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Total manuscripts: 13

Brown (Hugh H. Jr.) papers
Coll #: MS-00883
Date: 1902-1927
Extent: 1 box (0.65 cubic feet, 0.54 linear feet)
The Hugh H. Brown Jr. Papers consist of professional and personal papers from Hugh H. Brown Jr. from 1902-1927. The professional communication focuses on Brown's law practice dealing primarily with mining and railroad companies. The personal papers focus on receipts from purchases made by Brown or his wife, Marjorie.
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Clark County, Nevada Jail Consent Decree Implementation Plan
Coll #: MS-00675
Date: 1979
Extent: 0.6 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
The Clark County, Nevada Jail Consent Decree Implementation Plan contains original and revised versions of the plan from 1979, which was created by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Consent Decree Committee.
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Collection on Repeal of Nevada's Anti-Sodomy Law
Coll #: MS-00726
Date: 1899-1993
Extent: 1 box (0.64 cubic feet. 0.58 linear feet)
The collection on Repeal of Nevada's Anti-Sodomy Law (1899-1993), was compiled during the Nevada State Legislature's debate on whether to repeal Nevada's anti-sodomy law in 1993. The bulk of the records are photocopied, Nevada State Prison Records for the twenty-five individuals prosecuted for sodomy between 1899 and 1953. Incuded with these records is an inventory. Other photocopied records include: Senate Bill 466 Legislative History Sodomy Law Repeal, 1993; LH-93-1 S.B. 466 of the 67th Session of the Nevada Legislation SEXUAL CONDUCT, 1993 and a number of affidavits from medical practitioners and religious leaders. Included with the affidavits is an inventory.
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Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Coll #: MS-00427
Date: 1922-2000
Extent: 22 boxes (59.21 cubic feet, 61.42 linear feet)
The Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection (1922-2000) documents the history of the Colorado River Commission (CRC) and is predominately comprised of books, briefs, memoranda, motions, exhibits, and other documents pertaining to the Arizona v. California litigation occurring between 1931 and 2000. The collection also contains meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, reports, and other work files relating to the CRC. The CRC, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, is responsible for managing and protecting Nevada’s Colorado River water and power resources.
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Denton (Ralph) legal papers
Coll #: MS-00440
Date: 1950-1993
Extent: 38 boxes, 1216 digital files (25.90 cubic feet, 21.66 linear feet, 24.300 GB)
The Ralph Denton Legal Papers (1950-1993) consist of case files and legal briefs of civil rights attorney Ralph Denton. The cases largely involve civil rights issues and property claims in Las Vegas, Nevada. The files include cases representing individuals as well as companies such as Henderson Telephone Company, Lephrechaun Mining Company, and the Jockey Club Casino.
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Flangas, William Scrapbooks
Coll #: MS-00099
Date: 1974-2014
Extent: 2.6 linear feet (3 boxes)
This collection comprises the scrapbooks of William Flangas that document his anti-smoking efforts in Nevada from, 1974-2014. These materials include correspondence, articles, copies of assembly bills, newsletters related to smoking and health, and newsletters related to non-smokers.
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International Association of Gaming Attorneys
Coll #: MS-00250
Date: 1977-1986
Extent: 2.2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
The International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA) collection is comprised of materials collected from various corporations and casinos in Nevada and New Jersey, ranging from 1977 to 1986. There are a wide array of documents including: gaming license applications from corporations in Nevada and New Jersey, copies of casino control acts from New Jersey, gaming publications, gaming conference proceedings, gaming commission reports, newsletters and correspondence of the National Association of Gaming Attorneys (NAGA).
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Kretkowski (Halina) papers
Coll #: MS-00880
Date: 1962-1991
Extent: 2 boxes (1.2 cubic feet, 1.08 linear feet)
The Halina Kretkowski Papers (1962-1991) consist of documents detailing Halina Kretkowski’s life during high school, college, and law school. The majority of the materials are notes and coursework from Kretkowski’s studies at the University of Wisconsin and the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California. Also included are political magazines and personal correspondence.
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Las Vegas City Commission Records
Coll #: MS-00237
Date: 1911-1960
Extent: 18 Oversize Volumes, 1 box (14.61 cubic feet, 2.11 linear feet)
The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.
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O'Donnell (Judge Tom) Scrapbooks
Coll #: MS-00241
Date: approximately 1967-1984
Extent: 1 oversize box (1.27 cubic feet, 1.94 linear feet)
The collection is comprised of two leatherbound scrapbooks with newspaper clippings and personal photographs, dating from approximately 1967 to 1984. The materials relate to the life and career of Nevada District Court Judge, Thomas (Tom) J. O'Donnell (1926-1985).
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State of Arizona vs. State of California Proceedings Concerning the Colorado River Usage Dispute
Coll #: MS-00677
Date: 1957-1961
Extent: 2 boxes (0.92 cubic feet, 0.83 linear feet)
The State of Arizona vs. State of California Proceedings Concerning the Colorado River Usage Dispute collection (1957-1961) contains supplemental documents from the Arizona v. California Supreme Court case that began in 1931 and ended in 2000, including briefs, objections, requests for admissions of facts, rebuttal outlines, witness outlines, comments, and requested findings of facts.
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State of Arizona vs. State of California Proceedings Concerning the Colorado River Usage Dispute
Coll #: MS-00677
Date: 1957-1961
Extent: 2 boxes (0.92 cubic feet, 0.83 linear feet)
The State of Arizona vs. State of California Proceedings Concerning the Colorado River Usage Dispute collection (1957-1961) contains supplemental documents from the Arizona v. California Supreme Court case that began in 1931 and ended in 2000, including briefs, objections, requests for admissions of facts, rebuttal outlines, witness outlines, comments, and requested findings of facts.
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Sumpter (Rodney) Papers on Doe v. Bryan
Coll #: MS-00411
Date: 1985-1986
Extent: 1 box and 1 folder in shared box (0.46 cubic feet, 0.42 linear feet)
The Rodney Sumpter Papers on Doe v. Bryan contain the legal files of the lawyer Rodney Sumpter, who represented the appellants in the Nevada District Court case Doe v. Bryan (1985) and subsequent appeal in the Nevada State Supreme Court in 1986. Doe v. Bryan challenged one of Nevada's sodomy laws (NRS 201.190), and the collection contains affidavits, motion requests, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and memoranda regarding the case.
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