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Please note that collection guides and inventories for the UNLV manuscript collections listed below are located in Special Collections on the 3rd floor of Lied Library. A subject index is available, as well. Selected collection guides are also available online by clicking on the attached hyperlink (COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE) that will take you to an EAD finding aid. Please contact the Manuscripts Librarian if you would like a copy of a guide that is not available online.

Adelson, Nathan Hospice
Coll # 90-59
Date: 1978 - 1986
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of administrative records of the Nathan Adelson Hospice. Includes board meeting minutes, by-laws and promotional material, hospice newsletter and some news clippings. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Ainsworth
Coll # T112
Date: 1940's
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of various programs: Helldorado (1946), Las Vegas and Boulder City rodeos, and various Las Vegas shows and theatre productions. Also contains a number of miniature Helldorado photographs from the 1940s.

Allied Arts Council
Coll # 2000-16
Date: 1990s
Extent 19 record storage boxes
This collection contains the organizational records of the Allied Arts Council, a Las Vegas-based non-profit organization that promoted the arts in Southern Nevada. Materials include minutes, correspondence, membership information and project files. For earlier materials, see collection T109.

Allied Arts Council
Coll # T109
Date: 1970 - 1996
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains the organizational records including membership lists, minutes, clippings, and correspondence of the Allied Arts Council for the period from 1970s to 1990s. For additional records see Coll# 2000-16.

American Association of University Women - Las Vegas Branch
Coll # 96-09
Date: 1962 - 1990
Extent 7 document boxes
This collection contains the organizational records of the Las Vegas Branch of the American Association of University Women, which has participated in activities relating to ERA, "Get Out the Vote," and other national and community social issues. The records include administrative materials such as financial records, directories, bylaws, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks. Another series focuses on the issues and programs the AAUW has been involved with. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

American Bookseller's Association
Coll # 90-57
Date: 1990
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains brochures and an exhibit guide for the ABA 1990 annual convention in Las Vegas, copies of Publisher's Weekly and a guide to children's books along with a Fodor's guide to Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

American War Mothers
Coll # 97-17
Date: 1950 - 1960
Extent 5 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box, 2 oversize boxes)
Collection consists of the organizational records of the American War Mothers, a patriotic
organization founded in 1918 for those mothers whose children were members of the armed services. Collection contains materials from Las Vegas and Henderson AWM chapters and includes scrapbooks, photo albums, meeting minutes, AWM booklets, and various artifacts.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Anderson, Eddie
Coll # 2002-27
Date : 1965 - 2000
Extent 4 record storage boxes
Anderson is a political and social activist, and this collection contains news articles about his work for various diseases, political campaigning and social issues, particularly Gay Rights and teaching tolerance. There is also a photo of Anderson with President Nixon during the Apollo 11 splashdown in July, 1969. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Andre, Joe
Coll # T155
Date: 1924 - 1939
Extent 1 slim document box
The Joe Andre Desert Nomads were an orchestra that played dance music in Nevada. Most of their engagements were in Northern Nevada. This collection contains photocopies of news clippings for ads, dance programs, and correspondence. Some photographs are also included.

Aplin, Hilda
Coll # T61
Date: 1927 - 1971
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box, 1 oversize box)
Hilda B. Aplin was a charter member of the Las Vegas Eagles Auxiliary #1213, which was formed in April 1934. She served as the auxiliary's fourth president. The focus of this collection is on Hilda Aplin's participation in various organizations. The Las Vegas Eagles Auxiliary #1213 and its activities are the most prominent in this collection. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Aquavision
Coll # 99-18
Date: 1992-1997
Extent 3 boxes (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection consists of the records of Aquavision, a community action group concerned with water conservation issues in the Las Vegas Valley. Materials include bylaws, membership rosters, agendas, and minutes. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Arden, Donn
Coll # 2001-5
Date: 1917-1994
Extent 20 boxes (14 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes, 1 record storage box, 3 oversize boxes) 15 phase boxes and 2 oversize folders
Collection is comprised of the personal and business papers of Donn Arden, noted Las Vegas show producer and director. This includes costume sketches, production notes, programs, musical scores, photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks on his 50-plus years in entertainment, producing and directing shows such as the Lido, Hallelujah Hollywood, Hello Hollywood Hello, Jubilee, Hello America and Pzazz. Also covers his work at clubs such as the Moulin Rouge in LA, the Latin Quarter in NY, and the Lido in Paris. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Arnold, George W.
Coll # Mss12
Date: 1870
Extent 1 folder (containing one letter)
Collection consists of one holograph letter from George W. Arnold to his Uncle Gideon containing a description of Pioche (Lincoln Co. Nevada) and mining activity there. Comments on the lack of mills to process ores and reasons why. Describes traveling through Arizona and Mexico, and the Indian situations there.

Ashbaugh, Don
Coll # T13
Date: ca 1950s
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's
Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings and a small amount of correspondence. Ashbaugh, columnist and editor at the Las Vegas Review Journal in the 1950s, wrote a weekly column entitled "Ghost Towns of Nevada" for many years.

Asians in Nevada
Coll # 93-21
Date: 1901-1990's
Extent 3 boxes (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection consists of various materials that deal with the history of Asians in Nevada. Includes
interviews, correspondence, biographical information on prominent Chinese- and Japanese-Americans, and material on internment of Japanese-Americans. Other notable individuals
featured in the collection include Cheryl Lin and Sue Fawn Chung. Accretions are added to the
collection yearly. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Atharasoglov, Micheal
Coll # T185
Date: 1981-1983
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the records of Las Vegas taxicab activist Micheal Atharasoglov. He fought to unionize the taxicab drivers and to restructure the Nevada Taxi Cab Driver's Administration Authority Charter. There is correspondence between Atharasoglov and Governor Richard Bryan and Attorney General Mahlon Brown regarding the poor treatment of drivers by the cab companies and a push for help from the Nevada State Legislature. There are several newspaper articles about Atharasoglov's struggle.

Augustine, Kathy
Coll # 95-38
Date: 1990
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains the personal and legislative materials relating to the career of former State Senator and State Assemblywoman, Kathy Augustine. Includes material on her work in the Nevada Legislature and the National Foundation for Women Legislators, and some campaign ephemera.
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Baker, C. D.
Coll # T35
Date: 1920s-1972
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of papers relating to the life and activities of civil engineer C.D. Baker, who served as chief engineer, county surveyor and two-term mayor of Las Vegas in the 1950s. Baker also served as a Nevada State senator and assemblyman, and ran an unsuccessful campaign for Nevada governor. Collection contains mayoral correspondence, campaign ephemera, scrapbooks, award certificates, and news clippings relating primarily to his career in politics. The collection also contains correspondence and newsletters focusing on the Las Vegas Rotary Club in the 1920s, including the "The Boulder Dam" newsletter.

Baneberry
Coll # MS19
Date: 1979
Extent 13 document boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Collection consists of legal documents pertaining to the negligence lawsuits filed against the U.S. government as a result of the explosion of the "Baneberry" nuclear device at the Nevada Test Site in 1970. Contains official trial transcripts, photocopies of trial exhibits, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Barcus, Clyde S. & Edith Giles
Coll # T138
Date: 1919 - 1970
Extent 4 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 document box, and 1 oversize box)
Collection contains the personal and business records of Clyde Barcus, a mining engineer who came to Goldfield, Nevada, in 1923. The collection includes records of his accumulation of property: residential, commercial and mining. There are also general financial receipts, income tax records, store records from a jewelry shop he and his wife ran, mining reports (productivity), personal correspondence to and from his wife Edith Barcus, and 3 family photo albums.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Basic High School
Coll # 93-20
Date: 1949-1976
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of artifacts and ephemera from Basic High School in Henderson. Collection
includes BHS newspaper (Lobo News), 1949-1956; BHS scrapbook 1975-1976; 2 Desertaires scrapbooks, 1959-1960, 1961-1962; programs from commencement and football, 1949-1956; miscellaneous ephemera such as football tickets, pamphlets, notes, and newspaper clippings; and artifacts (prom nametags).

Basil Harris Scrapbook
Coll # 95-23
Date: ca. 1940s-1960s
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of a scrapbook on the Las Vegas Strip from the 1940s-1960s consisting of cocktail napkins, show programs, menus, swizzle sticks, postcards from a number of different hotel/casinos including the Flamingo, the Sands, the El Rancho, and the Last Frontier.

Bearden
Coll # T182
Date: 1958-1964
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the Rolodex for Bearden's air conditioning equipment business and contains customer names and addresses along with installation dates and model numbers.

Beckley
Coll # T187
Date: 1920 - 1960
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of a written biography of Dalena Beckley and a history of this early founding family. It includes newspaper clippings reporting on the family achievements such as piloting the first plane to Las Vegas and general interest articles about the construction and future benefits of the Boulder Dam project.

Bible, Alan
Coll # 1007
Date: 1969-1970
Extent 1 folder (containing 3 items)
Collection consists of correspondence between U.S. Senator Alan Bible and UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson regarding the Higher Education Act and maintaining preferential postal rates for library and educational materials.

Bilbray, James
Coll # 87-35
Date: 1982 - 1985
Extent 4 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the legislative papers of former Nevada State Senator James Bilbray.
Contains correspondence, joint resolutions, senate and assembly bills, legal documents, memos, news clippings and various booklets from Nevada state agencies and commissions. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Binion's Horseshoe
Coll # 91-30
Date: 1970s - 1980s
Extent 10 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of promotional and publicity material from Binion's Horseshoe
Hotel/Casino and the World Series of Poker. Materials include brochures, press kits,
correspondence, news clippings, advertising, and photographs. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Blood, Leonard
Coll # T74
Date: 1911 - 1962
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the personal papers of Leonard Blood and his work on the Las Vegas Labor Commission and on Boulder (Hoover) Dam employment placement. Includes correspondence, telegrams, newspaper clippings, scrapbook, family photographs, and various ephemera. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

BMI
Coll # T6
Date: 1937 - 1945
Extent 8 document boxes
Collection encompasses the complete history of BMI (Basic Magnesium Inc.): growth records of the company, size and production of plants to include material output per plant with costs of production, newspaper articles about mining in general and BMI specifically. Boxes 5 through 8 contain photographs of plant sites (locations throughout Gabbs and Henderson, NV) at various stages of construction. INVENTORY AVAILABLE.

Boyle Field Engineering Collection of C.D. Baker
Coll # 87-02
Date: 1909 -1965
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the field notebooks of Charles Duncan (CD) Baker, City Engineer and
County Surveyor, responsible for planning and supervising most downtown Las Vegas street
construction prior to WWII. Baker later served as Las Vegas mayor and Nevada assemblyman and senator. The field notebooks contain survey coordinates and elevation data for much of early Las Vegas. The notebooks provide important information on early property boundaries, historical elevations and lengths of existing streets at the time. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Bracken, J. K. W.
Coll # 1015
Date: 1927-1928
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of correspondence between J.K.W. Bracken and Bruce M. Barnard Co. regarding the purchase of Native American (Navajo) rugs and blankets. It also contains some invoices, and descriptions of the design significance of the individual rugs.

Brewington, Ann
Coll # 87-72
Date: 1984 -1987
Extent 1 slim document box (2 ½ linear in.)
Collection consists of Ann Brewington's correspondence regarding her sister Ida Brewington
Pittman, wife of Vail Pittman, Governor of Nevada from 1945-51. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Bristol, Shelly
Coll # 98-01
Date: 1982 - 1998
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of personal testimonials by Bristol to be read at the Nevada State Legislature regarding the necessessity of universal specifications for HIV testing in Nevada brothels and in association with the Nevada Association of Prostitutes with AIDS. Also included is a copy of a WORLD (Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases) newsletter.

Brookman, Eileen
Coll # 95-14
Date: 1964 - 1992
Extent 15 boxes (14 document boxes and 1 flat oversize box)
Collection is comprised of the political and personal papers of Nevada assemblywoman Eileen
Brookman who served from 1965 -1977 and again from 1986-1990. She was particularly active in working to establish and improve programs for senior citizens. Collection includes speeches,
research notes, correspondence, campaign materials, news clippings, pamphlets, and photographs. There are also a large number of scrapbooks and extensive information on her work with B'nai B'rith. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Brown, Dora Lee
Coll # Mss23
Date: 1904 - 1946
Extent 1 folder (containing 30 items)
Collection consists of the papers (mostly photocopies of originals) of an American Indian
family (Brown) who resided in Pahrump and Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes correspondence
between family members, notes, certificates of awards, report cards, birth announcements,
wedding announcements,1936 sample ballot, and copies of photographs.

Brown, Harlan
Coll # 1023-1
Date: 1943-1956
Extent 2 folders
Collection consists of mimeographed copy of the Index to Las Vegas City Charter (1943), Chicago Tribune newspaper (8/12/52) focusing on engineers and their achievements, and official drawings of lots and additions with Harlan Brown's signature of approval as a registered professional engineer in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brown, Lori Lipman
Coll # 95-10
Date: 1964 - 1994
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains a portion of former state senator Lori Lipman Brown's political papers including some campaign materials, along with photographs and programs pertaining to the Nevada legislature and education.

Bruner, Elmo
Coll # T96
Date: 1947 - 1965
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the papers of Elmo C. Bruner, reflecting on his time in Las Vegas as an architect, appraiser, and member of the Nevada State Board of Architects. He was responsible for the designs of many local buildings, including McCarran Air Terminal, a number of churches, school buildings, and residences. This collection contains building specifications, projects, and correspondence.

Buck, Gilbert
Coll # 87-58
Date: 1945 - 1985
Extent 14 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the real estate records of Gilbert Buck: records on individual properties from mortgage agreements and records of rent payments to general repairs and appliance brochures. Also included are newspaper articles about the Governor's Race, a report to the Legislative Commission about the acquisition of specific lands by the State Parks, Nevada's available water resources, soil surveys, maps and photographs of land. (Real estate was located in Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada.) INVENTORY AVAILABLE.

Butterfield, Spencer and Georgia
Coll # 78-107
Date: 1912 - 1975
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 record storage box) 17.5 linear in.
Collection consists of news articles, photo albums and family scrapbooks documenting Spencer and Georgia Butterfield's involvement in Las Vegas business and civic activities. Georgia Butterfield worked for the Office of Indian Affairs in the 1930s and was a member of the Rotary Club, and Spencer Butterfield was the President of the Bank of Nevada. This collection also holds their personal and business correspondence and eulogies for Spencer Butterfield. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Byrne, Grace Winkleman
Coll # 1006
Date: ca. 1950s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of four typewritten essays, a manuscript about Utah entitled "History of
Grazing," and a photo of Grace W. Byrne. A note with this collection indicates that Grace Winkleman Byrne wrote for the Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review Journal, and the Henderson Pages, and that she founded the Henderson Chamber of Commerce.
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Cahlan, A.E.
Coll # T39
Date: 1930 - 1968
Extent 9 record storage boxes; 9.8 linear feet
Collection consists of scrapbooks containing the complete run of Al Cahlan's "Where I Sit"
newspaper column that he wrote for the Las Vegas Review Journal from 1930 to 1968. Al (A.E.) Cahlan was the editor of the Las Vegas Review Journal for many years and active in the Nevada Democratic Party. He was also active in Las Vegas civic and community affairs.

Cahlan, John and Florence Lee (Jones)
Coll # T128
Date: 1945- 1982
Extent 27 boxes (20 document boxes, 7 record storage boxes)
Collection consists of papers of Florence Lee (Jones) Cahlan and her husband John Cahlan.
(Jones) Cahlan worked as a reporter for the Review Journal, and Cahlan served as editor for many years. The collection contains materials documenting their personal lives, community interests, articles and manuscripts, and drafts and notes for their book Water -- A History of Las Vegas. Subjects include Nellis AFB, Nevada American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Las Vegas Jubilee, high-speed ground transportation, Service League/Junior League and Nevada State Museum. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Call, Anson
Coll # 1019
Date: ca. 1860s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of typescript photocopies of the "Autobiography of Anson Call" and "Sketch - Life of Anson Call 1810-1890 Pioneer in the Building of the West." Also, a typescript transcription of Call's report, "Exploration of the Colorado, 1864," and two typescript transcriptions of Call's correspondence in 1865. The two papers on Call appear to be incomplete.
Note: Published works of Anson Call are available in Special Collections.

Campaign for Choice
Coll # 95-11
Date: 1989 - 1990
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection is comprised of materials regarding the Campaign for Choice, organized in 1989 to carry out the initiative on the Nevada ballot regarding abortion. Materials include financial documents, minutes, newspaper clippings, fact sheets, video and audiotapes, and artifacts such as campaign buttons and bumper stickers. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Campbell, Felicia
Coll # T176
Date: 1976
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the records of Campbell, a member and attendee of the Nevada Governor's Commission Government Conference on the Status of People. It consists of the minutes from member meetings, member addresses, general committee information-NV statutes-and a record of appointments. (Commission was designed to report on the state of the people).

Cannon, Howard
Coll # MS2
Date: 1958 - 1983
Extent 715 boxes
Collection is comprised of the senatorial papers of U.S. Senator (from Nevada) Howard Cannon from 1959 to 1982. Cannon strongly supported the Great Society programs and the War on Poverty. As a decorated WWII pilot, he was particularly interested in aviation issues. Collection materials include correspondence, speeches, invitations, press releases, appointment books, audio, video, and film. There are specific files on Las Vegas and an index file. There are two boxes with U.S. Senator George Malone's papers. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM; PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.

Cannon, Howard W.
Coll # 1008
Date: 1968-1975
Extent 1 folder (containing 7 items)
Collection consists of correspondence between U.S. Senator Howard Cannon and UNLV Library
Director Hal Erickson regarding various national and local library issues.

Carson Exchange Hotel Register
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1918 - 1923
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of the hotel register for the Carson Exchange Hotel in Carson City, NV, for the years 1918-1923.

Carson, T. Collection
Coll # 91-13
Date: ca. 1960's-1970's
Extent 1 pamphlet box
Collection consists of swizzle sticks from various Las Vegas hotel/casinos.

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Carville, Governor E.P.
Coll # 77-104
Date: 1941
Extent 1 large flat oversize box
Collection contains newspaper clippings of events that occurred and decisions made during Carville's time as governor in 1941.

Cashman, James
Coll # T41
Date: 1901- 1961
Extent 4 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of the Cashman Family. In particular, James Cashman, Sr., pioneer Las Vegan, businessman and founder of Cashman Field. The collection contains correspondence, title deeds for the purchase of property in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, scrapbooks, photographs, bank statements, and newspaper clippings. There is also documentation pertaining to Cashman's Garage, and labor union problems. The collection also contains papers from Cashman's wife, Leah Barker Cashman. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Champo, Stella (Iaconis)
Coll # 1031-7
Date: 1924 - 1927
Extent 1 legal sized folder with 3 items and 1 flat box
Collection contains a High School autograph book, grammar school certificate of promotion, a certificate in business writing and 3 photo albums containing general family photographs.

Charter Hospital of Las Vegas
Coll # 90-71
Date: 1968 - 1987
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of various professional papers, reports, articles and documents related to
compulsive gambling and pathological gambling from Charter Hospital of Las Vegas. Some papers focus on treatment programs such as Gambler's Anonymous. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Cheel, Chester W.
Coll # 1020
Date: ca. 1960's
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of two photocopies of manuscript on early Nevada History and Las Vegas
with some focus on the Mormons role in developing the area. Includes a two-page handwritten
bibliography.

Children's Service Guild
Coll # 93-29
Date: 1947 - 1990
Extent 5 boxes (4 document boxes and 1 record storage box)
Collection contains documents compiled by the Children's Service Guild, a volunteer group organized in 1969 to provide support for children through Clark County Family and Youth Services. Much of the collection consists of news clippings pertaining to juvenile crime and other juvenile-related issues in Las Vegas. The collection also contains materials pertaining to the operation of Clark County Juvenile Court Services. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Citizen Alert
Coll # 2000-8
Date: ca. 1980's - 1990's
Extent 9 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the organizational records of Citizen Alert, a grassroots environmental group based in Nevada. They provide education, advocacy, and empowerment to citizens on
matters of environmental policy and environmental justice. They have been particularly active with regard to Yucca Mountain.

Clark County Bicentennial
Coll # T103
Date: 1974 - 1975
Extent 6 record storage boxes
Collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and project proposals for the Clark County Bicentennial celebration. It also includes newsletters and information about the involvement of women in the community, all referencing the Bicentennial celebration.

Clark County Child Care Association
Coll # T83
Date: 1957 - 1975
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Clark County Child Care Association, a professional association of child care center operators. The collection contains
correspondence, financial records, minutes and membership information. There are numerous
chronological gaps in the records. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Clark County Economic Opportunity Board
Coll # MS16
Date: 1962 - 1973
Extent 11 boxes (1 slim document box and 10 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the administrative and program records of the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board from 1963 - 1973. The CCEOB was responsible for
administering and disbursing funds allocated from the federal government's Economic Opportunity Act. The collection includes minutes, reports, budget and financial reports,
correspondence, news clippings, press releases, and numerous files on programs funded
by the CCEOB such as Operation Independence and Head Start. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Clark County Mother of the Year
Coll # 89-53
Date: 1970 - 1987
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of material on the Clark County Mother's Day Celebration from 1970 -
1978, and the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards from 1979-1987. Documents include
correspondence and biographies. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Clark, Donald
Coll # T68
Date: 1953 - 1972
Extent 2 document boxes
The collection of Rev. Donald M Clark, who played a major role in the development of the black community in Las Vegas and in the struggle for civil rights, is comprised of materials ranging from 1953 to 1972, detailing Rev. Clark's activities with his community, NAACP, and Economic Opportunity Board. Types of documents include correspondence, organizational plans, newspaper clippings and personal memorabilia. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Clark, Ed W.
Coll # 1017-1
Date: 1936
Extent 2 folders
Collection consists of photographs of Ed W. Clark, ephemera from the 1936 Democratic National Convention, invitation and program to 1945 U.S. Presidential Inauguration and the book "Key Pittman Late Senator from Nevada -- Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress." The latter has Clark's name embossed in gold on the cover. There is also a copy of the Philadelphia Record with a story on the Democratic National Convention on the front page.

