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).

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