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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.