Clark, J. Ross
Coll # J. Ross Clark Scrapbook Box #50 (located on the roller shelf)
Date: 1900 - 1963
Extent 1 oversize box
The J. Ross Clark Collection consists of one large scrapbook filled with news clippings pertaining mainly to J. Ross Clark (brother of railroad magnate and Clark-county namesake Sen. William A. Clark) and the San Pedro, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City Railroad Company. There are also some biographical sketches written by family members.

Clark, Thomas PhD
Coll # 89-73
Date: 1953 - 1987
Extent 9 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the research files of UNLV linguistics professor and author, Thomas
Clark, Ph.D. It includes gambling "How-to" guides distributed by the casinos, World Series of Poker Annuals, articles about the history and future of gambling, a copy of An Introduction to Casino Management, a Gaming Control Board Questionnaire and other State Gaming Board information. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Clark, Wilbur and Toni
Coll # 95-49
Date: 1947 - 1991
Extent 3 boxes (1 document box, 1 flat oversize box, 1 record storage box)
Collection is comprised of the personal and business papers of Wilbur and Toni Clark. Wilbur Clark was owner of the luxurious Desert Inn Casino/Hotel that opened in 1950. The small collection includes correspondence to Clark from a number of celebrities such as the Duchess of Windsor and the Kennedys. There is also a scrapbook, and newspaper clippings, and a number of 16 mm films that feature Clark and his wife Toni at the Desert Inn. A related photo collection contains over three hundred photographs of the Desert Inn in the 1950s. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Clarke, Rosemary
Coll # 97-04
Date: 1970-1978
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains news clippings about Clarke's election to the Nevada State Assembly, a photograph of her with Jesse Jackson, her work in mental illness awareness and education, and correspondence about her election.

Clary, Ernest
Coll # Mss21
Date: 1944
Extent 1 folder (containing 51 items -- text, maps)
Collection contains a history (typescript) of the Civil Engineering unit of Basic Magnesium
Incorporated (BMI) with text, figures,maps, and blueprints. It also contains a newspaper article
"Caught on the Run", a humorous article-political commentary about the work ethic of the Los Angeles City Hall employees.

Clement, Mary Edna Brown
Coll # Mss39
Date: 1955
Extent 3 folders (containing 78 items)
Collection consists of correspondence, poetry manuscript and musical score. Two letters dated 19 January 1956 and 26 February 1956 from Zoe A. Tilghman, Oklahoma City, to Mary Brown Clement, Las Vegas. Correspondence refers to Pistol Pete by Eva Gillhouse. "Black and Silver" poetry manuscript draft that was published by Henry Harrison, poetry publisher, in New York, 1944, written by Mary Edna Brown. Musical score and verse "Neshabe" (Dark Water) from Cheyenne Indian melody, words by Zoe A. Tilghman, music arranged by Ruth F. McNaughton, dedicated to Mary B. Clement.

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Cohn, Louis
Coll # Mss1
Date: 1907
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of a single document -- an application for patent of the town site of South
Goldfield, Nevada, by Frank P. Langan. Advises proof required before County Clerk of
Esmeralda County on January 7, 1908. Document signed by Earl W. Tremont (Receiver) and Louis J. Cohn (Register).

Colorado River Commission
Coll # 2001-7
Date: 1920s-1990s
Extent 44 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of correspondence, memos, reports, Supreme Court documents, legal briefs and various other published works relating to the Arizona vs. California water lawsuit and the distribution of power and water resources from the Colorado River and Hoover Dam. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Cornwall, Beda
Coll # MS1
Date: 1940 - 1970s
Extent 4 boxes (2 document boxes, 2 flat oversize boxes)
Collection begins with minimal biographic information on Cornwall and her involvement with the Library Committee, moving then into a history of the committee: minutes, articles of incorporation, by-laws, annual reports, treasurer's reports, fund raising info, news clippings, photographs, and general subcommittee reports on building projects, reciprocal borrowing, etc.
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Cragin, (Seely) Mrs. E. W.
Coll # 77-76
Date: 1940
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains material gathered by Mrs. E.W. (Seely) Cragin (wife of Las Vegas mayor Ernie Cragin) and includes information on women's organizations in Las Vegas, correspondence, news clippings, photos and programs. There is also information on the christening of SS Las Vegas Victory.

Crisler, Clara M.
Coll # Mss34
Date: 1875 -1944
Extent 9 folders (containing 25 items)
Collection contains correspondence, pamphlets, news clippings and mementos of Clara M. Crisler, a leader in the social, political, and cultural life of Nevada. Crisler accumulated a personal library of over five thousand books that were later donated to UNLV in 1960 (Nevada Southern at the time). COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Crites, Diana
Coll # 96-15
Date: 1980s-1990s
Extent 4 record storage boxes (5.0 linear ft.)
Collection consists of the Nevada Power Company in-house phone book, several in-house cookbooks and recipes, and framed memorabilia.

Cunningham, Cynthia
Coll # 87-37
Date: 1974 -1977
Extent 4 boxes (1 record storage box, 2 slim document boxes, 1 document box)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Cynthia Cunningham, a Las Vegas resident who served on the State Board of Education, 1971-1979, and was involved in numerous volunteer organizations. Collection includes material on her work with the Equal Rights Amendment, sexism in the schools, and the Health Systems Agency of Clark County. Collection includes audiotapes, films, posters and news clippings on the ERA, and organization bylaws, memberships, agendas, minutes, correspondence and publications on the Health Systems Agency. There is little information on Cunningham herself. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Cunningham, Erma
Coll # T65
Date: 1941 - 1952
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of curriculum lists (attendance records and grades) from 1941 - 1948 for the
Eldorado School District in Nelson, Nevada (Clark County). INVENTORY AVAILABLE
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Daiell, H. L.
Coll # 1001
Date: 1953
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of bound book of letters (photograph copies) titled "Howard D. Evans - His
History at Lakeside [Laboratories] - As Told by His Friends." It is dated July 15, 1953 and was compiled by H.L. Daiell, M.D. Also contains diploma of Miss Euphasia Humphrey from Rogersville Union Seminary and a brief genealogy of Mrs. Harvel L. (Lillian) Daiell.

Daniels, Beth
Coll # 93-35
Date: 1980s
Extent 5 record storage boxes (5.0 linear feet)
Collection consists of the transcripts and research notes of Beth Daniels, a Las Vegas-based romance novelist.

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Daughters of the American Revolution
Coll # 87-126
Date: 1950 - 1990s
Extent 10 boxes (4 oversize boxes, 4 record storage boxes, 2 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of scrapbooks (event programs and general correspondence) and news clippings of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) -- Valley of Fire Chapter. DAR was founded to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence through patriotic and educational means. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Daughters of Union Veterans
Coll # 78-99
Date: 1948 - 1970
Extent 3 boxes (1 document box, 2 slim document boxes) 1.5 linear feet
Collection consists of some records from the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War,
1861-1865. Tent No. 79 (Las Vegas, Nev.). This limited collection contains two scrapbooks,
newspaper clippings, correspondence, and some Harper's Magazine reprints. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

de Longchamps, Joanne Papers
Coll # 2001-4
Date: ca. 1940s-1980s
Extent 4 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the work of noted Nevada poet and artist Joanne de Longchamps, and contains books, magazines, off prints, and photocopies. The collection also contains a large amount of correspondence between de Longchamps and her mother, and biographical information on de Longchamps. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Decker, Clarabelle
Coll # 86-09
Date: 1926 - 1980
Extent 2 slim document boxes and 1 large oversize folder
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Clarabelle Decker, a Nevada teacher, librarian and writer. She helped found the Nevada Library Association and was the first Clark County
Supervisor of Libraries. The collection consists of teaching aids, directories, and her guide for junior high school libraries. Also included are manuscripts and published versions of her work on Oatman, AZ, her poetry, and her book, Common Sense Grammar. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Denton, Hazel Baker
Coll # 97-03
Date: 1907 - 1955
Extent 7 boxes (6 document boxes, 1 flat box) 3 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the personal papers and writings of Hazel Baker Denton, educator and
writer. In addition to her work with the Lincoln Co. Board of Education, National Education
Association of Nevada, and the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs, Denton was also elected to the Nevada State Assembly twice. Collection consists of correspondence, personal diaries, news clippings and speeches. Other materials include drafts and published versions of her writing including the columns "Caliente All the Time" and "While the Toast Burns," and the book Ironing Day. Personal items such as baby books and scrapbooks also form part of the collection. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Denton, Ralph
Coll # 2001-26
Date: ca. 1950-1990's
Extent 25 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the selected case files of noted Nevada attorney Ralph Denton. Documents include legal briefs, contracts, and case notes. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Desert Pupfish
Coll # MS20
Date: 1972 - 1976
Extent 4 document boxes
Collection consists of legal documents concerning the Desert Pupfish court case - Francis Cappaert vs. U. S. Case number 74-1107. Includes reporters transcripts, case files (incomplete), deposition of James E. Deacon, photographs of exhibits. Includes decisions on case number 74-1107. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Deskin, Ruthe
Coll # 95-37
Date: 1960 - 1994
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains newspaper articles and correspondence documenting the personal and professional achievements of Deskin, including "Ruthe Deskin Day", the naming of Ruthe Deskin Memorial Elementary School and other honors.

Diamond, Renee
Coll # 96-18
Date: 1974-1995
Extent 7 boxes (6 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
Collection contains the campaign records for Diamond's run for Nevada State Assembly. Included are mail out flyers, ERA statistics, information on NOW (National Organization for Women) and other women's organizations, financial records, cost analysis of running for State Assembly, district maps, opposing candidates platforms and other general campaign material.

Diamond, Renee
Coll # 98-05
Date: ca. 1970's
Extent 1 document box (15 videos)
Collection contains 15 videotapes of advertising spots for the organizations Nevadans for ERA, Rural Women for ERA, and the Religious Committee for ERA, and 4 cassettes discussing being a widow. These records are stored with Coll. #96-18.

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Dick, Mida Mae
Coll # 86-10
Date: 1957 - 1986
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of Las Vegas show programs and postcards, entertainment magazines and newspaper clippings about Las Vegas entertainment personalities, Las Vegas, and the state of Nevada. The greatest amount of material focuses on the Tropicana and its Folies Bergere show.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Dokter, Betty Ham
Coll # Mss36
Date: 1857 -1971
Extent 7 folders (containing 66 items)
Collection consists of selected papers of the Ham family, one of Las Vegas' most notable and influential families. Contains postcards, news clippings, booklets, membership cards, certificates, correspondence of Ella Mereness (mother of Alta Mereness Ham), and other papers relating to Artemus W. Ham, Sr., his wife Alta (Mereness) Ham, and their children: Artemus W. Ham, Jr., Betty Ham (Doctkter), and Robert C. Ham. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Dombrink, John
Coll # 93-14
Date: 1977
Extent 9 record storage boxes
Collection contains an oral history by Mary Glass, and newspaper articles about gambling: effects gambling has on a community, gambling and crime, who should control gaming and the limits of the Nevada Board of Gaming, and a history of gambling in Nevada. Also included in this collection are issues of the Las Vegas Valley Almanac, Nevada Employment Salary Statistics and casino hotel guides.

Dondero, Thalia M.
Coll # 94-48
Date: 1966 - 1994
Extent 68 boxes (10 slim document boxes, 58 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the political papers of Thalia Dondero during her last four years as a Clark County Commissioner from 1990 - 1994. Dondero, a long-time political and community activist in Las Vegas, currently serves on the Nevada Board of Regents. The collection consists of a variety of documents, brochures, reports and statements pertaining to Clark County, Las Vegas and Nevada. Issues covered in the collection include: environment, liquor, gambling, public works, water management and nuclear waste. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Dondich, Josie (Johnson)
Coll # 86-21
Date: 1942 - 1962
Extent 1 document box (.5 linear ft.)
Collection is comprised of correspondence, clippings and photographs from Josie Dondich,
owner of the Cut Rate Liquor Store in Las Vegas in the 1940s and 1950s. Correspondence of note includes that regarding the death of Dondich's son, Alex, in a POW camp during WWII. There are also a number of letters from Senator Pat McCarran and ephemera from Las Vegas hotels. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Dorothy, Dorothy
Coll # 95-20
Date: 1783 -1985
Extent 16 boxes (3 slim document boxes, 13 document boxes) 10.5 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of noted Las Vegan Dorothy Dorothy and documents her life in the Pahrump Valley, her many civic interests, and her early interest in
songwriting. The Personal series contains biographical material about Dorothy's family dating to 1783 and lengthy family genealogies, along with material on her friend Lionel "Rusty" Horgan and miscellaneous cards and correspondence with others. The Interests and Activities series contains a wide variety of materials from the 1930s to 1986 that reflect Dorothy's diverse interests. The materials document Dorothy's involvement in Las Vegas civic and animal rights groups, her interests in songwriting (as Dorothy Varnum) and flying, and the settlement of the Pahrump Valley. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Doughty, Nan
Coll # MS21
Date: 1845 -1987
Extent 67 boxes (3 record storage boxes, 21 slim document boxes, 42 document boxes, missing box #43) (26 linear ft.)
Collection consists of two series related to the life of Las Vegas writer Nan Doughty. The
Correspondence series contains letters written by many members of Doughty's family. The Family papers series contains news clippings, school papers, diaries, genealogy records, deeds, stock certificates, manuscript drafts, Desert Research Institute Grant information and notes from UNLV classes. Much of the material in both series pertains to early mining in Nevada and the Southwest. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Dow Metals - BMI
Coll # 85-76
Date: ca. 1940's-1950's
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection of BMI (Basic Magnesium Inc.) photo albums of plants/factories-aerial, internal and external views, general photos of businessmen (probably company executives). Also included in this collection is a BMI corporate book which contains stockholder minutes, directors meetings notes, etc. (see also - #260 photos).

Down, James H. Sr. Scrapbook
Coll # 79-209
Date: 1918 - 1979
Extent 1 oversize box
This collection contains two scrapbooks of family memorabilia. This includes photocopies of photos of Down's early days in Las Vegas along with newspaper clippings about his run for mayor and his time in office as County Commissioner.

Duncan, Ruby
Coll # 96-08
Date: 1979 - 1992
Extent 20 record storage boxes (24 linear ft.)
Collection contains the organizational records of Operation Life Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that worked to improve living conditions in West Las Vegas by providing a variety of community development services. The organization began in May 1972, in the wake of a welfare protest march orchestrated by the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization and Ruby Duncan. Operation Life grew from this organization and was directed by Ruby Duncan, as executive director from 1972 until her health forced her to retire in 1990. In general, this collection documents part of the history of a non-profit community development corporation. In addition, the material provides a glimpse of the regulations and protocol governing the public and private funding process. The collection also provides a partial documentation of the lives and struggles of West Las Vegans and the improvements they endeavored to make to their community. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Dunes Hotel
Coll # 93-08
Date: 1955 - 1992
Extent 19 document boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
Collection is comprised of publicity files of the Dunes Hotel. Material includes scrapbooks, budgets, employee files, contracts, correspondence, press releases, news clippings, advertising and publicity. Notable subjects include the Casino de Paris production show and showgirls, Major Riddle and Dunes Hotel restaurants such as the Sultan's Table. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Dungan, Flora
Coll # T117
Date: 1929 - 1973
Extent 8 boxes (1 slim document box, 7 document boxes) 3.5 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the personal and professional papers of Flora Dungan, a Las Vegas
businesswoman (accountant) who was elected to the Nevada State Assembly and served on the Nevada Board of Regents. Collection contains documents pertaining to her education, community activism, legislative and regent terms. There is also a box of confidential material. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
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Edwards, Elbert
Coll # 90-32
Date: 1903 - 1993
Extent 6 boxes (3 record storage boxes, 2 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection consists of the papers of Elbert Edwards, educator and, later, Superintendent of the Las Vegas School District. Documents include his research materials, manuscripts , reports, and interviews on numerous Southern Nevada history topics. Subjects include the Mormon Church in Southern Nevada, Clark County schools, Spanish Trail, Clark and Lincoln Counties. Other items in the collection are: the Boulder City cemetery Genealogical Records from July 1993 with a complete list of cemetery residents with plot location, biographies of Arthur Knight Hafen, Milton Lafayette Lee, John Hyram Wittwer, Henry Hudson Lee and others, and research notes about train robberies, cows and the cattle industry, old mining methods and the use of steamboats on the Colorado River. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

El Cortez Hotel
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1963
Extent 1 DBL OVERSIZE box
Collection contains a scrapbook from 1963 of news clippings of promotional events, performers and the general goings on of the hotel.

El Rancho Vegas Hotel
Coll # T120
Date: 1954 - 1960
Extent 1 slim document box; 1 oversize folder
Collection is comprised of a small number of documents pertaining to the El Rancho Vegas
Hotel/Casino. Items include a community fair program (with Judi Watts photo on the front as the fair queen), stationery, and a 1954 El Rancho Vegas stock certificate. A panoramic photo of the El Rancho Vegas is located in an oversized folder. Please note that other artifacts pertaining to the El Rancho Vegas Hotel are available - please consult the Manuscripts Librarian for details.

Ellsworth, Elmo
Coll # T125
Date: 1965-1970
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of the business and personal papers of Elmo Ellsworth, Las Vegas businessman and booster. A member of the LV Chamber of Commerce, Ellsworth was known for greeting visitors at McCarran airport in his trademark western shirts and white Stetson hat. The collection includes documents from his employment at the Flamingo and Riviera Hotels and his work in securing conventions. Items include correspondence and room records.

Evans, Dorothy Casner
Coll # Mss27
Date: 1940 - 1954
Extent 1 folder (containing 3 items)
Collection consists of "General Commodities" business card of Dave Roberts & Son; Nevada
Chauffeur's License for Mrs. D.M. Casner; and invoice for items sold to Dave Roberts from
Campbell & Kelly, Inc., Dr. Foundry and Machine Works.

Exchange Club
Coll # 2003-19
Date: 1952 - 1992
Extent 3 boxes (1 document box, 2 flat oversize boxes)
Collection documents the charitable acts of the Exchange Club through newspaper articles and photographs; their work raising money for children's rodeos, introducing McGruff and other crime prevention programs to children, working on street paving projects and building a girl scout camp. There are also several copies of the Exchange Club newsletter The Exchange Club Bullsheet and its earlier incarnation Las Vegas Exchangite
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Fayle Family Papers
Coll # 98-18
Date: 1916-1980's
Extent 20 boxes (1 flat box on shelf, 12 record storage boxes, 7 document boxes, 1 flat box and miscellaneous loose papers)
Collection consists of the personal and business papers of the Fayle family of Goodsprings, Nevada, including patriarch George Fayle and wife Jean, and son Leonard Fayle, and his wife, Anna. Collection contains documents relating to their business, civic and personal activities and includes correspondence, hotel registers, account books, quit claim deeds, mine records, and photographs. Extensive documentation on the Yellow Pine Mine.

Ferron, William E.
Coll # Mss41
Date: 1892 -1976
Extent 8 folders (containing 59 items)
Collection consists of biographical material, speeches, and memorabilia of Las Vegas pioneer
William E. Ferron (former mayor and owner of several Las Vegas drug stores including the White Cross Pharmacy), his wife Mary Ruth Cooper Ferron (Mesquite Club pioneer), and their two daughters, Barbara Ferron Doyle, and Shirley Elizabeth Ferron Swanson. Includes an early history of Las Vegas, presented by Florence Lee Jones Cahlan to the Rotary Club.
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First Good Shepard Lutheran Church
Coll # Mss19
Date: 1944 -1976
Extent 1 legal sized folder containing 98 sheets of legal sized paper
Collection consists primarily of photocopies of scrapbook pages (also in Special Collections) and additional material not placed in the scrapbook. Materials include (photocopies of) photographs, programs, news clippings and architectural drawings of the First Good Shepard Lutheran Church. Materials focus on the construction of church building at 12 Maryland Parkway and Bridger Avenue in downtown Las Vegas.

Flamingo Hilton
Coll # 85-10
Date: 1973 - 1983
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box and 1 document box) 1.5 linear ft.
Collection consists of select organizational and promotional records of the Flamingo Hilton Hotel from the 1970s and 1980s. Materials include press releases, invitations, brochures, table tents, staff meeting minutes, design proposals/bids for neon signs, ad copy and some artifacts.

Fluke, David
Coll # 89-29
Date: 1947 - 1981
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of the notebooks of David Fluke, a Las Vegas resident whose hobby was
documenting the history of Las Vegas Strip entertainment and performers from 1947-1981.
Notebooks feature handwritten lists of the entertainers' play dates, lounge shows, dates of
Las Vegas debuts, celebrity trivia and biographies. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Fong, Lilly
Coll # T148
Date: 1960 - 1996
Extent 38 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the personal papers of Lilly Fong, the first woman and first Asian-American member of the Nevada Board of Regents. Material focuses on her community activities in various organizations and her work on the Board of Regents. Materials include clippings, magazines, correspondence, conference programs, and reports. INVENTORY AVAILABLE NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM; PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.

