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.

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).

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

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 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

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

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.

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.

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 relating to the Union Pacific Railroad. COLLECTION GUIDE AVAILABLE

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.

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.
COLLECTION GUIDES AVAILABLE