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GBC Scrapbooks 1967-1968
Collection of newspaper articles that were written during the year 1967-1968. These articles timeline the events that occurred at Great Basin College (Elko Community College) in 1967-1968.
1971-1972 Elko Community College Scrapbook
Collection of newspaper articles that were written from the Elko Daily Free Press, Nevada State Journal, Elko Independent, and the Reno Evening Gazette during the year 1971-1972. These articles timeline the events that occurred at the Elko Community…
People's Colleges: Nevada Community Colleges, the First Twenty-Five Years, revised edition.
From the "Acknowledgements":
This is a story of the founding of Nevada's community colleges. It is told by people who had a hand in the opening and building, each life a part of the mosaic. There is a common set of characters--regents, advisors,…
Designing a College for Rural Nevada, part 1: Motive, Means, Opportunity
A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College, as related by original college founders Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr., Mark and Katherine Chilton, Dr. Hugh Collett, and Michael Marfisi.
"Designing a…
GBC Founder Interview: Mark and Kathy Chilton
Mark and Kathy Chilton played key roles in helping to found Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC), particularly in acquiring the land for the college. The Chiltons discusss Elko in the 1960s and share stories of the community and the…
GBC Founder Interview: Michael Marfisi
Mr. Marfisi was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. He discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes and struggles…
GBC Founder Interview: Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr.
Mr. Burns was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. He discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes and struggles…
GBC Founder Interview: Dr. Hugh Collett
Dr. Hugh Collett was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. Dr. Collett discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes…
Memoirs of Great Basin College
A book-length collection of writings, oral histories, and remembrances of the establishment of Nevada's community colleges, with a special focus on the Elko Community College (ECC), later to become Northern Nevada Community College (NNCC) and then…