Ford, Jean
Coll # MS25
Date: 1958 -1998
Extent 39 boxes (25 document boxes, 13 slim doc boxes and 1 record storage box) 17 linear ft.
A partial collection of the political papers of Jean Ford, longtime community and political activist in Nevada. Ford served in the Nevada state legislature as an assemblywoman and senator, and was active in many women's organizations. This collection focuses primarily on her legislative work and her work on a number of women's issues facing Nevada. There are also numerous materials on her work to preserve the environment. Documents include campaign literature, financial records, correspondence, news clippings, minutes, working files, flyers, and press releases. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Fort Mohave, Arizona Indian School
Coll # T26
Date: 1890 - 1893
Extent 1 document box (5 linear in.)
Collection consists of the correspondence records of the Fort Mohave Industrial School in two bound volumes. The school served the Walapai and Mohave Indians at a site near present-day Kingman, Arizona. Correspondence (between the school's superintendent, Samuel M. McCowan and Commissioner [of Indian Affairs] Thomas J. Morgan or Assistant Commissioner R.V. Belt) documents the school's finances and administrative operations as well as policy implementation and fact finding. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Franklin Sr., George E.
Coll # T12
Date: 1966 - 1968
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of George E. Franklin, Sr.'s original typescript manuscripts (with edits) for his two books: The Fallacy of Appeasement (essays on U.S. foreign policy spanning from WW II through Castro and Vietnam) and From Cotswolds to High Sierras (autobiography-boys life in England, emigrating to the Western U.S. in the early 1900s at age 12). He designed the Franklin engine and was a successful businessman in Las Vegas in 1940s-1950s.

Frank's Cafe
Coll # Mss24
Date: n.d.
Extent 1 folder (containing 1 item)
Collection consists of a discount ticket for Frank's Cafe, $2.50 for $2.25, 122 South First St., Las Vegas, Nevada, sold to Jose A. Ramos, signed F. Rivero.

Frazier, Maude
Coll # Mss30
Date: 1955 - 1962
Extent 4 folders (containing 19 items)
Collection consists of programs, awards, certificates and annual (1958 yearbook) concerning the life of Maude Frazier, Nevada stateswoman and educator. Frazier taught school in Nevada from 1906 to 1946, was elected to the State Legislature in 1950 and appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, the highest position ever held by a woman in Nevada. She was instrumental in establishing Nevada Southern University (later UNLV). COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Friedman, William
Coll # T94
Date: 1974 - 1982
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains manuscript copies of the first and second editions of Bill Friedman's Casino Management and the rough draft of the second edition.

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Frontier Council Girl Scouts
Coll # 96-14
Date: 1945 - 1995
Extent 24 record storage boxes (35 rolls of microfilm)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Las Vegas chapter of the Frontier Council Girl Scouts. INVENTORY AVAILABLE NOTE: COLLECTION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED AND IS AVAILABLE in R&I (2nd floor).

Frontier Hotel - Casino
Coll # 88-109
Date: 1948 - 1988
Extent 79 boxes (75 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 3 flat oversize boxes) 32 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the publicity files of the Frontier Hotel. Documents include press releases, news clippings, ad copy, photographs, marketing information, and programs on the various performers and promotional events that took place at the hotel. There is a significant amount of material on Siegfried and Roy during their time at the Frontier Hotel. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Fyhen, Ragnald
Coll # Mss2
Date: 1933-1947
Extent 1 folder (contains 26 typewritten pages)
Collection consists of the report of Ragnald Fyhen, an original member of the first Central Labor
Council of Clark County, who also worked on Hoover Dam as a machinist. Subjects discussed
include the Strike on the Boulder Canyon Project, deaths that occurred during the dam's construction, labor negotiations for BMI workers, development of the town of Henderson, and the creation of a regular County Hospital to replace the existing Poor Farm.
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Gambling
Coll # 1025
Date: 1857 - 1975
Extent 3 flat oversize boxes
This collection contains gambling memorabilia and information from around the world, items ranging from a report from the Commission to Investigate Alleged Police Corruption and a Dictionary of Police Terms used in the Knapp Commission Hearings to game rule books (in various languages), slot machine company promotional pamphlets and general newspaper articles about "beating the house." Also included in this collection are 2 silver dice from Mexico, 2 wooden/plastic dice from Aruba-Bonaire Curacao, a $20 roll of fake silver dollars and Las Vegas Tourism Board lapel pins.

Gamlin, Arthur
Coll # T76
Date: 1949 - 1950
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of sales binder of Arthur Gamlin & Co., a manufacturer of gaming tables, located in Kansas City, MO, in 1949. Binder contains detailed price lists based on cloth costs, sizes and colors for table games such as blackjack, chemin de fer, craps and faro. Other materials in the collection include photographs, and negatives of the various gaming table layouts available.

Garside, Sherwin "Scoop"
Coll # 94-33
Date: 1941-1983
Extent 5 boxes (4 document boxes and 1 record storage box)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Las Vegas journalist Sherwin "Scoop" Garside - local history collection includes photos of the Old Spanish Trail to be used for publicity, correspondence from the Nevada State Centennial Commission, history of mines-Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog, etc.- copies of articles written by Garside, family photos and general photographs of people and places, negatives of Las Vegas; Searchlight; St. George, Utah, and several unlabeled negatives.

Geological Society of America
Coll # 1029-2
Date: 1972-1974
Extent 3 folders
Collection consists of correspondence between members of the Geological Society of America
regarding plans for their annual conference in Las Vegas. Includes numerous letters from Chester
Longwell. Also includes planning documents such as lists of speakers, preliminary program schedule, etc.

George, Sadie and Hampton Papers
Coll # 2001-15
Date: 1890s -1920s
Extent 5 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the correspondence of Kiel Ranch residents Sadie and Hampton George. Notable correspondents include Helen Stewart. Two significant letters tell of the infamous Kiel Brothers murder/suicide at the Kiel Ranch. Collection also contains title deeds to various properties. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Germain, Raymond
Coll # T80
Date: 1960 - 1968
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of photographs of post office openings, first-day stamp covers, programs from post office dedications, and a 1968 manual from the Assistant Post Master General's Bureau of Facilities with organization charts and job descriptions. There does not appear to be any connection to Las Vegas.

Gillhouse, Fred & Eva
Coll # T56
Date: 1951 - 1966
Extent 1 document box; (. 5 linear feet)
Collection is comprised of correspondence, speeches, and news clippings of Eva Gillhouse, Las
Vegas author (with Frank Eaton) of Pistol Pete: Veteran of the Old West. Also contains presentation notes, Mesquite Club material, memos from the Southern Nevada Historical Society, and numerous publications from Friends of the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, California. Photographs from the collection appear in the Eva Gillhouse Photo Collection (0032).

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Gold Hill (Nevada) Masonic Lodge Records
Coll # T10
Date: 1866 - 1916
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of two ledger books and one minute book for the Silver Star Masonic Lodge that was located in Gold Hill, Nevada. Ledger books date from 1866-1916 and the minute book from 1866-1872.

Gold Star Mothers (Nita Londo Reiter)
Coll # 99-13
Date: 1954-1995
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection is comprised of a scrapbook of the Gold Star Mothers, an organization of mothers who have lost children in American military conflicts. Collection contains scrapbook with photographs, minutes, newspaper clippings, and an additional photo album.

Goldfield, Nevada
Coll # MS10
Date: 1904 - 1923
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 slim document box) and 1 oversize folder
Collection is comprised of documents chronicling the history of the town of Goldfield, Nevada, which began as a mining camp in May 1903. It had a short lived boom following several large gold strikes. The collection contains material such as mining company minutes, ledgers, prospectuses, Nelson-Gans fight program, stock certificates and minutes from the Goldfield Women's Club. Contains information from the following mining companies: Forward Mining Development Co., General Washington Mining Co., Goldfield Mascot Mining Co., Goldfield Rex Mining Co., Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co., and the Sandstorm -Kendall Consolidated Mining Co. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Governor's Commission on Status of People
Coll # T176
Date: 1975 - 1977
Extent 1 record storage box (1 linear ft.)
This collection is on the Commission on the Status of People, which was formerly called Commission of the Status of Women, established in 1965 by Governor Grant Sawyer. Governor Mike O'Callaghan requested the Commission to investigate state laws that adversely affect Nevadans. The Commission was appointed from 1975 - 1977, and this collection contains the reports and a variety of documents pertaining to the Commission and several publications from other states concerning the status of women.

Governor's Conference on Nevada Libraries
Coll # 85-92
Date: 1978
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 flat box)
Collection is comprised of a scrapbook pertaining to the Governor's Conference on Nevada Libraries-correspondence re: funding and planning, newspaper clippings about available library services, copies of sample questionnaires for patrons and radio public service announcements. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Governor's Conference on Women
Coll # 95-13
Date: 1989
Extent 1 folder, 13 items
This collection contains programs, organizational records and reports relating to the Governor's
Conference on Women held in March 1989 in Nevada.

Gragson, Oran
Coll # T86
Date: 1959 - 1974
Extent 16 boxes (13 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes) 14 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of the political papers of Oran Gragson, Las Vegas mayor from 1959-1974. Collection includes news clippings, city documents, memos, daily planners and correspondence. The bulk of the collection consists of Gragson's mayoral files which are arranged alphabetically . Subjects include crime, labor union arbitration, race relations, pollution abatement, and there is much information concerning the city's involvement with county and federal agencies regarding law enforcement, economic opportunity projects and planning. The collection also documents Gragson's failed bid to win the 1962 Nevada gubernatorial election. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Grant, Archie and Zora
Coll # T25
Date: 1918-1990
Extent 2 document boxes (10 linear in.)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Archie and Zora Grant. Materials such as
scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, correspondence, award certificates and membership records document Archie Grant's many contributions as a member of the Nevada State Legislature, State Board of Education, Las Vegas Housing Authority and Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. There is a significant amount of correspondence from Grant to his mother during his time with the AEF in France during WWI. One scrapbook documents Zora Grant's work as President of the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs in the 1940s.

Greenpeace
Coll # 95-51
Date: ca. 1980-1990's
Extent 7 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Las Vegas chapter of Greenpeace. This includes the organization's opposition to the MX Missile Complex, tax records, other environmental newsletters, and Greenpeace distribution materials-bumper stickers, lapel pins, coloring books and catalogs.

Greenspun, Hank
Coll # T29
Date: 1963 - 1966
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the manuscript and galley proofs for Hank Greenspun's book, Where I Stand: The Record of a Reckless Man. Hank Greenspun was the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun and wrote a long-standing column of the same name. Galley proofs include an introduction by Ed Reid (author, The Green Felt Jungle).

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Gregory, Leila (Walker) Collection
Coll # T162
Date: ca. 1920 - 1970s
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of news clippings and handwritten notes regarding the murder of Reed
Walker (Leila's second husband) who was Chief Building Inspector for Las Vegas (includes his
identification card and inspector badge). There are also notes and Mormon genealogy information on Leila and her third husband, Arthur Gregory, Gregory's diplomas, and Leila's correspondence with Anna Dean Kepper regarding her donation.

Gregory, Matt
Coll # 96-22
Date: 1959-1986
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Las Vegas producer, manager/agent Matt Gregory. Gregory was also known as creator of the Las Vegas-style mini-revue. Collection includes contracts, costume sketches, press releases, videos, show reviews, and advertisements. Shows documented include Fancy That, Feminine Touch, Mad Mod World, La Nouvelle Eve, and Kanpai. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Griffith, Robert
Coll # 90-48
Date: 1950 - 1989
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 record storage box)
Collection consists of slides of various countries including the United States, Europe, Middle and Far East, Canada. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Griffith, Robert B.
Coll # 90-48
Date: 1928 - 1968
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box; 1 record storage box)
This collections consists of Robert Griffith's papers pertaining to the Colorado River Commission (he was chairman at one point in his career) on water rights, usage and alternate water sources. Included is a feasibility study of the mechanical system for the Griffith Phytotronics Laboratories, labs designed for experimenting with plant growth and development. And finally, the collection has news clippings about the national air races from 1928, a photograph of an early airplane, Griffith's American Legion papers, and the death and burial records belonging to his father, an embalmer. __________________________________________________________________

Hagemann, V
Coll # Mss14
Date: 1883 June 12
Extent [2] p. on 1 leaf ; 28 cm. + verbatim transcript (1)
Collection consists of a single piece of correspondence between V. Hagemann of San Francisco to J.H.B. Harris of Silverpeak, Nevada, dated June 12, 1883. Contains gossip related to mining of the California-Nevada region. Transcription done by former Special Collections curator, Anna Dean Kepper, is included with the original.

Halligan, Edward
Coll # T84
Date: 1962 - 1966
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of Lt. Colonel Edward G. Halligan's papers and publications regarding atomic testing in the early 1960s. Halligan worked in the Las Vegas office of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) as operations coordinator for the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The collection contains various materials on atomic testing and research on nuclear explosives. Documents include "Commander's Radiation Guide and Estimator for Weapons Effects," "Technical Operations on Project Long Shot" Halligan's speech on Project Plowshare, various brochures, and select NTS newsletters. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Ham, Jane
Coll # T168
Date: 1980 -1981
Extent 6 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the legislative records of Nevada state assemblywoman Jane Ham for the 1981 legislative session. Materials include bills and amendments, correspondence, reports, studies, memos and booklets pertaining to issues of concern in that particular session. Subjects include crime, gaming, health and welfare, education and the MX in Nevada. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Hamilton, John
Coll # 94-29
Date: ca. 1980's and 1990's
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains Keno pay charts. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Hammond, Lena
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1910-1959
Extent 1 flat box (1 linear ft.)
Collection contains a scrapbook and photo album of miscellaneous family photos of picnics, posing in Sunday best, etc., circa 1920s. Also included are newspaper articles from the Tonopah Times Bonanza about the history of and behind the local school, local mines, the railroad, etc., and a legal document declaring the executor of the estate of Teresa M. Kendall.

Hancock, Doris
Coll # 87-59
Date: 1915 - 1987
Extent 4 boxes (1 slim document box, 3 document boxes) 17.5 linear in.
Collection consists of the personal papers of Doris Hancock, a Las Vegas kindergarten teacher who helped organize the Las Vegas Art League. Collection contains material about Southern Nevada and surrounding areas, particularly mining towns, Colorado River, Boulder Dam, Red Rock Canyon, early Las Vegas and Death Valley. It also includes some of Hancock's school memorabilia, correspondence, sketches and two scrapbooks. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Harmon Family Papers (Harley)
Coll # 89-01
Date: 1910 - 1920
Extent 5 boxes (3 document boxes, 2 record storage boxes) and1 folder
Collection consists of the political and personal correspondence of Las Vegas pioneer Harley A.
Harmon. There are family scrapbooks with his wedding announcement, birthday cards, childrens' honors, etc.: correspondence includes letters and greeting cards, certificates of acceptance into groups like the Fraternal Brotherhood of Eagles, etc.; news clippings of running for County Clerk, District Attorney, Governor and reporting on his death, and a Western Union Telegraph from Franklin Roosevelt looking forward to counting Nevada as a Democratic state in the upcoming presidential election. There are also clippings about the rise of his son in politics.
COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
Coll # 2002-33
Date: 1930's - 1990's
Extent 21 boxes (17 record storage boxes, 2 large flat oversize boxes, 2 flat oversize boxes)
Collection is comprised of the corporate archives of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. Includes Harrahscope company newsletters, photographs, photo albums, news clippings, promotional items (ranging from matchbooks, dice, hats, glasses to key chains and playing cards), Bill Harrah's personal playing card and automobile hood ornament collections. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Harrington, Elizabeth
Coll # T165
Date: 1975 - 1979
Extent 1 slim document box (2.5 linear in)
This collection contains the original drafts of the thirteen essays that Elizabeth Harrington wrote about her life in early Las Vegas. These articles were written from her memory and experiences of life in Las Vegas from ca. 1904-1940s, and were published in the Nevadan section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1975-1979. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Basil Harris Scrapbook
Coll # 95-23
Date: ca. 1940s-1960s
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of a scrapbook on the Las Vegas Strip from the 1940s-1960s consisting of cocktail napkins, show programs, menus, swizzle sticks, postcards from a number of different hotel/casinos including the Flamingo, the Sands, the El Rancho, and the Last Frontier.

Hart, Nat
Coll # 2000-15
Date: 1950-1990's
Extent 16 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the personal papers and photographs of noted Las Vegas chef and
restaurateur, Nat Hart, who ran the Bacchanal Restaurant in Caesar's Palace. Material includes
news clippings, scrapbooks, awards, architectural plans, recipes, and photographs.

Harvey's Limited Edition Pewter Plates
Coll # 87-77
Date: 1910-1935
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains four pewter plates of noted Las Vegas historical sites: Union Pacific Depot; City Hall, 1935; Clark County Courthouse, 1914; and Fourth Street School, 1910.

Hayes, Grace
Coll # 86-75
Date: 1900 - 1989
Extent 4 document boxes (19 linear in.) + 1 album
Collection includes the personal and financial papers of actress and singer Grace Hayes, who owned the Red Rooster, a nightclub on Highway 91 (later the Strip). Collection includes financial documents; newspaper clippings about Grace Hayes; her son, actor and writer Peter Lind Hayes; and his wife actress Mary Healy. Also includes obituaries for her husband, producer Robert Hopkins; personal correspondence; show business mementos; legal documents; and photo albums. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Hazard, H. E.
Coll # T22
Date: 1939 - 1977
Extent 1 document box (5 linear in.)
Collection consists of political (as a member of the Nevada State Legislature) and personal correspondence re: supporting Union Labor, the need for proper housing for African Americans, appointment to the Council of Defense of Nevada by the Governor, and visits from the governor. Clippings on political and social issues; memorabilia-war ration books; invitations to attend JFK, LBJ and Jimmy Carter's inaugurations; Democratic Party National Convention papers: application for State Gambling License (blank form). INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Hecht, Chic
Coll # MS3
Date: 1983 - 1988
Extent 118 document boxes (60 linear ft.)
This collection contains the senatorial papers of Chic Hecht, U.S. Senator from Nevada from 1983-1988, with documentation from the 98th, 99th and 100th Congresses. Materials include correspondence, bills, speeches, and press releases. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM; PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.

Heffner, Van V.
Coll # 93-34
Date: ca. 1980's - 1990's
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains the convention programs for Nevada Lodgings (for the Nevada Hotel and Motel Association) annual meetings and the Chef of the Year convention, and the Food Executive Newsletter, Nevada Hospitality, Nevada Lodging, International Food Service Executive Association Magazine and other culinary and lodging/management publications.

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Hendel, Charles A.
Coll # T67
Date: 1906 - 1976
Extent: 1 slim document box
Collection consists of 1 binder of poetry by Hendel and a 2nd binder of prose and poetry re: the state of the world, war, Hitler, and strikes/striking. There is also included a little history/story of Weepah and the attempted robbery of the post office, some biographical information on Hendel-date and place of birth, parents and their occupations, military service, political and social beliefs, being named Poet Laureate of the 45th Congress and his death.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Henderson, A.S.
Coll # T113
Date: 1898 - 1960
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 oversize box)
This collection is comprised of the papers of A. S. Henderson, a native Nevadan who served on the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada from 1946 to 1960. The collection focuses primarily on his prominent career as a district court judge in Las Vegas. Little is mentioned about his service as an educator, district attorney, or legislator. Types of documents in the collection include Henderson's correspondence, campaign statements, certificates and proclamations, his memorial book, newspaper clippings, an 1879 edition of Eureka and Its Resources, and ephemera. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Hewett, D. F.
Coll # 1017-2
Date: 1967
Extent 1 folder (containing one item)
Collection consists of one letter on Department of Interior letterhead from employee D.F. Hewett
(who worked with the geological survey) to UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson regarding his
memories of old Las Vegas (first came to Las Vegas in 1906 and the changes he's seen) and Erickson's donation request.

Hezzelwood, Larry
Coll # 1018
Date: 1953 - 1954
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of the correspondence of Larry L. Hezzlewood pertaining to the creation of a
titanium processing plant in Boulder City, Nevada, as part of the Aero Metals Corporation.

Hickey, Thomas
Coll # 86-20
Date: 1970's-1990's
Extent 64 boxes (60 record storage boxes, 4 document boxes)
Collection consists of the political papers of Nevada state senator and legislator Thomas Hickey. State Assembly and State Legislature material relates to issues such as children, health, education, budget, nuclear testing, Yucca Mt., Dept of Energy, women's issues, women's prison, abortion, charitable organizations and mental health. Includes correspondence. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Hirsch, C. J.
Coll # 87-111
Date: 1955 - 1987
Extent 9 boxes (7 document boxes, 1 slim document, 1 record storage box)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Charles Hirsch, noted casino accountant for the Sands Hotel, news clippings of interviews with Hirsch on running a casino and "can you beat the system" etc., books, general correspondence about meetings and upcoming speeches for the American Society for Quality Control - Las Vegas Chapter, a copy of the Sands Hotel Master Gaming Report 1965. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Hock, Raymond
Coll # 90-19
Date: 1946-1971
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection contains a scrapbook of photos (setting traps for radio tagged birds in Alaska, at the Arctic Research Lab at Point Barrow) and programs chronicling the life of the late Dr. Raymond Hock of the Desert Research Institute and UNLV zoology.

