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