Which historian held positions in the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States?
University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. DU enrolls approximately 5,600 undergraduate students and 6,100 graduate students. The 125 acre main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood, about five miles (8 km) south of downtown Denver.
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 receive 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.