Horse Racing Stamp
Coll # 1029-5
Date: 1974
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of commemorative stamp saluting horse racing, first day of issue fact sheet,
and a copy of Stamp News (3/18/74) featuring a story on the horse racing stamp.

Hotel Nevada Guest Register
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1910-1911
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of the guest register for the Hotel Nevada, which opened on the southeast
corner of Main Street and Fremont Street in Las Vegas in 1906. This particular volume lists guest names and their home cities for the period spanning July 1910 through September 1911.

Houghton, Fred
Coll # T135
Date: 1920 - ca. 1970's
Extent 9 document boxes
Collection is an accumulation of travel brochures, community chamber of commerce promotional brochures, menus, newsletters (Nevada Business Review, Arid Lands Research Newsletter), topo. maps, and water-related reports and general information such as applications seeking water rights, a report to the Nevada State Engineer re: ground-water supplies in Las Vegas Valley, and correspondence regarding water rights and entitlements, etc.. Also included in this collection is Houghton's diary, records of his estate, League of Women Voters "Thank you for your contribution…" letters, military records, legal documents he was the attorney of record on, and copies of the Chicago Nightlife magazine.

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Houghton, Fred
Coll # 89-76
Date: 1920's-1940's
Extent 4 record storage boxes
Collection contains correspondence regarding mining, law, women's organizations, court records of which Houghton was the attorney of record on, primarily in Chicago.

Houssels, Nancy
Coll # 97-11
Date: ca. 1990s
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of newsletters, programs, posters, magazine articles, anniversary reports, and news clippings on the Nevada Dance Theatre (now Nevada Ballet Theatre). Nancy Houssels co-founded the Nevada Dance Theatre with Vassili Sulich in 1974.

Howard Hughes/William Hannah
Coll # 96-21
Date: 1930s-1970s
Extent 101 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the files of William Hannah, public relations director for Howard
Hughes. Collection is comprised primarily of newspaper clippings, magazines and photographs. Clippings focus on subjects such as organized crime, gaming, Spruce Goose, Hughes' RKO Studios, and the Flying Boat. BOX LIST AVAILABLE

Hulse Manuscript
Coll # 1023-2
Date: 1973
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of the original manuscript (typescript) copy of James W. Hulse's book
Lincoln County, Nevada -- 1864-1909: History of a Mining Region with handwritten edits noted throughout the text. Also contains letter from Hulse to former UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson regarding the manuscript.

Humphries, Kathy (Quinn)
Coll # 1017-3
Date: 1969-1971
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of various items regarding the Paiute Indians of Southern Nevada and includes photo negatives, kinship chart, and an audio tape of Paiute vocabulary. It also contains a family history, a list of Paiute words and their meanings, the uses of various herbs and plants, and a brief autobiography of Stella Smith of the Las Vegas Indian Village.

Hurley, Strutt
Coll # 2003-06
Date: 1989 - 2000
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection contains commemorative material (hats, pins,shirts) from Gay Pride celebrations, AIDS Walks and Pridefest from various years from around the country. Also included in this collection is organizational information for SNAPI (Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc.). COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE
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IFSEA
Coll # 89-32
Date: ca. 1910-1990s
Extent 144 boxes (record storage and document)
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the International Food Service
Executives Association. The records include meeting programs, minutes, menus, conference
reports and proceedings, financial reports, newsletters, awards certificates, photographs,
scrapbooks. Materials are from both national and regional branches of the organization. Club artifacts and trophies also form part of the collection. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Inspector of Election (Griffith, Robert)
Coll # Mss4
Date: 1911
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of tally list, poll list, challenge list, and rejected ballots tally list, and cover
envelope for the first election of mayor and commissioners in Las Vegas. Records of a
precinct in the election for adoption of the charter of the City of Las Vegas. The poll list provides the names of each individual voting in this first election, including pioneers such as "Pop" Squires, A.S. Henderson, and Harley Harmon.

International Association of Gaming Attorneys
Coll # 85-113
Date: 1979 - 1985
Extent 3 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
Collection is comprised of materials collected by the International Association of Gaming Attorneys. Documents include gaming license applications from various corporations in Nevada and New Jersey, gaming publications, gaming -conference proceedings, gaming commission reports and correspondence of the National Association of Gaming Attorneys. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

International Training in Communications
Coll # 2000-21
Date: 1983-1997
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection comprised of scrapbooks focusing on the Vegas Valley Chapter of the public speaking organization International Training in Communications. Material in scrapbooks includes photos, news clippings, newsletters, and miscellaneous ephemera.

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Ives, Joseph C.
Coll # 1012
Date: 1857-1858
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of 17 letters (photocopies) between Lt. Joseph C. Ives (United States Army
Corps of Topographic Engineers) and his wife, Cora Semmes Ives, between Sept. 1857 and June 1858. Ives was in command of a U.S. Army expedition whose mission was to explore the region of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, and to establish the limit of navigation of the Colorado River. The correspondence is largely personal in nature, but is a useful supplement to the official report documenting the voyage, Report Upon the Colorado River of the West -- Explored in 1857-58.
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Jacques, Marguerite (Marge)
Coll # 2001-22
Date: 1971-1995
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the personal papers of Marge Jacques, prominent member of the Las Vegas gay and lesbian community, and owner of the gay bar, "Le Café." Records contain 2 le Café t-shirts, 1 rosary, 13 home taped VHS videotapes, an autographed picture of Joan Rivers, the licensing records for the disco Gipsy along with the expense records and calendars of upcoming performers, the financial records for le Café and the Other Place, and general photos.

Janish, Jeanne Russell
Coll # 95-31
Date: 1917 - 1994
Extent 13 boxes (1 record storage box, 4 slim document boxes, 6 document boxes, 2 large flat
boxes)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Jeanne Russel Janish, a Nevada artist and illustrator noted for her botanical illustrations. Janish traveled widely in China as a young woman and produced numerous pencil drawings and watercolors of that country. In her later years, she focused on the American Southwest. She was a graduate of Vassar and held a Masters degree from Stanford. Material in this collection includes school report cards; detailed diaries from 1918-1964, 1968, and 1973; personal correspondence; family papers; and two original manuscripts. The collection also contains several publications pertaining to her and her husband's interests, craft materials, drawing tools, photocopies of dried flowers, watercolor paintings, and pencil sketches. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Jeffrey, Jack
Coll # 99-12
Date: 1980-1981
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box, 1 document box)
This is a partial collection of the legislative papers of Nevada state assemblyman Jack Jeffrey, who represented Boulder City, part of Henderson and the Moapa Valley area. Collection is comprised of records from the 1980-81 session of the Nevada State Legislature. Contains appropriations report, Springer Legislative reports, fiscal notes, assembly and senate bills and resolutions, and Minutes from the Committee on Governmental Affairs. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Jensen, Ellen B.
Coll # T18
Date: 1967 - 1969
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of feature articles by Ellen Jensen that were submitted to the Las Vegas Review Journal (published in the Nevadan) and the Las Vegas Sun (published in Sunday Scene). Materials include research notes, drafts, and carbons. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Jensen, Frank C. "Doc"
Date: 1931-1935
Collection consists of the digital facsimile of the personal diary of Frank C. "Doc" Jensen, Hoover Dam medic, covering the years of the Dam's construction. The original of this volume and the others reside in the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association. Link to the
digital copy at http://digital.library.unlv.edu/diaries_hooverdam/index.html

Jenson, Norman C.
Coll # 1002
Date: 1867, 1903
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of a photograph of "Report of a Guard Mounted at Fort Jefferson, Florida on 28 May 1867" and a typewritten transcription of this document. It also contains an original document entitled "Quarterly Report of Artillery Inspection of Fort Taylor, Florida" dated 31 Dec. 1903 and Lt. Col Jensen's notes and explanations regarding the document. The folder also contains the donor's correspondence with UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson.

Jewish Immigration Archives
Coll # 2001-6
Date: 1997-current
Extent still receiving accretions check shelf for accurate count
Collection is comprised of material that documents the Jewish community in Las Vegas. Materials include newsletters and flyers from the Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada, local temples, Shabbat, local family histories, artifacts, and a Jewish veteran's cemetery index. Accretions received yearly from donor.

Jimenez, Miguel
Coll # Mss20
Date: 1951
Extent 1 folder ( 5 pages)
Collection consists of two stock certificates, No. 9049 and 9986, of the Las Vegas Thoroughbred
Racing Association; letter (n.d.) from Miguel G. Jimenez, Los Angeles, to Chalres (Charles) R.
Horden, Las Vegas, authorizing purchase of stock of LVTRA; receipt for payment of 5 units of stock in LVTRA, dated 31 August 1951.

Johnson, Rex
Coll # 1029-3
Date: 1941
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of loose-leaf notes from the daily journal of Rex Johnson, Budget and Planning Officer at Coordinator of Information office from Sept 2, 1941, to Dec 23, 1941. Also contains list of foreign visitors to his office for the years 1945-1947.

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Jones, Sam
Coll # 1031-3
Date: 1938
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of one handwritten letter addressed to Sam Jones of Goodsprings, dated
[19]38. The author of the letter is not identified.

Junior League of Las Vegas
Coll # T99
Date: 1900
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of mounted photographs dealing with historical Las Vegas people and events that were most likely used in an exhibit.

Junior League of Las Vegas
Coll # 97-12
Date: 1945-1982
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of organizational records of the Junior League of Las Vegas. Materials include minutes, annual reports1952-1968, correspondence, information about the organization's 50th anniversary celebration-Las Vegas chapter's 10th anniversary celebration, advertising records, ideas on gifts to the community, a scrapbook 1945-1967, newspaper clippings about the Junior League and information on various projects-benefit for disabled children. (see also Junior Service League of Las Vegas and the Service League of Las Vegas, both located on the roller shelves)

Junior Mesquite Club
Coll # 2002-07
Date: 1960s-1990s
Extent 8 Boxes (5 record storage boxes, 3 oversize boxes)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Junior Mesquite Club, a branch of the Mesquite Club for those women under forty. Materials include scrapbooks, photo albums, minutes, and correspondence.

Junior Service League [Las Vegas]
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1962-1996
Extent 9 boxes (7 double oversize boxes and 2 oversize boxes)
Collection consists of the Las Vegas Junior Service League scrapbooks with news clippings of projects; items donated; good deeds and programs; and photos of meetings, conferences and events. (see also Junior League of Las Vegas collection 97-12 and the Service League of Las Vegas on roller shelf)
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Katz-Yarchever, Edythe
Coll # 96-17
Date: 1935-1985
Extent 6 boxes (1 record storage box, 3 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes on roller shelves)
Collection consists of the papers of Edythe Katz-Yarchever and her first husband, Lloyd Katz,
who owned a number of movie theatres in Las Vegas, including the Fremont Theatre and the Huntridge Theatre. The collection chronicles their prominent role in the Jewish community in Las Vegas and includes scrapbooks, clippings, programs, certificates, and photographs on local Jewish community organizations.

Kaufman, Perry
Coll # 2000-07
Date: 1940-1960's
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of research files for his book The Best City Of Them All : A History Of Las Vegas, 1930-1960.

Kaye, Norman
Coll # T14
Date: 1965 - 1969
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of the papers of Norman Kaye, member of the Mary Kaye Trio and Poet
Laureate of Nevada since 1960. Kaye wrote the song "Throw a Dime My Way," the theme for the March of Dimes and many others. He also founded the chorale group, the "Las Vegas Ambassadors" in the 1960s. The collection includes some correspondence, biographical information, news clippings, original sheet music compositions, poems, and audio tapes and 45s of Mary Kaye Trio recordings.

Kearns, Ardis
Coll # 95-12
Date: 1960s-1970s
Extent 12 document boxes
Collection consists of the papers of Ardis Kearns, Las Vegas resident and longtime member of the Nevada branch of the League of Women Voters. Subjects include juvenile delinquency, criminal justice, Clark County land use, energy and the League of Women Voters. The collection is comprised of notes, publications, reports, and correspondence on women's organizations, and various social and political issues. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Keeler, Dorothy V.
Coll # T121
Date: ca. 1920 -1970s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of news clippings, telegrams, and photographs relating to the career of Dorothy Keeler, who was Las Vegas Deputy City Clerk from the late 1920s to 1938. There are also materials relating to the career of Eva Adams, Nevada-born director of the U.S. Mint from 1961-1969, and programs from the 100th Anniversary of Nevada celebration and "Nevada's Outstanding Women of the Century" celebration.

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Kepper, Anna Dean
Coll # 87-44
Date: 1970 - 1983
Extent 5 record storage boxes
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Anna Dean Kepper, curator of UNLV's Special Collections from 1975 -1983. Kepper was responsible for many of the most significant historic preservation efforts in Las Vegas and for bringing a number of historically significant collections into the UNLV Libraries. Her collection consists of oral history interviews, correspondence, newsletters, newspapers clippings, research notes, and slides. Much of the collection focuses on historic preservation efforts in Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Key, Alice
Coll # 95-47
Date: 1936-1995
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the papers of Alice Key, who came to Las Vegas in 1955 as Public Relations Director for the Moulin Rouge Hotel. Key had been a chorus girl in her early days in Los Angeles. Key was active in the Civil Rights movement in Las Vegas, and in a number of political and community service organizations such as the NAACP. Collection consists of clippings, photographs, correspondence, and videos regarding civil rights and entertainment, in particular, the preservation of the Moulin Rouge Hotel. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Kielhofer, Charles
Coll # Mss18
Date: 1958
Extent 1 folder (contains 3 pages)
Consists of a letter (photocopy) dated 1/31/58 from Charles Kielhofer responding to an article in the Las Vegas Review Journal concerning the Bullfrog Mine and the establishment of the Bullfrog Mining Company. He relates that it was George Ladd and Otis Johnson, not Shorty Harris, who discovered Bullfrog.

Kim Sisters
Coll # Roller shelf
Date: 1965 - 1969
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of two scrapbooks of the Kim Sisters, a trio of Korean-born musical entertainers who were prominent on the Las Vegas Strip from the 1950s-1970s. The scrapbooks contain ads for upcoming shows from around the world, reviews of performances, articles and interviews and copies of The Ed Sullivan Show programs on which they appeared.

Klein, Freda
Coll # 97-06
Date: 1967-1993
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of a scrapbook of certificates, news clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to Klein's personal career in the Nevada Employment Security Department, and college/university career.

KLVX TV - Project Innovate
Coll # 89-20
Date: 1962-1986
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of the KLVX- Project Innovate organization records. This project is a program set up to provide the Clark County School District with audiovisual equipment and to construct noncommercial educational television broadcast facilities for the Clark County School District. The records include bidding information, proposed uses for the broadcast system, grant applications for matching federal funds, school policies and statutes, evaluation reports and copies of the Nevada Education Magazine.

Krenzer, Sandi
Coll # 96-19
Date: 1990-1995
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains a brief biography of Krenzer, a copy of a brief description of her achievements from "Distinguished Women in Southern Nevada," a letter of endorsement from the Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriff's for election race to Assembly District 3, campaign and fundraising materials-mailers, etc.

Kunkle, Victor
Coll # 88-65
Date: 1960's-1970's
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of the following artifacts: dice sets from Las Vegas hotels, Clark County deputy badges, and a large coin and currency collection drawn from all over the world.

Kyle Ranch Committee
Coll # 91-48
Date: 1975 - 1985
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of blank checks and accounting ledgers from Kyle Ranch Committee and North Las Vegas Bicentennial Committee.
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Laird, Nell
Coll # T55
Date: 1908
Extent 1 slim document box (3 linear inches)
Collection consists of the the receipt book of the J. R. Lane Illuminating, Lubricating and Fuel Oil (Company) located in Rhyolite, Nevada. Receipt book lists the names of customers and purchases made in Rhyolite in 1908.

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Lake-Eglington, Olive
Coll # T36
Date: 1909 - 1978
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the personal papers of Olive Lake-school programs, autograph books, school graduation information, medical bills, children's report cards, family news correspondence and WW II ration books. There is also a certificate from the Union Pacific Railroad for being a True Pioneer.

Lanman Collection
Coll # 1031-9
Date: 1828 -1923
Extent 6 legal size folders, 1 letter size folder
Lanman wrote a Dictionary of the United States Congress and General Government in the late 19th century. This collection contains the title page and the table of contents of the Dictionary and responses to his solicitation requesting biographical information from notable government figures such as Silas Rody Ashley, Thomas Fitch, Gordon N. Matt, , Henry Worthington, S.M. Worts, and Ernest B. Norris. Of particular interest with reagard to Nevada are the original holograph letters of James W. Nye and William M. Stewart.

Lannegrasse, Vern
Coll # 88-107
Date: 1960's-1980's
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of menus, programs from various culinary events and dinners, magazines.

Las Vegas Airfield (Robert B. Griffith)
Coll # Mss3
Date: 1941
Extent 1 folder (containing 15 items)
Collection includes the U.S. War Department's option for purchase of land for "Project: Las Vegas Airfield, Nevada"; notice of acceptance of option; and First National Bank's escrow instruction to Robert B. Griffith. Land was purchased from Robert B. Griffith & Mrs. Rose (Ruth) Griffith; A. Corradetti & Mary E. Corradetti. This was the future Nellis Air Force Base.

Las Vegas Art League
Coll # T105
Date: 1966-1967
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the scrapbook for the Greater Las Vegas Art Week. Scrapbook includes newspaper clippings about the participating artists, photos of events and displays, and correspondence regarding the event.

Las Vegas Board of Commissioners
Coll # 85-88
Date: 1921 - 1946
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection is comprised of documents produced by the City of Las Vegas - Board of Commissioners. Materials include minutes, resolutions, budgets, call of special meetings, petitions, leases and reports. Subjects include Las Vegas Land and Water Company deed,
War Memorial Building, city elections, city library, and the Department of Recreation. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Bugle
Coll # 2003-21
Date: 1984 - 2002
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of material documenting the history of the Las Vegas gay/lesbian newspaper the Las Vegas Bugle. Collection is comprised one box of photographs documenting the first Gay Prom Night, Gay Pride Celebration Parade and various other gay events and celebrations, and a second box of papers and notes for Las Vegas Bugle stories focusing on gay issues.

Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Coll # 96-07
Date: 1911 - 1988
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of organizational records of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. Materials include Board of Directors' meetings - minutes (incomplete), financial records, news clippings, photographs, correspondence, reports, publications and scrapbooks. There are a series of files on the history of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and Las Vegas News Bureau. Includes some Chamber of Commerce publications. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Las Vegas City Commission Minutes
Date: 1911-1958
Extent 16 oversize volumes
Collection is comprised of the typescript minute books of the Las Vegas City Commission, the
governing body formed with the incorporation of Las Vegas in 1911. The minute books chronicle all aspects of the city's early development from laying of sewage and water lines to the issuance of gaming licenses for the period spanning 1911-1958. Also includes one volume of legal documents and three volumes of city ordinances.

Las Vegas City, Engineering and Planning
Coll # 86-69
Date: 1949 - 1975
Extent 2 record storage boxes (2 linear ft)
Collection contains various published studies and reports dealing with transportation in the Las Vegas Valley. Documents include environmental action plans, reports, evaluations of parking, highway projects and budgets for projects; includes some publications of codes and standards. Also contains a significant amount of information on Interstate 15. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Las Vegas Community Murals Project
Coll # T79
Date: 1977
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of material relating to the Las Vegas Community Murals Project headed by artist Robert Beckman in 1977. Collection contains press releases, participant list, mural photographs, newsletters, and original colored designs and sketches of many of the murals. There are also notes on each mural which detail dimensions, artists, dates, and funding information.

Las Vegas Gay Archives
Coll # 85-121
Date: 1980 - 1996
Extent 3 record storage boxes (3 linear ft)
Collection consists of documents that chronicle aspects of gay life in Las Vegas. Includes both
published and unpublished materials and ephemera from local gay businesses. Topics include AIDS, bars, Beaux Arts Ball, drag, entertainers, and prostitution. Organizations covered include Las Vegas Lesbian and Gay Academic Union (LGAU) at UNLV, Las Vegas Gay Community Center, Las Vegas Professional Men's Club, and Nevadans for Human Rights. Other materials include local gay periodicals and audio tape interviews with local gay personalities. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas High School
Coll # 79-210
Date: 1927 - 1979
Extent 1 OVERSIZE box (1.5 linear feet)
Collection contains a scrapbook from the class of 1929. In this scrapbook are programs from Sr. class drama productions, reunion invitations, and news clippings and articles from the 30th, 40th, 45th and 50th class reunions. There is also a guest book for the 50th class reunion.

