCarran until his death in 1954.[5] She then worked for McCarran's successor, Ernest S. Brown, in 1954, and then Alan Bible from 1954 to 1960.[5]
In 1961, President of the United States John F. Kennedy named Adams Director of the United States Mint, and Adams subsequently held that office from October 1961 until August 1969.[5]
Upon retiring from government service in 1969, Adams worked for Mutual of Omaha for a while, before returning home to Reno.[5]
Adams died in Reno on August 23, 1991.[5]
References
- ^ "Adams, Eva Bertrand". Who Was Who in America, with World Notables, v. 10: 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 1993. p. 2. ISBN 0837902207.
- ^ a b c d e f Bio from University of Nevada, Reno
- ^ http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/iamatheta/notablethetas/index.cfm?from=IAmaThetaHeaderLink
- ^ Guide to Adams' Papers
- ^ a b c d e f g UNOHP Profile
External links
- Eva Bertrand Adams at Find a Grave
- Nevada Women's History Project – Women's Biographies, Eva Bertrand Adams
- A Guide to the Papers of Eva Bertrand Adams, University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections.