1. Eva Adams was an American government official who was the Director of the United States Mint from 1961 to 1969.
15 Facts About Eva Adams
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Eva Bertrand Adams was born in Wonder, Nevada on September 10,1908, the daughter of Verner Laur Adams and his wife Cora Adams.
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Eva Adams then attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, graduating in 1928, at age 19.
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Eva Adams returned to Nevada in 1940 to briefly join the English department of the University of Nevada.
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Eva Adams attended law school in Washington DC while working for Senator McCarran at the time.
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Eva Adams graduated from the Washington College of Law and George Washington University, receiving an LL.
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Eva Adams became a member of the Nevada and District of Columbia Bars, and for her efforts, she was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in 1954.
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Eva Adams worked for Senator McCarran until his death in 1954.
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Eva Adams then worked for McCarran's successor, Ernest S Brown, in 1954, and Alan Bible from 1954 to 1960.
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Eva Adams was the second woman to hold the title of Director at the Mint, where she had a significant impact.
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Eva Adams cleaned up processes and made them more efficient.
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Eva Adams was present during The Coinage Act of 1965, which eliminated silver from the American dime and quarter.
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Eva Adams helped plan the opening of the current Philadelphia Mint in 1969.
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Eva Adams died in Reno on August 23,1991, at the age of 82.
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Eva Adams served the US mint for eight years, and is said by the funeral home to have died of natural causes.