Las Vegas Housing Developments and Apartment Complexes
Coll # 93-36
Date: 1980s-1990s
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains brochures and prospectuses on Las Vegas housing developments and apartment complexes from the 1980s and 1990s.There is a both an alphabetical and geographical index. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Land and Water Co.
Coll # Mss35
Date: 1927 -1940
Extent 1 folder (containing 15 items)
Collection concerns water shortages in the City of Las Vegas due in part to wasteful water usage, and refers to City Ordinance No. 247. It includes correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for permit and newspaper clippings. Several items signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A.M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

Las Vegas Men's Club
Coll # 2001-11
Date: 1991-1998
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box, 1 document box)
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Las Vegas Men's Club, a local gay
men's club that is now defunct. The records include the club bylaws and financial records, member lists, the club newsletter, flyers and general correspondence regarding upcoming meetings and events, plaques received for outstanding fundraising, blank copies of wedding certificates and a newspaper article on the necessity of a living will and living trust enclosed with correspondence from an attorney. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Numismatic Society
Coll # 87-41
Date: 1962 - 1970
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists primarily of material pertaining to the Las Vegas Numismatic Society such as
receipts, membership lists, deposit slips, correspondence, news clippings, photographs,
newsletters, and memos. Unrelated items in the collection include Nevada Test Site newsletters,
publications from Reynolds Engineering and Electrical Co. and Sahara Hotel brochures,
newsletters, and postcards. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Archives
Coll # E 99 P2 L37x
Date: 1911-1976
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of documents concerning the Las Vegas Indian Colony which was made up of the Paiute and Chemehuevi Indians. Includes government documents from such agencies as the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Also includes material on the Moapa River (Paiute) Reservation. Some of the documents are from other groups such as the Citizens' Committee for Community
Improvement of Las Vegas, Nevada. Also includes transcriptions of oral history interviews conducted in the 1970s with Maureen Frank, Daisy Mike, Nellie Sanchez, Herbert Myers, Juanita Lee, and Lee Castillo.

Las Vegas Porcelain Artists
Coll # 90-42
Date: 1970 - 1988
Extent 4 boxes (3 document boxes and 1 record storage box)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Las Vegas Porcelain Artists. Consists of
documents such as correspondence, membership information, promotional materials, photo albums, financial records, and some slides. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Show Costume Designs
Coll # 2000-19
Date: ca1960s-1990s
Extent 6 oversize flat boxes
Collection comprised of costume design sketches created by Anne Guertin, Corrado Colabucci, Larry Merritt and Josephine Spinedi for various Las Vegas production shows.

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Las Vegas Show Programs
Coll # 93-28
Date: ca 1950s - 1960s
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of various show programs from hotels such as Caesar's Palace, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Dunes, El Rancho, Fremont, Frontier, Hilton, International, and the Sands. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas Stars
Coll # 86-65
Date: 1983 - 1988
Extent 7 document boxes
Collection consists of programs, posters and newspaper clippings of the Las Vegas Stars (minor
league) baseball team. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Las Vegas/Clark County Consolidation
Coll # 93-17
Date: 1977 - 1992
Extent 1 document box
Las Vegas City/Clark County Consolidation collection is comprised of newspaper articles and
legislative notes used in a research paper titled "Blurred Boundaries and Business Licenses" by Jim Azar. This consolidation movement focused on government entities not included in the
consolidation of county and city law enforcement in the early and mid-seventies. Refer to collection 90-84 for that earlier consolidation move.

Las Vegas/Clark County Urban Action Committee
Coll # 90-84
Date: 1972 - 1974
Extent 1 document box
The Las Vegas/Clark County Urban Action Committee Task Forces were formed to study and
report findings for consolidation of Clark County and Las Vegas government entities. Collection is comprised of the reports, meeting minutes and recommendations of this task force.

League of Women Voters (Las Vegas Valley)
Coll # MS24
Date: 1964 - 1993
Extent 18 document boxes (9 linear ft.)
This collection contains the records and publications of the League of Women Voters of the
Las Vegas Valley from 1964 to the 1990s. The majority of the material covers the 1960s and
1970s, and consists of administration records and information on specific issues. The material in the collection provides a clue to the relative importance of various issues at specific times, and outlines the basic administrative workings of a chapter of the League of Women Voters. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Leavitt Collection
Coll # 95-35
Date: 1968 - 1981
Extent 1 slim document box and 35 volumes
Collection contains the Real Estate Property Index to Clark County and aerial photographs of neighborhoods, undeveloped land, outlying areas and maps of Las Vegas.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Leavitt, Cecil
Coll # 1023-3
Date: ca.1960s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of photocopied typescript of "History of Bunkerville" which was written by Cecil Leavitt (resident of Bunkerville) as a term paper for a history course.

Lee, Henry Hudson
Coll # T31
Date: 1811-1972
Extent 1 document box (5 linear inches)
Collection is comprised of manuscript copies of Henry Hudson Lee's memoirs entitled "My
Memoirs" and his biography of his father entitled "A Brief Sketch of the Life and Family of Milton LaFayette Lee." Henry Hudson Lee worked as the County Recorder and Auditor of Lincoln County in the early 1900s. He was also involved in cattle ranching most of his life.

Leland, Elma
Coll # Mss50
Date: 1948 - 1978
Extent 5 folders (containing 72 items)
Collection consists of materials relating to the history of air transportation in Las Vegas, primarily Western Air Lines and Fred W. Kelly, that company's first pilot. Also includes news articles on McCarran Airport. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Incorporated
Coll # 2003-04
Date: ca. 1950 - 1998
Extent 11 boxes (10 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
Collection contains the operational records for Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Inc., a salt mining company, including the financial records: tax documents, CPA reports and records of stockholder shares and dividends, and general mining reports on evaporation rates and mineral grades. There are also several books of stock certificates listing stock holders. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Levinson, Bea
Coll # 97-02
Date: 1972 - 1990
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of news clippings, reports, bylaws, certificates, and photographs relating to
Jewish Family Services and divorced homemakers.

Liberty Engine Company No. 1
Coll # T11
Date: 1876-1928
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of two ledger books and some bank records for the Liberty Engine Company No. 1. Ledger books date from 1876 to 1917. Bank deposit records date from 1926-1927. Liberty Engine Company No. 1 was the volunteer fire fighting unit for Gold Hill, Nevada, until it closed in 1938.

Liddle, Samuel
Coll # Mss31
Date: 1885 -1890
Extent 7 folders (containing 164 items)
Collection consists of ledgers, accounts and correspondence for the General Store of Samuel
Liddle, located in Leadville, Nevada, from 20 October 1885 to 11 November 1890. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Lisle Family
Coll # T153
Date: 1914 - 1948
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the 1914 Primary Election register for Beatty Precinct, Nye County, Beatty School Registry of Students from 1933-1948 and correspondence re: attempting to obtain government funding for the Beatty High School.

Loewy, Michael
Coll # 2000-03
Date: 1987-1991
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of four files on the Desert and Mountain States Lesbian and Gay Conference.

Longwell, Chester
Coll # MS17
Date: 1919 - 1974
Extent 17 boxes (2 slim document boxes, 15 document boxes)
The Chester Longwell Papers document his professional career as a geologist and his pioneering
field work in Clark County, Nevada. Includes Longwell's field notes, manuscripts, articles and
speeches related to geology (mostly of Clark County), personal and business correspondence,
publications of Longwell's and colleagues. The collection also contains subject files, name files, and rock specimen tags. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Lotteries
Coll # 1024
Date: 1714-1979
Extent 1 Flat oversize box
This collection is comprised of lottery tickets, advertisements, prize breakdowns and drawing schedules from around the world. There are 3 lottery tickets dated 1714 and 1715, the proceeds of which were to finance the cutting of a canal in Connecticut; an announcement of a lottery to be held for household goods in 18th century England; and several other lottery tickets and drawing schedules from 18th and 19th century United States and Europe. There is also included in this collection an undated deck of 25 cards called the "Hands of Poker" printed in London, England, and a letter from the Postmaster General announcing a new law making it illegal to mail lottery information dated in 1876.

Lowe, Celesta
Coll # 95-48
Date: 1943-95
Extent 2 boxes (1 slim document box, 1 flat box on roller shelf) 1.5 linear ft.
Collection consists of Celesta Lowe's clippings, published writings ("Echoes from the Archives" and "Southwestern Bookshelf" columns), correspondence, and photographs related to local
history. Also contains National League of American Pen Women and Pen-Hens material.
Celesta Lowe grew up in Goodsprings and worked for James R. Dickinson, who was the first head of Nevada Southern University (later UNLV). She played a large part in developing the Special Collections Division of the library. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Lowman, Zelvin
Coll # 91-35 (also x-ref. with T104)
Date: 1971-1976
Extent 8 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the legislative papers of Zelvin Lowman who served in the Nevada State Legislature from 1966-1976. Collection includes publications, correspondence, reports and newspaper clippings pertaining to his time in office. Subjects include Clark High School, capital punishment, medical malpractice, Las Vegas/Clark County consolidation, ERA. PARTIAL INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Luckman, John
Coll # T58
Date: 1977 - 1978
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains the typescripts and page proofs of the following gaming books: Gambler's Bedside Book, edited by John K. Hutchens; The Big Player by Roger Rapoport and Ken Uston; How to Play and Win at Poker by John Montgomery (page proofs). Published copies of all three books are in UNLV Special Collections stacks.

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Lurie, Ron
Coll # 91-45
Date: 1972-1990
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of manuscripts and photographs of the former mayor of Las Vegas.

Lyman, Marguerite Rice
Coll # 1014
Date: 1817 - 1964
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of six typescripts concerning Southern Nevada history, the Muddy Mission,
Spring Valley, and profiles of Rice family pioneers. Emphasis on Mormon church activities.

Lyon, Annette
Coll # 90-45
Date: ca.1970s-1980s
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of ashtrays and pens from numerous Las Vegas casinos.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Lytle, Mary
Coll # T186
Date: 1909 - 1968
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the certificates and records of Mary Virginia Perkins Lytle-certificates of Nursing and Midwifery by the State Board of medical examiners, Utah; correspondence from Fred Gale requesting information re: her Midwifery experience; a photo of Lytle with her husband; and a brief biography. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
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MacEachern, Jan
Coll # 97-15
Date: 1958-1980s
Extent 9 boxes (8 record storage boxes, 1 flat box on roller shelves)
Collection consists of the papers of Jan MacEachern, Nevada political activist and teacher.
Collection consists of clippings, programs, correspondence, financial reports, rosters, and
photographs relating to her work on various Las Vegas and Boulder City legislative and local political advisory boards such as League of Women Voters, Boulder City Democratic Club, and Common Cause. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Mack, Jess & Dorothy
Coll # MS22
Date: 1950 - 1989
Extent 12 boxes (9 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 2 record storage boxes)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Jess Mack, actor, comedy writer, booking agent and the first franchised agent for the Screen Actors Guild in Las Vegas. Noted for his work in burlesque and acting as agent to a number of prominent strippers during the golden age of burlesque. Collection includes legal documents, photographs, gags, scripts, sketches, newspaper clippings, correspondence, issues of "Cavalcade of Burlesque", articles and publicity. There are also a number of video tapes and cassette tapes. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Maines, Ken "Nevada"
Coll # 1031-4
Date: 1972
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of various items written by Ken "Nevada" Maines, including sheet music for his songs (Fremont Street, My Name Is Love, and My Little Polish Rose), a poem, and his hints for handicappers. There is also an offprint of an article on Maines that appeared in the Las Vegas Sun.

Malcolm, David G.
Coll # 85-122
Date: 1944 - 1978
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the papers of David G. Malcom. Much of the collection includes documents from his work within the audit division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Other materials focus on Basic Magnesium Inc. (BMI) and Henderson history. Contains an almost complete run of BMI newsletters such as the Big Job and Basic Bombardier. There are also a variety of news clippings (invention of the electric meter, price of silver, the movie industry), brochures and articles from Las Vegas and Reno in the 1950s and 1960s.

Malone, George
Coll # Mss37
Date: 1928 -1933
Extent 1 folder (contains 343 items, bound)
Collection consists of one bound volume of letters, documents, speeches, reports and maps
pertaining to George W. Malone's position as Nevada State Engineer; National Executive
Committeeman, American Legion; President, Association of Western Engineers; Secretary, Colorado River Commission; member, Nevada State Range Commission.

Malone, Mike
Coll # 98-21
Date: 1984-1996
Extent 8 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Mike Malone, Nevada State Assemblyman and former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer. Collection consists of newspaper clippings, campaign material, minute books, assembly and senate materials from the 1983 and 1989 legislative sessions. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Manis
Coll # 87-92
Date: 1910 - 1955
Extent 3 record storage boxes; photo albums
Collection includes documents and publications relating to Boulder (Hoover) Dam and the Boulder Canyon Project. Documents include brochures, pamphlets, postcards, scrapbooks and news clippings. Subjects include Boulder City, Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Route 66. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Mann, Mildred
Coll # 96-10
Date: 1915-1995
Extent 12 boxes (10 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes) and 1 thin envelope (4.5 linear ft.)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Mildred, Mann, a North Las Vegas resident and community activist. Mann was involved in state and national ceramic associations, and taught ceramic arts for many years in various venues, including to the visually impaired. Collection documents her involvement in teaching ceramics and her work with the International Order of Odd Fellows. It includes correspondence, clippings, certificates, manuals, photos, and newsletters. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Mannone, Wingy
Coll # 2001-28
Date: 1934 -1996
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Las Vegas trumpet player Wingy Mannone and includes photographs, news clippings, and personal memorabilia. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Marshall L. Wright - Riviera Hotel Scrapbook
Coll # 97-14
Date: 1954-1956
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper articles about Wright and the Hotel Riviera, ads for upcoming performers like Liberace, a copy of a menu, pictures of the hotel under construction, general correspondence and the press packet from the 1955 opening.

Marshall, Gladys Boggs
Coll # T57
Date: 1910 - 1974
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection includes several poems by Gladys Boggs Marshall, a manuscript draft of her unfinished paper "History and Story of Las Vegas," news clippings, and a scrapbook. PARTIAL COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Maurice, Dick
Coll # 2001-27
Date: 1970-1980
Extent: 3 boxes (1 document box, 1 slim document box, 1 small flat box)
Dick Maurice was a Las Vegas-based radio and TV personality. His collection contains audio and/or visual tapes from all of his shows, photographs and some personal papers. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

May, Paul
Coll # T97
Date: 1969 - 1984
Extent 3 boxes (1 record storage box and 2 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Paul May, who represented Las Vegas in the Nevada State Legislature. Collection contains correspondence, legislative documents, reports of taxation in Nevada, and invitations to casino and show openings, and community events. PARTIAL
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

McClure, Florence
Coll # 2003-23
Date: 1970 - 2001
Extent 8 boxes (6 record storage boxes, 2 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of newspaper clippings related to Florence McClure's civic activities and interests. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

McCuistion, Florine
Coll # T93
Date: 1940 -1973
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the papers of Florine McCuistion, a noted Las Vegas interior designer
who wrote a column called "Interior Design Workshop" in 1971 for the Las Vegas Sun. She
designed the interior of the Nevada State Bank and the Clark County Health Center. Her husband was M.E. Ted McCuistion, longtime Nevada state legislator. The collection is comprised of drafts of her column, numerous plaques and certificates she received during her career, newspaper clippings, and a few photographs.

McDaniel, James B.
Coll # T133
Date: 1960 - 1978
Extent 8 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the plans and drawings of Las Vegas architect James B. McDaniel who designed many UNLV buildings. Collection includes both rolled drawings and files that contain construction estimates, outline specifications, invoices, change orders and correspondence. Buildings include UNLV PE Complex, St. Viator Church, UNLV Bookstore remodel, and Helen J. Stewart School. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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McGonagill, Irma
Coll # T60
Date: 1904 - 1905
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the informal records of early Nevada mining in Tonopah, Nevada, including the outlines for a section of Irma McGonagill's memoir and a few fleshed out paragraphs and the beginnings of Chapter 1. There is also a stock certificate for the Silver Bow Mining Company. (see also Photo Collection 0246)

McLaughlin, Thomas
Coll # 85-90
Date: 1940s-1960s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of programs, news clippings, photographs and scrapbooks of Thomas
McLaughlin, a prominent Las Vegas realtor. McLauglin was active in local fraternal
organizations such as the Sons of Saint Patrick and the Knights of Columbus. Clippings focus on the activities of these organizations, trends in Las Vegas real estate, political issues and candidates in Nevada and McLaughlin's role as trustee for the ailing Las Vegas Racetrack. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

McWilliams, Iona and J.T.
Coll # T62
Date: 1936 - 1960
Extent 3 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Las Vegas pioneers J.T. McWilliams and wife Iona
McWilliams. J.T. McWilliams, a surveyor and civil engineer, founded the original Las Vegas townsite ("McWilliams Town") and owned a large portion of Lee Canyon, much of which he donated to become a public park. Collection is comprised of McWilliams financial ledgers from 1905 listing property sales by block and lot in the original Las Vegas townsite, expenses, and a copy of the deed to his Goodsprings property. Other items include receipts, correspondence photographs, maps (including those of the original Las Vegas townsite), ads for McWilliams maps, and surveying manuals.

Meadows Playhouse
Coll # T163
Date: 1968-1981
Extent 4 boxes (2 document boxes and 2 record storage boxes)
Collection houses the architectural plans for the Meadows Playhouse, a UNLV playhouse, and interdepartmental correspondence about designing a Theatre major, examples of other university Theatre major requirements, copies of plays with set design notes, notes on student actors, production playbills and newspaper clippings about upcoming productions.

Meehan, Louise
Coll # 89-93
Date: ca. 1980's
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of Las Vegas casino promotional items-ashtrays, wine glasses and photos.

Meiklejohn, Patrick
Coll # 94-41
Date: x
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection consists of 100+ decks of casino playing cards and misc. casino memorabilia of undetermined amount and cost.

Mercer, L. Paul
Coll # Mss46
Date: 1957 - 1972
Extent 6 folders (containing 161 items)
Collection consists of material relating to Paul Mercer's interest in the arts of spinning, dyeing, and weaving. It includes letters from fellow enthusiast, Fred A. Pennington, and his wife, Lulu. Also includes manuscript of Dye Formulas and Color Representations from the notes of Paul Mercer. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Mesquite Club Records
Coll # 2001-9
Date: 1911-2000
Extent 29 record storage boxes
This collection contains the organizational records of the Mesquite Club, the oldest women's service club in Las Vegas, founded in 1911, and still in existence today. The collection documents the administrative, service, and social activities of the club, which is known for its dedication to community improvement in Las Vegas. The records are comprised of materials that provide information on the club's organizational and administrative structure, its numerous community service projects and social events, the Mesquite Clubhouse, and the Club's relations with the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC). Types of documentation in the collection include minutes, correspondence, committee reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, and photographs. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

MGM Grand
Coll # T175
Date: 1970 - 1982
Extent 3 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
Collection is comprised of litigation documentation stemming from the November 1980 MGM Grand Hotel fire that killed 85 people. Included in the documentation are testimonies regarding construction materials and processes, testimonies regarding the electrical system and the ways in which fire and smoke spread, and an index of eyewitness accounts. There is also included in this collection a transcript from a Nova special "Why America Burns" and a copy of the 1970 Building Code.

Mim's Sutro Co .
Coll # T 170
Date: 1905
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the stock ledger for the Nevada mining company Mim's Sutro Co.

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Mines and Mining
Coll # MS11
Date: 1870 - 1980
Extent 23 boxes (15 document boxes, 7 slim document boxes, 1 record storage box) and miscellaneous scrapbooks and newspaper clippings sitting on shelf
Collection consists of business and legal documents from a number of mines in Southern and Central Nevada. Types of documentation include prospectuses, stock certificates, correspondence, invoices, employee lists, purchasing records and mill foreman reports. The records also include the histories of the Nevada mines-location, operation dates, mineral being mined, and production amount. This information is related in correspondence, brochures, reports and newspaper clippings. Mines in the collection include: Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company, Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation, Techatticup Mine, Bulen Mining Company, Bullfrog-Red Oak Mining Company, Pioche Mines Company, Tonopah Mining Company, Yellow Pine Mining Company, Esmeralda County, White Pine, Lincoln County, Nye County, Goodsprings Mining District. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Minsky, Harold
Coll # 87-97
Date: 1922 - 1978
Extent 27 boxes (24 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes, and 1 record storage)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of noted burlesque producer, Harold Minsky. Minsky was noted for creating the "family burlesque" style and for introducing the topless showgirl to Las Vegas at the Dunes Hotel in 1957. His collection includes scripts, publicity, photographs, financial records, payroll records, sheet music, news clippings, contracts, and correspondence. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Miss Nevada USA Pageant
Coll # 85-136
Date: 1981 - 1986
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the programs for the Miss Nevada Pagent held in Las Vegas 1981-1986.

Mitchell, Luanna
Coll # 94-26
Date: 1951 - 1977
Extent 3 record storage boxes, and 3 oversize scrapbooks
Collection is comprised of newspaper clippings about the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization and the Auxiliary's programs and community service. There are also photographs of the Ladies visiting veterans in the hospital, invitations to VFW events and a member yearbook.

Monte Carlo Club
Coll # T72
Date: 1944
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of select records from the Monte Carlo Club, a Fremont Street casino which
opened in 1944 with the tagline "Home of More Jackpots." The collection contains blank checks
and stationery from the Monte Carlo Club, and a binder with articles of incorporation, bylaws, and a ledger listing the names, addresses and number of shares owned by individual stockholders. Listed as the incorporators were Wilbur Clark, Art Ham and Ryland Taylor.

Montoya, Max
Coll # Mss32
Date: 1935
Extent 1 item
Collection contains a 1935 commemorative 3 cent stamp depicting Boulder (Hoover) Dam at its completion.

Moore, James
Coll # 1015
Date: ca. 1960's
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of three photocopied typescripts: The Dice Killer, Casino Dealer's Best
Friend, and Expert at the Blackjack Tables.

Moore, William J .
Coll # T174
Date: 1925 - 1974
Extent 7 document boxes
The William J. Moore collection consists of a number of mining publications (Uof NV Bulletins on Geology and Mining, photographs of mine locations, mine production reports, sales contracts of various ores), maps (quadrangles with marked mine locations), claims, and correspondence re: the casino construction. It also includes original plans for the Last Frontier. Scrapbooks from the Frontier Hotel are in the oversize section of Special Collections and not included in the inventory for this collection. There is also information on estimates and analysis for a 500 room Las Vegas
resort hotel. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Morlan, Jerry
Coll # 2004-11
Date: 1956-1998 (bulk 1986-1996)
Extent 1.5 linear feet (1 document box, 1 oversize box)
Collection consists of personal papers of Jerry Morlan, Las Vegas teacher and educator.
Morlan was influential in integrating technology into the classroom, and advocated
vocational learning through the industrial arts. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Morledge, Fred L.
Coll # Mss43
Date: 1948 -1961
Extent 7 folders (382 items)
Collection contains Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) minutes of Board meetings from 1955-1956, Grand Jury accusations against the Board regarding the poor operation of the hospital, the Board's responses, and news clippings from the Las Vegas Review Journal regarding this controversy. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Morris, William
Coll # 1031-6
Date: 1909-1935
Extent 1 folder
Collection contains correspondence and tax papers for William Morris, an early resident of Death Valley, California. He served on the board for the Las Vegas Department of Education in 1934.

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Mortensen, Verna
Coll # T78
Date: 1960 - 1979
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of materials pertaining to Verna Mortensen's work with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and their efforts to preserve the Mormon (Las Vegas) Fort. Contains newspaper clippings, federal grant application for restoration of the Fort, DUP brochure, and a paper on the history of the lower Colorado Region. The collection also contains two detailed eulogies of Mortensen, a native of Bunkerville, NV who had lived in St. George, UT and Las Vegas, NV.

Munson, Fred A.
Coll # T139
Date: 1926 - 1970
Extent 1 record storage box
The Fred Munson collection a number of greeting cards, postcards, and photographs. The photos are mostly of unidentified family and travel. Collection also contains newspaper clippings about Munson's unique stone house. Munson was a gravel maker who made most of the gravel used in Hoover Dam but the collection does not contain any documents pertaining to his work.

Murphy, Franklin M.
Coll # T130
Date: 1922 -1958
Extent 6 record storage boxes
Frank M. Murphy was a geologist active in Nevada. His collection contains numerous publications, articles, maps, and reports pertaining to geology and mining in Nevada. The collection also includes business and personal correspondence, resumes, and letters of application.

MX in Nevada (Hulse, James)
Coll # Mss17
Date: 1980
Extent 2 folders (containing 13 pages and 1 bound item)
Collection contains a published series of essays entitled "MX in Nevada: A Humanistic Perspective" ( Reno : Nevada Humanities Commission, 1980), Francis X. Hartigan, editor. Includes James W. Hulse's typescript draft with handwritten edits of "A View from Pioche," excerpted from the aforementioned work for delivery to Labor Day Celebration Humanities program in Pioche Nevada, 31 August 1980.

MX Missile
Coll # T157
Date: 1981
Extent 1 document box
MX review committee and subcommittee reports and draft environmental statement for the MX
Missile Project.
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National League of American Pen Women (Las Vegas Chapter)
Coll # 2000-06
Date: 1950-1990
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box, 1 flat box on roller shelves)
Collection consists of the scrapbooks and minutes of the Las Vegas branch of the National League of American Pen Women. The NLAPW is a professional organization of women that promotes development of the creative talents of professional women in the arts ( it encompasses arts, letters and music).

National Organization for Women (NOW)
Coll # 95-30
Date: 1966-74
Extent 8 boxes (7 document boxes, 1 slim document box) 3.5 linear ft.
Collection consists of the organizational records of the Las Vegas chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). It includes materials such as budgets, membership rosters, correspondence, clippings, minutes, newsletters, policies, and task force reports. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Navy Mother's Club of America
Coll # 87-71
Date: 1946 - 1968
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box and 1 slim document box) 7.5 linear in.
Collection consists of two scrapbooks of memorabilia and news clippings from the Navy
Mother's Club of America. Also included are the club's bylaws from 1946-1968 and photographs of various club events and installations. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Neely, William
Coll # 1029-4
Date: [18]64
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of one typescript letter (photocopied) transcribed from an original dated
Dec 4, [18]64 from W[illiam] Neely in Virginia City NV to his nephew. The letter discusses Nevada's impending statehood and the business and financial situation at the time. Contains some detail about mining work and advises nephew "not" to come to Nevada.

Neonis, Delores
Coll # T102
Date: 1945-1976
Extent 7 record storage boxes
Collection contains the personal and professional records of Delores Neonis, secretary for the Committee for Effective Mass Transportation. Included in these records are correspondence and reports from the Board of County Commissioners and the District Attorney's Office regarding the feasibility of mass transportation, specifically the monorail, and possible location sites. Ms. Neonis' personal records contain copies of plays, miscellaneous photos of people, daytimers, receipt books and personal "chit-chat" correspondence.

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Nevada Association of Psychiatric Physicians
Coll # 2001-8
Date: 1990s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the organizational records of the Nevada Association of Psychiatric Physicians. Accretions will be added as they are received. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Nevada Banking History
Coll # 86-03
Date: 1863 -1971
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection contains information on the history of banking, primarily in Worcester, NV and a history of the Worcester bank. Included in this history are pamphlets and promotional publications on early Nevada banks, contemporary newspaper clippings and correspondence about Butch Cassidy and common banking correspondence. Of interest is a copy of a proclamation and report by the governor of the Territory of Nevada about an international mineral exhibition dated 1863.

Nevada Biltmore Hotel
Coll # 2003-28
Date: 1942 - 1985
Extent Collection consists of a scrapbook on the Nevada Biltmore Hotel, located in downtown Las Vegas. The scrapbook contains photographs of the hotel, hotel stationary, a menu and news clippings announcing who will be staying at the Biltmore and who will be appearing and performing. There are also news clippings about city leaders.

Nevada Commission on Tourism
Coll # 97-01
Date: 1986-1990s
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of news clippings, magazine articles, and manuscripts regarding the Las Vegas office of the Nevada Commission on Tourism.

Nevada Democrat Newsletter
Coll # 87-150
Date: 1965 - 1970
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection contains copies of the Political Race Dope Sheet, a humorous description of candidates designed to resemble a horse race sheet, and copies of the Clark County Democrat.

Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs
Coll # 86-62
Date: 1986
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains Porcelain figures.

Nevada Gaming 50th anniversary
Coll # T156
Date: 1981
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of material commemorating the 50th anniversary of the legalization of casino gaming in Nevada and includes plaques, news releases, articles, etc.

Nevada Motion Picture Division
Coll # MS5
Date: ca1970s-1990s
Extent 24 document boxes
Collection is comprised of film scripts from the Motion Picture and Television Division of the
Nevada Commission on Economic Development. All film and television scripts were set around Las Vegas or in the Nevada desert. Notable titles include "Vegas Vacation," "Honeymoon in Vegas," and "Leaving Las Vegas." INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Nevada Music Teachers Association
Coll # 85-123
Date: 1963 -1983
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection focuses on the work of the Nevada Music Teachers Association and Las Vegas piano teacher, Betty Henderson. The collection is comprised primarily of reel-to-reel tapes of auditions, recitals and concerts. Others materials include newsletters, sheet music, scrapbooks, photos, and programs. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Nevada Nurses Association
Coll # 85-34
Date: ca. 1940s - 1990s
Extent 23 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Nevada Nurses Association. Subjects
include Jean Rambo, state legislature, ERA, Planned Parenthood, and League of Women Voters. Types of material in the collection include clippings, history, membership information, receipts, correspondence, convention notes and programs, alumni directory, newsletters, pamphlets, meeting minutes and scrapbooks. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Nevada Poetry Society
Coll # T89
Date: 1960-1973
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of the records of the Nevada Poetry Society. Society president, Mildred
Breedlove, features prominently in the collection. Materials include bank records, correspondence, financial documents, newsletters, poems and the book Silver Springs: Anthology of the Nevada Poetry Society. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Nevada Political Buttons
Coll # 89-06
Date: 1979
Extent 1 pamphlet box
Nevada political buttons

Nevada Silver Centennial Stamp
Coll # 1031-1
Date: 1959
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of envelopes with the Silver Centennial Stamp cancelled with the "Virginia City - Nevada Silver Centennial - 1859-1959" die hub with postmarks of 10 Nevada cities including Las Vegas. There is also a first day of issue decorative envelope.

Nevada State Museum - Dr. Sheilagh Brooks
Coll # 87-48
Date: 1970 -1990
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the inventory forms for all properties nominated and listed (during the above time period) on the National Register of Historic Places throughout Nevada. The inventory forms state the owners name, location of the property and a description of the property's historical significance. Also included in this collection are the Museum's financial statements, by-laws, meeting minutes, news clippings about general museum business and correspondence and memos regarding museum objectives, exhibit schedules and other similar topics. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE.

Nevada State Park System
Coll # T23
Date: [1883] - 1981
Extent 3 document boxes (15 linear in.)
Collection consists of select records from the Nevada State Park System. Includes administration and planning documents, financial records, correspondence and news clippings. Collection includes documentation on the Spring Mountain Ranch, Valley of Fire, Death Valley National Monument, and general information on caves.

Nevada Watercolor Society
Coll # Roller Shelf #76
Date: 1968-1984
Extent 2 OVERSIZE boxes
Collection consists of scrapbook and clippings about local and visiting artists, exhibits and a watercolor painting of a hypothetical exhibit.

Nevada Wildlife Federation
Coll # 98-04
Date: 1993 - 1998
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the records for the Nevada Wildlife Federation, the organization bylaws and Board of Director minutes and copies of their newsletters Western Sportsman and Nevada Wildlife.

Nevada Women's History Project (NWHP)
Coll # 99-04
Date: 1995-1998
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of select organizational records of the Nevada Women's History Project
(NWHP), founded in 1996 as a means to provide visibility and support for the gathering and
dissemination of the history of women in Nevada. Material in the collection reflects the early
organization of NWHP Southern Region. Collection contains meeting minutes and agendas,
correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, press releases, and project files. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

New York New York Hotel/Casino 9/11 T-Shirt Collection
Coll # 2002-30
Date: 2001-02
Extent 460 Oversize boxes
Collection consists of tee shirts (t-shirts) and other artifacts which were left at the Statue of Liberty replica located at the New York New York Hotel/Casino in memory of the firefighters and law enforcement personnel who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (Stored in LASR)

Newton, Wayne Fan Club Collection
Coll # 88-158
Date: 1966 - 1988
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of Wayne Newton Fan Club memorabilia. It includes news clippings, articles, newsletters, correspondence, promotional materials and recordings all pertaining to Wayne Newton and his career in Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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O'Donnell, Tom (Judge)
Coll # 85-61
Date: 1966 - 1984
Extent 1 large flat oversize box
Collection contains the scrapbooks and news clippings of Judge O'Donnell's campaign for district judge, events/court cases while he was on the bench and general personal detritus.

Olmstead, Vern
Coll # MS8
Date: x
Extent 69 document boxes, 6 record storage boxes
Collection consists of Olmstead's materials on meat cutting, marketing, and production. There are a number of books in the collection. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
NOTE: THIS COLLECTION IS STORED IN LIED LIBRARY'S LASR SYSTEM, PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO OBTAIN BOXES.

Ortiz Collection
Coll # Mss38
Date: 1976 - 1977
Extent 10 folders (containing 208 items)
Collection consists of material relating to issue of consolidation/annexation of local governments in Clark County. Primarily concerns limits of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada in clippings from the newspapers, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun, 9 July 1975 through 13 November 1977. INVENTORY AVAILABLE
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Page, John Chatfield
Coll # MS23
Date: 1930 - 1947
Collection consists of the diaries of John Chatfield Page, who served as Construction Engineer on Boulder (Hoover) Dam from 1931-35. There is also a small amount of ephemera and biographical material on Page which provide information on his career with the Bureau of Reclamation. The original diaries have transferred to the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association, but the library holds complete digital facsimiles. To view, please go to:
http://digital.library.unlv.edu/diaries_hooverdam/index.html

Paher, Stanley
Coll # T127
Date: 1976 - 1981
Extent 4 boxes (1 record storage box, 3 document boxes)
The Stanley Paher collection contains his original draft, book proofs and submitted articles for the book Nevada Official Bicentennial Book. The book was later published under the title, Nevada Towns and Tales.

Parks, David
Coll # 2000-14
Date: 1981-1994
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of a small selection of personal papers from Nevada's first openly-gay
assemblyman, David R. Parks. Includes business records on the Camp David Bath House in Las Vegas and a campaign sign from Parks' 1996 campaign.

Parks, W.S. Dr.
Coll # T34
Date: 1923 - 1933
Extent 1 record storage box (13 linear inches)
Collection contains the household and business records of Dr. W.S. Parks, early Las Vegas dentist and son of Las Vegas pioneer, John S. Park. Collection contains record books, cancelled checks, and receipts. Provides insight into grocery, automobile, coal, ice, household repairs, insurance and water costs in the 1920s-1930s in Las Vegas.

Partridge, John M.
Coll # 88-141
Date: 1932-1971
Extent 4 document boxes
Collection contains the personal records of John M. Partridge, a member/trainer for the United States Navy who was involved with adult education and occupational training. He lectured on transferring the training methods of the military to the civilian job place. Included in his records are high school graduation information through college and military education and training. Also included is a pilot's license, hotel management trainers manual, resumes, job applications and copies of speeches. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

PEPCON
Coll # MS4
Date: 1988
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists primarily of news clippings, and reports on the explosion that took place at the Henderson-based PEPCON plant in 1988.

Perry, Alice Lorraine Thomas
Coll # T171
Date: 1900 - 1969
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the personal records of Alice Thomas and her family, early residents of the Beatty, NV area-report cards, graduation certificates, school records, general family correspondence and some short stories and poems. There is an interesting letter from Alice Thomas' school principal about the quality of education available from a one room, one teacher school.

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Petitions
Coll # Mss29
Date: 1940
Extent 1 folder (containing [24] items)
Collection consists of petitions of citizens of Las Vegas from 1 February 1940 to 4 December 1940 that were filed with the Clerk, City of Las Vegas. A number of these petitions focus on the need for improvements on the Westside and were filed by the Westside Improvement
Committee. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Phillips, Helen Thelma "Peggy" Lewis Hyde
Coll # 98-06
Date: 1963
Extent 5 record storage boxes
Collection contains the personal papers of Helen Phillips documenting her role in the Las Vegas community. It contains correspondence and newspaper articles of her charitable activities, plaques received for service and photographs. Phillips was a longtime resident of Boulder City, and active in improving education in Clark County. Collection also includes numerous issues of the Paradise Press, a local newspaper printed for the residents of Paradise, one of the unincorporated areas of the Las Vegas Valley.

Pichot, Mary Kozlowski
Coll # 96-16
Date: 1969-90
Extent 3 document boxes
Collection consists of the records of Mary Kozlowski Pichot, a Las Vegas environmental
activist. The collection focuses on Pichot's work in various environmental and strategic planning
committees such as Aquavision, Las Vegas 2000 and Beyond and Citizen's General Plan Adivising Committee. Much of the collection documents early environmental activism regarding the Las Vegas Wash. Types of documents include meeting minutes, clippings, correspondence, governmental reports, and testimony regarding regional planning
and environmental issues.

Pittman, Ida (Brewington)
Coll # 85-77
Date: 1945 - 1977
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box, 1 slim document box) 8 linear in. + 1 portfolio
This collection contains many news clippings about Ida Brewington Pittman's husband Vail, who was governor of Nevada 1945-1950. The collection also contains letters of condolences over Vail Pittman's death, original speeches from the Vail Pittman Elementary School's dedication, copies of resolutions, an inaugural invitation, some financial notes, travel papers, address lists, and notes about phone calls. Most of the items in this collection pertain to her husband's life rather than her own. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Pittman, Key
Coll # 1003
Date: 1939-1940
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of correspondence between Nevada's U.S. Senator Key Pittman (via his clerk James A. White) and various constituents who have sent him books on a variety of subjects. The possibility of conflict in Europe is mentioned in some of the letters.

Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada
Coll # 96-01
Date: 1980-95
Extent 17 document boxes
Collection consists of the administrative and educational records of Planned Parenthood of
Southern Nevada. Much of the collection focuses on administrative concerns such as grants and
fundraising, and speakers, but there is also material pertaining to education and programs sponsored by PPSN. Types of material include brochures, flyers, grant records, news clippings, and training materials. Access to certain materials is restricted -- please see finding aid for details. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Poll Tax [receipt] (State of Nevada)
Coll # Mss13
Date: 1915
Extent 1 folder (containing 1 item)
Consists of the poll tax receipt of Oscar Ikonen [Enonen?] from Esmeralda County, Nevada. The
Poll Tax Collector is the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co., and Clyde P. Johnson is listed as County Auditor. It is dated April 1, 1915.

Ponticello, John
Coll # 87-20
Date: 1963 - 1970
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of copies of a variety of gaming related materials that include gaming licenses, gaming applications, work cards for Clark County and Las Vegas. The main focus of the collection is on The Research Gambling Game Project, conducted by Ponticello through th the Oregon Research Institute and for the University of Michigan. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Powell, Stephen
Coll # Mss40
Date: 1972
Extent 1 folder (containing 69 typescript pages)
Collection consists of the manuscript copy of Powell's gambling bibliography based on the
collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The published copy is in the Special Collections book stacks.

Price, Robert (Bob)
Coll # 85-89
Date: 1975 - 1980
Extent 3 boxes (1 document box, 2 record storage boxes)
Collection is comprised of the legislative records of Nevada assemblyman Robert Price. Much of the collection concerns a legislative subcommittee appointed to investigate insurance practices in Nevada. Documents include clippings, letters, minutes, testimony, press releases and reports
related to automobile insurance in Nevada. Other legislative concerns included in this collection
relate to housing, flood control, fire protection, tax regulations, gaming regulations and the Nevada Gaming Commission. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Proctor, Cork
Coll # 2002-12
Date: 1943 - 2003
Extent 3 document boxes
The personal papers of Cork Proctor, musician and entertainer. Collection contains flyers, awards, contracts, clippings, reviews and two transcribed oral interviews. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Pueblo Grande
Coll # T143
Date: 1926 - 1980
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box, 1 document box)
The Pueblo Grande collection contains essays (re: theories on Pit-Dwellings, lost cities and the disappearance of the Anasazi) and correspondence for nomination and documentation of inclusion to the National Register. It also contains photographs and an inventory of the Pueblo and Anasazi artifacts included in the Pueblo Grande de Nevada site, Lost City Museum.
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Questions for the Examination of Teachers
Coll # Mss11
Date: 1894
Extent 1 folder (containing 1 bound 12 page booklet)
Collection consists of the "Questions for the Examination of Teachers" that were prepared by
the [Nevada] State Board of Education. This is the personal copy of applicant Charles Thompson and contains the names of four applicants and their scores. Includes questions pertaining to Physiology, Reading, Orthography, Geography, United States History, Grammar, etc. Questions 10, 11, and 12 of Arithmetic on loose slip of paper
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Rathbun, Frank D.
Coll # T144
Date: 1919 - 1939
Extent 5 boxes (1 record storage box, 2 document boxes, 1 slim flat box and 1 regular flat box both on roller shelf)
The Rathbun papers include publications on the Colorado Aqueduct and telephone lines at Hayfield and the Colorado Rim. There is also a descriptive chapter on desert mirages and archeological field notes written by Rathbun. The archeological materials include inventories from sites in the Southern Great Basin, photos of dwellings and pictographs (taken in the 30's), Nevada Highways and Parks promotional brochures and general newspaper articles on anthropology and archeology (1920's-1930's).

Rawls, Ellen Burke
Coll # 2002-19
Date: ca 1980s-1990s
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of newspaper columns on Atlantic City entertainment by Atlantic City
journalist Ellen Burke Rawls. Other materials include correspondence and columns on various
aspects of Atlantic City and New Jersey life.

Red Rock Audubon Society
Coll # 97-13
Date: 1983-1996
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists primarily of issues of the Rock Wren, the newsletter of the Red Rock Audubon Society. There are a few items relating to the National Audubon Society as well.

Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area
Coll # 98-03
Date: 1982 - 1994
Extent 2 record storage boxes (2.2 linear ft.)
Collection consists of publications and news clippings related to the Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area.

Reiter, Mary Jane Griffith
Coll # 86-31
Date: 1927-1958
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the personal records of Mary Jane Reiter, the daughter of Las Vegas pioneer Robert Griffith. Included in this collection is a record of her properties-rent, utilities etc. and the accounts receivable for 1927-1944, a copy of a "Petition for Probate of Will" which is a list and disposition of properties, the Colorado River Commission monthly financial report, and a bibliography of Nevada History and its relation to the Westward Movement.

Republican Women of Las Vegas
Coll # 96-12
Date: 1979-93
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection contains the scrapbooks of the Republican Women of Las Vegas and news clippings advertising future meetings and topics of discussion (MX Missile, sexual assault), copies of The Republican Woman magazine, and certificates for community service. The scrapbooks hold the photographs and minutes from conventions and meetings.

Revere, Lawrence
Coll # Mss44
Date: 1965 -1970
Extent 7 folders (containing 109 items)
Collection consists primarily of Lawrence Revere's correspondence with authors and creators of
blackjack systems. Revere authored numerous books on blackjack strategy. Correspondents
include Dr. Allan N. Wilson, Louis G. Halloway, Julian H. Braun, Edward O. Thorp, and John
Reppert. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Rhodine, George
Coll # T95
Date: 1974 -1976
Extent 2 record storage boxes
The George Rhodine collection focuses primarily on the US Bicentennial celebrations, both nationally and locally. It contains a variety of news clippings, correspondence, publications and articles. A portion of the collection includes items on juvenile delinquency, ERA, parenthood and community service.

Rinker, C. A. Earle
Coll # MS 2006-09
Date: 1880-1960 (inclusive), 1906-1910 (bulk)
Extent 12 boxes (9 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 oversize box, 1 photo negative box)
This collection contains a wealth of materials that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, a mining boom town in central Nevada, as well as the life of its collector.  Materials include highly descriptive correspondence and images of Goldfield during its peak years of 1906-1910, as well as mining prospectus, maps, ledgers, souvenirs and ephemera that document mining activity specifically and daily life in a mining boom town more generally. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Rissman, Homer
Coll # 2002-20
Date: 1957-1996
Extent 18 boxes (1 slim document box, 17 document boxes)
Collection is comprised of the drawings and architectural renderings of noted Las Vegas architect Homer Rissman. Some of Rissman's most notable projects include the Flamingo Towers, Sands Expo Center, Circus Circus (the original), and the additions to the original International (later Las Vegas Hilton).

Robinson, Dr. Robert E. (Bob)
Coll # 2000-09
Date: 1972-1986
Extent 6 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the legislative papers of Robert (Bob) Robinson, Nevada assemblyman from 1973-1986. Materials include bill proposals, correspondence, news clippings, campaign materials, questionnaires, financial information, newsletters, photographs, and publicity. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Rockwell, Earl
Coll # T53
Date: 1866 - 1979
Extent 2 boxes (1 document box and 1 slim document box) 8 linear inches
Collection consists of the papers of Earl Rockwell, brother of Leon Rockwell. Contains numerous materials pertaining to Elmira, New York, plat map of Bonanza Village Tract (Las Vegas), ephemera such as calling cards, receipts, bank books. There are seven diaries from the late 1800s that appear to have been written by Amanda Brees who may have been their grandmother. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Rockwell, Leon
Coll # MS13
Date: 1841 -1967
Extent 16 document boxes
Collection consists of materials documenting the life of Las Vegas pioneer Leon Rockwell. Many of these materials provide excellent documentation of everyday life and special events in Las Vegas and Nevada from the 1920s-1940s. Collection is comprised of diaries, correspondence, photographs, postcards, Las Vegas community event programs, ledger sheets, business cards and scrapbooks. There are a number of books in the collection as well.
Items range in date from early 1895 to 1967. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Rodgers, Kerin Scianna
Coll # 97-08
Date: 1973 - 1986
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of news clippings, campaign materials, correspondence and photographs pertaining to Rodgers' work with the Democratic party and her political activities in Southern Nevada and Las Vegas. Rodgers also owned the Gipsy, a Las Vegas gay dance bar located on Paradise Road near Naples Ave.

Romans, Lorenzo
Coll # T90
Date: 1894
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of the photographs and papers of Lorenzo Romans a realtor who spent most of his life in Los Angeles and moved to Las Vegas late in life. A newspaper clipping in the collection describes how Romans originally came to Las Vegas in 1894 and stayed at the Las Vegas Rancho as a guest of Helen Stewart during a land speculating trip. The article provides Romans' vivid recollections of the Las Vegas landscape in the 1890s and his swim in the Las Vegas springs. Collection consists primarily of photographs both loose and in photo albums along with some correspondence and post cards. The majority of the photographs are either family photos or depict the Los Angeles area; there is little else relating to Las Vegas.

Ronzone Family Papers
Coll# MS 2005-27
Date: 1900-1991
Extent 1 record storage carton and 1 slim document box
The materials in this collection document the story of the prominent Ronzone family of Las Vegas, their successful department store, and Dick Ronzone’s involvement in local politics. Most documents range from the 1950s through the early 1990s. The bulk of the materials are newspaper clippings that follow the political career of Dick Ronzone in the 1970s and 1980s. Other topics covered by the collection include Ronzone family history dating back to 1900, their department store in the 1940s and 1950s, Ann Ronzone’s community activities from the 1950s to the 1990s, and a broad local history of the Las Vegas area. This collection contains various materials including newspaper clippings, documents, correspondence, certificates, ephemera, yearbooks, publications, artifacts, photographs (see separation note), and one oral history on cassette tape. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Roske, Ralph
Coll # 90-43
Date: 1865 - 1990
Extent 4 boxes (3 record storage boxes, 1 document box)
The papers of Dr. Ralph Roske, UNLV history professor from 1965 - 1990. The collection
contains a variety of class materials and student papers, Dr. Roske's original book manuscripts (Las Vegas: A Desert Paradise, Everyman's Eden, Lyman Trumball), Kraig Knapp and John Wittwer interviews along with various research notes and correspondence. The majority of the collection pertains to Southern Nevada history. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Roth, George Knox
Coll # 82-06
Date: 1966 - 1970
Extent 4 record storage boxes
The collection of George Knox Roth, a research assistant to John Meier, a special assistant to Howard Hughes in Nevada. Collection contains clippings, technical reports and publications, and correspondence relating to: the Atomic Energy Commission, the environmental impact of nuclear testing in Nevada, AirWest and Hughes Airport and other aspects of Howard Hughes' operations in Nevada. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Rusco, Elmer Professor
Coll # T123
Date: 1964 - 1972
Extent 1 document box (5 linear in.)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Elmer Rusco, former UNR professor, who has done
extensive research into civil rights and race relations in Nevada. Topics include school
integration, welfare, black employment, poverty, and Clark County School District staff training
pertaining to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There is also information on Local 357 regarding
discrimination cases against blacks by the union, and information on the number of minorities working at the major Strip hotels. Types of material in the collection include correspondence, news clippings, and research notes. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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Ryan, George Kelly
Coll # 1031-5
Date: 1929 & 1971
Extent 2 folders
Collection consists of the research notes on San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad including a chart and written report on the Salt Lake Railroad recording all name changes, acquisitions, consolidations, splits…etc. with notes on construction. There are also requests submitted to Union Pacific Railroad for historical info (track info, stops, depots…etc., and correspondence from the Arizona Pioneer's Historical Society re: O.V. Gass - member of AZ Territorial Legislature. Included in this collection is also the biographical information Ryan collected on the Royce Family (early Nevada pioneers), newspaper clippings about Nevada's fight to control the Colorado River and the Green River - 1929.
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Sadovich, Maryellen Vallier
Coll # Mss45
Date: 1852 -1934
Extent 9 folders (144 items)
Collection consists primarily of photocopies of National Archives material relating to early Nevada History. Documents include: act concerning setting the boundaries for the State of Nevada, contracts for setting up mail service btw Utah and California, Office of Indian Affairs documents regarding a reservation in southern Nevada, postal routes in southern Nevada, and plat showing country tributary to SPLASL Railroad. Other items include Gibb's phonetic alphabet of southern Nevada Indians, and numerous documents regarding the Eldorado Mining District. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Railroad
Coll # MS7
Date: 1905 - 1923
Extent 43 boxes (35 document boxes, 2 record storage boxes, 6 flat boxes on roller shelves)
Collection is comprised of the records of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad whose construction led to the founding of the city of Las Vegas. The papers cover a wide range of the company's operations. There is correspondence relating to lots in the Las Vegas town site, numerous accounting reports, freight lists, invoices and other administrative materials from 1905-1923. There are also records of Arden Station (located 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Station) and miscellaneous materials relatingmaterials relating to the Union Pacific Railroad. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Sands Hotel
Coll # 2000-12
Date: 1952 - 1979
Extent 80 boxes (7 flat boxes and 2 large flat boxes located on the roller shelf, 58 document boxes, 12 record storage boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 large flat box)
The Sands Collection is comprised of the publicity files of Al Freeman, Publicity Director of the Sands Hotel for many years. Materials in the collection include business documents, correspondence, press releases, news clippings and advertisements etc. but the bulk of the collection is comprised of photographs. The collection is particularly rich in photographs of celebrities and entertainers, the Rat Pack being the most prominent among these. There is also a significant amount of material on the Copa Girls. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Sawyer, Byrd Wall
Coll # 90-52
Date: 1880-1969
Extent 9 boxes (5 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Byrd Wall Sawyer and contains a variety of materials related to Nevada history. Collection includes Nevada State Library materials and publications, news clippings, correspondence, speeches and memos relating to Reno, Carson City and Washoe County. There are research notes and copies of the books; "Midwifery" and "The Open Range of Nevada, 1826-1900." The collection also contains some photographs and numerous slides of foreign countries. There are also audio recordings and video of the Boulder City anniversary. book manuscript - "Here is Nevada"; bibliography 1939; Co-authors - Byrd Wall Sawyer and Effie Mona Mack INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Schwartz, Sonny
Coll # 2001-14
Date: 1970s-1990s
Extent: 12 document boxes
Collection consists of audio cassette tapes from the radio show of Sonny Schwartz, Atlantic City
journalist and radio host. Other material in the collection includes news clippings, video tapes,
correspondence, radio program guest schedules, and newspaper columns written by Schwartz.
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Semling, Evelyn
Coll # Mss47
Date: 1980
Extent 1 folder (containing 32 items)
Collection consists of original manuscript compositions containing the words and music to 38
songs (title: Music in Motion) for children written by Evelyn Semling during her teaching career.

Service League [Las Vegas]
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1946-1970
Extent 8 boxes (4 oversize boxes, 4 double oversize boxes)
Collection consists of the Las Vegas Service League scrapbooks containing newspaper articles about the members, various charitable acts performed by the league and league gatherings. (see also Junior League of Las Vegas collection 97-12 and the Junior Service League of Las Vegas on the roller shelf)

Shade Tree
Coll # 96-06
Date: 1990 - 1994
Extent 3 record storage boxes
The Shade Tree is a Las Vegas-based homeless shelter for women and women with children. The Shade Tree Collection contains staff logbooks for 1991 - 1994 and volunteer journals for 1990 - 1991 for this women's and children' safe house.

Shapiro, S. R.
Coll # 1016
Date: ca. 1800 - 1977
Extent 1 flat box
Collection contains a wide variety of gambling memorabilia and gaming instructions and pamphlets from casinos around the world: Venice, Monte Carlo, Curacao, Paris, Miami, Las Vegas, Panama, Mexico and Aruba. There is also a copy of a French natural history book entitled Memoires de la Societe D'Histoire Naturelle de Paris dated either 1799 or 1807. Inside the book are attached ads and lottery announcements from English Newspapers dating from 1811 to 1816.

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Shaver, A. J.
Coll # T64
Date: 1925 - 1964
Extent 1 slim document box; 1 record storage box
Collection is comprised of numerous government documents relating to the Boulder (Hoover)
Dam/Colorado River Project (the Boulder Dam legislation passed by the U.S. Senate and a copy of the Congressional Record April 13, 1928). Land Use, Development, Water and Power - Nevada - California - Arizona; Boulder Canyon Reclamation; Lower Colorado River Valley land Use Advisory Committee; Mrs. A. J. Shaver - Girl Scouts - Las Vegas, Nevada; High School PTA - Las Vegas, Nevada INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Shaw, Arnold
Coll # 2001-13
Date: 1920's-2001
Extent Numerous
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of noted popular music scholar and author Arnold Shaw. Shaw was the author of biographies on Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte and books such as The Jazz Age, Dictionary of Pop/Rock, Black Popular Music in America, and Fifty-Second Street. Materials in the collection include correspondence, news clippings, records (lps), tapes, cassettes, sheet music, short stories, plays, books, and interviews. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

Shaw, James C.
Coll # 86-55
Date: 1986
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains menus and sales packages from various hotels in Canada and the U.S.

Shepp, Helen
Coll # 85-85
Date: 1953 - 1962
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains copies of the Navy Mothers Newsletter, a charitable organization that raised money for scholarships, visited lonely people in the hospital, and performed other community activities, and copies of applications and correspondence regarding membership to the American Association of the United Nations

Sieffert, Mrs.
Coll # 1015
Date: 1908 - 1921
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists primarily of correspondence between U.S. Senator George S. Nixon and William B. Ogden regarding the appointment of a postmaster in Gold Mountain and Drumville (both Esmeralda County), Nevada.

Siegel, Sam
Coll # T81
Date: 1958 - 1967
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection contains the corporate records of Sam Siegel's Clark Dade Investment Enterprises,
incorporated on February 14, 1958 and located at 1200 1/2 Nellis Blvd. The corporation apparently operated a trading stamp coupon book exchange service and George's Chuck Wagon Caterers. Materials include a corporate record book listing names of stockholders/subscribers, some correspondence, a book of blank stock certificates, and some photographs of Siegel with a woman who appears to be Jayne Mansfield.

Sierra Club
Coll # 87-96
Date: 1975 - 1988
Extent 22 record storage boxes
Collection is comprised of the records of the Las Vegas chapter of the Sierra Club. Contains some Sierra Club publications and numerous government publications pertaining to environmental issues in Southern Nevada, Arizona. California and Utah. The bulk of the material pertains to Clark County and the surrounding area and includes correspondance, environmental impact documents, development plans, research studies and final decisions. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Silberstang, Edwin
Coll # T110
Date: 1973
Extent 1 record storage box
The Edwin Silberstang Collection contains rough draft, carbon copy, and final copies of his book, Playboy's Book of Games.

Silver Slipper Scrapbook
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: 1974 - 1976
Extent 1 flat oversize box
Collection consists of 1 scrapbook containing adds announcing upcoming performers and performance reviews at the Silver Slipper Casino.

Slavin, Sarah
Coll # 95-50
Date: 1905 - 1965
Extent 1 record storage box
This collection focuses on Las Vegas physician Dr. Hale Slavin and his family. It includes school papers, family photographs, correspondence and memorabilia.

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Smith, Arlene Mathews
Coll # Mss49
Date: 1906 - 1965
Extent 6 folders (containing 33 items)
Collection consists primarily of material pertaining to Panaca area in Nevada and 4-H activity. Includes 4-H Boys and Girls Club work instructions and record, which consists primarily of U.S.D.A. Farmers Bulletins. Contains two copies of the "Lincoln Lantern" dated 1927. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Smith, Benjamin Franklin
Coll # 1013
Date: ca. 1960s
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of (photocopied typescript) the autobiography of professional gambler Benjamin Franklin Smith, (Lady Luck and I) who gained fame after creating a system to beat the blackjack tables, and news clippings about Smith from Las Vegas newspapers.

Smith, Willis B.
Coll # 1031-8
Date: 1958
Extent 2 folders
Collection is comprised of press releases and correspondence on the history and development of Western Airlines from 1958.

Soroptomists International of Greater Las Vegas
Coll # 2002-06
Date: 1968 - 2000
Extent 15 boxes (13 record storage boxes, 2 banker boxes)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Soroptomists International of Greater Las Vegas, the Las Vegas chapter of this internationally-known service organization for professional women. Material includes meeting minutes, rosters and agendas, correspondence, scrapbooks and plaques, community service project notes, convention information, and copies of the 1988 editions of the newsletter "The Mentor" and copies of the magazine "The Soroptomist of the Americas", ca. 1980's-1990's. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Soroptomists International of Henderson
Coll # 95-39
Date: 1983-1987
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the organizational records of the Soroptomists International of Henderson, the Henderson chapter of this internationally-known service organization for professional women. This includes meeting minutes, organization rosters, brochures and other documents.

Southern Nevada Antique Bottle Club
Coll # T160
Date: 1967 - 1975
Extent 1document box
Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Southern Nevada Antique Bottle Club and includes membership information and newsletters.

Southern Nevada Historical Society
Coll # T136
Date: ca.1950 -1980
Extent 5 document boxes
Collection consists of the organizational records of the now defunct Southern Nevada Historical
Society. The collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership information, and records on historic preservation-related activities in the Las Vegas and southern Nevada area. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus
Coll # 94-46
Date: 1983 - 1984
Extent 2 document boxes
The Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus was a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus. It was active in child care issues and in aiding women who desired to be elected to public office. The collection contains two small boxes pertaining to their activities from 1983 - 1984. There are also a number of documents pertaining to the national organization dating back to the 1970s. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Spicer, Jim & Effie
Coll # T158
Date: 1960-1981
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of materials relating to the Spicer family, Nye County, Nevada, and the Boiling Pot Ranch, Beatty, and the transcription of Jack Milligan's diary (1932-1935). Also contains a photocopy of chapter 18 from the History of Pahrump Valley with comments on the Spicers by David Lynch.

Spur, J. F.
Coll # 1010
Date: ca. 1902-1913
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of manuscript "Geology and Ore-Deposition at Tonopah, Nevada" by J.E. Spurr with hand-drawn diagrams. This manuscript is a geological description of the Tonopah mining area, and the Tonopah Mining Company is mentioned frequently. It is undated, but dates could be ca. 1902-1913.

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Squires, C. P. & Delphine
Coll # MS9
Date: 1887 -1964
Extent 5 document boxes (3 linear ft.)
This collection contains the family papers of Las Vegas pioneers Charles "Pop" Squires (editor of the Las Vegas Age and member of the Colorado River Commission) and his wife, Delphine, who helped found Christ Church Episcopal and the Mesquite Club. The Squires Papers concentrate on the Las Vegas years (1905- 1964), although there is some material from earlier periods. The Civic interests series contains miscellaneous items relating to early life in Las Vegas (1905-1958). The Manuscripts series contains book and short story manuscripts, articles, press releases and radio scripts written by Squires and his wife. The Correspondence series reflects the period 1910-1958 (many letters relating to his work on the CRC including some from President Herbert Hoover) with a few items dated earlier. The Family series contains items related to family life such as report cards, certificates, Parent Teacher Association, club activities, news clippings, and church activities. These items cover the years 1887- 1951. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

St. Denis, Ruth
Coll # 85-112
Date: 1905 - 1984
Extent 5 boxes (1 flat box and 2 large flat boxes located on the roller shelf and 1 document box, 1 record storage box)
The Ruth St. Denis Collection pertains to the St. Denis School of Dance in Los Angeles, CA. The collection contains scrapbooks filled with magazine cutouts from early 20th century- performers and celebrities. It also includes a variety of books on costume and dance. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stardust Convention Cards
Coll # 2003-03
Date: ca. 1960's
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection contains the contact information and convention plans for thousands of companies from around the United States on index cards, indexed by geographic location.

Steamboats on the Colorado River
Coll # T129
Date: 1976
Extent 3 record storage boxes
The "Steamboats on the Colorado" collection consists of photographs and text used in the KIVX Channel 10 production, Steamboats on the Colorado, 1852 -1907. The research was conducted and authenticated in 1976.

Stern, Belle Tyktin
Coll # 88-108
Date: 1940 - 1985
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains brochures, Nevada History crossword puzzles, trail maps and itineraries for Nevada Discovery Tours, Jean Ford Co., and the Last Frontier Hotel/Casino. These were tours designed to provide the customer with an informative, fun history lesson. Some of the itineraries included stops at the Hoover Dam and hiking and staying along the Old Spanish Trail.

Stern, Martin
Coll # 96-23
Date: x
Extent
Collection consists of the drawings and architectural renderings of noted architect, Martin Stern, famous for his work on the Googie-style Ship's coffee shops in Los Angeles, and for his work on various Las Vegas hotel/casino projects such as the Sands Tower, the International (now Hilton) Hotel and the MGM Grand (now Ballys). INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stevens, Maury
Coll # 86-66
Date: 1953 - 1981
Extent 2 document boxes
The collection of Maury Stevens, a Las Vegas advertising executive who worked at a number of
Strip hotels and edited Las Vegas Life and Now Magazine. The collection contains a variety of
programs, brochures, photos, magazines and news clippings pertaining to hotels, performers and
special events in Las Vegas. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stevens, Muriel
Coll # 86-67
Date: 1971 - 1981
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains some of the records of television chef Muriel Stevens. Included are brochures and programs from the Restaurant Hotel Motel Expo and the National Fancy Food and Confection Show, recipes for cooking demonstrations, the chef's menu for the Boardwalk Regency Hotel and Casino, cooking certificates, city maps, and newspaper articles about a milk supplier controversy with allegations of kickbacks INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stewart - Knack Collection on Nevada Indians
Coll # 87-26
Date: 1830 - 1975
Extent 3 record storage boxes
The Stewart - Knack Collection is a collection of Native American research materials used by noted anthropologists Dr. Omer Call Stewart and Dr. Martha Knack. It contains notes, documents, judicial opinions, maps and journal entries dealing with the following tribes: Washo, Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Chemehuevi and Mohave. Knack and Stewart co-authored the book As Long as the River Shall Run: An Ethnohistory of Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Dr. Knack is a professor in the Anthropology Department of UNLV and Dr. Stewart a Professor Emeritus at University of Colorado, Boulder. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stewart Ranch Burial Records
Coll # Mss7
Date: 1905 -1913
Extent 128 p., bound ; 34 cm
This collection consists of a record book recording burials for the Las Vegas area before Woodlawn Cemetery was established. Contains names, ages and descriptions of deceased, dates of death, causes of death, and lists burial plots numbers at the Stewart Ranch from 1905-1913. Record book contains a sketch of burial plots and corresponding numbers on flyleaf of book.

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Stewart, Helen J.
Coll # T87
Date: 1869-1978
Extent 4 document boxes (20 linear in.)
Collection consists of the personal papers of Helen J Stewart, owner of the Las Vegas Ranch and an active participant in the social, political, and business life of early Las Vegas. A founding member of the Mesquite Club (oldest women's service organization in Las Vegas), she became an authority on state history and developed an extensive collection of Indian baskets. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Stewart, William M.
Coll # Mss51
Date: 1854 - 1872
Extent 1 folder (containing 12 items)
Collection consists of several pieces of correspondence fromWilliam Morris Stewart, one of
the first U.S. Senators from Nevada (1864-1874 and 1886-1904), and author of the National Mining Laws. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Stocker, Harold & Mayme
Coll # T63
Date: 1860 - 1982
Extent 11 document boxes; 6 linear ft.
The collection of Oscar and Mayme Stocker and their sons Lester, Clarence, and Harold. The
Stockers settled in Las Vegas in 1911 where Mayme was the first person to receive a gaming license in 1931 when she opened the Northern Club. Collection consists of news clippings,
correspondence, and bank statements. The business and legal series consists mainly of Harold's papers from 1930-1977, and includes deeds, leases, business agreements, and Chief Hotel Court statements and room accounts. There is also material dealing with family history and their interests and activities, and political documents which cover Harold Stocker's Republican Party activities from 1939-1976, including party publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and bank statements. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Stuckey, Evelyn
Coll # 86-56
Date: 1949 - 1969
Extent 17 boxes (13 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 3 large flat boxes)
The Evelyn Stuckey Collection focuses on the Las Vegas Rhythmettes, a unique dance/pep club for girls that was active at Las Vegas High School in the 1950s and 1960s. It includes news clippings, magazine articles, photographs, correspondence and a number of other documents pertaining to Rhythmettes founder Evelyn Stuckey and the Rhythmettes organization. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Sulich, Vassili
Coll # 2003-11
Date: 1950's - 1990's
Extent 10 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the personal papers and photographs of Croatian-born choreographer, Vassili Sulich, founder of the Nevada Dance Theatre, the first professional ballet company in Nevada. Includes materials from his time as a professional ballet dancer in Europe, and as dancer at the Follies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Collection is comprised of photographs, news clippings, correspondence, programs, posters, scrapbooks, and various ephemera.

Sumpter, Rodney
Coll # 2000-01
Date: 1985-1986
Extent 1 document box
Collection is comprised of legal files relative to the 1985-86 challenge of Nevada's sodomy laws (NRS 201.190).

Syphus - Bunker Papers
Coll # T85
Date: 1891 - 1895
Extent 2 boxes (1 record storage box and 1 document box)
Collection is comprised primarily of the correspondence of John Bunker and Mary Etta
Syphus from 1891-1895. Mary Etta was one of ten children of Luke and Christina Syphus, a pioneer Mormon family who settled in Panaca, Nevada in the late 1800s. In September 1895, Mary Etta married John Bunker, but passed away just two months later in November 1895. The earliest correspondence was written when Bunker was living in El Dorado Canyon Nevada and Syphus in Panaca Nevada, and the later correspondence when Bunker was in Logan Utah and Syphus attending the BYU Academy Church Normal School in Provo UT. There is additional correspondence between Mary Etta Syphus and various friends along with some certificates and wedding announcements. The collection also includes a genealogy chart and the Syphus family history. Collection contains both originals, and typed transcriptions of the correspondence. Subjects discussed include the Muddy River, sicknesses, weather, neighbors, LDS church, school and leisure activities.

Syphus, Levi
Coll # T178
Date: 1889 -1899
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection houses the business records of Levi Syphus, the daily sales and statement books with lists of payouts (item and amount) and receivables (sold what to whom for how much).
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Tales of Las Vegas (Students of Modern History)
Coll # Mss6
Date: 1924 - 1925
Extent 54 p., bound : ill. ; 31 cm
Collection consists of two [unpublished] manuscript copies of "Tales of Las Vegas." This early history of Las Vegas was created by Las Vegas high school students in the Modern History course in 1924 and was later revised by the students in the United States History course in 1925. Illustrated throughout with photographs of early Las Vegas. All photographs are captioned.

Taylor, Erle
Coll # T108
Date: 1967 - 1976
Extent 1 document box
The collection of Erle Taylor, director of aviation at McCarran International Airport from 1965 -
1977. His collection consists of photographs, slides, post cards, news releases, and articles pertaining to aviation including airports, planes, air shows, the US Air Force Thunderbirds and McCarran Airport. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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Taylor, Richard
Coll # 86-17
Date: 1955-1992
Extent 10 boxes (8 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 record storage box)
Collection contains the papers of Richard Taylor, former manager of the Hacienda Hotel.
Includes news clippings, promotional materials, financial reports, correspondence and memos from the Hacienda; news clippings, advertisements, maps, real estate reports and correspondence regarding Mount Charleston and its development and history including Lee Canyon and Kyle Canyon; news clippings related to the town of Laughlin, Nevada and its history in the late 1980s and early 1990s. There are also clippings on Laughlin developments such as the El Miraco and Silverado.

Thompson, William
Coll # 87-63
Date: 1987
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of foreign casino publicity and promotional materials such as matches, menus, coasters, key chains and a variety of other memorabilia from international casinos. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Thunderbird
Coll # T100
Date: 1965 - 1973
Extent 12 document boxes
The Thunderbird Hotel Collection is comprised of material from the hotel's entertainment department. It contains a variety of photographs, memos, news releases, news clippings, contracts, slides, posters and articles pertaining to entertainers and shows at the Thunderbird.
Collection is arranged alphabetically by name of entertainer or act. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Tobin, Phil
Coll # Mss10
Date: 1974
Extent 1 folder (containing 2 pages)
Collection consists of correspondence between Phil M. Tobin and Susan J. Anderl [Jarvis] [former Special Collections Librarian], 1974 Apr. 30 and May 10, documenting loss of Tobin manuscripts relating to passage of the AB 98 which legalized gambling in Nevada in 1931.

Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
Coll # MS6
Date: 1910 -1940
Extent 3 document boxes
The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, waybills, requisitions and other records relating to the company's operation. Incorporated in 1904, the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad operated for 35 years, connecting Ludlow, California (on the Santa Fe Railroad main line) with Beatty Nevada by way of Death Valley. "Tidewater" referred to dreams of eventually completing connections with San Diego, California. Declining mining fortunes and waning borax operations in Death Valley after 1927 caused the slow decline of the railroad, which finally ceased operations in 1940. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Trump Taj Mahal Press Clippings
Coll # 2001-10
Date: 2001 -
Extent 5 document boxes
Collection contains the press clippings from numerous papers regarding the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel/Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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U - Wah - Un Study Club
Coll # T126
Date: 1919 - 1987
Extent 2 document boxes
The U - Wah - Un Study Club was a women's literary club formed in Las Vegas in 1919. The collection covers activities of the club from its founding to 1987 and includes year books, a scrapbook, financial records, minutes and biographies. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Ullom - Brockman
Coll # T152
Date: 1889 -1943
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains the personal records of union of the two old pioneering families Ullom and Brockman. Included are photocopies of photographs--the typical family snapshots, personal postcards, letters, telegrams, wedding announcement, school papers and newspaper clipping reporting on the death of the son.

Union Pacific Railroad
Coll # 97-19
Date: 1902-
Extent 123 boxes (1 flat box, 1 slim document box, 1 document box, 120 record storage boxes)
51 unlabeled boxes (1 slim document box, 50 document boxes) 6 3-ringed binders
Collection documents the Union Pacific Railroad's presence in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. The collection includes correspondence, documents, booklets, maps, blueprints, drawings, and tracings. Subjects include: Walter Bracken/ Las Vegas Land and Water Co., UPRR Land & Tax Department, UPPR Law Dept., UPRR Engineering & Industrial Development, US Harbor Reports, Tide Lands Abstracts, J. Ross Clark -- 2nd Vice President. Architectural drawings/blueprints include: LV Depot Buildings & Stock Yards, LV Yard Facilities &
Systems, LV City Buildings & Improvements, LV RR-Owned Structures "Off Yards", LV Ranch, LV Water Supply, LV Yard Buildings, LV Airports & Air Force Base, Nevada Highways, Boulder City & Henderson, and Nevada Stations South of Las Vegas. Also comprised of numerous ink on linen drawings by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad for the Southern California and Southern Nevada Region.
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Valder, Ann
Coll # 90-60
Date: 1950 - 1983
Extent 5 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Ann Valder, a journalist who wrote for the Las Vegas Sun. Collection contains a variety of articles written by Ann Valder, personal correspondence, biographical information, American Cancer Society correspondence, news releases and a number of articles from different authors. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Van EE, Jeff - Sierra Club
Coll # 94-36
Date: 1978-1994
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection contains the records of the Sierra Club, primarily their efforts to limit tourist flights over the Grand Canyon and includes impact reports on noise pollution. There is also an Environment Impact Statement on the Glen Canyon Dam and a copy of the California - Nevada Land Exchange Bill.

Vance, Paul
Coll # 86-41
Date: 1829 -1986
Extent 1 slim document box
This collection consists of the Nevada cemetery censuses from the following Lincoln County towns: Buillionville, Panaca, and Caliente INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Vanda, Charles
Coll # 88-142
Date: 1955 -1987
Extent 3 boxes (2 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box)
The Charles Vanda Collection contains a variety of achievement awards, plaques, and certificates that were presented to Charles Vanda throughout his career. It also contains some news clippings and articles pertaining to Charles Vanda, the arts and UNLV. broadcasting pioneer and, after his retirement from CBS, a leader in the Las Vegas arts community. See inventory.

Vergiels, John
Coll # 87-60
Date: 1977 - 1989
Extent 69 boxes (66 record storage boxes, 3 document boxes)
The Senator John M. Vergiels Papers document his career in the Nevada Legislature in the 1980s. Materials include legislative reports, bills, correspondence, committee reports and studies from the Nevada Legislature. Subjects covered include nurses, living wills, animal rights, and occupational therapy among others.

Vinas, Jose Luis
Coll # 2003-10
Date: ca. 1950's - 1980's
Extent 3 flat oversized boxes
Collection consists of the costume designs, news clippings, and photographs of noted Las Vegas costume designer, Jose Luis Vinas, who designed for producer Frederic Apcar in shows such as Vive Les Girls and Casino de Paris.

Von Tobel Store
Coll # 96-11
Date: 1964 -1994
Extent 1 record storage box
The Von Tobel Store collection contains store policies, employment materials, handbooks,
and promotional items.
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Waite, Lu Jones
Coll # T17
Date: 1968
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the manuscript for Lu Jones Waite's novel -- Out of the West. Waite wrote a number of fictional works which were centered around Mormon families and the Mormon faith.

Watts, Frank
Coll # 85-135
Date: 1880, 1913, 1966 - 1968
Extent 1 flat box
Collection contains gambling memorabilia (decks of cards, tokens, matchbooks, ashtrays), a wanted poster about white slavery from 1913 and a ledger of salt shipments in Nevada. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Wengert Family
Coll # T114
Date: 1910 - 1965
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the family papers of Las Vegas pioneers Cyril Wengert and his wife,
Lottie-Ward Scholl. Materials include family photographs, community invitations, postcards from Yellowstone Park, brochure on the Nevada Power Co. building dedicated to Cyril S. Wengert, news clippings, school awards and diplomas, product advertisement cards for Hires Root Beer, shoe companies and others.

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Western Nevada Project
Coll # 91-24
Date: 1952-1954
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of approximately 2,000 aerial photographs of Southern and Western Nevada.
Photographs are not indexed.

Wheeler, Maria Burston
Coll # Mss42
Date: 1840 -1933
Extent 2 folders (containing 127 items)
Collection consists of a typescript account of Maria Wheeler's experiences from her childhood in England, crossing the Atlantic to the United States, and her trek to the western US, specifically the Las Vegas region. Significant because of its vivid description of her time at the Mormon Fort around 1855 including the crops planted, relations with the local Paiute Indians, construction of the buildings etc. Her husband was one of the original Mormon settlers called to develop the mission at Las Vegas.

White Cross Drugstore
Coll # Roller Shelf
Date: ca. 1964
Extent 1 DBL OVERSIZE box
Collection is comprised of an oversize scrapbook documenting the history and mission of the White Cross Drugstore . The White Cross Drug Store was founded in 1918 by Las Vegas pioneer W.E. Ferron; its slogan was "the place to go for the brands you know." The album contains photographs, employee training materials, news clippings, advertisements, displays and some historical narrative and press release material on the history and mission of the store. There is contemporary advertising ephemera/brochures on cosmetic products and perfumes from the early 1960s.

White, Jaunita Greer
Coll # 85-125
Date: 1927 - 1980
Extent 22 document boxes
The Juanita Greer White Collection contains personal, professional and business material
pertaining to Dr. Juanita White in her capacity as a member of UCCSN Board of Regents, American Association of University Women and numerous other activities in education, health, youth and aging. Note: additional material added later included documents from her work in the Nevada State Legislature, Board of Regents, books, catalogs, chemistry papers, plaques, and campaign materials. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Whiteley, Harry Hayden
Coll # T21
Date: 1949 - 1969
Extent 1 document box
Collection consists of the papers and drawings of Las Vegas architect Harry Hayden Whiteley who designed a number of buildings in the 1950s-1960s. Whiteley had previously designed residential and commercial buildings in Beverly Hills and San Diego before settling in Las Vegas. Collection is comprised of structural calculations, building specifications, drawings, renderings, and photographs. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Whitmore, Sidney
Coll # Mss48
Date: 1816 -1913
Extent 5 folders (containing 42 items )
Collection consists of land patents, quit claim deeds, shareholder's records, family records, and
photographs pertaining to southern Nevada history. Includes information about Moapa Fruit
Land Company; A New Compendia of Geography by John Smith; History of George Burton Whitney and wife Lovina Syphus, and her parents Luke Syphus and Christiana Long, photographs of the Colorado River, Utah, and Nevada; descriptions of St. Thomas, Nevada and St. George, Utah. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Wieking, Henry C
Coll # 1031-2
Date: 1932
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of the personal recollections (including daily journal pages) of Henry C. Wieking, foreman at the BLM's Concrete Testing Laboratory, the agency charged with screening the gravel that was used to make the concrete for Hoover Dam. Also contains newspaper clippings and a BLM memorandum. Wieking writes of the lab established at the Las Vegas Fort in the early 1930s.

Wile, Albert E.
Coll # T54
Date: 1941 - 1970
Extent 1 slim document box (3 linear inches)
Collection consists of personal and business records of Albert E. Wile, former Las Vegas Police Captain and Chief of Police, North Las Vegas. Collection contains Las Vegas jail records, correspondence, war time food allotments, financial, insurance, and medical records.

Wilkinson, Marc
Coll # T70
Date: 1950 -1961
Extent 1 slim document box
Collection consists of varied materials such as the Credit Women's Breakfast Club membership list, Teenager Cosmetics Inc. prospectus, Soroptomist Club of Las Vegas membership list, and a program from the Southern Nevada Knife and Fork Club. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Willard, Bill Papers
Coll # 2001-17
Date: 1913-1999
Extent: 53 boxes (48 document boxes, 5 flat boxes)
Collection is comprised of the personal papers of Bill Willard, a writer, performer, artist, columnist and former director of the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center. The collection is comprehensive and contains a variety of records relating to all areas of his life and interests. SEE ARNOLD SHAW ARCHIVIST FOR INVENTORY

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Williams, Aaron
Coll # 87-36
Date: 1965 - 1975
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection is comprised of the papers of Aaron Williams, North Las Vegas City Councilman and
Clark County Commissioner. Consists mainly of material from scrapbooks and newspaper clippings chronicling Williams' political career and the issues he dealt with. Issues included are those related to community and infrastructure development, such as airports, sewage treatment plants, senior citizens, health, and urban planning, as well as local government activities
during the late 1960's and early 1970's. The remainder of the materials in the collection consist
primarily of correspondence from 1966-1976, various certificates, and a very limited number of
items pertaining to affirmative action programs and the organization "Poor People Pulling Together." COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Williams, Frank
Coll # Mss33
Date: 1892 -1947
Extent 13 folders (containing 118 items)
Collection consists of manuscripts written by Frank Williams from 1892 to 1946. The bulk of the writing was done in the 1940s and concerns his life, local histories of Goodsprings, Potosi, Mesquite Valley and the Yellow Pine Mining District. It also contains reports and material reflecting his role as University Regent (1909-1912 and 1923-1942) and his four terms in the State Assembly. Also includes various addresses and articles regarding mines and mining, the evils of gambling, and his life in Las Vegas and Vanderbilt with wife, Edith C. Williams. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Williams, Nancy
Coll # 97-10
Date: 1983-1996
Extent 1 document box (.25 linear ft.)
Nancy Williams' collection contains news clippings, poetry, photos and correspondence focusing on Clark County Nevada Juvenile Services and African American poetry

Wilson, Fred & Maurine
Coll # MS12
Date: 1916 - 1980
Extent 11 boxes (10 document boxes, 1 record storage box) 5.5 linear ft.
Collection is comprised of a variety of material that documents the lives of Maurine Hubbard Wilson and Fred Holmes Wilson. It includes correspondence, personal papers and diaries. It also contains historical research on the First Methodist Church in Las Vegas, as well as films on life in Las Vegas from 1929 to 1930. Some of these films have been compiled and reformatted on 1/2 in. videocassette; cataloged and placed in the Media Services area of the library. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Wilson, Gary Guy
Coll # 2001-25
Date: x
Extent
Collection consists of the drawings and renderings of local Las Vegas architect, Gary Guy Wilson. SEE PETER MICHEL FOR INVENTORY

Wilson, James B.
Coll # T1
Date: 1875-1940
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains the business records-supply invoices for the Sand Stone Ranch - Nevada; Lincoln County - Nevada; Pioche - Nevada; Goodsprings - Nevada; and general family correspondence and the Wilson Family photograph album PARTIAL INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Wittwer, John
Coll # T101
Date: 1919 -1948
Extent 6 Boxes (4 record storage boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 document box)
Collection consists of the reports of Southern Nevada Agricultural Extension Agent (County
Agent), J.H. Wittwer dating from 1919-1948. The reports contain photographs and information on subjects such as the dairy industry, soil conditions, vegetable production, and flood control in southern Nevada. The reports also detail much of the 4-H activity in the area during this time. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Women's Auxiliary Branch of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
Coll # 2002-16
Date: 1950-2001
Extent 2 record storage boxes
Collection consists of scrapbooks and photo albums of the Las Vegas chapter of the Women's Auxiliary Branch of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The Fraternal Order of Eagles is a national fraternal organization that performs charity and service work.

Woodruff Family Papers
Coll # 2002-25
Date: ca. 1930's - 1950's
Extent 9 record storage boxes
Collection consists of the papers of the Woodruff Family, who lived in downtown Las Vegas and Henderson from the 1930s to the 1960s. Includes photographs, correspondence, publicity and promotional materials on Las Vegas (the elder Woodruff was planning to open a public relations agency in Las Vegas in the early 1940s but wartime service ended these plans). He later opened a photography store called Basic Photo in nearby Henderson.

Woods, Vivian
Coll # 95-16
Date: 1960 - 1991
Extent 1 document box and 1 slim document box
Collection contains the Las Vegas Art League scrapbooks, photo albums, correspondence to members about waning funds, a history of the Las Vegas Artist's Co-Op, and the Las Vegas Artist's Co-Op member rosters.

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Young Audiences
Coll # T177
Date: 1960 - 1983
Extent 10 boxes (4 document boxes, 6 record storage boxes)
Collection contains the organizational records of the Young Audiences group. Materials include minutes, financial records, bylaws, photographs, projects, membership information, reports, publications, news clippings, and public relations material. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO)
Coll # 98-12
Date: 1920-1995
Extent 33 document boxes
Collection documents the history of the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) and is comprised of numerous visual materials such as photographs, negatives, slides, transparencies and videotapes. Also contains correspondence, price books, drawings, calculations, newspaper and trade magazine articles on YESCO, and oral history interviews and audio recordings of YESCO designers and executives. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

Younts Papers
Coll # Mss8
Date: 1848 -1976
Extent 1 folder (containing 6 pages)
Collection consists of a letter written by Leonard Fayle to John L. Yount, 1976 October 2, and a
manuscript [written by Elizabeth Perkins Frederickson?] describing the beginnings of the
Manse Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. Manuscript also gives biographical information about Joseph Yount, Harsha White, Jack Frederickson, and others.

Younts, John L.
Coll # Mss9
Date: 1873 -1976
Extent 1 folder (containing 6 pages)
This collection contains the recollections of John L. Yount, describing the Yount family at Ash Meadows, Pahrump, and Manse Ranch. Contains biographical sketches of Joseph Yount, Harsha White, and others. Includes photocopy of a letter written by Leonard Fayle to John L. Yount, 1976 October 2.
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Zucker-Bozarth, Blanche
Coll # 96-13
Date: 1970 - 1993
Extent 30 boxes (27 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 2 record storage boxes)
Collection is comprised of the papers of Las Vegas community activist Blanche Zucker-Bozarth. It contains materials documenting her advocacy work regarding child abuse and libraries in Nevada, and her involvement with the Mesquite Club. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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